December, 27. Paul Waaktaar -Savoy about the future plans of a-ha:"... we still will work together definitely. We have started the new recordings of our old hits already and we are writing few new songs that will be released together on the CD next summer. Then we plan the whole new album. After the last concerts we know we still have some people to play to, so we don't plan to end our career..."
(Polish interview)
December, 26. This autumn Morten Harket spent a lot of time in studio recording songs by his own. Hopefully, his second international and fourth in total solo album will be finally released. A-ha news: it sounds like Greatest hits album release idea was fortunately burried! Guys are writing songs for the next album. There are no any concrete plans for it's release so far.
Picture: Courtesy of www.a-ha.com

December, 19. All three a-ha's singles in the 2000's top 20 on german radio SW3.
Velvet is number 3, Summer moved on is number 10 and Minor Earth, Major sky is number 20! Nice present to the Christmass! So Merry Christmass and a - Happy New Year to everyone!

December, 8. Earlier this week, 12.000 tickets were sold in just a few days. A lot of people were disappointed that they were not able to get tickets, so a-ha has decided to do an extra concert the next day. The official sales of tickets will start on Monday, but you can make your reservations as a member of Minor Earth Community at www.a-ha.com.Sunday 25 March 2001 will be the second a-ha day in Norway. On the 24th, a-ha will headline the Grand Opening of Vallhall Fotballhall, the new 12.000-seat indoor football arena situated next to Valle Hovin. As their special guest, a-ha will bring along the hottest new act in Norway, Briskeby.
Waiting for this event, you can listen few pieces of november's German tour. Songs:
"Little black heart", "Stay on these Roads", "Early morning", "Mary Ellen makes the moment count", "Minor Earth, Major sky".

December, 6.In the list of 100 best albums of the year made by 40 british music journalists A-ha's "Minor Earth, Major sky" is ranked 29th.

December, 5. Press release from a-ha network Monday, December 4th, 2000 Huge success for online booking of a-ha tickets creates chaos and technical breakdown on the Internet. Last week, a-ha announced their upcoming concert at Vallhall Football Hall in Oslo on March 24th, 2001. Only 12.000 seats are available. Box office sales started Monday December 4th, 2000. At noon, 6.000 tickets were sold through a-ha.com. An additional number of 1.200 tickets were pre-booked online through a-ha.com over the weekend. "The booking list shows that fans come from all over the world, not only from Europe", says Jan Skoien, chairman of a-ha Network as.

December, 4. Two days ago a-ha's German tour was finished. But, as Magne Furuholmen has said, the band plans European tour next spring. Tour will start in Oslo on 24 of march. Next a-ha appearances will be in France, Spain, Russia (!) and they will also play London this time, that's for sure (they are looking at either the Royal Albert Hall or Labatts Apollo (formerly knows as the Hammersmith Apollo).
Picture: a-ha during their concert in Frankfurt.
Courtesy of www.a-ha.com

November, 30. On saturday, 24 March 2001 a-ha will headline the Grand Opening of Vallhall Fotballhall, the new 12,000-seat indoor football arena situated next to Valle Hovin. As their special guest a-ha will bring along the hottest new act in Norway, Briskeby. They have just gone platinum in Norway, selling more than 50,000 units of their debut album, "Jeans For Onassis". Meanwhile, a-ha's German tour continues with extreme success.
Picture: a-ha during their concert . Courtesy of Sandra's a-ha pictures site

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