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#gtsommar #1 Gyllene Tider – Halmstad #1, July 5

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Yesterday we spent quite a lot of time on our Facebook page following all happenings around the premiere night in Halmstad. There was no bigger suprises as long as you don’t count no “Man blir yr” on the setlist. Comapring to the GT25 tour, 5 songs were replaced including 3 new from the latest album and such pearls as “På jakt efter liv”. Though they played “Arabiska nätter” at the soundcheck, it wasn’t performed after all. According to the setlist provided by one of fans, AN was planned to be performed as the first song of the second encore, just before “Sommartider”. To give you a very quick overview of what has been performed: 4 songs from “Gyllene Tider” (1980), 7 songs (we are also counting in bonus tracks) from “Moderna Tider” (1981), 4 from “Puls” (1982), 4 from 95-96 period, 2 from “Finn 5 Fel” (2004) and 4 (as long as you consider intro to be integral part of the concert) from the latest 2013 album. We shouldn’t be suprised after all, as we all know how reluctant Per & Marie were to play new songs on the Roxette tour as well.

Comment from Per Gessle:

Superb opening of the Gyllene Tider tour on home turf in Halmstad July 5th! Thanx everyone for your support. Today: the sun is up, the sky is blue: we’re on our way to Lysekil to kick some ass together with 14-15000 GT Headbangers! Sounds like a great Sunday to me! Cheers, P.

Speaking of reviews, most of them are rather positive. Hallands Nyheter’s Hilda Blomberg calls the premiere gig “an impressive show” where “hits never end”. Daniel Claeson of Goteborgs Posten gives 4/5 for the gig saying the band has never sounded so good before and it’s clear 2013 version is the best one he has ever heard. Aftonbladet gives three out of five pluses for the Halmstad gig with no particular reason for this kind of mild evaluation, additionally calling the show “lovely party for old people” but 5/5 for Gessle’s new hairdo – strange things happen, indeed. As for Expressen, it’s 3 out of 5 from Anders Nunstedt and the biggest problem Anders has is that there is almost nothing new to the Gyllene Tider show – “they are going to earn millions of crowns on this tour, but the change [between previous tour and this one] is not worth a damn”.

But we have a very good news for you Anders, Per Gessle hopes to change a little bit on every concert (though 19 tracks are must-have on every concert). So there are still high a chance for some B-sides you will surely be excited about! 🙂

Setlist

1. Cartoon intro with Knallpulver
2. Gå och fiska
3. Det blir aldrig som man tänkt sej
4. Juni, juli, augusti
5. Det hjärta som brinner
6. På jakt efter liv
7. Dansar inte lika bra som sjömän
8. Allt jag lärt mej om livet (har jag lärt mej från Vera)
9. En sten vid en sjö i en skog
10. Min tjej och jag
11. Flickan i en Cole-Porter sang
12. Tuffa tider
13. Kung av sand
14. Flickorna på TV2
15. (Hon vill ha) Puls
16. Ljudet av ett annat hjärta
17. Ska vi älska så ska vi älska till Buddy Holly
18. (Kom så ska vi) Leva Livet
19. Tylö Sun

20. Det är över nu
21. Billy
22. När vi två blir en

23. Sommartider
24. Det är dags att tänka på refrängen
25. När alla vännerna gått hem

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#gtsommar 450m2 of Swedish summer

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Marknadplatsen in Halmstad is almost ready to have a great ‘golden times’ party tonight. The brand new stage of 450m2 with two big screens on each side, lights and sound systems was built by over 200 people. The total area for the concert amenities, including toilets, refreshments is a staggering 10,000 m2. As HallandPosten informs 1500 was the number of the extra tickets released this Wednesday since the production got bigger and they were able to fit in more people than they thought in the beginning. Additionally Micke’s son Dennis will be part of the filming crew, Gyllene Tider drummer shared this information on his blog the other day.

For those who head to Halmstad, Halland Posten published list of places which Gyllene Tider’s fans should visit during their stay in town – from Hamiltons Vag till old Tits & Ass studio in Styrdal.

