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Roxette In Concert 2025 – London – 1st December 2025 – #38

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After a few days off, London was calling. The gang played the OVO Arena Wembley.

The doors opened at 18:00 and Roxette took the stage a couple of minutes after 19:30 local time. This time there were screens on both sides of the stage. The concert was fully seated, but the audience couldn’t help but stand up and party and sing along loudly.

Many of the Joyride musical cast of Stockholm attended the concert. How cool is that! Why London? Oh well, they will be performing at China Teatern on both 4th and 5th December when Roxette comes to Sweden this week. Everyone seemed to enjoy the show to the fullest.

Sven Lindström was also there in the audience.

Chris played God Save The King as the intro to Joyride.

No changes in the setlist.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Wish I Could Fly
6. Opportunity Nox
7. Fading Like A Flower
8. Vulnerable
9. Milk And Toast And Honey
10. Almost Unreal
11. Stars
12. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
13. It Must Have Been Love
14. How Do You Do!
15. Dangerous

Band presentation

16. Joyride

Encore

17. Spending My Time
18. Listen To Your Heart
19. The Look
20. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Linköping on 4th December! Check out the remaining 2025 tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

This was the only gig I had to skip on this tour leg, so I got a little help from a friend regarding the pics. Photos in the article are taken by Diego Carballido.

Per after the gig:

Wembley Arena! London! Wow! Such an amazing evening. Thanks so much everyone for innovative singing + dancing. Loved every second of it!!!

Lena after the show:

Thank you London!!! Wonderful night! I actually caught a cold the other day, so I had a little bit of a sore throat tonight…but everything went very well. Now I’m in bed, quiet, sipping on a nice cup of tea! Love!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Nuremberg – 26th November 2025 – #37

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Without a day off, the band travelled to Nuremberg to perform their last German show on this tour leg. The venue was the local ice hockey stadium, PSD Bank Nürnberg Arena.

This was the concert with the least hardcore fans so far and this way there weren’t too many people waiting outside the venue before the doors opened at 18:30. However, by the time Roxette entered the stage at 20:00, the arena was fully packed.

During the band presentation Magnus said he is happy sad. He is happy, because they go home for a few days, but sad, because they are leaving Germany. The crowd reacted with an „aaaaw!” The Germans were so good to them, Magnus said. Per agreed and thanked Magnus for his wise words.

Chris played Pippi Langstrumpf as the intro to Joyride.

The loudest crowd reaction was their sing-along to It Must Have Been Love after Lena dedicated it to Marie and the clapping along Christoffer’s intro.

Now a few days off for the gang to get ready for London and the last 6 shows of this tour leg. Mr. G can have some more ginger tea and get as fit as a fiddle during the next few days. It seems that he has been fighting a cold for at least the last two shows, but despite this he gives 110% energy and you couldn’t wipe the smile off his face while performing.

No changes in the setlist.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Wish I Could Fly
6. Opportunity Nox
7. Fading Like A Flower
8. Vulnerable
9. Milk And Toast And Honey
10. Almost Unreal
11. Stars
12. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
13. It Must Have Been Love
14. How Do You Do!
15. Dangerous

Band presentation

16. Joyride

Encore

17. Spending My Time
18. Listen To Your Heart
19. The Look
20. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is London on 1st December! Check out all the 2025 tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres. More photos HERE!

Per after the gig:

Thank you Nürnberg for a fab Wednesday!!!! And thank you Germany for an amazing tour. Lots of love everywhere! On our way back home for a few days now! See y’all soon again!

Lena after the show:

Thank you Nürnberg and Germany for this time!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Düsseldorf – 25th November 2025 – #36

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The band had one day break and they spent it in Düsseldorf. Christmas markets and Kraftwerk – the city has a lot to offer.

Before the gig, the organizers met Per and Lena to celebrate their sold-out concert.

This was the only show that was fully seated in Germany, so fans arrived only late, closer to the start of the show. The concert was to start at 20:00, but a lot of people were still in the hall, taking their drinks and stuff, so with a little delay, the gig kicked off at 20:10.

The band entered the stage first, then Per and Lena, as usual, and it was amazing to see that right at the second when Per entered, everyone jumped up from their seats. And when I say everyone, I mean EVERYONE, on the floor and on the upper levels as well. Aaah, it was such a great feeling! And actually, everyone stayed standing during the whole show. During the ballads too.

Per greeted the crowd with a „Guten Abend!” and after introducing Lena, he asked her how she was doing. Lena’s answer was „Mir geht’s super!” and Per said „It’s Tuesday.” Lena said „yes, it’s Tuesday. Perfect! I love Tuesdays!” Haha.

During the band presentation Per asked Magnus how he was doing. He said he was doing great in the music city of Düsseldorf. They call it the Liverpool of Germany, they have many great bands and they have their own fab four, Kraftwerk. Magnus shouted „thank you for the music, Düsseldorf!” Per thanked for the history lesson.

Chris played Pippi Langstrumpf as the wild intro to Joyride, and it worked perfectly.

If I said it gets harder and harder to name the Top5 shows in Frankfurt, then what can I say in Düsseldorf…? Awesomeness on stage, amazingness off stage. Loud, dancing audience with some cool reactions and a lot of action on stage between the band members and Per and Lena. Yeah, I have to add this show to my Top5 too. Maybe even Top3! Haha.

No changes in the setlist.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Wish I Could Fly
6. Opportunity Nox
7. Fading Like A Flower
8. Vulnerable
9. Milk And Toast And Honey
10. Almost Unreal
11. Stars
12. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
13. It Must Have Been Love
14. How Do You Do!
15. Dangerous

Band presentation

16. Joyride

Encore

17. Spending My Time
18. Listen To Your Heart
19. The Look
20. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Nuremberg on 26th November! Check out all the 2025 tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres. More photos HERE!

