2021 - hopes for world tour dashed

January 2021

02       The second show of the new series of "The Masked Singer" is broadcast on ITV in the UK. It is suspected that Morten Harket is under the viking mask. The viking performs a cover version of Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird".
16       The fourth show of the "The Masked Singer" is broadcast on ITV in the UK. It is still suspected that Morten Harket is under the viking mask. The viking performs a cover version of Harry Styles' hit single "Watermelon Sugar" and as he is voted in the bottom two, he also performs a cover version of Seal's "Crazy" and goes through to the next round.
20       a-ha - Civic Hall, Fukuoka, Japan (rescheduled from 14.03.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 13.01.22
22       a-ha - Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan (rescheduled from 16.03.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 19.01.22
23       a-ha - City Culture Hall, Shizuoka, Japan (new show) - RESCHEDULED TO 22.01.22
Viking performs a cover version of a-ha's "Take On Me" on the "The Masked Singer" which is broadcast on ITV in the UK. The panel still do not guess the identity of Viking which is suspected to be Morten Harket.
25       a-ha - Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan (rescheduled from 10.03.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 15.01.22
26       a-ha - Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan (rescheduled from 11.03.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 16.01.22
28       a-ha - Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, Japan (rescheduled from 17.03.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 18.01.22
30       a-ha - Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan (new show) - RESCHEDULED TO 21.01.22
Viking is unveiled at Morten Harket on the "The Masked Singer" after he received the fewest votes following his performance of Coldplay's "The Scientist" and he leaves the show.

February 2021

1       Morten is interviewed via a live webchat on ITV’s "This Morning" to talk about his "The Masked Singer" experience. He was also interviewed via a live webchat on "Heart Breakfast".

April 2021

16       a-ha - Partille Arena, Gothenburg, Sweden (rescheduled from 20.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 28.04.22
17       a-ha - Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark (rescheduled from 21.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 29.04.22
19       a-ha - O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic (rescheduled from 28.10.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 01.05.22
21       a-ha - Forest National, Brussels, Belgium (rescheduled from 17.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 05.05.22
23       a-ha - Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway (rescheduled from 27.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 20.05.22
24       a-ha - Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway (rescheduled from 28.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 21.05.22
26       a-ha - DNB Arena, Stavanger, Norway (rescheduled from 24.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 18.05.22
29       a-ha - Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (rescheduled from 05.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 14.05.22
30       a-ha - Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany (rescheduled from 02.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 09.05.22

May 2021

02       a-ha - Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany (rescheduled from 06.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 11.05.22
03       a-ha - Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany (rescheduled from 03.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 12.05.22
05       a-ha - AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands (rescheduled from 18.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 04.05.22
06       a-ha - Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany (rescheduled from 31.10.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 15.05.22
09       a-ha - Le Zenith, Paris, France (rescheduled from 30.10.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 07.05.22
11       a-ha - BIC, Bournemouth, UK (rescheduled from 10.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 24.05.22
12       a-ha - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, UK (rescheduled from 11.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 25.05.22
14       a-ha - The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, UK (rescheduled from 14.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 27.05.22
15       a-ha - Utilita Arena, Birmingham, UK (rescheduled from 13.11.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 28.05.22
23       a-ha - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, USA (rescheduled from 25.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 07.04.22
24       a-ha - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, USA (rescheduled from 26.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 08.04.22
25       a-ha - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, USA (rescheduled from 27.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 09.04.22

June 2021

12       "a-ha: The Movie" premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York
26       a-ha - Rock in Rio Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (rescheduled from 27.06.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 25.06.22

August 2021

11       a-ha - Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico (rescheduled from 22.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 02.04.22
14       a-ha - Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil (rescheduled from 19.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 12.03.22
18       a-ha - Expominas Arena, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (rescheduled from 16.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 16.03.22
19       a-ha - Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (rescheduled from 13.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 17.03.22
21       a-ha - Espaço das Americas, São Paulo, Brazil (rescheduled from 11.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 19.03.22
24       a-ha - Teatro Positivo, Curitiba, Brazil (rescheduled from 08.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 22.03.22
27       a-ha - Movistar Arena, Buenos Aires, Argentina (rescheduled from 05.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 25.03.22
29       a-ha - Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile (rescheduled from 03.09.20) - RESCHEDULED TO 30.03.22
31       a-ha - Parque de la Exposición, Lima, Peru (rescheduled from 01.09.20) - CANCELLED

September 2021

03       "a-ha The Movie" premieres at Norwegian cinemas.

October 2021

a-ha are rehearsing in Oslo for their upcoming album &True North".

29       a-ha spend a week in Bodø recording the new album "True North" with the Arctic Philharmonic orchestra. a-ha are joined by Even Ormestad, Kjetil Bjerkestran, Karl Oluf Wennerberg and Per Hillestad. Most of the album is recorded on 4 and 5 November at Svømmehallen Scene concert hall, Bodø.

November 2021

23-25 Mixing of the album in Bergen, Norway with Matias Tellez.

December 2021

"a-ha: The Movie" is released on Blu-ray in Norway, exclusively at the record store Platekompaniet.