Vallset 2004 / Oslo 2004 / Vikafestivalen, Mo i Rana 2007 / Midnattsrocken, Lakselv 2008 / Døgnvillfestivalen, Tromsø 2011 / Midnattsrocken, Lakselv 2012 / Sweden Rock Festival, Norje 2013 / Tysnesfest, Tysnes 2013 / Stockholm 2014 / Oslo 2015 / Stockholm 2016 / Hamar 2022 / Tons of Rock, Oslo 2022 / Sweden Rock Festival, Norje 2023 / Oslo 2023 / Stockholm 2023 (2x)
Vallset 2004 / Oslo 2004 / Vikafestivalen, Mo i Rana 2007 / Midnattsrocken, Lakselv 2008 / Døgnvillfestivalen, Tromsø 2011 / Midnattsrocken, Lakselv 2012 / Sweden Rock Festival, Norje 2013 / Tysnesfest, Tysnes 2013 / Stockholm 2014 / Oslo 2015 / Stockholm 2016 / Hamar 2022 / Tons of Rock, Oslo 2022 / Sweden Rock Festival, Norje 2023 / Oslo 2023 / Stockholm 2023 (2x)
I was lucky enough to meet Mic and John Levén before the show on October 30!
Vallset 2004 / Oslo 2004 / Vikafestivalen, Mo i Rana 2007 / Midnattsrocken, Lakselv 2008 / Døgnvillfestivalen, Tromsø 2011 / Midnattsrocken, Lakselv 2012 / Sweden Rock Festival, Norje 2013 / Tysnesfest, Tysnes 2013 / Stockholm 2014 / Oslo 2015 / Stockholm 2016 / Hamar 2022 / Tons of Rock, Oslo 2022 / Sweden Rock Festival, Norje 2023 / Oslo 2023 / Stockholm 2023 (2x)
An audio recording of the October 31 show was recently posted on Guitars101!
Vallset 2004 / Oslo 2004 / Vikafestivalen, Mo i Rana 2007 / Midnattsrocken, Lakselv 2008 / Døgnvillfestivalen, Tromsø 2011 / Midnattsrocken, Lakselv 2012 / Sweden Rock Festival, Norje 2013 / Tysnesfest, Tysnes 2013 / Stockholm 2014 / Oslo 2015 / Stockholm 2016 / Hamar 2022 / Tons of Rock, Oslo 2022 / Sweden Rock Festival, Norje 2023 / Oslo 2023 / Stockholm 2023 (2x)
I was lucky enough to meet Mic and John Levén before the show on October 30!
Great pictures ! Thank you for sharing them Stein : very nice to see you. Thanks for the videos too. Same question as @ernieball : do they know this forum ? And did they reveal to you some secrets concerning next year tours and shows ?
Ernie Ball and guesswho?, I was so starstruck when I met them that all I managed to say was, "Could I please have a picture with you?" and "Thank you!"
Another memorable moment occured on October 30. I had managed to buy a VIP ticket from another fan, so I was able to attend the soundcheck. Joey walked up to me, smiled and shook my hand! He also said something to me, but again, I was so startstruck that I didn't catch what he was saying. He probably said, "Hi!"
They played these songs at the soundcheck:
Hold Your Head Up Always the Pretenders More Than Meets the Eye On Broken Wings
During the soundcheck Joey sang in a lower range, to save his voice. During the actual shows he gave it all! One example of this is "Memories". During the last chous he sang the ad-libs, "Breaking my heart / Tearing my soul apart" in a high pitch! Impressive!
Vallset 2004 / Oslo 2004 / Vikafestivalen, Mo i Rana 2007 / Midnattsrocken, Lakselv 2008 / Døgnvillfestivalen, Tromsø 2011 / Midnattsrocken, Lakselv 2012 / Sweden Rock Festival, Norje 2013 / Tysnesfest, Tysnes 2013 / Stockholm 2014 / Oslo 2015 / Stockholm 2016 / Hamar 2022 / Tons of Rock, Oslo 2022 / Sweden Rock Festival, Norje 2023 / Oslo 2023 / Stockholm 2023 (2x)
Ernie Ball and guesswho?, I was so starstruck when I met them that all I managed to say was, "Could I please have a picture with you?" and "Thank you!"
Another memorable moment occured on October 30. I had managed to buy a VIP ticket from another fan, so I was able to attend the soundcheck. Joey walked up to me, smiled and shook my hand! He also said something to me, but again, I was so startstruck that I didn't catch what he was saying. He probably said, "Hi!"
Haha well yeah I can understand that Too bad! Would've been cool to know.
But great that you could attend the soundcheck! That's really awesome. Always wanted to do something like that. It's very intimate and personal. Must have been really special!