The Massey Hall Concert

[przed]

Saw my penultimate a-ha show last night, on home turf this time, and with a friend from university I'd dragged along. The audience energy was a bit lower than the New York show to start--Toronto crowds are always a tough sell, and the opening act, an older country singer, didn't have nearly the energy that Sondre Lerche did in NYC--but by the end of the show they were almost as crazy energetic as the New York crowd.

The band played exactly the same set, and did the same awesome job, though Morten was a bit ragged at first. He blew the opening of Forever Not Yours, and I wondered if he was going to make the sustained high note in Summer Moved On. He was obviously struggling with the high notes all through the song, and was pacing the stage during the musical break leading up to that note, but then he totally nailed it and the crowd went nuts, and he was awesome from that point on.

I brought my camera, and managed to get a few not bad shots of the band, so here you go...

Magne on keyboards, and Morten taking a brief swing at the drums



Magne in front of the Living Daylights video


Morten


Morten and Paul during an acoustic moment




Morten and Paul take their final bows


The whole band takes the final ovation from the crowd



I've got tickets to one last show, at Wembley Stadium at the end of November. (They've just announced they're playing a gig at the Royal Albert Hall that will consist of all of Hunting High and Low. I'm sorely tempted, but I shall hold firm at three shows.) I felt surprisingly emotional at the end of both these shows, knowing they'll never play either of these cities again, but I also felt incredibly lucky to have finally seen them.

Comments

[cynatnite.livejournal.com]

Great pics! The guys look fantastic.

[przed.livejournal.com]

They've aged rather nicely, haven't they?

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Yay to another great evening. *twirls you*

Ooooh and you're going for a third show? Not just a third show but that's three shows in three different countries? *is impressed by your devotion*

[przed.livejournal.com]

It would have been four shows in four countries if I'd gotten tickets to their final show in Oslo. Which would have been cool, but more than my budget, Sweetie, and little girl could likely bear.

Devotion or insanity, who can say? *g*

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Oh, wonderful photos--thank you! Gosh, yes...age agrees with them. (Or perhaps my tastes have changed. *g*) But mostly I'm so glad you were there, and that this is such a triumphant tour. Yay for Wembley Stadium! And I totally get the temptation for the Royal Albert Hall. That would be all kinds of cool.

Thank you for sharing these experiences!

[przed.livejournal.com]

It's been an awesome experience, and surprisingly emotional. I'm looking forward to the London show, and being in a huge stadium full of fans.

The Royal Albert Hall would be way cool, but I know I can't justify it. Of course, the Sweetie has just told me he totally would have done Oslo. Now he tells me.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Reading these posts it really does sound like you have had a fabulous time.

[przed.livejournal.com]

I have indeed had a fabulous time. I'd been prepared to be disappointed--I've been wanting to see them so long that my anticipation was very high--but they exceeded my expectations. It's nice when that happens. :-)