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MTV Unplugged

In June 2017 a-ha recorded a live acoustic album during two intimate performances in Giske, Norway. A couple of hundred people were lucky enough to be present on those special nights, one of which was the summer solstice. Released in September 2017 as part of the iconic MTV Unplugged series, the 'Summer Solstice' album and live DVD present a-ha's classic songs with completely new arrangements. 

"We needed to strip every song. We needed to reset everything in order to rediscover the songs, to sort of resurrect them again from nothing," says Morten. Working closely with producer Lars Horntveth, Morten, Magne and Paul "attacked" the songs that have partly become iconic, and put them back together again in a way that fostered new creativity and an entirely new acoustic sound. 

In winter 2018 the band took these new arrangements on the road, performing 13 shows in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway and the UK. The tour blogs below include setlists, exclusive photos, links to reviews and video playlists from each show on the 'MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice' tour. 

Date

Location/Venue

Venue

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Tue 23 Jan '18

Stuttgart, Germany

Schleyerhalle

Schleyerhalle

Wed 24 Jan '18

Frankfurt, Germany

Festhalle

Festhalle

Fri 26 Jan '18

Hannover, Germany

TUI Arena

TUI Arena

Sat 27 Jan '18

Leipzig, Germany

Arena Leipzig

Arena Leipzig

Mon 29 Jan '18

Berlin, Germany

Mercedes-Benz Arena

Mercedes-Benz Arena

Tue 30 Jan '18

Hamburg, Germany

Barclaycard Arena

Barclaycard Arena

Fri 02 Feb '18

Vienna, Austria

Wiener Stadthalle

Wiener Stadthalle

Sat 03 Feb '18

Munich, Germany

Olympiahalle

Olympiahalle

Mon 05 Feb '18

Zurich, Switzerland

Hallenstadium

Hallenstadium

Tue 06 Feb '18

Cologne, Germany

Lanxess Arena

Lanxess Arena

Fri 09 Feb '18

Oslo, Norway

Spektrum

Spektrum

Sat 10 Feb '18

Oslo, Norway

Spektrum

Spektrum

Wed 14 Feb '18

London, United Kingdom

O2 Arena

O2 Arena