the German leg of Live Earth in Hamburg. Since the summer of 2007, Mando Diao has had support from a horn section consisting of renowned Swedish jazz musicians Nils Janson and Nils Berg. Björn Dixgård toured Europe solo during the end of 2007. On 3 November 2008 the band played one US date for the "Give Me Fire" tour with the Capshuns and We Barbarians at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. On 2 September 2010 they recorded an MTV Unplugged concert at Union Film-Studios in Berlin, featuring guest appearances by Daniel Haglund, Ray Davies, Klaus Voormann, Juliette Lewis and Lana Del Rey. The concert was released on CD and DVD in late 2010. Following the unplugged album, an acoustic tour was started in October 2011, with concerts taking place in Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg. In the summer of 2012, Mando Diao had appearances at four open air festivals in Croatia, Italy, Czech Republic and Hungary. Mando Diao toured Sweden in the winter of 2013 and a Swedish summer tour (Folkparksturné) followed in the summer of 2013. In 2014, there were appearances at open air festivals in Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands and Sweden. In November 2014, an autumn tour including Sweden, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria, took place. Caligola As of late 2011, Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén have a new side project with the Salazar Brothers, called Caligola. The project's first single, "Sting of Battle", was released on 27 December 2011, followed by the first album, Back to Earth, on 24 February 2012. The second single "Forgive Forget" was certified gold in Germany in May 2012. In 2012, they appeared on the 10th track of Paul van Dyk's album Evolution, titled "If You Want My Love". Discography 2002: Bring 'Em In 2004: Hurricane Bar 2006: Ode to Ochrasy 2007: Never Seen the Light of Day 2009: Give Me Fire! 2012: Infruset 2014: Ælita 2017: Good Times 2019: Bang 2020: I Solnedgången Band members Final members Björn Dixgård - vocals, guitar (1999–present) Carl-Johan Fogelklou - bass, backing vocals (1999–present) Daniel Haglund - keyboards, organ (1999–2003; 2011–present) Patrik Heikinpieti - drums, percussion (2011–present) Jens Siverstedt - guitar, backing vocals (2015–present) Former members Gustaf Norén - vocals, guitar (1999–2015) Samuel Giers - drums, percussion (1999–2011) Mats Björke - keyboards, organs (2004–2014) Timeline See also Swedish pop music References External links Mando Diao Facebook Mando Diao Street team Video Interview Mando Diao: