The weather forecast for yesterday looked horrible, but we still kept our fingers crossed that it changes for the night. It changed, but unfortunately, not to the extent we would have been happy with. During the day it was raining cats and dogs several times, but the sun was out too for shorter periods. One thing was constant though, the extremely heavy wind. We were checking on the stage by walking around the hotel, to see if it was already set up, but it was quite late vs. other days when we could see the set was finally on. Until then we were afraid the concert could be cancelled or delayed because of the weather.

We could see that the front line – Per’s, Helena’s and Christoffer’s place – was moved towards the back of the stage and Christoffer’s and Clarence’s instruments were covered with foil not to get wet. We could enter the picnic area exactly when the heaviest rain was falling. We got ponchos in the picnic bag this time again, and now we had to use them. Everyone had a poncho or raincoat on.

The merch stand was put next to the bar for the tees not to get wet. The wind was blowing so hard that the side „curtains” on stage were moving all the time. Flying. Åsa and BoJo checked the stage set and together with the crew they were fixing some elements, so the wind can’t move them and the crew also cleaned the stage from water.

BoJo tested the mic if those on the terrace could hear him. They definitely couldn’t hear him, because all the windows of Leif’s were closed and so no one reacted. Both Åsa and BoJo arranged a solution, so that those who had the terrace ticket could also hear and not only see the concert from their places. The windows got open after a while, before the concert started.

There was a drunken gang sitting at a table in Solgården. They were loud, but they were rather singing GT and PG songs. Kind of 2-3 lines from several songs. While BoJo was sharing the safety info, they were not paying attention and were loud during his speech too, so BoJo told them he will be their nightmare if they don’t listen to him. They seemed to understand, but then went on being loud, so after the speech, BoJo went off stage and went directly to the gang and told them to behave. After that there was no issue with the guys.

The band entered the stage before 20:45. I’d been already wondering what Per would be wearing, because the leopard or the black shirt seemed to be too much of summer shirts for the weather conditions. In the pictures you can see he changed his outfit.

The band felt cold, just like the audience, but it wouldn’t have been possible to wipe off the smile from anyone’s face on and off stage. The mood was great despite the windy and rainy attempt of making it worse. The crowd was singing along a lot, however, the sound of the ponchos blown by the wind and the heavy wind’s own sound made it difficult to hear the crowd reactions, as well as the little jokes in between the songs, but the songs sounded superb.

It happened again that Per started counting in for the start of Det hjärta som brinner, but then stopped and asked Chris to start counting and Christoffer did so.

Här kommer alla känslorna was a real highlight last night, besides the GT songs.

When the guys and girl came back on stage for the encore, Chris showed he was shivering with cold – oh well: no shoes, no socks, haha – and Per had some trouble with the curtain on the side when he was climbing the stairs. Fortunately, he could manage it and we could cheer him too for coming back to play more.

I first thought they would play Honung och guld as the first song of the encore, because the Tom Petty story was told by Per only before that song during past shows. This time it was the intro talk to Vandrar i ett sommarregn.

Vid hennes sida, Honung och guld and Om du bara vill were not played. It made us disappointed, but of course, safety is first. When we saw Åsa entering the stage to switch all the bulbs off, we could already be sure that there would be no second encore. After the show we bumped into Chris and he told it was BoJo who made the decision to end the gig after the first encore, because the tent was „flying” and moving too much. We could see that. The Hotel Tylösand banner that covers the stage’s bottom was already flying before the encore. However, maybe it would have survived 3 more songs.

Regarding the stage lights, this time the 4 big lights in the back were not switched on and it was very eye-friendly for those who were sitting in the front. The band was still very much visible even without that.

Setlist

1. Kung av sand
2. På promenad genom stan
3. Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång
4. Småstadsprat
5. Tycker om när du tar på mej
6. Det hjärta som brinner
7. Tuffa tider
8. Juni, juli, augusti
9. Pappa
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Ömhet

Band introduction

12. Här kommer alla känslorna
13. Min hälsning

Encore
14. Vandrar i ett sommarregn
15. Listen To Your Heart (dedicated to Marie Fredriksson & Pelle Alsing)
16. Sommartider
17. När alla vännerna gått hem

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres.

