Last night it was already the 5th show on tour. Gyllene Tider played a great gig in Linköping. The weather was great, the crowd was ready for fun and the band was prepared to give their full power. The stage set changed a bit, the HUX FLUX sign wasn’t on top of the stage, but HUX on the left, FLUX on the right.
Uno Svenningsson started at 20:00 and GT got on stage at 21:15. The setlist hasn’t changed.
When Per welcomed the crowd after Gyllene Tider igen, he said they had many fantastic concerts in Linköping over the years, but they try to top them tonight.
During the „tribute to their favourite Dutch band” talk Per said he saw Ekseption and Anders also saw them when he was 12, he was standing in the front row. It was not for Per and not for Anders either. Micke Syd had to remind the audience what the George Baker Selection was about. After animating the crowd, he started singing ojojoj to the rhythm of „una paloma blanca”, but the crowd, instead of joining in for una paloma blanca, went on with the ojojoj. Micke said he got carried away. Sounded cool! Per skipped Venus again, he just mentioned that it was a mega hit by Shocking Blue, but the song they all got hooked on was Send Me A Postcard and he translated it and it became Skicka ett vykort, älskling.
After Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig, PG picked up his ginger tea saying it’s a mix that Micke Syd prepares for him every night. Micke said the effect of it we will see soon. It’s a mix of some water from Vättern (lake close to Linköping) and some witch’s brew. Micke said it’s a kind of Kinder egg.
During the talk before Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång, Marie got a loud applause and cheering from the audience, when Per mentioned he started hanging out with her when he wrote this song.
When the world’s sexiest instrument, the ukulele was brought to Per, he said Micke Syd plays a similar one in parks in Marbella. Micke said he gets nachos for that.
The band presentation was fun again. Each band member got a loud cheering and applause. Per introduced Micke as the spine of the band. Micke said they have had so much fun at the start of this tour so they felt it was time they have a little club championship in track racing. Per is going to fix it, so they get to do some driving at Mantorp tomorrow before they go to the next show. Haha. Per said it will be fun.
Before Min tjej och jag, Micke Syd asked the audience if he could sing a song. The crowd said yeees. Micke said “what would I do if you said no? I wouldn’t have bothered, I would have been singing anyway”. Haha. Micke said he dedicates this song to someone every night and this time he dedicated it to his first crush. He was 7-10 years old and then there was this girl, Tina, when he visited his cousin who lives in Motala (not far from Linköping). He said his most recent crushes except his wife and cymbals are Dea and Malin-My. The girls came to the front and they joined Micke in singing the song.
Per said it’s impossible to top Micke, but they try. He just needed a guitar. He had to wait a bit until Micke N-S brought him the next one for Kung av sand.
When Per started to talk about Parkliv, we realized that many were screaming in the middle of the audience. This time not for joy, but someone needed help. The security team called the ambulance and they rushed in from the front, over the fence. Everyone on stage was concerned, so Per stopped talking and they all waited until the ambulance could take the one who was unconscious out. Micke Syd asked the crowd to give way to the ones who helped. Per also thanked and after they got the sign that they can continue, they went on with Ljudet av ett annat hjärta.
The gang went off stage after the medley. The audience was clapping and as usual, started singing a little Sommartider and screamed „en gång till”. The guys and girls came back a few minutes later and Per said it’s a pleasure to play for this crowd.
During Det är över nu, another unconcious guy had to be taken out from the crowd. The security team got him out in the front, over the fence. This was probably not visible from the stage, because the stage lights were on and it was in the middle of the song, so they didn’t stop playing. We hope that both people are feeling better now and all is fine.
When the gang came back for the second encore, Per said „what a great night! But it’s not over yet”. After Sommartider, Per thanked the audience for coming. He wished everyone a fantastic summer and said he hopes we meet again. „Take care of each other!”
När alla vännerna gått hem was the closing song. Malin-My on violin, Micke Syd and Dea in the front. This time it was different again, Dea was singing together with Per. After taking a bow, Per picked up his remaining plecs from the mic stand and threw them to the crowd, but there were no flying drumsticks. Maybe next time.
Next stop is Eskilstuna on Saturday.
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. 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:
Ett magiskt gig i Linköping! Tack alla för good vibes och fantastisk allsång!!!