Jakob Hellman
About the show
New album! Big tour! We must tell you about this!
In a way, Jakob Hellman is just and only his songs. And I have all the respect for that, truly, for someone who manages the art of being their art, or if it's the other way around, that one's art is one's life. He has never done anything less good than the debut album …och stora havet. It is admirable and an undeniable fact. One has a feeling, no, a conviction, that it will always be so. Almost entirely without biographical knowledge about him, other than just this… treasure of songs. It almost always feels silly to use that word, treasure of songs, but there is nothing else that fits.
I'll start over. Jakob was the great savior and innovator of Swedish pop a long time ago. But he disappeared after the debut. Did occasional gigs and small tours, but no new album, none of the new completely wonderful songs were recorded. But then, seemingly out of nowhere, he came back with an equally strong collection of songs 30 years later, and the album Äntligen borta.
And since then, he has repeatedly proven that he is a formidable live artist, done increasingly larger tours, and proven that he is more than just nostalgia and babysitting and a night out with old friends. But what do you do then? Yes, you keep fighting, of course. Gratefully and diligently.
I'll start over. But where should one start? In the childhood of Vuollerim or in the youth of Falun? Or with a personal memory, when we sat in a tour bus together listening to Ted Gärdestad and life was quite fantastic? Or when I saw him live in Boden shortly after the debut and just cried at how good he was? Or when I got to sing with him much later? Or when he borrowed my band Nerverna for a small summer tour and how proud I was then?
All I really know is that a new album is coming this spring! It's called Slutet gott and it will of course be the best, just as usual. And he's going on a big tour! Jakob Hellman is still the savior and innovator of Swedish pop.
/Mattias Alkberg
”Dear audience!
Unfortunately, we see ourselves forced to postpone the entire spring tour to the fall of 2025. I sincerely apologize to all of you who have booked trips and babysitters and time off from your obligations to be able to come. I hope you have the opportunity to mark a date in your area on the following fall tour. In that case, you exchange your tickets. In the worst case, you will of course get your money back. It will be a fine tour that now comes with a new album. I hope and believe that this benefits us all in the end and look forward to seeing you in the fall. Take care of yourselves!” – Jakob Hellman
Support: Love Rönnlund
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