Goodnight Oslo Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 105 times, most recently at Saturn on March 14, 2025. He first performed it at Tivoli de Helling on June 11, 2007, 17 years and 9 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Goodnight Oslo Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Yep Roc Records Album 2009
Chronology Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Internet 2011
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Tivoli de Helling Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Utrecht Netherlands 06/11/2007
Norwegian Wood Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Oslo Norway 06/16/2007
Triple Door Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 11/29/2007
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Portland Oregon US 12/01/2007
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 07/09/2008
ABC2 Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 02/07/2009
Brudenell Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Leeds England UK 02/10/2009
Union Chapel Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/12/2009
The Met Robyn Hitchcock Bury England UK 02/13/2009
South Hill Park Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock Bracknell England UK 02/14/2009
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 02/16/2009
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 02/17/2009
The Fleece Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 02/18/2009
Amoeba Records Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/25/2009
KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 02/25/2009
KEXP Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 03/21/2009
Triple Door Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 03/21/2009
The Annandale Hotel Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/25/2009
Antone's Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Austin Texas US 04/03/2009
Granada Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Dallas Texas US 04/04/2009
Exit/In Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Nashville Tennessee US 04/06/2009
Variety Playhouse Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Atlanta Georgia US 04/07/2009
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Carrboro North Carolina US 04/08/2009
Black Cat Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Washington DC US 04/09/2009
Johnny Brenda's Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 04/10/2009
Irving Plaza Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 New York New York US 04/11/2009
The Magic Bag Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Ferndale Michigan US 04/17/2009
Logan Square Auditorium Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Chicago Illinois US 04/18/2009
The Varsity Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/19/2009
Tower Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Upper Darby Pennsylvania US 06/06/2009
Rams Head on Stage Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Annapolis Maryland US 06/07/2009
Bank Of America Pavilion Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Boston Massachusetts US 06/09/2009
Radio City Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 New York New York US 06/10/2009
The Bell House Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 New York New York US 06/11/2009
Piazza Sasdelli Robyn Hitchcock Casola Valsenio Italy 08/14/2009
Zilker Park Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Austin Texas US 10/02/2009
Golden Gate Park Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 San Francisco California US 10/04/2009
Spaceland Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Los Angeles California US 10/06/2009
Mississippi Studios Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Portland Oregon US 10/08/2009
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 10/10/2009
Schubas Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 03/05/2010
O2 ABC Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 04/08/2010
Club Academy Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 04/11/2010
O2 Academy Liverpool Robyn Hitchcock Liverpool England UK 04/12/2010
Carling Academy Oxford Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 04/14/2010
The Fleece Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 04/16/2010
O2 Academy Birmingham Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham England UK 04/18/2010
O2 Academy Islington Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/20/2010
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 06/12/2010
Union Chapel Marginalised: Songs Of Love And Loss London England UK 10/24/2010
Cafe Mono Robyn Hitchcock & I Was A King Oslo Norway 02/17/2011
NRK P2 Robyn Hitchcock Oslo Norway 02/18/2011
Largo at the Coronet - Little Room Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/29/2011
Bastard Bar Robyn Hitchcock Tromsø Norway 04/30/2011
The Third Ear Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tel Aviv-Jaffa Israel 03/23/2012
Barby Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tel Aviv Israel 03/24/2012
Triple Door Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 10/29/2012
Hotel California Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Todos Santos Baja California Mexico 01/10/2013
Hotel California Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Todos Santos Baja California Mexico 01/12/2013
Village Underground - Robyn Retrospective Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/28/2013
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 03/02/2013
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Boston Massachusetts US 04/24/2013
Webster Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 New York New York US 04/26/2013
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Washington DC US 04/27/2013
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Los Angeles California US 04/30/2013
The Fillmore !Viva Hitchcock - A 60th Birthday Celebration for Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/02/2013
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Portland Oregon US 06/03/2013
Neptune Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 06/04/2013
Caprichos de Apolo Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Barcelona Spain 06/19/2013
Intxaurrondo Kultur Etxea Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 San Sebastian Spain 06/20/2013
Sala Lopez Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Zaragoza Spain 06/21/2013
Sala El Sol Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Madrid Spain 06/22/2013
Pontins Holiday Camp Robyn Hitchcock Camber Sands England UK 06/23/2013
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/25/2018
Underground Arts Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 04/27/2018
Lincoln Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Washington DC US 04/28/2018
Club Academy Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Manchester England UK 05/11/2018
University London Union (ULU) Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires London England UK 05/12/2018
Firehouse Center For The Performing Arts Robyn Hitchcock Newburyport Massachusetts US 04/17/2019
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/02/2021
The Horn Robyn Hitchcock St Albans England UK 09/14/2021
Rondo Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Bath England UK 09/17/2021
More Music Robyn Hitchcock Morecombe England UK 09/25/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/10/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/19/2022
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/03/2022
The Back Room @ Colectivo Coffee Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 04/20/2022
Starline Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Oakland California US 05/22/2022
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace Robyn Hitchcock Pioneertown California US 05/25/2022
Redgrave Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 09/15/2022
South Street Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Reading England UK 09/21/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/26/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/11/2023
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/01/2023
Alexandra Palace Theatre Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/25/2023
Neptune Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 03/17/2023
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 03/18/2023
Kuumbwa Jazz Center Robyn Hitchcock Santa Cruz California US 03/22/2023
Zebulon Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/24/2023
Zebulon Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/25/2023
The Bowery Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/01/2023
Claypath Delicatessen Robyn Hitchcock Durham England UK 08/18/2023
Zebulon Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 05/21/2024
Red Clay Music Foundry Robyn Hitchcock Duluth Georgia US 02/22/2025
Saturn Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham Alabama US 03/14/2025

Lyrics

She came out of the past
Gliding through the mirror
From ashtrays, turntables and body hair
She came out on the nose
The trains had all stopped running
They had froze
But I've got special powers
That render me invisible
To everyone but you

And so delicious floes
So easy from the clouds
In Sunday morning Oslo time
You fade into the crowd
Don't go to heaven by yourself
You need a mission and a friend
I'm promising you soul to soul to soul
It never ends

It's just Norwegian speed
And Norway makes the world go round
Like you go round in circles
All the time
Goodnight Oslo
Goodnight Oslo

Harold Skrindo said
Go out to Vigeland
See the bodies
Climb each other to the sky
To the sky

You leave the Stray Hotel
And find a place to smoke
A house that has no walls
Or memories at all
You're listening to her
Still broadcasting inside
But you can walk out
Any time
Goodnight Oslo
Goodnight Oslo
Goodnight Oslo

It's just Norwegian speed
From Tromsø down to Kristiansand
They're waiting for the dark
That never comes