Per after the gig:

Last night – seeing the weather forecast days before – we thought it would be raining like hell during the concert, but fortunately, the weather changed in the afternoon and it was rather sunny in the evening. It got a bit chilli, but nice during the gig. It was very lovely from Hotel Tylösand that they put ponchos in the picnic bags, just in case. Thanks for caring!

Micke Syd and Anders Herrlin were around the hotel before the concert, so we expected to maybe have a guest appearance by them on stage. But it didn’t happen. Anyway, very cool that they were checking out PG unplugged.

The crowd was happy to welcome Per & Co. on stage at 20:45. The band was in great form and sounded fab! The audience was rather a clap-along than a sing-along crowd this time. But their clapping was loud!

Before playing Småstadsprat, Per said what’s written on his prompter: to set Capo 2 on the guitar. This time Micke N-S also wrote „Are you doing everything that I write here?” on the prompter. Per read it first and started laughing, then he read it out loud, turned towards Micke and said „Yes, I do!” Everyone laughed.

When Per started counting in for the start of Det hjärta som brinner, Chris maybe started to play too early, so they stopped and Per wanted to start counting again, but then he realized maybe it should be Chris, so he told Christoffer he should start counting, for God’s sake. Haha. I would say it was in the Top3 best songs last night.

Tuffa tider was cool too, here we could hear the crowd singing along. Before PG started to play the ukulele, he stated it’s the world’s weirdest instrument.

It Must Have Been Love always gets a loud positive reaction from the crowd, but last night it got an even longer applause than usual. Sounded beautiful, of course.

Ömhet and Sommartider were outstanding this time too.

When the guys and girl went off stage after the first encore, Christoffer put his hat on Per’s head, then PG put it on Helena’s mic stand.

When the gang came back for the second encore, Per sat down and took his 2 rings off one by one and wiped his fingers. Was it too much disinfectant gel on the hands? Haha.

Before the last song in the second encore Per asked the crowd if we want more. Of course he got a loud yes and he said it’s „lillördag (little Saturday) after all, so what do you think about Om du bara vill?” And so the concert ended with ODBV again.

The setlist was the same as at gig #4 and #6. So maybe Per thinks it’s the perfect setlist and they keep it as it is from now on?

Setlist

1. Kung av sand
2. På promenad genom stan
3. Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång
4. Småstadsprat
5. Tycker om när du tar på mej
6. Det hjärta som brinner
7. Tuffa tider
8. Juni, juli, augusti
9. Pappa
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Ömhet

Band introduction

12. Här kommer alla känslorna
13. Min hälsning

Encore 1
14. Vandrar i ett sommarregn
15. Listen To Your Heart (dedicated to Marie Fredriksson & Pelle Alsing)
16. Sommartider
17. När alla vännerna gått hem

Encore 2
18. Vid hennes sida
19. Honung och guld
20. Om du bara vill

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres.

Per after the concert:

Amazing gig #7 last night at #hoteltylosand. Super crowd + tight band + no rain! Who can ask for more? Number 8 tonight, folks!

My plan was to skip the middle 2 concerts, but fate had other plans, so yesterday I suddenly found myself in Halmstad again.

Before the show, Anders Roos put even more cameras on and off stage. Will be exciting to see the results. Åsa and BoJo checked the stage set and BoJo had his intro speech again. He was funny when he told it’s getting darker, so people who would have picnic on the grass part of Solgården should go to the middle of that area when they want to come down, because there are stairs with lights and after some drinks it’s easier to find the way down there. Haha.

Surprisingly, the concert started at 20:45. All of a sudden, the whole band appeared on stage, not waiting for the audience to get impatient. Everyone was in great mood, smiling, having fun while performing.

At the very beginning of the gig, something happened to Magnus’ setlist – either it was not updated or it got torn, he tried to move it away with his foot and later Micke N-S brought him a new one.

Before playing Småstadsprat, Per said it’s written on his prompter to set Capo 2 on the guitar. He added that it’s a low budget tour, so he has to do the job himself. Magnus said it’s not even a real tour. Everyone laughed.

Det hjärta som brinner sounded so good that Per said it was nice, best so far. Actually, the crowd was also very active from the beginning, singing along not only to Sommartider, so Per told it’s the 6th gig at Hotel Tylösand and it feels to be the best so far. I can only agree with him!

