Roxette: Live – Back Again! 2026 – Liberec, Czechia – 24th July – #16

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Liberec is approximately a one-hour drive from Prague, and it is hosting the Benátská! s Impulsem festival over the weekend. The main attraction of the four-day event was Roxette last night.

There were four stages, and the festival site was huge. Some people didn’t leave the main stage area all day; they even brought camping chairs with them to camp out there. Haha.

Roxette were due to begin their show at 21:30, and the last act on the main stage finished at 20:10, so the crew had to set everything up during that time. The biggest challenge was getting Per’s mic stand to stay still. It kept bouncing whenever someone jumped nearby, but they managed to fix it in the end, so we didn’t have to worry about Per losing his teeth because of the bouncing mic stand. Haha.

The gang appeared on stage two minutes ahead of schedule and were at full speed right from the start. This time there was only a very short catwalk, and it seems this is the perfect length for Per too, because he walked to the very front more often than he did in Vienna. At first, Lena had to encourage him, but later he came to the front on his own as well.

It was lovely to see Dea and Magnus there too, and of course, Lena and Christoffer absolutely rocked it.

The audience seemed happiest to hear It Must Have Been Love, How Do You Do!, Dangerous, Listen To Your Heart and The Look.

After the band presentation, the rest of the band walked off stage while Per and Lena stayed behind to perform Spending My Time. The gang were scheduled to play until 22:45, and it became obvious they wouldn’t finish on time. But The Look simply had to be played, and thankfully they didn’t shorten it. So the gig lasted five minutes longer than originally planned. Good for us!

Chris played the Czech folk song Holka modrooká as the intro to Joyride, and the crowd sang along. Some big red balloons were released during Joyride and the audience kept them in the air throughout the next two songs as well. We also realized that big balloons pop with quite a loud bang. Haha.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Fading Like A Flower
6. The Church Of Your Heart
7. Stars
8. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
9. It Must Have Been Love
10. How Do You Do!
11. Dangerous

Band presentation

12. Joyride
13. Spending My Time
14. Listen To Your Heart
15. The Look

Next stop is Neu-Ulm, Germany on 26th July! 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:

After the amazing Liberec show! Thanx all of u (how many? 15000?) for making this something very special. See you soon again.

Lena after the show:

Thank you Liberec/Czech Republic for some action with Roxette yesterday!! It was a lot of fun!!

Roxette: Live – Back Again! 2026 – Vienna, Austria – 22nd July – #15

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Roxette played this year’s 15th show in Vienna, Austria last night. The gang performed at the Donauinsel Open Air with support act James Cottriall.

The stage was very different from what we’ve become used to. This time, it featured a catwalk and we had already been wondering how much our bloved band would use it. We were quite sure that Christoffer and Lena would give it a go, but we didn’t really expect Per to walk all the way to the front.

As we predicted, Lena rocked the catwalk and Dea also joined her there during Stars. Chris also played his guitar there several times as well, and to our surprise, Per was also curious to see what it felt like to be right at the very front. So when he didn’t need the mic, he walked down the catwalk, i.e. during the intro to How Do You Do!, when he lets the audience start singing the song, and briefly during Joyride.

It would have been great if they had come to the front to perform Spending My Time, but Lena and Per only walked together to the middle of the catwalk to take a bow at the end of the show.

Anyway, the band was in top shape, full of smiles and energy, and the audience of 6,500 had a great time.

Chris played The Blue Danube as the intro to Joyride while Per and Magnus danced a few lovely Viennese waltz steps. Haha.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Fading Like A Flower
6. Opportunity Nox
7. Church Of Your Heart
8. Almost Unreal
9. Stars
10. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
11. It Must Have Been Love
12. How Do You Do!
13. Dangerous

Band presentation

14. Joyride

Encore

15. Spending My Time
16. Listen To Your Heart
17. The Look
18. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Liberec, Czechia on 24th July! 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:

Vienna! Oh my God! Such a wonderful way to spend a Wednesday evening in the summer. Amazing crowd + pretty decent band = jackpot! We have to do this again!

Lena after the show:

Thank you Vienna for a hot steamy Roxette gig yesterday!!

Roxette: Live – Back Again! 2026 – Kiel, Germany – 18th July – #14

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After one week off, the Roxette gang performed at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Kiel, Germany. Both the band and the audience were in a Saturday night mood and partied hard. The whole arena was on its feet.

