Roxette

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Wollongong – 9th March 2025 – #6

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The third gig in a row after Melbourne and Sydney was Wollongong. Roxette played at the same venue, WIN Entertainment Centre, in February 2015.

Support act Boom Crash Opera went on stage at 7.00 pm and Roxette entered the stage after 8.15 pm.

The band was pure rock and the crowd was rocking along with them big time!

Things Will Never Be The Same was back on the setlist! But Wish I Could Fly was off this time.

Setlist

  1. The Big L.
  2. Sleeping In My Car
  3. Dressed For Success
  4. What’s She Like?
  5. Crash! Boom! Bang!
  6. Fading Like A Flower
  7. Opportunity Nox
  8. Things Will Never Be The Same
  9. Vulnerable
  10. Milk And Toast And Honey
  11. Stars
  12. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
  13. It Must Have Been Love
  14. How Do You Do!
  15. Dangerous

Band presentation

  1. Joyride

Encore

  1. Spending My Time
  2. Listen To Your Heart
  3. The Look
  4. Queen Of Rain

Now one day off, then the next stop is Adelaide on 11th March!

Videos by Gaby Hildebrandt

CBB
SGNO

Videos by Janevski

FLAF
TL

Stills are from Gaby Hildebrandt’s SGNO video

Per after the show on Facebook:

Yea! Wollongong!!! Loved to play here in 2015! Nothing’s changed, amazing gig tonite! And it’s on a Sunday!!!!! Thx everyone for showing up and singing along. We had a blast. Love to you all!

Per after the show on Instagram:

Amazing nite in The Gong. So happy to see you all again!!! Thx for your support over the years. It was such a treat to play all these Rox songs for you. Lena did a great job. So did you!!!! Lots of love!!!! Stay safe and sound!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Sydney – 8th March 2025 – #5

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No day off after the Melbourne show, the gang travelled to Sydney. In February 2015 Roxette did two concerts there, one at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, the other at Qantas Credit Union Arena. This time they performed at ICC Sydney Theatre that was dressed for success for the show with its digital façade.

Support act Boom Crash Opera went on stage at 7.00 pm and Roxette entered the stage after 8.15 pm.

The crowd in Sydney had to do their best to beat the audience of the first Oz gig on this tour and they were indeed loud when singing along to all those amazing Roxette hits. And the band? They get tighter and tighter by every show!

The setlist remained the same as in Melbourne, so Things Will Never Be The Same was not played tonite either. One change was that Vulnerable is now not sung as a duet, but it is sung by Per. As he says under the backstage rehearsal video: “Going back to the original idea of “Vulnerable” with me singing both verses. That’s how it was written. Feels good.” Fabulousness!!! Keep it as it is forever, Per!

Setlist

  1. The Big L.
  2. Sleeping In My Car
  3. Dressed For Success
  4. What’s She Like?
  5. Crash! Boom! Bang!
  6. Fading Like A Flower
  7. Opportunity Nox
  8. Wish I Could Fly
  9. Vulnerable
  10. Milk And Toast And Honey
  11. Stars
  12. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
  13. It Must Have Been Love
  14. How Do You Do!
  15. Dangerous

Band presentation

  1. Joyride

Encore

  1. Spending My Time
  2. Listen To Your Heart
  3. The Look
  4. Queen Of Rain

No rest for the wicked! Next stop is Wollongong on 9th March!

Videos by Gaby Hildebrandt

WSL
IMHBL
Band presentation
SMT
Vulnerable + MATAH

Band pic by Åsa Gessle; Per + Lena pic from Lena’s Instagram

Per after the show:

SYDNEY! Wow! What an amazing Saturday night! We’re doing three shows in three days…… no worries cos it’s so much fun! Had such a blast tonight as well as in Melbourne yesterday, looking forward to Wollongong tomorrow! Sydney greeted us with a huge wonderful crowd. Thx everyone for coming! You were so kind to us, singing along and making us feel at home! See y’all soon again!!!!

Lena after the show:

Thank you Sydney for an amazing night!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Melbourne – 7th March 2025 – #4

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After a day off, the second Oz gig happened in Melbourne. Last time Roxette visited this city was in February 2015 on the 30th anniversary tour. Then they played at Rod Laver Arena, this time they performed at Margaret Court Arena next door. Since the show got sold out in July 2024, another date was added at the end of this leg of the tour.

Support act Boom Crash Opera went on stage at 7.00 pm and Roxette entered the stage after 8.15 pm.

Per, Lena and the band were in top shape, full of passion and they performed in front of 7,500 l.o.u.d. party people in the audience.

The only change in the setlist was that Things Will Never Be The Same was not performed and Wish I Could Fly got to TWNBTS’s spot before Vulnerable. Hopefully, when they come back to Melbourne to close the Australian leg on 18th March, the crowd can hear TWNBTS too.

Setlist

  1. The Big L.
  2. Sleeping In My Car
  3. Dressed For Success
  4. What’s She Like?
  5. Crash! Boom! Bang!
  6. Fading Like A Flower
  7. Opportunity Nox
  8. Wish I Could Fly
  9. Vulnerable
  10. Milk And Toast And Honey
  11. Stars
  12. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
  13. It Must Have Been Love
  14. How Do You Do!
  15. Dangerous

Band presentation

  1. Joyride

Encore

  1. Spending My Time
  2. Listen To Your Heart
  3. The Look
  4. Queen Of Rain

Now no day off! Next stop is Sydney on 8th March!

