The two Örebro gigs would have happened in December 2021, but they also became postponed. Both gigs were sold out already last year, so everyone was just waiting for being able to join the unplugged fun.
It was Walpurgis night, but no bonfire inside the concert hall, of course. A band on fire instead! They were in a fab mood, all smiles on stage and they – just like us – loved the audience. The crowd rewarded the gang with lots of loud sing-alongs, clap-alongs and long applause after the songs. Great energy!
The audience liked the Gyllene Tider songs the most – literally all of them, but It Must Have Been Love and Här kommer alla känslorna were also very much loved by the crowd.
There were again some capo adventures and at one point, someone in the crowd shouted, “you can do it, Per!”, but Mr. G didn’t hear it first, so he asked back and the one in the audience repeated it. Per thanked for it and said “I feel strong now!”. Haha.
The band presentation was also much fun. Per introduced Christoffer as a magnificent musician, with questionable wardrobe though. “One can’t have everything”, Per said and Christoffer reacted, looking at Per’s clothes “and you say it to me?”. Haha. Then Per turned to Clarence and after telling why he doesn’t have a mic in front of him (because he talks too much and sings poorly), he said Clarence is a fantastically talented producer and “without him the earth would have stood still for me”. So lovely! Magnus was next, the newcomer in the band, whom Per works together with only since 18 years. “Feels like yesterday”, said Per and Magnus reacted “it does, every day we meet”. Per went on saying Magnus is a “fantastic musician… in his own way”. They all laughed. Helena was already introduced before, while Per was talking about how they started working together 20 years ago, when he recorded the Mazarin album. From the three female vocals Chris wanted to suggest him it was enough for him to hear the first one, because that was just amazing. That was Helena. Helena said “I’m so lucky” and Per reacted “we are all lucky to have you”. Heart-warming!
When PG told before playing Min hälsning that they are to finish the show, the crowd went loud saying “noooo”. Per joked that Christoffer has to go home and watch Dallas. Chris said he has a lot to do.
The crowd stood up both times the band left the stage before the encores and didn’t sit down until the gang was back. At the previous concert someone in the audience shouted Honung och guld several times. It came true last night! The song kicked Födelsedag off the setlist, so it was the first track in the first encore. Before playing När vi två blir en, Per again told the story of lyrics that one can write only when he is very young, e.g. Flickorna på TV2, which has a text that is not politically correct nowadays. The crowd would have loved to hear the song, but Mr. G informed: “We won’t play Flickorna på TV2, take it easy!” Haha. Nevermind! Everyone was very happy for NVTBE too.
As I wrote above, all GT songs had loud crowd reactions and so was the case with Sommartider. This time everyone stayed on their feet for the last song, När alla vännerna gått hem as well. A well-deserved standing ovation it was this time too!
At the end of the gig PG said he hopes to meet the Örebro crowd soon again, maybe there will be some who join the show tomorrow. “Maybe it will be the same crowd tomorrow.” Haha.
Last night’s concert was Sandra Knospe’s 300th Rox world related show. Congrats! And to several hundreds more!
Next stop is Örebro again on 1st May!
Setlist
1. Kung av sand
2. På promenad genom stan
3. Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång
4. Småstadsprat
5. Min plats
6. Tycker om när du tar på mej
7. Det hjärta som brinner
8. Ljudet av ett annat hjärta
9. Varmt igen
10. Tuffa tider
11. Juni, juli, augusti
12. It Must Have Been Love
13. Vilket håll du än går
Band introduction
14. Här kommer alla känslorna
15. Min hälsning
Encore 1
16. Honung och guld
17. Listen To Your Heart (dedicated to Marie Fredriksson & Pelle Alsing)
18. När vi två blir en
Encore 2
19. Vid hennes sida
20. Sommartider
21. När alla vännerna gått hem
Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres.
Per after the gig on Facebook & Twitter:
Wow! Örebro. At last. And what a welcome we received! Amazing evening, very loud crowd which we love! Lots of new boogaloo happening on stage. We played “Honung och guld” tonight. Just for fun. Second show tomorrow. Can’t wait. Have a great Valborg everyone!
And on Instagram:
Wow. Örebro. At last. Thanx for an amazing evening!!! Ten out of ten when it comes to the audience!!! We had a blast. See you tomorrow again!