If you are interested in live reports from Marknaplatsen, Hallands Nyheter journalists are of help. Today at 3pm CET they will start reporting all happenings from the premiere night. Follow them here.

Corina Lesu contributed to the article.

Win a chance to meet Gyllene Tider in Halmstad!

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Are you going to see Gyllene Tider live in their hometown Halmstad next week? Keep on reading!

In cooperation with Gyllene Tider’s Management and Live Nation we are proud to offer you the chance to meet Per, Micke Syd, Anders, Göran and MP backstage in Halmstad on Friday, 5th of July, 2013.

To participate in the contest simply write an email to judith@roxetteblog.com including the following information:

– your name
– your nickname on Roxetteblog
– cell phone number

and (correct ;-)) answer to this question:

– Gyllene Tider’s new compilation “Soldans på din grammofon” – 2 vinyl LP version will come with a bonus EP. Name one of the 4 tracks included in this EP.

The winners will be chosen randomly amongst all participants who answered the question correctly.

Hurry up! The contest runs until Tuesday 2nd of July 2013 23:59 CET.

Good luck!

Don’t forget to read the small letter…

Contest terms and conditions:
– you can only participate once
– we will randomly pick the winners among all valid emails (valid means: with name, nickname, cell phone number and correct answer).
– the winners will be notified per email on Wednesday 3rd of  July 2013 and will be required to reply to the email confirming their attendance to the meet & greet
– further instructions where/when to meet will be sent per email or SMS on the concert day. If you are not at the meeting point at the agreed time, the prize will be given to somebody else!
– the winners will have to have a valid ticket for the concert and are responsible for their transport to and from the venue and any costs that might arise
– the prize is for one person only, so the winners won’t be able to take their friend(s) with them to the meet & greet
– Roxetteblog will not enter into any correspondence regarding the result of the contest
– in the event the meet & greet is cancelled, no other date or other prize will be offered as replacement
– of course, all submitted data will only be used for the purpose of the contest, to contact you for confirmation and instructions, and won’t be given to third parties
– the names and a picture of the winners may be published on this website anytime
– last but not least, you can bring one item to have it signed by the members of Gyllene Tider

 

Update 3rd July:

The lucky winners who sent us the correct answer and are going to meet Gyllene Tider on 5th July in Halmstad are:

1. John Ashfield
2. Celestte Robins
3. Eliza Roszkowska Öberg
4. Cecilia Vazquez
5. Nicole Breuer
6. Anders Johnsen

If you are among the winners, check your e-mails, because Judith will send out the details today. If you don’t reply to that e-mail by the time Judith states, the already picked (picked the same way as in the video below) next participants will have the chance to take part in the Meet & Greet. If you are in the list above, but you have changed your mind and don’t want to meet GT, the same rule comes into action, so the next picked participants will get the M&G opportunity.

You can watch the video of picking the winners here.

 

 

Gyllene Tider’s hot gig at Leifs Lounge

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Today 750 lucky fans attended Gyllene Tider’s concert at Hotel Tylösand. The ”secret” gig was confirmed on 11th June and the concert menus at Leifs Terrace were announced at the same time. All the menus were sold out in an hour. The menu was:

Skaldjurscocktail med jordärtskocka och sparris (Seafood cocktail with Jerusalem artichoke and asparagus)

Grillade entrecote med örtaioli samt potatis och grönsakssandwich (Grilled entrecote with herb aioli, potato and vegetable sandwich)

Crema Barcelona

 

Normal concert tickets went on sale at 17:00 CET on 17th June. They were not sold out that day, but the interest in them was big all around the world, so it was possible even for foreign fans to buy tix.

There were fans who started queueing at about midnight! Hotel manager and staff were very nice, fans got some sweets and coffee while waiting.

Per Gessle & Co. arrived to Hotel Tylösand at about 16:00. Soundcheck started at 17:00 and lasted for less than an hour.