Chris played Pippi Langstrumpf as the intro to Joyride.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Fading Like A Flower
6. Opportunity Nox
7. Church Of Your Heart
8. Almost Unreal
9. Stars
10. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
11. It Must Have Been Love
12. How Do You Do!
13. Dangerous

Band presentation

14. Joyride

Encore

15. Spending My Time
16. Listen To Your Heart
17. The Look
18. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Vienna, Austria on 22nd July! Tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

Thanks for the pics and info regarding the local song, Alexander Gurgel! Thanks for the info regarding the setlist, Micke N-S!

Per after the gig:

Kiel! What a wonderful evening. Full house and beautiful voices everywhere! See you soon again, dear friends!

Lena after the show:

Thank you Kiel Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival for a fun Roxette-gig yesterday! Sparkly sparkly!

Roxette: Live – Back Again! 2026 – Locarno, Switzerland – 11th July – #13

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After one day off, the Roxette gang performed at the Moon & Stars Festival in Locarno, Switzerland. The ”opening act” was Kim Wilde at 19:30 and Roxette entered the stage at 21:35. They played the long set, the same songs as in Gothenburg. Both the band and the audience had much fun in the heat.

Chris played Vogellisi as the intro to Joyride.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Fading Like A Flower
6. Opportunity Nox
7. Church Of Your Heart
8. Almost Unreal
9. Stars
10. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
11. It Must Have Been Love
12. How Do You Do!
13. Dangerous

Band presentation

14. Joyride

Encore

15. Spending My Time
16. Listen To Your Heart
17. The Look
18. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Kiel, Germany on 18th July! Tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

Thanks for the pics and the local song info, Jörg Zimmerli! Thanks for the info regarding the setlist, Micke N-S!

Some more short vids and pics: 1, 2

Per after the gig:

Locarno = a magic night! Thx everyone for singing along and having a good time in the heat!!! Phew!!!!

Lena after the show:

Hot hot hot in Locarno yesterday! Thank you everyone for singing along in the heat! And such a beautiful place!

Roxette: Live – Back Again! 2026 – Gothenburg, Sweden – 9th July – #12

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The Roxette gang had this year’s one and only Swedish show in Gothenburg last night. It took place one day after the 40th anniversary of the release of Roxette’s debut single, Neverending Love. To celebrate the occasion, you could buy a limited edition Neverending Love T-shirt at the merch stand – exclusively available at the Gothenburg concert.

The audience area was split into two parts: golden circle standing and standard standing. The doors opened at 17:30 and the opening act, Vilhelm Buchaus, went on stage at 19:30.

Roxette started their gig at 20:30, just after the sun had dipped low enough not to shine into the eyes of those on stage. Haha.

Mr. G appeared in an all-white outfit and Lena in red. They were definitely dressed for success and looked extremely hot for their home audience. They were also in top top top shape and so was the band. Their energy perfectly matched the audience’s Thursday-night party mood. The crowd was loud and we were singing along throughout the entire show. There were so many interactions on stage and between the band and the crowd! And so many smiles!

I finally got to hear Church Of Your Heart live on this tour. Oh, how I love it when Per plays the harmonica! And to see the whole gang in front of the stage together was simply fabulous.

Since it was Roxette’s 40th anniversary and Clarence usually plays some notes of Neverending Love during the band presentation, I decided to print some sings with the text ”Happy 40th!” and the symbols of infinity and a heart, and hand them out to the fans in the front, so that we could hold them up when Clarence would start playing NL. When Per turned towards Magnus during the band introduction, Magnus  mentioned that there was a certain birthday and PG said that Roxette’s debut single was released 40 years ago. We immediately held up our signs and Per said, ”ah, it wasn’t a secret”. Haha. When Clarence played a little NL, we held up the signs again. I hoped he would play it a little longer – and it would have ben even more amazing if they played the whole song – but in the end he played the same few notes he always plays during the band introductions. We loved it!

And, of course, we remembered Marie as well. Lena dedicated It Must Have Been Love to her and we sang along so loudly that she heard us in heaven.

Chris played Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg as the intro to Joyride.

It was funny that Lena brought her phone on stage. She filmed the audience two or three times, and she also filmed Per before they started singing Spending My Time. It was very much 21st century. Haha.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Fading Like A Flower
6. Opportunity Nox
7. Church Of Your Heart
8. Almost Unreal
9. Stars
10. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
11. It Must Have Been Love
12. How Do You Do!
13. Dangerous

Band presentation

14. Joyride

Encore

15. Spending My Time
16. Listen To Your Heart
17. The Look
18. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Locarno, Switzerland on 11th July! 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:

Göteborg. Almost at home! Always a treat to play here. Yesterday was no exception! Thanx all you 15000+ attending. You’re quite something! See you soon again!

Lena after the show:

Fantastiskt Roxette-gig i Göteborg ikväll!! Underbart sommarväder, underbar publik!