September 3rd2010

Posted By: Catherine

Tags: Contests, Norway, Parties

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Vote for your favorite fan party logo!

Over the past month, we have received some great fan party logo designs from fans around the world. There were more than 50 designs, and we’re very impressed with all the creative ideas. Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest!

We have now chosen 10 finalists, and we’d like you to help us decide which logo to use on t-shirts and other party items. See the designs and vote below!

Update 8 September: Thank you all for the helpful feedback regarding Logo #9 below, it is indeed not precisely what was asked for in the contest and more of an illustration than a logo. Our apologies about this. To keep things fair and ensure that the qualifying nine designs have an equal chance to be chosen, we have removed #9 as an option and we ask that you all please vote again. Thank you once again for your help choosing the best fan party logo!

Please note that voting will close on 13 September.

Fan party logo finalists

Logo 1:

Logo 2:

Logo 3:

Logo 4:

(see a sample of Logo 4 on a shirt here)

Logo 5:

Logo 6:

Logo 7:

(see samples of Logo 7 on a shirt and on several other products here)

Logo 8:

Logo 9:

(No longer eligible for the contest – see above)

Logo 10:

Which of these fan logos should we use?

August 27th2010

Posted By: Catherine

Tags: Charity, Concerts, Norway

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Concert to benefit Mercyships

On October 4, a-ha will perform the Hunting High and Low album in concert at the Oslo Konserthus. This will be a charity concert for the organisation Mercyships, and only a limited amount of tickets will be available.

We hope to be able to announce ticket onsale information in the coming week. For more information, visit http://www.mercyships.org

August 17th2010

Posted By: Catherine

Tags: Books, Releases

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English edition of ‘The Swing of Things’

Available exclusively online, The Swing of Things 1985 to 2010 is a unique documentation of a-ha’s history. Be one of the first to purchase a soft cover english version.

Click here to order

Pre-order your copy now! Don’t delay – the English edition will have a limited printing. Orders will be dispatched beginning around 27th August 2010.

August 15th2010

Posted By: Catherine

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The Swing of Things 1985-2010

Norwegian author Jan Omdahl has updated his 2004 a-ha biography, The Swing of Things, and the new edition will be released in Norway on August 21. The book will be available in bookstores across Norway and at Ullevaal stadium in Oslo, where a-ha opens their stadium tour next weekend. There will be news about the English edition here on a-ha.com very soon.

Last week, via Twitter, Jan Omdahl shared the cover design of the Norwegian edition:

For more information:

Forlaget Press | Haugenbok.no | Amazon.de

Related a-ha.com stories:

New a-ha book due out this fall
Jan Omdahl answers questions from the fans
The Swing of Things’ by Jan Omdahl released today
Release party and Nordic Music Awards
‘The Swing of Things’ – The English version
‘Don’t think. You’re not going to know what hit you.’
‘The Swing of Things’ available for fans worldwide
Fan book reviews of ‘The Swing of Things’

August 13th2010

Posted By: Catherine

Tags: MySpace, Videos

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Video premiere for ‘Butterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)’

Last month, a-ha and director Steve Barron filmed the video for a-ha’s final single, ‘Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)’ in England. Today the band’s final video premieres exclusively on MySpace.

Here are some pictures from the video shoot which were posted on a-ha’s official Twitter page: