Ending on a High Note Tour

Tour bya-ha
A-ha atPalacio Vistalegre inMadrid, Spain
Associated albums	Foot of the Mountain 25
Start date	March 4, 2010
End date	December 4, 2010
Legs	5
No. of shows	9 in South America 7 in North America 2 in Asia 55 in Europe 73 in total
a-ha concert chronology
Foot of the Mountain Tour (2009) Ending on a High Note Tour (2010) Cast in Steel Tour (2015–16)

Ending on a High Note Tour was a worldwideconcert tour by Norwaysynth-pop/rock banda-ha in support of the group's ninth studio album,Foot of the Mountain, which was released in June 2009^[1] as well as the compilation25 which was released in July 2010. It was also a farewell tour, as the band announced, in 2009, their decision to split after a worldwide concert tour in 2010.^[2]

The tour began on March 4 at the EstadioLuna Park inBuenos Aires,Argentina and ended on 4 December inOslo Spektrum inOslo, Norway, having visited many cities in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and several European countries. The sold out a-ha show inSantiago, Chile, originally scheduled for 6 March, was rescheduled for 23 March following a major earthquake.^[3]

Due to demand, the a-ha concert on March 16 in Centro de Convenções (Brasília, Brazil) was moved to a larger venue,Ginásio Nilson Nelson.^[4] Also the capacity for the concerts inOslo andBergen in August in Norway had to expand its capacity with 9000 additional tickets to a total of 25 000 tickets for each show.

On 15 October 2009, through a press release from the official website of the group, "has stated that after his latest albumFoot of the Mountain, with the success enjoyed by both commercial and critical acclaim, had decided that now was the time of final dissolution of the band. In a statement on the news the band thanked all the cooperation and support received throughout their career, they talked and put an end with these words:

"We've literally lived the ultimate boy's adventure tale, through a longer, more rewarding career than anyone could hope for.
Doing this now will give us a chance to get more involved in other meaningful aspects of life, be it humanitarian work, politics, or whatever else—and of course through new constellations in the field of art and music. We are retiring as a band, not as individuals.
Change is always difficult and it is easy to get set in one's ways. Now it is time to move on."

— a-ha, October 2009^[5]

For the 6 shows in Oslo between the 21st of August and the 11th of September, a-ha exclusevly built a special stage rig, the largest rig ever put up in Norway so far. The stage was 1,200 Sq meters, weighing over 1,500 tonnes. The rig included a video wall of 600 Sq meters. The stage took 200 men, 4 days to build.^[6]

There has been much controversy surrounding the supposed Australian leg of the tour. Before an official announcement of tour dates it was suggested on a-ha's official website that Australian tour dates would be included in their final world tour.

"January will bring a-ha back to Australia for the first time since their first world tour, which opened in Perth, Australia on June 3, 1986."

— a-ha, July 2009^[7]

As further tour dates were announced throughout Europe, North and South America, none were announced for Australia. It was later suggested through the a-ha fan community, West of the Moon, that Australia would not be included in a-ha's final world tour.^[8] This turn of events has sparked outrage amongst Australian based fans.^[9] Had a-ha returned to Australia, it would have marked their first visit there since they played their first live concerts in 1986 after the initial success of "Take On Me".

The set list of the concert in theLuna Park on March 4, 2010.

1. "The Bandstand"
2. "Foot of the Mountain"
3. "Analogue"
4. "Forever Not Yours"
5. "Summer Moved On"
6. "Move to Memphis"
7. "Crying in the Rain"
8. "Stay on These Roads"
9. "The Blood That Moves the Body"
10. "The Living Daylights"
11. "Early Morning"
12. "And You Tell Me"
13. "Scoundrel Days"
14. "Cry Wolf"
15. "We're Looking for the Whales"
16. "Manhattan Skyline"
17. "I've Been Losing You"
18. "Living a Boys Adventure Tale"
19. "Hunting High and Low"
20. "Train of Thought"
21. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
22. "Take On Me"

The setlist of the concert in theUllevaal Stadium at August 21, 2010.

1. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
2. "Move to Memphis"
3. "The Blood That Moves the Body"
4. "Scoundrel Days"
5. "Stay on These Roads"
6. "Manhattan Skyline"
7. "Hunting High and Low"
8. "The Bandstand"
9. "We're Looking for the Whales"
10. "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)"
11. "(Seemingly) Nonstop July"
12. "Crying in the Rain"
13. "Minor Earth, Major Sky"
14. "Forever Not Yours"
15. "Summer Moved On"
16. "I've Been Losing You"
17. "Foot of the Mountain"
18. "Cry Wolf"
19. "Analogue"
20. "The Living Daylights"
21. "Take On Me"

Other songs performed:

• "The Swing of Things"
• "Touchy"
• "You Are the One"
• At the final concert (4 December) they performed theEverly Brothers song "Bowling Green" in the final encore, just before "Take On Me".

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