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World Tour 2011: Horsens, Denmark – November 5 #70

Nov 7

Posted by Tomasz in Roxette, Tour | 4 Comments

Comment from Per Gessle

Awrite! Horsens, Denmark – We Luv You! Great Saturday night! Thanx for making this happen! Awopbopaloobop!

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with ” “)

18. Watercolours in the rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart

Articles

BT.dk (review)
Gaffa.dk (review)
Gaffa.dk (gallery)
Hsfo.dk (review)

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World Tour 2011: Malmö, Sweden – November 4 #69

Nov 7

Posted by Tomasz in Roxette, Tour | No Comments

Comment from Per Gessle

Malmö! Supergig tonite, thanx everyone for helping us out. We had a blast! All smiles + 2 beers each! Cheers, P.

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with “Jag har bott vid en landsväg i hela mitt liv”)

18. Watercolours in the rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart

Articles

Expressen (review)
Sydsvenskan (review)
Sydsvenskan (gallery)
Trelleborgs Allehanda (gallery)
Skanskan (review)
HD.se (review)

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Metropolitan confirms: Roxette to perform in Rosario, Argentina

Nov 4

Posted by Tomasz in Roxette, Tour | No Comments

As ImpulsoNegocios.com informs, Jorge Cura – Metropolitan’s manager has confirmed that Roxette, Michael Bublé, Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquín Sabina are set to perform in Rosario arena in 2012. The shows are likely to take place between March and April next year.

It just once again reminds us this little news… We were also informed that another unofficial date is April 20th in Lima, Peru.

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Per Gessle for Livestage TV: this tour should last till October 2012

Nov 4

Posted by Tomasz in Interview, Per Gessle, Roxette, Tour, YouTube | 10 Comments

Livestage TV has had a chance to talk with the Man from Roxette just before yesterday’s Stockholm concert in Globen. Here is what Per said during the interview:

- hopefully 1.5 mil tickets will be sold once the tour ends
- this tour should last till September-October 2012
- there will be Gyllene Tider reunion in future
- the new album is called “Tourism II” and it will be released in March; this album will be finally mixed in January

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No DVD-shooting in Barcelona?

Nov 4

Posted by Tomasz in Roxette, Tour | 10 Comments

According to our sources, Roxette have decided not to film the forthcoming Barcelona concert despite previous announcments. It does not mean that the DVD project is cancelled – it is very likely that recording of the concert will take place in 2012 – somewhere outside Europe.

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World Tour 2011: Stockholm, Sweden – November 3 #68

Nov 4

Posted by Tomasz in Roxette, Tour | 2 Comments

Comment from Per Gessle

Aaah Stockholm. Thanx for a wonderful evening. Grymt att vara på hemmaplan!!! Tjohooo från oss alla!

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with “Ljudet Av Ett Annat Hjärta”)

18. Watercolours in the rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart

Misc

Almost 10,000 people in the audience, including Sweden’s Foreign Affair Minister – Carl Bildt.

Articles

Expressen’s live report from Globen
Expressen (short review)
Expressen (longer review, 2/5)
Expressen (gallery)
Aftonbladet (review, 3/5)
Svenska Dagbladet (review)
Rockfoto.nu (gallery)
Makebelivestudio.se (gallery)

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Roxette receives golden record for Charm School in Switzerland

Nov 3

Posted by Tomasz in Roxette, Tour | 2 Comments

After receiving golden records in Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden and Russia, Roxette finally got this award in Switzerland – just before the Zurich concert. Have a look at picture below.

Source: MediaBiz.de

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World Tour 2011: Zürich, Switzerland – October 31 #67

Nov 2

Posted by Kiwein in Roxette, Tour | No Comments

Comment from Per Gessle

Oh Yeah! Super Duper Gig tonight in Zurich. Outstanding crowd (13.000), great great band and Marie…. wow! Thanx for your support and coming to the show! We’ll be back!!!!


Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with “Es Buurebüebli mag i nöd”)

18. Watercolours in the rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart


Articles and Photos:

Aargauer Zeitung
Blick
Musik Blogg (with video)
Usgang (gallery)
Students.ch (very bad reviews from visitors)
GMX.net

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World Tour 2011: Geneva, Switzerland – October 30 #66

Oct 31

Posted by Kiwein in Roxette, Tour | 2 Comments

Comment from Per Gessle

Oh sweet Geneva. Thanx for a fab evening. Great crowd + tidy but rockin’ band tonight. Chris is having the flu + Marie’s had a slight problem with one of her many legs. But we loved it! See ya next time, Geneva!

 

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (no specific intro has been played)

18. Watercolours in the rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart

Articles and Photos:

 Tilllate.com (gallery)
TSR.ch (video, interview with Per and short clip from the concert)

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World Tour 2011: Nürnberg, Germany – October 27 #65

Oct 28

Posted by Kiwein in Roxette, Tour | 3 Comments

Comment from Per Gessle

Last gig in Germany for a while! And what a night it was! Killer gig for us here in Nurnberg with a super crowd! Thanx everyone for joining the party!!!! See y’all soon!!!!

