The fifteenth gig of the Hux Flux tour happened in Karlstad last night. It’s unbelievable, but true that Gyllene Tider can scare the rain away. Again, the forecast showed rain, but already while we were in the queue before the doors opened, it stopped raining and even the sun was out.
A huge amount of people gathered at Mariebergsskogen, the big city park in Karlstad. It closed its gates at 3 pm to open the doors to the crowd at 6 pm. People were standing in front of the stage, up on the hill, laying in the wet grass on the side of the hill, so actually, everywhere you looked it was full.
During Uno Svenningsson’s soundcheck we could hear that both Malin-My and Dea joined him for a song. That was the case during the support act performance as well. First Malin-My came out with the violin, then Dea to sing. The song is very popular in Sweden, it’s called Under ytan. The crowds always sing along this one very loudly.
Gyllene Tider came up on stage at 21:15. The whole gang was in a great mood. There were some extra funny moments besides the usual talks in between the songs. While Per and Micke were talking about PG’s ginger tea mix that tasted like lakrits last night, Anders was throwing picks to the front row. Probably a fan asked him for a plectrum. Haha.
Before Min tjej och jag Micke almost forgot to ask the girls to come to the front. Per already started to play the first chords when Micke realized he should have asked Dea and Malin-My to join him in the front. Micke’s wife, Helena was there too. She was filming and taking pics during the concert in front of the stage. Micke asked her if she also sings along MTOJ.
Regarding the setlist, song No. 7 was Vandrar i ett sommarregn last night and Billy bought a ticket to Karlstad central station instead of Malmö, so he didn’t miss the gig. Welcome back and please, stay with us!
The uptempo session starting with Ljudet av ett annat hjärta was very loud and powerful, as well as the second encore with När vi två blir en and Sommartider. The energy during these songs both on and off stage is incredible!
No day off! Next stop is Uppsala on Thursday.
Setlist
1. Gyllene Tider igen
2. Juni, juli, augusti
3. Det hjärta som brinner
4. Skicka ett vykort, älskling
5. Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig
6. Flickorna på TV2
7. Vandrar i ett sommarregn
8. (Hon vill ha) Puls
9. En sten vid en sjö i en skog
10. Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång
11. Tuffa tider
Band presentation
12. Min tjej och jag
13. Kung av sand
14. Ljudet av ett annat hjärta
15. Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till Buddy Holly
16. (Kom så ska vi) Leva livet / (Dansar inte lika bra som) Sjömän / Tylö Sun medley
Encore 1
17. Billy
18. Det är över nu
19. Gå & fiska!
Encore 2
20. När vi två blir en
21. Sommartider
22. När alla vännerna gått hem
All photos in the article by Patrícia Peres
Per after the show:
Tack Karlstad för en, som alltid, underbar kväll i ert sällskap. Grymt kul med fantastisk respons. Syns igen!