World Tour 2012: Amsterdam, Netherlands – June 29 #114

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Comment from Per Gessle

Thank you Amsterdam for a wonderful night! Oh it’s such a pleasure playing for you guys and dolls!!! We had a blast in spite of a few hiccups (can someone teach me the chords to It’s Possible?). A beautiful evening! Cheers, P&Co

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Silver Blue
05. Stars
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Perfect Day
08. Things Will Never Be The Same
09. It Must Have Been Love
10. It’s possible
11. 7twenty7
12. Fading Like A Flower
13. Crash!Boom!Bang!
14. How Do You Do!
15. Dangerous
Band Presentation
16. Joyride (introduced with “Sylvia”)

17. Spending My Time
18. The Look

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

Videos

Trivia

The audience got warmed up by Canadian rock band “Jonas & The Massive Attraction“. The show was sold out with 9-10,000 visitors.

Reports/Reviews

Musiek.nl (4/5 stars)
Cozycot (gallery)

“The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye” prelisten and release!

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There was a time when you recorded LP albums. Each side was about 20 minutes long to maximise the sound quality. Our ”Joyride” album was so jam-packed with material that we just had to omit a few pearls that we really loved.

One of them was “The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye”, which instead was used as a B-side on the “Spending My Time” single (yes, they had B-sides back then…). We’ve been regretting this for twenty years now, and when we did the “Travelling” album, which was recorded during our 19 month World Tour, the idea popped up to give “The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye” a new and well-deserved chance.

Would there be a way to brush off the dust and rejuvenate this overlooked gem into the current world? There certainly would. We gave it to Peter “Bassflow” Boström, who was unable to make the tight “Travelling” deadline since he was busy writing and producing Loreen’s Eurovision Song Contest Winner “Euphoria”. But now, in time for the summer season, he’s done.

And what a piece of work it is. Absolutely brilliant. We love it! Now more than ever…

Go to Roxette Facebook page and check the site between 1-3pm CET today!

Source: EMI Newsletter

Update: The song appears to be already released on iTunes in several countries!

Roxette to give a second concert in Norway in August

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Per Gessle announced today that Roxette will play in Bodø, Norway, on August 17.

This is the second concert of Roxette in Norway in August, and the 4th this year, as you can see below or on the Tour Plan 2012.

13.07 Odderøya Live Festival, Kristiansand, Norway | Tickets #120
14.07 Fredriksten Festning, Halden, Norway | Tickets #121
18.08 Color Line Stadium, Jugendfest festival, Ålesund, Norway | Tickets #127

Tickets for the concert are available here, though Roxette is still not announced on the official website.

 

World Tour 2012: Buenos Aires Video Bootleg

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Argentinian Gente detras de las paredes website has released the very new and of decent quality video bootleg from the Roxette concert in Buenos Aires that took place on Tuesday, April 24, 2012.

It was the first of five live Roxette show in Argentina – including cities of Mar del Plata, Neuquen, Rosario and Córdoba. Two moments during the Buenos Aires gig deserve a higlight – the very first performance of “It’s possible” during this tour and surprising local tune played by Christoffer Lundquist – “De Música Ligera”. More unforgettable moments only on this special fan-made DVD.

Big thanks to Oscar Antonio Cordoba for making this bootleg available.

Tracklist for the Buenos Aires 2012 video bootleg:

01. Dressed for success
02. Sleeping in my car
03. The Big L.
04. Silver blue
05. Stars
06. She’s got nothing on (but the radio)
07. Perfect day
08. Things will never be the same
09. It must have been love
10. It’s possible
11. 7twenty7
12. Fading like a flower
13. Crash boom bang
14. How do you do?
15. Dangerous
16. Band introduction / De música ligera
17. Joyride
18. Spending my time
19. The look
20. Listen to your heart
21. Church of your heart

Download links can be found here.