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with “Hänschen klein”)

18. Spending My Time
19. The Look

20. Listen To Your Heart
21. Church Of Your Heart


Misc

Watercolours In The Rain was skipped.

Articles and photos

Heftig-magazin.de (article)
Heftig-magazin.de (gallery)
Nürnberger Nachrichten
NN Gallery
Nürnberger Zeitung

Videos

It must have been love | Perfect day

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Win a chance to meet Per and Marie in Stockholm!

Oct 28

Posted by Judith in Editorial, Roxette, Tour | 3 Comments

Are you going to see Roxette live in their homeland next week? Keep on reading!

In cooperation with Roxette’s Management and Live Nation we are proud to offer you the chance to meet Per and Marie backstage in Stockholm on Thursday 3rd of November, 2011.

To participate in the contest simply write an email to judith @ roxetteblog . com including the following information:

- your name
- your nickname on Roxetteblog
- cell phone number

and answer to this question:

- Name one of the two songs which were added to the set list in the Autumn tour 2011, which started in Vienna on October 10th.

The winners will be chosen randomly amongst all participants who answered the question correctly.

The contest will run until Monday 31st of October.

Good luck!

Don’t forget to read the small letter…

Contest terms and conditions:
- you can only participate once
- we will randomly pick the winners among all valid emails (valid means: with name, nickname, cell phone number and correct answer).
- the winners will be notified per email on Tuesday 1st of November and will be required to reply to the email confirming their attendance to the meet & greet
- further instructions where/when to meet will be also sent per email or SMS. If you are not at the meeting point at the agreed time, the prize will be given to somebody else!
- the winners will have to have a valid ticket for the concert and are responsible for their transport to and from the venue and any costs that might arise
- the prize is for one person only, so the winners won’t be able to take their friend(s) with them to the meet & greet
- Roxetteblog will not enter into any correspondence regarding the result of the contest
- in the event the meet & greet is cancelled, no other date or other prize will be offered as replacement
- of course, all submitted data will only be used for the purpose of the contest, to contact you for confirmation and instructions, and won’t be given to third parties
- last but not least, you can bring one item to have it signed by Marie and Per

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World Tour 2011: Hamburg, Germany – October 25 #64

Oct 26

Posted by Tomasz in Roxette, Tour | 5 Comments

Comment from Per Gessle

Supergig in Hamburg. Brilliant crowd, great band. Thanx everyone for making this happen. Have to come back before long! Yea!

Setlist

(c) Dennis Wegner


01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with “Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins”)

18. Watercolours In The Rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart

Articles and photos

Abendblatt
Abendblatt II
Hamburger Morgenpost (article)
Hamburger Morgenpost (gallery)
Radio Hamburg (gallery)

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World Tour 2011: Berlin, Germany – October 24 #63

Oct 26

Posted by Tomasz in Roxette, Tour | 7 Comments

Comment from Per Gessle

Hey man, what a fab gig tonite!!! Thank you all Berliners & co for making this happen. Supercrowd + a pretty decent Swedish combo = Love!!!!

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with “Kreuzberger Nächte sind lang”)

18. Watercolours In The Rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart

Articles and photos

Der Tagesspiel
Welt Online
The Daily Roxette
Roxettepl.com
o2 berlin

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South Africa, North and South America on Roxette’s radars

Oct 26

Posted by Tomasz in Interview, Per Gessle, Tour | 1 Comment

In the very recent English interview for World Radio Switzerland’s Alex Helmick – promoting 2 forthcoming Swiss shows – Per Gessle has admitted that Roxette is planning to come back to South America (it has been circulating for few months now here and there), South Africa and North America (Canada).

Have a listen!

Thanks to Arnaldo Mariano Suarez for sending this through.

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World Tour 2011: Tel Aviv, Israel – October 22 #62

Oct 24

Posted by Tomasz in Roxette, Tour | 6 Comments

Comment from Per Gessle

Thanx for a wonderful Saturday night in Tel Aviv. 12.000 VERY loud voices could be heard singing along. What would we do without you? We had a swell time. See ya next time!!! Cheers, P & Co

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with “Hava Nagila”)

18. Watercolours In The Rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart

Videos

Articles

Ynet.co.il (sightseeing Jerusalem)
Cozycot.com (Sightseeing Jerusalem #2)

Tal Ashkenazi’s Facebook gallery (Soundcheck + concert)
The Jerusalem Post
Mako.co.il
Mignews.com
Sheraton Facebook page

Misc

The concert was moved from in-door arena (5,000) due to high demand of tickets. According to various sources – there was between 10,000 and 13,600 people on the concert. It was the very first live concert of Roxette in Israel.

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