Johanna Försti Reimagines Dolly Parton Songs

Singer Johanna Försti presents Pardon, Ms. Parton at G Livelab Tampere on 19 May 2027; doors open at 18:00 and the show starts at 19:00.

Försti offers new arrangements of Dolly Parton classics, moving across jazz, rock, soul and Latin styles. The programme features hits such as Jolene and 9 to 5, plus an unexpected version of I Will Always Love You. The set premiered at Viapori Jazz in August 2026, and Parton’s death days before that premiere has given the music added resonance. Försti performs with Anssi Salminen (guitar, banjo, violin), Mikko Antila (vibraphone, piano), Juho Kivivuori (double bass) and Abdissa Mamba Assefa (drums, percussion). Student tickets require a valid student card; a child under 18 may use a student ticket. Accessibility: a free companion ticket is available for assistants, there is wheelchair access and an accessible WC, but no wheelchair platform. Organizer: tiketti. Ticket link: https://www.tiketti.fi/a100004/johanna-forsti-pardon-ms-parton-g-livelab-tampere-tampere-lippuja/122129