World Tour 2011

Roxette to take part in Norwegian festival in Tromsø

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Organizators of Døgnvillfestivalen in the Northern Norwegian city of Tromsø announced that Roxette is set to perform during this year’s festival. The festival takes place between the 1st and 3rd September and Roxette is said to perform on Thursday (September 1st). This makes the 4th Roxette concert in Norway this year and the 69th (!!!) on the World Tour 2011 schedule.

The festival’s director Hogne Rundeberg said:

This is one of the bands on the list of ultimate bookings for us and we are looking forward to this historic event. We have a tradition to have great artists with us and this concert is a guaranteed singalong – in the same way as the a-ha’s gig last year.

Other Swedish artists like Robyn, Veronica Maggio or The Cardigans are going to perform there as well. It is the third largest festival in Norway with over 13,000 people participating.

More information at www.dognvill.no

Roxette is back on Billboard… Concert Box Score Charts

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Time For Fun agency, that organized recent Roxette shows in Latin America, shared with the sale information for the chosen South American shows – in Brazil and Chile. Billboard Concert Box Score Chart lists the world’s top concert sales with information on ticket prices, sellouts, venues and promoters.

Roxette managed to place 6 gigs into the Billboard’s 258 biggest concerts of April and May 2011. No data regarding Russian/European, Uruguayan or Argentinian dates is available.

# 15
Roxette
April 14, 19, 2011
Credicard Hall
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Gross sales: $1,134,020
Attend / capacity: 13,351 / 14,126
Shows / sell-outs: 2 / 0
Prices: $219.63, $56.48
Promoters: T4F-Time For Fun

# 37
Roxette
April 9, 2011
Movistar Arena
Santiago, Chile

Gross sales: $680,420
Attend / capacity: 10,460 / 12,311
Shows / sell-outs: 1 / 0
Prices: $105.24, $30.31
Promoters: T4F-Time For Fun

# 41
Roxette
April 16, 2011
Citibank Hall
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Gross sales: $594,871
Attend / capacity: 7,959 / 7,959
Shows / sell-outs: 1 / 1
Prices: $171.03, $95.01
Promoters: T4F-Time For Fun

# 51
Roxette
April 12, 2011
Pepsi On Stage
Porto Alegre, Brazil

Gross sales: $415,637
Attend / capacity: 5,772 / 7,154
Shows / sell-outs: 1 / 0
Prices: $190.05, $57.01
Promoters: T4F-Time For Fun

# 56
Roxette
April 17, 2011
Chevrolet Hall
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Gross sales: $384,832
Attend / capacity: 4,681 / 5,438
Shows / sell-outs: 1 / 0
Prices: $127.14, $89
Promoters: T4F-Time For Fun

Source: Billboard.biz

Thanks to Johannes.

World Tour 2011: Buenos Aires #1 Video Bootleg

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Thanx for a super evening last night in B.A.! Wonderful crowd and band, two perfect hours. Played Stars for the first time in a while. Great fun! Look forward to Part Two tonight!!!!!!

A big thank you to Eloy Mathesan from Argentina.

Dressed for success
Sleeping in my car
The Big L.
Wish I Could Fly
Only When I Dream
She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio)
Perfect Day
Things Will Never Be The Same
It Must Have Been Love
Opportunity Nox
7Twenty7
Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)
Stars
How Do You Do!
Dangerous
Band Intro
Joyride
Watercolours in the Rain

Spending My Time
The Look

Way Out
Listen to Your Heart
Church of Your Heart

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Sun City press conference: over 50,000 people saw Roxette in South Africa

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On news of the band returning to the country for a series of shows, fans quickly flocked to ticketing offices to make sure they got to see one of the world’s most loved bands on South African soil. The response was overwhelmingly positive, prompting organisers to add more dates to the tour. The result? Seven sold out shows in South Africa alone. Ahead of the show, the band’s Per Gessle said they really weren’t expecting such a response.

Watch an interview with Per Gessle

With the industry moving into a digital environment with fans downloading albums and using social media as a means to find out more about their favourite stars, Gessle says he too has embraced the new media craze.

I have a 13 year old son. If you told him I was interested in new media, he would probably laugh in your face. It all comes down to the fact that I always wanted to be in control of my music. I remember in the old days in the 80s when you had fan clubs. It was always terrible because there was always someone else running them. There was no money involved, nobody wanted to be involved. It’s just so easy using Facebook for instance. I have my iPhone and a take pictures. It’s just a fantastic thing for a fan to see that level of access.

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