The gentlemen on stage tour starts in October.
The Iskelmä legends will go on a joint tour in the fall. The gentlemen on stage tour stars Danny, 83, Eino Grön, 87, Erkki Liikanen, 83, Pasi Kaunisto, 75 and Kari Vepsä, 74.
Kai Hyttinen, 79, and Sakari Kuosmanen, 69, will also join the group, in their own shifts in different cities.
Jari Puhakka is the conductor of the concerts and Markku Veijalainen is the host of the tour. The team is also completed by young Matti Nykänen in the role Life is laiffii Eikka Eronen, who became familiar in the musical play.
– Never before have artists with this amount of experience gone to make Finnish entertainment at the same time. That’s the historical angle here, points out Danny.
– You can’t really find a group like this anywhere. We have humor, skill, friendship, well-produced things and a good mood, he lists.
Kari Vepsä, Pasi Kaunisto, Danny, Erkki Liikanen and Eino Grön will take the stage together on the Gentlemen on Stage tour. Pete Anikari
When the group meets after a long time on tour, there is a real joy of reunion in the air. Everyone in turn praises how nice it is to go on stage together, and can’t help but remember the long shared history or stories from decades ago.
– We have a very wonderful chess set here now. I’m really looking forward to it, Erkki Liikanen sums up his feelings.
Danny is eager to praise each of his colleagues in turn and lists, among other things, how there is no better tango singer than Grön or a similar humorous hit-maker, like Liikanen sitting next to him.
The listing is interrupted when Liikanen wants to highlight Danny’s chart hits in turn.
Danny praises each of his colleagues in turn and praises, among other things, Grön as a superior tango singer and Liika as a unique humorous hit song. Pete Anikari
– When you get on the same stage with these colleagues, it’s already a celebration. I’m glad I got to join this. When you look at this group, this is quite strongly what Finnish iskelmä music has been and still is, Vepsä sets the mood.
– A slightly different mood than in a long time, when we have such a rich soloist guard. There you have to be careful that you get the floor, Grön refers to the speaking part of his colleagues.
The joint tour of Erkki Liikanen, Danny and Frederik previously ended in disagreements. “This was God’s guidance now,” Liikanen says. Pete Anikari
– Now we get a great coverage of music and let’s go back in time a little. Everyone who goes to the concert will definitely get to hear their own favorites, he sums up.
– We are all happy that we can now meet the people of Finland and do it together. And our conductor is wise and divides the tasks so that none of us get tired, Danny carves.
Pasi Kaunisto, Jari Puhakka, Danny, Erkki Liikanen, Kari Vepsä and Eino Grön are all happy about the joint tour. Pete Anikari
Gentlemen on stage -tour starts on October 9 at Sibelius Hall in Lahti and ends on November 29 at Tampere Hall. Other tour venues are Logomo in Turku, Madetoja hall in Oulu, Promenadisali in Pori, Paviljonki in Jyväskylä, Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki and Music Center in Kuopio. Tickets for the tour go on sale on Monday, May 4.
There will be evergreen hits from over the years as well as unique joint performances that can only be seen on this tour. The artists of the tour are already looking forward to autumn.