He has entertained Norway for 60 years, the majority of them with the solid connection behind him. And soon, very soon, the adventure is over. But not until they play a number of concerts around the country and get thanked at both festivals, community houses, a record -breaking concert at Voldsløkka in Oslo and three already sold out shows at Lerkendal. But the tour starts in Stavanger, at DNB Arena. In front of 5,000 audience members, Åge & Sambandet will put the framework for their very last concert series together. Then there is little point in saving on the powder. On the way to Lerkendal: In September, the tour ends with three concerts in Trondheim’s main living room. Photo: Kim Erlandsen / news Landeslagene opens with “Levva Life” as the first song out, it is not a higher place they can put the list. And they follow up with “Four Pils and a Pizza” and “Light and Heat”. This is not a concert you want to come too late for, and the premise is clear. Here, all fans will have one last encounter with the songs they love most, and no one will miss a hit on the way out of the arena. At the same time, Åge & Sambandet also released their last album just the day before the concert, “My Travel”. The majority of the new songs do not show up in the show, but the title track is allowed to join, with a chorus that the audience takes as a call for the rest of the evening: “Dance on the black night, dark on the bright day, dance on the blackest night, dance on the brightest day.” THE SAMPOSE: The whole band will have room to shine on stage. Here guitarist Skjalg Raaen. Photo: Kim Erlandsen / news Since “My Travel” is blood -fresh this evening, may not sit quite yet. You don’t listen to the band, but you can see it clearly when a stage technician comes out on stage and pastes a heavy poster on the floor in front of Åge when they are to be performed. Whether they show text, notes or mugs are unknown, but they show up before both “my journey” and the other new song they do, “God was not there.” An extra trundle the first guest to join tonight’s show is also a partner from the new album. Jørgen Nordeng, better known as Joddski and one half of heavy water, joined both “weeds and wild shots” from 2024 and fresh “God was not there”. The former definitely works best, where the rapper gets to work for jazzy rhythm and a lot of winds, and it sounds better live than it does on the record. Several songs get a very welcome jazzing during the concert. The said “Four Pils and a Pizza” sound fantastic at a slightly faster pace and far more intricate instrument guidance than the recording from 1984. A handful of numbers also get long outrows with quick pace increases, to enthusiastic claps from the hall. There are more than Kaizers who can bid up to OMPA mood in Stavanger. Here, the farewell tour stops June 7 – Brumunddal 13 June – Kristiansand 14 June – Sandane (Glopperock) June 19 – Gålå (Rondaståk) June 20 – Fredrikstad (Idyll Festival) June 21 – Haugesund (Bykalas) June 28 – Oslo 3 July – Langesund 4 July – Brandvaln) (Stavern Festival) July 18 – Bø in Vesterålen July 19 – Brønnøysund (Rootsfestival) July 25 – Oversjødalen July 26 – Beitostølen (Trollrock) 15. August – Alta (Alta Live) August 16 – Bodø – Bodø – Florø 23 August August. September 6 – Trondheim Exemplary interaction Joddski is not the only guest on stage. During “Dains with Dæ”, Åge invites a young fan who had asked nicely the day before if she could get up and dance during the concert. The two make a short and respectful pair dance a chorus of the song, and the whole moment has a very high charm factor. It also works all the way down and spontaneously, they have plenty of time, Åge points out. Still, the concert ends just as precisely at ten as it started at the minute half past eight. The connection has played together for so long, and has so nice together on stage, that even though the show is very timed and organized, nothing seems stunned or rigid. All ten musicians get plenty of time in focus, there is an endless series of long instrumental parties and solos that make sure everyone gets to shine. So much in fact that the songs they perform on average are six and a half minutes long. The protagonist himself takes his moments at the front of the stage and is the only one who speaks between the songs. But he often pulls back humbly and lets the band frolic on the expanded front of the stage. The absence of rock stars is something that makes the show such a welcoming party. Guitarist Skjalg Raaen and saxophonist Bjørn Røstad.foto: Kim Erlandsen / news Dansefest A party will be, especially the last half hour. After the initial hit parade, they first save on the forces with an almost consistent mixing of every other energetic rock song and ballade. Although they make good performances of each song, it makes the mood somewhat uneven. Many people use quieter songs such as “My Land, My Land” and “24.12” to fill up with beer and pizza. But then they are done with the breaks and the audience will be uninterrupted to some of the band’s biggest dance hits. Åge & Sambandets Trønderrock is often close to dance bands. There are some rock fans’ reason not to embrace the band, while for others, as the many attendees in Stavanger, there is a reason to get completely loose. For “Rosalita” and “Rio de Janeiro”, it is danced tightly in the middle of the floor, while several couples are shown their swing skills on the flanks. First stop: About 5,000 audience members found their way to DNB Arena in Stavanger on Saturday night on May 10. Kim Erlandsen / news worthy of the tradition Believe the ending is a brief and explosive interpretation of The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout”, which then slides into “Levva Life”. You start noting that there is no plenty to go on in the vocals of Åge, who by the way has delivered mountain support until he drowns so much during the last songs. It helps that the audience has got many parties with forced singing along the way, and is warm and good in the vocal cords when the mega hit makes its reprise. Without big flashes and excessive sentimentality, the Åge & Sambandet thanks in Stavanger for the last time. An unpretentious and at the same time the highest professional concert is the most worthwhile farewell they can give themselves. But with a twinkle in the eye, the protagonist has a final message to the oil town. To the tones of Strauss’ “An der Schönen Blauen Danube”, he can remind them that “there are worse places on Earth than living right here in Stavanger”. Published 11.05.2025, at. 07.28
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