Videos by Gaby Hildebrandt

FLAF
DFS

Video by Brad Walker

SMT

Videos by BC Live concerts

Intro + The Big L.
SIMC
DFS
CBB
WSL
WICF
SGNO
Stars
ON
IMHBL
Vulnerable + MATAH
HDYD
Dangerous
TL
LTYH
Band introduction + Waltzing Matilda
Joyride

Still is from Brad Walker’s video

Per after the show:

Amazing night tonight in Melbourne. Thx everyone for showing up. We had such a good time!! LOVE LOVE LOVE

Lena after the show:

Just med doing some yoga in the middle of the singalong. Thank you Melbourne! That was awesome!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Perth – 5th March 2025 – #3

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After an amazing opening show and an awesome second concert in South Africa, the Roxette gang arrived in Perth, Australia two days before the first Oz gig. They didn’t have much time to recover from jetlag, but they seemed to enjoy their day off in the city and next to the pool in hot hot hot Australia.

Last time Roxette visited Perth was in February 2015 on the 30th anniversary tour. Then they played at Perth Arena, this time they performed at beautiful Kings Park & Botanic Garden. The gates opened at 5.00 pm local time, support act Boom Crash Opera went on stage at 5.30 pm, Jon Stevens at 6.45 pm and Roxette entered the stage a couple of minutes after 8.00 pm.

I spotted photographer Anders Roos in vids and pics from the show, so we will surely see some fab pro shots on this leg of the tour.

10 years passed since the last Australian Rox gigs, but the crowd still remembered the lyrics and sang along loudly. Per & Lena & the whole band were very energetic and enjoyed performing Down Under. Lena could feel as welcomed in Oz as in South Africa.

Setlist

  1. The Big L.
  2. Sleeping In My Car
  3. Dressed For Success
  4. What’s She Like?
  5. Crash! Boom! Bang!
  6. Fading Like A Flower
  7. Opportunity Nox
  8. Things Will Never Be The Same
  9. Vulnerable
  10. Milk And Toast And Honey
  11. Wish I Could Fly
  12. Stars
  13. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
  14. It Must Have Been Love
  15. How Do You Do!
  16. Dangerous

Band presentation

  1. Joyride

Encore

  1. Spending My Time
  2. Listen To Your Heart
  3. The Look
  4. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Melbourne for a sold out show on 7th March!

Videos

IMHBL
FLAF

Pic by Marie Dimberg shared on Roxette’s Facebook

Pics by Åsa Gessle shared on Roxette’s Instagram

 

Per after the show on Facebook:

Perth March 5, 2025! Wow! Amazing town. Amazing crowd. Amazing heat. Love to be down under, folks! Had a blast last night. Thanx all you 6500 aussies stopping by. We’ll meet again for sure!

PG on Instagram:

Thanks for an amazing gig in Perth. Lovely crowd on a very hot evening for us Swedes. Felt like you all (and we) had lots of fun! See you soon again!

Lena after the show:

Thank you Perth!! I was very surprised to see this banner in the audience saying ”Vetlanda”! Because that’s the small town in Sweden that I grew up in!! I felt at home.

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Pretoria – 28th February 2025 – #2

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Pretoria was the second and last place in South Africa on the tour. South Africa is not a fan of support acts, so there was no support last night either. Doors opened at 18:00 and the show started a couple of minutes after 20:00 local time.

The audience was much more active and loudly cheering already when the gang entered the stage. They had a good time and were singing along, getting up from their seats for quite some songs, not only the uptempo ones, but also during It Must Have Been Love and Listen To Your Heart.

Per had different outfits vs. Cape Town and while in CT he first had black shirt on then changed it to white, in Pretoria he went for the white shirt first and switched it to black for the encore. Lena had a new outfit for the encore. You can see them in the pics and vids below.

Christoffer is doing his „local song” thing before Joyride on this tour as well and the audience loves it.

Setlist was the same as in Cape Town. The difference was that there was only 1 encore, this time Queen Of Rain came right after The Look.

Thanks a lot for all the info, Sandra Knospe!

Setlist

  1. The Big L.
  2. Sleeping In My Car
  3. Dressed For Success
  4. What’s She Like?
  5. Crash! Boom! Bang!
  6. Fading Like A Flower
  7. Opportunity Nox
  8. Things Will Never Be The Same
  9. Vulnerable
  10. Milk And Toast And Honey
  11. Wish I Could Fly
  12. Stars
  13. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
  14. It Must Have Been Love
  15. How Do You Do!
  16. Dangerous

Band presentation

  1. Joyride

Encore

  1. Spending My Time
  2. Listen To Your Heart
  3. The Look
  4. Queen Of Rain

Now the gang is travelling to Australia, because the next stop is Perth on 5th March!

Videos

Vulnerable + MATAH
LTYH
Stars
TWNBTS
IMHBL

All videos and photos in the article are taken by Lukasz Suda. Thanks a lot for sharing!

Per after the show on Facebook:

Amazing evening in Pretoria. Lovely lovely lovely crowd, band on their toes, Lena awesome, I did my best to keep up……. Thanks for all the singing along + requests, felt like you’ve missed us in South Africa! Love to you all!

On Instagram:

Yeehaa! Amazing concert in Pretoria! What a crowd! So much positive energy and so much love in the air for almost two hours! We did our best to keep up!!! One to remember for sure! Thx for having us, dear you, hope to be back soon!

Lena after the show:

Jätteroligt igår i Pretoria! Fantastisk publik, kände mig varmt välkomnad! Min önskan är att Marie ska känna sig stolt.

In English: “Great fun yesterday in Pretoria! Fantastic audience, felt warmly welcomed! My wish is that Marie feels proud”