Per Gessle

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Leipzig – 18th November 2025 – #32

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The first of six German shows on this tour leg was held in Leipzig. That was a tough change regarding temperature – from 25 degrees in Barcelona to 3 degrees in Leipzig. You could see Mr. G was freezing in his dressing room 20 minutes before going on stage. Haha. But as Åsa said, soon he got warm.

There was no support act, so after the doors opened at 18:30, we had to wait for only 1.5 hours to see the Roxette gang playing. It was a half standing, half seated setting of Quarterback Immobilien Arena.

After warming up with the first two songs, Per greeted the crowd by saying „Guten Abend!” and then they kicked ass with Dressed For Success. The audience was singing along to both the ballads and the uptempo songs and provided a rhythm by their clapping during many songs. There was a lot of action on stage and it’s always lovely to see how much fun everyone has by playing together.

Christoffer played Sachsenlied (Sing, mei Sachse, sing) as the intro to Joyride.

After we left the building, the party went on in front of the arena where a guy was playing The Look on a guitar. People gathered around him and sang along.

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 Berlin on 20th 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 Vulnerable sounded in Leipzig HERE!

Per after the gig:

Leipzig! Amazing opening show in Germany. Thx everyone for joining the joyride tonight! Had so much fun!!!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Barcelona – 16th November 2025 – #31

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Without a day off, the gang continued their journey in Barcelona.

Some fans had been queuing since the morning, but most of the people came to the venue 1 hour before the doors opened (19:30). There was no support act, so Roxette went on stage at 21:00.

It was a standing show with hardcore fans in the first rows and the crowd was singing along very loudly during all the songs. Per asked the audience if they are like this on a Sunday, how they celebrate Saturdays. Haha. The whole gang was in top shape and the sound was fantastic.

When Per presented the band and he turned to Magnus, Magnus said he felt great. He bought a brand new hat in Barcelona. It’s colour-coded to go with his Blue Swedish Sex Machine. The crowd cheered for him. All band members were welcomed warmly. Chris played Cant del Barça, the official FC Barcelona anthem as the intro to Joyride. The crowd was singing along extremely loudly. Christoffer even stopped playing at one point and just conducted the sing-along. It was cool!

The crowd went „olé!”-ing before the encore and shouted „Roxette, Roxette” several times before Per and Lena got back on stage to perform Spending My Time.

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 Leipzig on 18th 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:

Barcelona! Wow! Third time at Sant Jordi Club since 2011! Always a treat!! Love to you all who attended tonight and made this gig one for the history books!

Lena after the show:

It was cooking in Barcelona yesterday. So grateful to be a part of the Roxette-family! Thank you Per Gessle and thanks to all the dedicated fans out there! Amazing!!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Valencia – 15th November 2025 – #30

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Valencia has just witnessed the 30th show on the Roxette In Concert tour. Roig Arena greeted us with an amazing facade (check it HERE) and all the people were taking selfies / photos with it before entering the venue.

The doors opened at 19:00 and there was no support act, so Roxette went on stage at 21:00. The Spanish shows in summer were very loud and amazing, so I expected Valencia to be loud as well, but I somehow couldn’t imagine the show could even top Copenhagen. Well, it could! Oh my God! What an absolutely awesome gig it was!

It was a fully seated concert, but we didn’t use our seats too much. Thanks to the hardcore Spanish front row, the whole arena got on their feet. The longtime Roxers in the front stood up already during the first song and the entire audience followed them. People were undecisive during the ballads, so some of them sat down, some of them stayed standing and there was a mix of it too: the ones who sat down in the beginning, but couldn’t keep their asses on the seats and stood up after a little while.

The crowd reactions were fantastic. When each and every song started to play, they reacted with an „aaah”, noticing that a hit came after a hit. They were singing along loudly, clapping and dancing. The gang on stage got pretty fuelled by this and they were even more powerful than in Denmark. You could see all those happy faces on and off stage. Magical feeling it was!

Per greeted the crowd with an „hola!” and said Valencia is a truly wonderful city. This is the first time he is here and he just loves it. The audience was cheering for him. Lena also greeted the crowd with an „hola!” and said she feels great. In Valencia you are always happy. The crowd accepted her warmly.

Before Per presented the band, he asked the crowd if a Saturday night is always like this in Valencia. He has to move here then. Haha. The crowd rewarded it with a longer „olé! olé! olé! olé!”.

Chris played the Anthem of Valencia as the intro to Joyride. The crowd was singing along loudly and released some heart-shaped balloons in the front row. Lena was also playing with those balloons that ended up on stage.