Per after the gig:

Amazing evening in Düsseldorf. Sold out! Thanks everyone for your endless love and affection!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Frankfurt – 23rd November 2025 – #35

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Without a day off, the band performed their 35th show on tour in Frankfurt.

Now we get used to it, but there was no support act in Frankfurt either. The doors opened at 18:30 and Roxette went on stage at 20:00. Before we entered, it was snowing outside, but the temperature was quite hot once the gang came up on stage. Just like in Hamburg, there were a lot of familiar faces in the crowd in Frankfurt too.

The band presentation started with Magnus, as usual, and he mentioned that a lot of famous people played at this venue, Jahrhunderthalle. Besides Frank Zappa, Les Humphries Singers also performed there in 1971, and he started singing their song, Mama Loo. The crowd joined in. Per laughed and told Magnus „they were here in 1971”, ponting at the crowd. ABBA played there in 1974, and now 52 years later, here are The Roxettes, Magnus added.

Chris played Pippi Langstrumpf as the intro to Joyride, and it worked perfectly with the very loud crowd.

The audience welcomed Lena very warmly. When Per and she came back for the encore and were about to play Spending My Time, someone shouted „we love you, Lena!”, she was distracted by that and thanked for it by sending a kiss towards the one who shouted. Per already wanted to start playing SMT, so he asked „are you ready?” Lena replied „yes, I’m ready, sorry, I was busy with…” Per said „sorry to interrupt”. Haha.

Now it gets harder and harder to name the Top5 shows, since all of them are fantastic, but let me include Frankfurt among the 5 best gigs on this tour leg. Pure energy bomb!

No changes in the setlist.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Wish I Could Fly
6. Opportunity Nox
7. Fading Like A Flower
8. Vulnerable
9. Milk And Toast And Honey
10. Almost Unreal
11. Stars
12. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
13. It Must Have Been Love
14. How Do You Do!
15. Dangerous

Band presentation

16. Joyride

Encore

17. Spending My Time
18. Listen To Your Heart
19. The Look
20. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Düsseldorf on 25th November! Check out all the 2025 tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres. More photos HERE! Check out how Stars sounded in Frankfurt HERE!

Per after the gig:

Fantastic Sunday in Frankfurt. Had a blast!

Lena after the show:

A fun sweaty gig!! Thank you Frankfurt!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Hamburg – 22nd November 2025 – #34

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The band had a day off after Berlin and visited Hamburg to perform the 9th show on the autumn leg. 9 shows down, 9 gigs still to come.

There was no support act in Hamburg either, so after the doors opened at 18:00, the band went on stage at 20:00. Barclays Arena is quite a large venue and it had a standing area in front of the stage and seats on two floors, at some point even on three floors. The concert wasn’t sold out, but the arena was well packed.

Per used his German several times during the gig and Lena also talked a bit in German saying „Mir geht’s super!”.

Before performing Vulnerable, Per said they started playing this song on this tour. He doesn’t know why, he probably has just forgotten about it. „Or maybe it’s really bad.” The audience was laughing. Lena said she loves it and we shouted „we too!” Haha.

The band presentation turned out to be very special. Since it was Clarence’s birthday, we thought it would be nice to wish him happy birthday, so we printed some Grattis signs to hold up when Per introduced Clarence. First it was Magnus to be introduced. He said they were in Hamburg already on Friday and they went to Gretel & Alfons, which he thinks is the best bar. Then Per turned to Clarence and we held up our signs. Clarence saw them and thanked for it. Then he started playing the tunes of Neverending Love, because Mr. G is hard to get distracted, he kept saying his usual intro speech. Then finally Per said: „to make things even more special, today it’s his birthday!”. We cheered for Clarence, the band started playing Happy Birthday To You and the audience was singing. Per said „beautiful! He is turning 28”. Haha. Then PG introduced Dea and Jonas and then came Norpan, the new kid on the block. Per went on: „and to make things a little bit more special, it was his birthday yesterday”. So we held up our signs again and started singing Happy Birthday To You to Norpan too. Per said he is also 28. Then Chris played HSV Hamburg die wunderschöne Stadt as the intro to Joyride, but the crowd didn’t really seem to recognize it, so Chris even sang a line into the mic. After the show we found out that Hamburg SV played a match at the same time as the concert was on, so probably all soccer fans went to see the match instead of the gig. Haha. The team lost to Augsburg though. They all should have come to the concert instead.

The whole show was amazing – even if the sound wasn’t the best – the audience sing-along was fabulous and the energy and fun on stage was fantastic! What an awesome Saturday night! So soundwise it’s still Berlin that was the best show so far on this tour leg, but otherwise this gig has just jumped to the No. 2 spot (after No. 1 Valencia) on my list. Sorry, Copenhagen. Haha.

No changes in the setlist.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Wish I Could Fly
6. Opportunity Nox
7. Fading Like A Flower
8. Vulnerable
9. Milk And Toast And Honey
10. Almost Unreal
11. Stars
12. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
13. It Must Have Been Love
14. How Do You Do!
15. Dangerous

Band presentation

16. Joyride

Encore

17. Spending My Time
18. Listen To Your Heart
19. The Look
20. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Frankfurt on 23rd November! Check out all the 2025 tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres. More photos HERE!

Per after the gig:

Hamburg! Wow, what a FANTASTIC Saturday nite!!!! Had so much fun, thanks all you 8000 friends popping by! Love you all!

Lena after the show:

Thank you Hamburg!! A lot of action!!

At the end of THIS article you’ll find two sound files and you can hear Per saying some words about what a treat it is to play in Hamburg.