Roxette

Aftonbladet: Roxette to conquer the world again

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In the Friday’s paper and online editions of Aftonbladet – the great feature about Roxette’s forthcoming tour and album was published by Jens Peterson. He was Roxette’s guest during several concerts in 2011 – in Poland and Sweden – and last week he also visited Roxette in the Stockholm Atlantis Studio, where the last recording session for T2 album took place. Here are the most interesting quotes from Marie, Per and pieces of information they revealed.

Big thanks to Evgeny Perekopskiy for all his help.

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Brazilian tickets soon on sale

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As Bianca Martins Cappelletti of RoxetteBrasil.net informs that tickets for São Paulo [May 10], Rio de Janeiro [May 12] and Curitiba [May 8] will go on sale on Monday, January 30. São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro tickets will be available only for those consumers who use Credicard, Citibank or Diners. Curitiba is the only concert without this limitations. General sale for those three gigs is set to begin on February 6.

There is no official information regarding tickets to Brasilia and Recife.

Zowie to support Roxette in New Zealand

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Voxy.co.nz informs that Auckland based synth-pop diva Zowie will support Roxette for their concert at Auckland’s Vector Arena on Saturday 11 February 2012, replacing Dragon who have cancelled due to scheduling issues.

Zowie’s debut single Broken Machine went Gold in NZ and her catchy electro chants have garnered much international attention. MTV Iggy (www.mtviggy.com) named Zowie as one of the Top 10 Best New Bands in the World, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton invited her to play at his One Night in Austin SXSW (one of the largest music festivals in the USA) after-party and the New York Times named her as the First Day Pick of the CMJ Music Marathon.

The single Smash It, released shortly after Zowie’s 11 date Australasian Tour as the opening act for Katy Perry, featured in the hit US TV show Pretty Little Liars. With just a handful of singles and a Bettie-Page-as-a-sexy-robot look, Zowie is poised to challenge the Ke$has and Gagas of this world.

“(Zowie) sounds like a mix of Karen O, Amanda Blank and Prince. She’s a bit of glam pop and a bit of dirty grunge. Check out the self-described ‘pixie’ from New Zealand… and discover why she’s been recruited to support the likes of Mark Ronson and Katy Perry on tour” – NME

Thanks to Celestte for sharing this news.

Roxette returns to Beijing after 17 years + Show in Shanghai added

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As China.org.cn informs, Swedish pop music duo Roxette will play in Beijing on March 12, 2012. The show is scheduled at Beijing’s MasterCard Center. It’s the fifth Roxette’s concert in Southeast Asia afer Jakarta, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei concerts and glory return to this part of the world after long 17 years of waiting.

On March 14th, Roxette will play at Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai.

Thanks to Evgeny Perekopskiy for sending this news.