At the end of the show, front row fans held up TACK signs to thank for the concert. The band appreciated it.

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 Barcelona on 16th 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:

Wow! Amazing gig in Valencia! Had so much fun with a wonderful Saturday night crowd! Thanks for all your generous very loud voices and for reminding us what it’s like to perform in Spain. Outstanding! See you tomorrow in Barcelona!!!!

Lena after the show:

Energy was high in Valencia!! Thank you soooo much!!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Copenhagen – 12th November 2025 – #29

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Roxette arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark last night to perform at Royal Arena. We met Christoffer before the show and he said Magnus attended concerts at this venue and said it’s a great one, the sound is always very good. We were eager to find out if that was true.

The band went on stage at 21:00 after a local support act, Halberg & Friends. Already during the opening act’s performance we could see that the crowd was in party mood. People stood up from their seats and danced to the songs and they were singing along loudly.

The sound in the arena was really amazing! Roxette sounded awesome and the crowd’s sing-along was so loud and clear. The audience had a fab time on this Wednesday night in the fully packed arena and already stood up from their seats at Dressed For Success. We usually sat down again during the ballads, but during the encore we stayed standing. Both the gang on stage and the audience off stage was so powerful! So Copenhagen easily has become the best gig so far on the autumn leg!

Per and Lena talked to the audience in English in between the songs, but when Per introduced Lena after Sleeping In My Car, she asked in Swedish if there were some Swedes in the crowd. She got a loud reaction, so there were quite some Swedes. Before It Must Have Been Love, Lena talked a bit in Swedish again and of course, dedicated it to Marie.

Chris played Pippi Långstrump as the intro to Joyride. The crowd was singing along loudly.

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 Valencia on 15th 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:

Copenhagen! Such a magic evening! Thanks all you almost 10.000 ppl for stopping by. We had a blast. Love in the air!!!

Lena after the show:

Wonderful gig in Copenhagen tonight! Tack!! Danskar och svenskar i en underbar mix!!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Helsinki – 9th November 2025 – #28

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After two days off, the gang showed up at Veikkaus Arena (formerly known as Hartwall Arena) in Helsinki.

The doors opened at 18:30 and there was no support act, so the band was set to start the show at 20:00 and they went on stage exactly at that time.

The show was fully seated and there were no screens in the arena, so it was even trickier to stand up here than in Prague, because then you knew you would completely block the view for those sitting behind you. Anyway… hint: we stood up at some point. Haha.

Per greeted the crowd after Sleeping In My Car and he said he thought they would be home watching the hockey game tonight. Haha. Obviously not. He said it’s always a treat to play in Helsinki. Then he introduced Lena and asked her how she felt. Lena said she felt great: „We are in Helsinki, for God’s sake!” And she greeted the audience in Swedish too. [Swedish is also an official language in Finland. /PP] The crowd cheered her loudly. Finnish people know Lena much better than in other countries, because Finland is also a big ESC fan and they know Lena mainly from the Eurovision Song Contest.

After Fading Like A Flower, someone in the audience shouted: „Bravo, Lena!” Lena thanked him in Swedish and the guy shouted back: „Good job!” in Swedish.

Finnish people are more reserved than the Czech, so the security team didn’t have to come and say they shouldn’t stand up, because they wouldn’t anyway. Haha. Blame it on the international fans and yeah, the braver Finnish people that in the end, people started to stand up from their seats at Dangerous. The security team only asked us not to rush to the area right in front of the stage to leave space for them if anything happens, but they let us be standing between the sections. Very nice of them. More and more people stood up and by the second half of the encore, most of the arena was standing.

Chris played Säkkijärven polkka as the intro to Joyride. The crowd reaction to that was just as amazing as Christoffer’s playing.

When Lena and Per came back for the encore to play Spending My Time, they had a lovely conversation.

Per: – So it’s just the two of us now, Lena.

Lena: – I know. It’s a bit scary, but I trust you, Per. (Someone in the crowd shouted: „So do we!” Haha.)

Per: – I wrote this song the same day I wrote Joyride. Joyride in the morning, this one in the afternoon. I probably skipped lunch.

Lena: – Genius!

The acoustics of the venue were amazing! The band sounded simply wonderful and the audience’s sound was so clear too. Per also mentioned it several times that the crowd sounds terrific. Both their sing-along and their clapping was fabulous.

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 Copenhagen on 12th 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:

Helsinki! Awesome Sunday crowd! Love to play this city!!! Thx for coming and singing along!!!! See you soon again!!!

Lena after the show:

A lot of fun in Helsinki yesterday! Thank you so much!!