Roxette Fans USA welcomed the Roxette’s Neverending Tour through a clip done by Jennifer Malcome. The task was to take a picture of yourself and pick up a word that could describe fans’ feelings toward Roxette’s return to the country. Here below is the audiovisual effect of this unusual survey.
And if you had one word to choose, what would it be?
While Roxette was in New York, Per Gessle met Per Bjurman, journalist of Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet. Gessle hasn’t revealed anything new, but there are some facts that we should take into consideration thinking about Roxette and Gyllene Tider’s future. Those are the most interesting quotes from him.
The tour has been the world’s weirdest rehab, Marie’s in a top form again. What we’ll do in the future depends on how she reacts for not playing.
It is a bit special with the US. Knowing how much radio airplay we still get over here, we should’ve sold out Madison Square Garden, but like twenty years ago, we play in a theater. People here recognize the songs very well, but not us as artists. They are constantly singing at our gigs.
We’ve talked about it [Gyllene Tider’s reunion] every year since 2009 and yes, we are “on speaking terms”. We have been there all the time, we just think differently.
But nothing is set, so I cannot confirm it. First we must decide what to do with this band [Roxette]. Above all, it is all about Marie. This tour has been the world’s weirdest rehab she’s started and the question is how it affects her to take two years off. Maybe it’s better for her that we continue to play, I do not know. These are difficult questions.
If you thought Roxette play only well-known +20-year-old songs, so you’re wrong. On the night like that, September 4 in Boston, Per came up with a totally new music line and lyrics for “Joyride” album hidden classic – “Things will never be the same”, making Marie singing acapella through some parts of the song.
Here are the words (sorry if we mixed them up):
Well I know where I’m gone
even with again you’re wrong
what’s about, what is this about
a time was gone oh oh oh
Noelia, Miedy Bishop & Myriam Roxana Garcia contributed to the article
Mexican fans in their Facebook group collected a lot of different photos of people, banners, their amazing collections as it is only 12 days to the last stop during this so-many-different-names-Neverending-Charm-School-Travelling-Back-with-the-greatest-hits-no-name World Tour that Roxette have started 20 months ago.
The last (?) concert will take place in Mexico City on Wednesday, September 19 and we are confident this should be a spectacular, out-of-this-world experience. We also do hope that both parties – Roxette and Mexican will make this night to remember!
Caroline Wiltz contributed to the article
Here’s the very latest report covering the only German concert in June this year. It tells the story of a German fan – Astrid Lenhard from Hanover, the 34-years-old sport-therapist, mother of two. You will see her travelling “with” Roxette all over the country and Europe.
Interview with Per Gessle is also included in this TV report.
If you don’t speak Goethe’s language, here below you will find English transcript of the whole interview.