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

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.

First South American concerts on sale

The sale for the first South American concert has just began. The chosen city is Quito in Ecuador. Sale for another concert in Rosario in Argentina qwill start shortly. Despite previous announcments – sale for Bogota gig has not started yet. If you have any other updates, please let us know in the comment section.

Q&A session with Per Gessle on Facebook

In a weak moment of Christmas humbleness Per Gessle has agreed to answer all Rox-related questions on the Roxette Official Facebook wall. From the yesterday’s Q&A session, we got to know that:

Roxette considers playing in Mexico next year
there are no plans for 2012 concerts in Baltic states
Per has never considered releasing Christmas album
“Charm school” track is to be included on “T2 – Tourism 2” album
Roxette is still trying to convince EMI that it’s a good idea to release old concert on DVD/blu-ray
the official dates for European 2012 tour will be announced once everything is set and done
Marie doesn’t really use computers
Roxette might play “Paint” on the tour
most of 2012 concerts won’t have the full Rox-production
“Charm school” is still “a fine album” for Per Gessle

Roxette US dates are “in the can for September” next year
Roxette will play in Denmark next year
Cooper works at Burger King