When Per got the ukulele from Micke N-S, first he had to sort out the cable and then talked about how cool it is to play the ukulele in a sold-out Ullevi. Then added it’s not bad to play at Solgården either. Tuffa tider sounded fab with the very loud audience.

Juni, juli, augusti also became a lovely sing along song and the reaction to the possibility of the concert ending with Min hälsning was the longest „neeeej!”-s and loudest „boo!”-s so far.

Mr. G wiped his nose with a tissue more often, so at one point he just said it’s pollen season.

Vandrar i ett sommarregn became the first song in the first encore and in the second encore now Honung och guld was the second song. This way the concert had the same order of songs as the 4th gig.

The crowd was really amazing! Clapping, singing along, shouting, cheering! All you need at a real concert – besides an awesome band on stage, of course! We had it all last night!

Setlist

1. Kung av sand
2. På promenad genom stan
3. Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång
4. Småstadsprat
5. Tycker om när du tar på mej
6. Det hjärta som brinner
7. Tuffa tider
8. Juni, juli, augusti
9. Pappa
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Ömhet

Band introduction

12. Här kommer alla känslorna
13. Min hälsning

Encore 1
14. Vandrar i ett sommarregn
15. Listen To Your Heart (dedicated to Marie Fredriksson & Pelle Alsing)
16. Sommartider
17. När alla vännerna gått hem

Encore 2
18. Vid hennes sida
19. Honung och guld
20. Om du bara vill

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres.

Per about the gig:

Wow! What an evening we had last nite at Hotel Tylösand. Gig #6 and the best so far in my book. Relaxed band + a super crowd. Have to love that. Some days off now. And the sun is shining. Have a fab weekend y’all!

I had to skip last night’s gig unfortunately, so don’t expect a very detailed report, but I thought it’s nice to have the setlist saved at least.

It was almost 21:00 when the concert started and it lasted almost until 22:45. I hoped for Du kommer så nära (du blir alldeles suddig) to be added to the set, because Uno Svenningsson performed at Hotel Tylösand on 20th July. I thought he would stay and join PG & Co. on stage, but he rather enjoyed the show sitting in the audience.

There were 2 slight changes in the setlist vs. the previous gig: Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke was now the first song in the first encore, just like at the first 3 concerts and Vandrar i ett sommarregn went to the second encore as the second song. Honung och guld wasn’t played this time. Still 20 songs! Yay!

And we are already at halftime… 5 gigs done, 5 left!

Setlist

1. Kung av sand
2. På promenad genom stan
3. Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång
4. Småstadsprat
5. Tycker om när du tar på mej
6. Det hjärta som brinner
7. Tuffa tider
8. Juni, juli, augusti
9. Pappa
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Ömhet

Band introduction

12. Här kommer alla känslorna
13. Min hälsning

Encore 1
14. Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke
15. Listen To Your Heart (dedicated to Marie Fredriksson & Pelle Alsing)
16. Sommartider
17. När alla vännerna gått hem

Encore 2
18. Vid hennes sida
19. Vandrar i ett sommarregn
20. Om du bara vill

Thanx a lot for helping out with the setlist and pics, Nathalie Feiling!

Per after the show:

Amazing gig yesterday at Hotel Tylösand. Thanx everyone for joining in! See you tonight!!!

After we entered Solgården and we occupied our seats for Per Gessle’s 4th unplugged gig, Per suddenly appeared in front of us and left the stage area with BoJo through Leifs Lounge. Some hesitated to go after him, but you can’t leave your spots just like that. Haha.

I haven’t mentioned it before, but there is no PG mix tape for these shows. And you realize it immediately, when such songs as Daddy Cool are playing from the speakers before the gig.

Anders Roos was on spot and like at the first and second concerts, he took photos again.

The concert started almost at 21:00, but only after Åsa and BoJo checked the stage set, BoJo informed about what he had to inform the audience about and the crew placed the instruments and Mr. G’s ginger tea to their spots.

The band entered the stage with a huge smile on their faces and the crowd gave them a loud applause. Per greeted us and mentioned the great summer weather (it was actually even hotter than the day before) saying „it’s a bit too warm for us over 60”.

