As promised, Norwegian pop trio a-ha has announced details of its first U.S. concerts in a decade: The group will bring its Hunting High and Low Live tour to this country for just two shows, at Los Angeles’ Wiltern Theater, in late September of 2020.
Tickets for the Sept. 25 and 26 concerts go on sale 10 a.m. PST Friday via Live Nation.
UPDATE: a-ha added a third concert, on Sept. 27, at the same venue in Los Angeles.
A-ha’s Hunting High and Love Live tour plays the U.K. and Europe this fall and winter, with dates in the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Japan stretching into 2020. Beyond that, the band writes on Facebook, “We will return to Europe for more dates, as well as paying visit to some classic a-ha cities in other parts of the world, and exploring a few more new ones.”
They add: “We have only managed to squeeze in two U.S. shows in next year’s schedule, but hopefully we will see the fans more frequently from now on. It certainly cannot be less frequent!”
A-ha last performed in North America in spring 2010 when it brought its Ending on a High Note farewell tour — they’ve since reunited — over to play shows in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto.
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- a-ha’s ‘Hunting High and Low,’ ‘Scoundrel Days’ reissued with 28 unreleased tracks
- a-ha adds Chicago, Toronto concerts to its ‘Ending on a High Note’ farewell tour
- a-ha adds 2nd Los Angeles concert to brief U.S. leg of ‘Ending on a High Note’ tour
- a-ha to play 3 rare U.S. concerts in New York, Los Angeles as part of 2010 farewell tour
Make that 3, as I got an email today that they added the 27th. Too bad it’s only these 3 and not other major cities too.