BoJo made it happen: the doors opened at 18:30 for those very few fans who had been waiting there all day and of course, they all made it to the international front row in cosy Leifs Lounge. Entering the venue was very calm: no running, no fuss about it, just walking in patiently.

Seeing those many pics and videos online and reading those fans’ posts on FB who attended the gig, the Fab Five was in top shape tonight and they sounded awesome. Anders Nunstedt from Expressen was in the crowd, too. He had a great (not fantastic, but great, which is still fantastic from him 😉 ) time, as he gave 4 out of 5 for the gig in his review. He probably enjoyed ”Det hjärta som brinner” and ”(Kom så ska vi) Leva livet” the most, as he shared short videos of these songs on Instagram. 🙂 Check our Facebook site for the links.

As Per informed Expressen, GT was digging deep into their archives for this gig and also performed some songs they won’t play later on tour. The setlist consisted of 17 songs including 2 encores. Let’s see which of these they will leave out. ”Arabiska nätter” – which, according to Hallandsposten they haven’t played live since April, 1980 – we probably won’t hear live again. Such a pity, but hey, huge thanx to Mandy Sedgwick, you can watch it online here. 😉

 

Setlist:

1. Arabiska nätter

2. (Dansar inte lika bra som) Sjömän

3. Det blir aldrig som man tänkt sej

4. Juni, juli, augusti

5. Det hjärta som brinner

6. Allt jag lärt mej om livet (har jag lärt mej av Vera)

7. En sten vid en sjö i en skog

8. Ljudet av ett annat hjärta

9. Gå & fiska!

10. (Hon vill ha) Puls

11. Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till Buddy Holly

12. (Kom så ska vi) Leva livet

EXTRA 1

13. Flickorna på TV2

14. Vill ha ett svar!

15. När vi två blir en

EXTRA 2

16. Sommartider

17. Tylö Sun

 

 

Gyllene Tider Leifs Lounge setlist 20130626  Pers setlist and plecs

The standard setlist                                                               Per’s setlist and some hot plecs

© Basia Konarzewska

 

Huge thanx for sharing so much info and stuff, Basia Konarzewska and letting us to be part of it this way. You’re such a good reporter. 😉

 

And now? Bring on 5th July!!!

 

Articles:

Hallandsposten

Aftonbladet

Expressen 1    Expressen 2

TV4

 

 

 

Linnea Henriksson, Gyllene Tider’s support act

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Many of us were keeping fingers crossed for Brainpool as GT’s support this summer, but it soon turned out that we will see someone else in this role. The tour is very close now and you might be interested in who’s that girl who will be on stage before Gyllene Tider each night during the tour.

Linnea Henriksson is from Halmstad, born in 1986. She is a Swedish jazz and pop singer and songwriter. She participated in Idol 2010 and finished the talent show at the 4th place. In 2007 she became the singer of a Swedish band called Prylf and together they released an album (Kind of Green) in 2010. Linnea’s debut album (Till mina älskade och älskare) as a solo artist was released in May, 2012.

She was voted to be the Artist of the year in 2012 and won P3 Guld, which is a music prize awarded by Sveriges Radio P3 to Swedish artists in several music categories.

 

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Regarding her relations to Gyllene Tider, Linnea says to nwt.se:

I was singing their songs at each speech day. They are Swedish summer for me. I don’t think I’ve experienced a barbecue, where their music was not there somehow. They have certainly left their mark on Halmstad, so I feel very proud.

 

As Orup helped Linnea in writing songs on her debut album, nwt.se’s reporter asked her if it is time to get help from Per Gessle, too:

If one day we would be sitting there any night, both of us with a guitar, I won’t be the one who says no. He’s a great songwriter and it would be fun to work with him.

 

Linnea says regarding the GT tour:

Even those who have not heard me before and will come only to listen to Gyllene Tider, I’ll really try to fill up with energy.

 

Here you can watch her videos and listen to 2 of her songs:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBAXCF9XQ8E

 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFjqpQFH_FM

 

See you soon, Linnea!