After an amazing opening show and an awesome second concert in South Africa, the Roxette gang arrived in Perth, Australia two days before the first Oz gig. They didn’t have much time to recover from jetlag, but they seemed to enjoy their day off in the city and next to the pool in hot hot hot Australia.
Last time Roxette visited Perth was in February 2015 on the 30th anniversary tour. Then they played at Perth Arena, this time they performed at beautiful Kings Park & Botanic Garden. The gates opened at 5.00 pm local time, support act Boom Crash Opera went on stage at 5.30 pm, Jon Stevens at 6.45 pm and Roxette entered the stage a couple of minutes after 8.00 pm.
I spotted photographer Anders Roos in vids and pics from the show, so we will surely see some fab pro shots on this leg of the tour.
10 years passed since the last Australian Rox gigs, but the crowd still remembered the lyrics and sang along loudly. Per & Lena & the whole band were very energetic and enjoyed performing Down Under. Lena could feel as welcomed in Oz as in South Africa.
Setlist
- The Big L.
- Sleeping In My Car
- Dressed For Success
- What’s She Like?
- Crash! Boom! Bang!
- Fading Like A Flower
- Opportunity Nox
- Things Will Never Be The Same
- Vulnerable
- Milk And Toast And Honey
- Wish I Could Fly
- Stars
- She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
- It Must Have Been Love
- How Do You Do!
- Dangerous
Band presentation
- Joyride
Encore
- Spending My Time
- Listen To Your Heart
- The Look
- Queen Of Rain
Next stop is Melbourne for a sold out show on 7th March!
Videos
Pic by Marie Dimberg shared on Roxette’s Facebook
Pics by Åsa Gessle shared on Roxette’s Instagram
Per after the show on Facebook:
Perth March 5, 2025! Wow! Amazing town. Amazing crowd. Amazing heat. Love to be down under, folks! Had a blast last night. Thanx all you 6500 aussies stopping by. We’ll meet again for sure!
PG on Instagram:
Thanks for an amazing gig in Perth. Lovely crowd on a very hot evening for us Swedes. Felt like you all (and we) had lots of fun! See you soon again!
Lena after the show:
Thank you Perth!! I was very surprised to see this banner in the audience saying ”Vetlanda”! Because that’s the small town in Sweden that I grew up in!! I felt at home.