One must love two things about the setlist. It changes every time and it’s growing! Even if the changes are only slight ones, it’s still very cool to experience several songs in this arrangement. Hopefully, it stays like that for the rest of the shows.

Juni, juli, augusti stayed on the list from yesterday, as well as Pappa. It was wonderful to hear both songs again. Until the first encore nothing has changed.

Besides the lovely anecdotes to each song, there were some funny happenings, e.g. for Här kommer alla känslorna Per would have had to change guitars, but he wanted to start playing the one he had in his hands already. Micke N-S came up on stage to help with the change and then Per stated „ahaaa, I have to change guitars, of course. It’s not so usual that I do anything alone in my life.” Haha.

Another funny story is when Per said they thought to finish with Min hälsning and the audience burst out into a loud neeeej! (= noooo!), someone shouted „Billy!” Per reacted „Fattar du vad det handlar om?” Everyone laughed. The guy was not tired of shouting Billy later too, but unfortunately, it wasn’t played. Maybe it will turn up on the setlist sometime later?

Of course, the set couldn’t end with Min hälsning, the audience was shouting „en gång till! en gång till!” and clapping loudly, so the gang came back on stage and there came the first surprise in the setlist. Instead of Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke the first song in the first encore was Vandrar i ett somarregn. Per said they didn’t play this one before, just at the soundcheck before the concert. It was very nice. Last time we could hear this song live was on the GT40 tour in 2019.

Sommartider was again the best crowd pleaser and now during När alla vännerna gått hem many mobile phone lights were switched on. It looked lovely.

Even if the guys and girl said goobye, took a bow and went off stage, the concert didn’t end there. When they came back for the second encore, Per thanked for the crowd’s kindness and said it’s a magical evening and they are happy to play for us. Before Vid hennes sida he mentioned again that he hopes it was not the last, just the latest GT album for which he wrote this song. The crowd of course went loud after hearing these words.

The second encore consisted of 3 songs last night. Honung och guld found its way back to the setlist and is now the second song in the second encore. Before playing it, Per told the story when Marie and he were doing promos and TV stuff all around the world at the end of the 80’s and once when they were in the Netherlands, someone shouted from a balcony: „I love your record!” Mr. G realized it was Tom Petty and he replied: „We love your record too!” He said Tom Petty is one of the artists who influenced him the most. Honung och guld is a song which is quite Tom Petty-ish.

It gets darker during the evenings in Halmstad and why I mention it is because it would be nice to put some more lights on the band when they all take a bow in the front. With only the stage’s background lights they are much less visible.

Some of us bumped into Helena who left right after the concert and we could thank her for her wonderful performance. She was together with Ulrika Lorentzi, a friend of hers who she is also making music with and it turned out they were off to another concert. Busy life of a performer.

Setlist

1. Kung av sand
2. På promenad genom stan
3. Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång
4. Småstadsprat
5. Tycker om när du tar på mej
6. Det hjärta som brinner
7. Tuffa tider
8. Juni, juli, augusti
9. Pappa
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Ömhet

Band introduction

12. Här kommer alla känslorna
13. Min hälsning

Encore 1
14. Vandrar i ett somarregn
15. Listen To Your Heart (dedicated to Marie Fredriksson & Pelle Alsing)
16. Sommartider
17. När alla vännerna gått hem

Encore 2
18. Vid hennes sida
19. Honung och guld
20. Om du bara vill

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres.

Per after the show in Swedish and in English:

Wow! Fantastiskt gig igår igen på Hotel Tylösand. Svettigt… (man börjar sjunga konstiga saker vid 30+ grader!) men det blev verkligen en underbar kväll. Tack alla för positiv energi och att ni får oss alla att känna att vi tillhör samma familj. Vilken ofattbar resa det här har varit hittills. Ett koncept jag aldrig gjort förut och nu vill jag bara att det ska bli onsdag nästa vecka blixtsnabbt. Så vi kan fortsätta spela för er! Stay safe + sound, syns o hörs snart igen.

Wow! Amazing gig last nite at Hotel Tylosand. Hot + sweaty (you tend to sing funny stuff at 30+ C…) but it was a truly amazing evening. Swedish westcoast at its best. Thanks everyone + see y’all next Wednesday!