Ending on a High Note Tour was a worldwide

concert tour A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific to ...

by Norway synthpop/

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

band A-ha in support of the group's ninth studio album, ''

Foot of the Mountain ''Foot of the Mountain'' is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian pop rock band A-ha. It was released on 19 June 2009 and reached No. 1 on the Media Control Charts, German Albums Chart and No. 2 on the VG-lista, Norwegian Albums Chart. In its f ...

'', which was released in June 2009 as well as the compilation '' 25'' which was released in July 2010. It was also a farewell tour, as the band announced, in 2009, their decision to split after a worldwide concert tour in 2010. The tour began on March 4 at the Estadio

Luna Park Luna Park is a name shared by dozens of currently operating and defunct amusement parks. They are named after, and partly based on, the first Luna Park, which opened in 1903 during the heyday of large Coney Island parks. Luna parks are small-s ...

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and ended on 4 December in

Oslo Spektrum Oslo Spektrum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in east central Oslo, Norway that opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse. Oslo Spektrum is primarily known for hosting major events such as the annual ...

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...

, Norway, having visited many cities in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and several European countries. The sold out A-ha show in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

, Chile, originally scheduled for 6 March, was rescheduled for 23 March following a major earthquake. Due to demand, the A-ha concert on March 16 in Centro de Convenções (

Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...

, Brazil) was moved to a larger venue,

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. Also the capacity for the concerts in

and

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in August in Norway had to expand its capacity with 9000 additional tickets to a total of 25 000 tickets for each show.

End of A-ha

On 15 October 2009, through a press release from the official website of the group, "has stated that after his latest album''

'', with the success enjoyed by both commercial and critical acclaim, had decided that now was the time of final dissolution of the band. In a statement on the news the band thanked all the cooperation and support received throughout their career, they talked and put an end with these words:

Stadium Tour of Norway

For the 6 shows in Oslo between the 21st of August and the 11th of September, A-ha exclusevly built a special stage rig, the largest rig ever put up in Norway so far. The stage was 1,200 Sq meters, weighing over 1,500 tonnes. The rig included a video wall of 600 Sq meters. The stage took 200 men, 4 days to build.

Australian Tour Leg Controversy

There has been much controversy surrounding the supposed "Australian Leg" of A-ha's Ending on a High Note Tour. Before an official announcement of tour dates it was suggested on A-ha's official website that Australian tour dates would be included in their final world tour. As further tour dates were announced throughout Europe, North and South America, none were announced for Australia. It was later suggested through the A-ha fan community, West of the Moon, that Australia would not be included in A-ha's final world tour. This turn of events has sparked outrage amongst Australian based fans. Had A-ha returned to Australia, it would have marked their first visit there since they played their first live concerts in 1986 after the initial success of "

Take On Me "Take On Me" is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha. The original version, recorded in 1984 and released in October of that same year, was produced by Tony Mansfield and remixed by John Ratcliff. The 1985 international hit version was p ...

Setlist

The setlist of the concert in the

on March 4, 2010. #The Bandstand #Foot Of The Mountain #Analogue #Forever Not Yours #Summer Moved On #Move To Memphis #Crying In The Rain #Stay On These Roads #The Blood That Moves The Body #The Living Daylights #Early Morning #And You Tell Me #Scoundrel Days #Cry Wolf #We're Looking For The Whales #Manhattan Skyline #I've Been Losing You #Living A Boys Adventure Tale #Hunting High And Low #Train Of Thought #The Sun Always Shines On TV #Take On Me The setlist of the concert in the

Ullevaal Stadium Ullevaal Stadion () is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of ...

at August 21, 2010. #The Sun Always Shines On TV #Move To Memphis #The Blood That Moves The Body #Scoundrel Days #Stay On These Roads #Manhattan Skyline #Hunting High And Low #The Bandstand #We're Looking For The Whales #Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) #(Seemingly) Nonstop July #Crying In The Rain #Minor Earth, Major Sky #Forever Not Yours #Summer Moved On #I've Been Losing You #Foot Of The Mountain #Cry Wolf #Analogue #The Living Daylights #Take On Me Other songs performed: * The Swing of Things * Touchy * You Are the One * At the final concert (4 December) they performed the

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song "

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" in the final encore, just before "Take on Me".

Tour dates

References

External links

Official website
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