It’s time to celebrate!
Fans from around the world will be traveling to Oslo for a-ha’s final concerts in December, so it is the perfect time to celebrate a-ha’s career and their music! There have been many fan club parties over the years, and if you have been to one of those events you know how special they are. If you haven’t, this is your chance to experience that immediate feeling of belonging, and enjoy a-ha’s music and videos with other fans who understand how much it all means to you.
Thanks to the help and input of 20 fan volunteers from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Norway, Poland and America, we’ve got a great event planned! Read on for all the details!
The venue
Following the a-ha concert on December 3, head on over toFolketeateretfor the fan party. Just a short walk away from the Spectrum, Folketeateret will open its doors at 11:00pm, and we’ll have the place all to ourselves until 3:00am. Relax in the lounge area, dance to the a-ha playlist, watch a video presentation created especially for this event, participate in a raffle drawing for free prize giveaways, and make connections with other fans you may have only known online. The staff at Folketeateret are very excited to be hosting this party and are ready to help us make this a very special event.
The music
You read that right: only a-ha’s music will be played at the party. This will not be an 80s dance mix with a few a-ha songs thrown in, it will be four hours of your favorite songs and mixes, played loud enough to dance to, but not too loud to talk with friends. Our DJ for the evening is none other than David“Sowtz” Sowter, aka DJ Sowtz, a 34 year-old fan from Scotland who has been a DJ for 16 years. David’s favorite a-ha song is‘The Swing of Things’ (“The live rocky version,” he tells us), and his hero is Paul Waaktaar-Savoy. DJ Sowtz will take song requests leading up to the party, via the special Facebook Event we’ve created (see below).
The videos
Avid video collector Wesley Myers from the United States is known in the fan community as something of a video expert; he has a website at a-havideos.com and over time has collected hundreds of hours of interviews, commercials, TV performances and other video clips. Wesley has created video presentations for every American fan party, including rare footage and interesting, obscure facts about each of the clips.
Following the Irving Plaza concert fan party in 2005, Paul and Lauren received a copy of the video presentations Wesley had created for several US fan meetings. They were both very impressed with the quality of work and selection of material. Lauren thought Wesley had done a“fantastic job.” She continues, “I thought it was great. An unbelievable amount of work and material. It’s been such a kick to look through and remember.”
Here is a short clip to give you an idea what to expect from the video presentation at the Oslo fan party. For more information about Wesley’s video hobby, readthis interviewfrom 2006.
Connect with other fans
Fans from over 40 countries will be in Oslo during the band’s final concert weekend. If you’re planning to attend the party, head over toFacebookand RSVP. Use this Event page to connect with each other before the concerts, to share travel tips, discuss the party playlist, plan to meet up in Oslo and more.
Exclusive fan party keepsake and t-shirt
All party guests will receive, included with their ticket purchase, a fan party keepsake to commemorate this special event. There will also be a special‘fan pack’ of a t-shirt and drawstring backpack available to purchase next week via thea-ha.com store. Only 500 fan packs will be made, so be sure to order yours early!
Games and prize giveaways
Our team of fan volunteers is helping us to plan a fun interactive game for party guests who want to participate. There will also be several prize giveaways! Prizes include a-ha merchandise and promo posters, and a gift card for Clarion/Choice Hotels.
Ticket sales will begin next week!
Make the most of this last opportunity to spend time with people who understand your passion for a-ha’s music, and celebrate a-ha’s amazing career! We are finalizing party details now and expect to start the ticket sale early next week. Stay tuned for more details, and buy your tickets early as space is limited!
Update!We are working on a fan party mailing list pre-sale– stay tuned for more details!
Party date and time: December 3, 2010 from 11:00pm– 3:00am
Location: Folketeateret, Storgaten 21-23, 0184 Oslo Norway
Ticket includes: Two drink tickets and one fan party keepsake
Buy tickets: *Ticket sale starts during the week of 8 November*
Fan party t-shirt: *T-shirt sale starts during the week of 8 November*
Facebook event:Click here
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