Original version of Prague’s interview in English without Czech dabbing can be seen and heard on Czech TV website. Just follow the link and enjoy…
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Marek Eben, host of “Na plovárne” (Swimming with…) programme on the Czech TV2, had a chance to talk with Per Gessle just before the Roxette’s Prague concert on June 5th. Practice your Czech!
Comment from Per Gessle
Landed in Ostrava after a couple of sunny days in Munich. Everyone’s excited, Chris is preparing a musical surprise, Clarence is not krank anymore, Pelle is still sleeping, Marie has finally answered her e-mails, Helena is out jogging and Magnus is watching Sound of Noise. I’m happy
My Gosh!! Thanx for an unforgettable evening here in Ostrava! Beautiful crowd, half descent band and Marie in top shape. Hope to return here before long!!!! Have a great summer everyone! Thanx for waiting for us!!!!
Foto: Iva Marešová/ t-music.cz
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. Perfect Day
08. Things Will Never Be The Same
09. It Must Have Been Love
10. Opportunity Nox
11. 7twenty7
12. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
13. Silver Blue
14. How Do You Do!
15. Dangerous
Band presentation
16. Joyride (introduced with “Vysoky jalovec”)
17. Watercolours In The Rain
18. Spending My Time
19. The Look
20. Way Out
21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart
Misc
12,000 people in the audience – it was the second sold-out Roxette concert in the Czech Republic – the first one in Prague was sold-out in just few months. Almost 30,000 Czech fans saw Roxette during their two concerts in the country in June.
Articles and photos
t-music.cz (photogallery)
t-music.cz (review)
denik.cz (photogallery)
bulon.rajce.idnes.cz (photogallery)
pkokot.com (photogallery)
Big thanks to Iva Marešová for the photo!
Before the sold-out Prague gig Roxette was awarded with golden record for “Charm school” album in the Czech Republic. Later on the little meet & greet was held.
Foto: Tomáš Martinek
More pictures can be found at T-music.cz
“Catchy melodies, strong choruses and unique symbiosis of male and female music ego, don’t lose its magic – even after so many years. The comeback, which isn’t only a nostalgic memory of the flat past, that’s for sure.”
This is the begining of an article by old time Roxette fan and reporter of Czech music magazine “t-music” Iva Marešová, which with more that 16.000 fans attended yesterday’s gig in Prague. You can read her article in Czech and also in English. She wrote that “thus the main question was – does Roxette’s comeback fall into the category of the meaningless returns or, conversely, belong to a group of those that makes sense? Yesterday’s concert gave the perfect answer.”
And continues that “Prague show offered three kinds of moments – blur, nice and extraordinary. To the class of the extraordinary belonged the American’s “big four” – The Look, Listen To Your Heart, It Must Have Been Love and Joyride. Last-mentioned offered a unique intro – the metal version of Škoda lásky.”
Article ends with very charming resume: “There are a lot of bands, which can’t avoid the idea they should end up on top with a “big name”. Before beginning a new chapter the candidates for this post were also Roxette. False. Arguments? The potential of the old material that is not just a flat retro as well as the ability to do the new hits that will not reach the success of the past ones, but still belong to above-average.”
Follow the links below, you can find complete article with many pictures from the show and also from a meet and greet with Roxette (these will be added later).
Comment from Per Gessle
Oh yeah! Everybody’s crying with joy!!! Super-fab-fantastic gig tonight in Prague. More than 18.000 extraordinary people in the O2 Arena helped us with another beautiful Prague gig!!!!! We love it here and feel most welcome. Hope we can come back before long!!!! LOVE!!!! P&M & 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. Perfect Day
08. Things Will Never Be The Same
09. It Must Have Been Love
10. Opportunity Nox
11. 7twenty7
12. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
13. Silver Blue
14. How Do You Do!
15. Dangerous
Band presentation
16. Joyride (introduced by “Skoda latky”)
17. Watercolours In The Rain
18. Spending My Time
19. The Look
20. Way Out
21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart
Miscs
According to various sources there was around 15,000 – 18,000 people in the Prague O2 Arena, which makes this concert to the biggest one on this tour (so far). “Crash! Boom! Bang!” was rehearsed before the concert.
Articles and photos
Roxette will perform for the second time in Czech Republic this June. The first concert will take place in O2 Arena in Prague on Jun 5th and is almost sold-out. Roxette decided to add another gig for Czech fans – this time in Ostrava on June 27th at CEZ Aréna.
“After already sold-out show in Prague, Czech fans will have a second chance to see the spectacular comeback of the Swedish pop duo” Jan Kostecki, concert organizers representative, says.
Tickets for the Ostrava concert will go on sale on Monday, January 24th at Ticketpro and Ticket Art.
Tickets are available from 690 to 990 crowns.
Thanks to Evgeny Perekopskiy for this piece of information.