Hard to believe it, but we are already at halftime of the tour. 10 gigs done, 10 to come. If you haven’t seen any shows yet on the Hux Flux tour, do yourself a favour and get a ticket to at least one of the remaining concerts. You’ll never regret it!
Gyllene Tider met an extremely loud crowd in Ronneby last night. I wouldn’t be able to pick one song that worked the best here, because being it a ballad or an uptempo song, the band gave their full power and the audience sang along all the time and the clapping was continuous too.
During the day, there were some rainy periods and also during Uno’s support act session it started raining. Before GT got on stage there was even rainbow. Ser du sol är du solens vän / Ser du regn ser du regnbågen. We are very lucky so far, because the rain avoided all shows.
Well, Billy had a day off, but part of the security team was the same as in Kalmar, so a little dancing and sing-along from their side was guaranteed too.
During the ginger tea talking, Per said it’s a mix Micke Syd prepares for him before every gig. Micke said he got some help from Dea’s friend now. Dea is from Bräkne-Hoby (close to Ronneby) and his friend provided Micke with a brew that is used at Sweden Rock Festival when the hard rock gangs are too tired and need some kick. So a long night is waiting for PG, Micke said. Dea was laughing and shaking her head all the time.
Before Tuffa tider, Per said the ukulele is the world’s sexiest instrument and if in winter you are on Costa del Sol, you can see Micke Syd playing ukulele there. He is playing Här kommer alla känslorna mainly. Micke said it works very fine with old Spanish ladies, they melt like butter when he plays this song. Per asked him if a video could be found on YouTube. Haha.
During the band presentation, Dea got an extra loud applause and cheering, since she is from the neighbourhood, but Malin-My from the North and all the guys got a loud cheering too, of course. After Per introduced Micke, they hi-fived and Per waved to Peter. He came up on stage. They probably discussed some issues with the in-ear system again, but this time there were no strange moves and I assume there were less problems with the cables. In the meantime, Micke said you always save the best for last when it comes to Christmas presents and all that. So he introduced Mr. G as the man with many beautiful, colorful guitars, a sports car fan and even a car dealer.
Before Min tjej och jag, Micke asked how many were not even born in 1981. Some raised their hands, so Micke said they can find this song on Spotify. Micke’s wife, Helena was standing in front of the stage, filming him. Micke said his tjej is here tonight, so he dedicated and sang the song to her, interacting a lot with her while singing.
PG thanked the crowd for coming. He wished everyone a further nice summer without rain and said he hopes we meet again and everyone takes care of each other.
Next stop is Piteå on Wednesday.
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. Chrissie, hur mår du?
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. Det är över nu
18. Gå & fiska!
Encore 2
19. När vi två blir en
20. Sommartider
21. När alla vännerna gått hem
All photos in the article by Patrícia Peres
Per after the show:
Tack Ronneby för en fab lördagkväll. Ni var grymma!! Tjoho från GT
The concert took place in a very nice park and the setlist was slightly different and it included “Vill ha ett svar”, which had its tour premiere and “Arabiska nätter” (