NOTP tour: Good news for the next shows

Night of the Proms logoThe international NOTP fanpage provides some fresh info regarding the past and next shows – obviously they spoke/mailed with producer Jan Vereecke:

In our review of the premiere on the 23th of October we concluded that overall the show was good but we complained about the problems regarding the sound. During the rehearsals, Jan reported the sound to be good, but since there is a difference between the sound in an empty and a full arena… The problem is solved now and the quality of the sound became much better. That is good news.

During the weekend, Marie of Roxette got an infection of her throat which caused her voice to be less on the show of last Saturday. Immediatly she was put on medication. On Sunday she sang a lot better and her voice will be back to full strenght from Wednesday on. Also good news.

The running order of the premiere is still applied; the proof that the show was well prepared and jugded by the organization so that no adaption had to be made. Again, good news.

Question of the release for a CD of the Antwerp and The Netherlands edition was not denied by Jan. He wrote:”PERHAPS…”. Wouldn’t that be good news?

Source: notpfan.eu

Update: Producer Jan Vereecke writes within a post about reactions to the first shows:

… And then Marie was so ill on Saturday that she could barely sing, and it nevertheless has disappointed some people (understandably). … The report of yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) is that her voice got much stronger, but she still suffers a bad cough. We cross fingers for this evening. I hope that we can do a smooth show when Marie’s voice completely returned. …

Source: Jan’s blog

NOTP tour: Meet and Greet

The tour started on friday and we want you to share your very special moment with Roxette. Did you meet Per Gessle after the show? Or even Marie? Or the other band members? What did they say? Did you take photos? Share your story and pics with us and send a mail to office@roxetteblog.com!! Every story and every picture will be published!

UPDATE (1.15 pm): First story and pictures are uploaded. Thanx Luis for sharing!

You find the Meet and Greet-subpage at the top of this page when you hover over “Night of the Proms” in the upper menu! Have fun reading and watching.

“Att vara Per Gessle” sale on AdLibris.se

AdLibris.se, the only shop which sells limited edition of Per Gessle’s biography “Att vara Per Gessle” written by Sven Lindström, is organizing a sale right now. The book is discounted to only 39 SEK. Unfortunately, as far as I know, AdLibris.se does not send books to any other country than Sweden.

Source: Twitter

NOTP tour: photos then and now

User Caleb at the ‘Run to Roxette’ forums posted an interesting photo comparison between poses from the proms and earlier tours. Check it out!

My verdict:

Many years and big fights later – still the same poses! Still very much Roxette!

And when Marie grows more security through the tour she’ll shine brighter and brighter again. 😀

NOTP tour: Antwerp, October 25, concert #3

We need your help. Each and every concert will have a such topic. If you find something connected with this particular gig, post it in the comment section. Thanks for your help and cooperation!

Photos:

Per Gessle’s comments:

Marie is taking penicillin for her throat. It sounds really terrible but slightly better today than y-day… 2 days off now. She needs that.

Official videos:

Pelle jumping backstage

Fans stories:

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KEANU97

I was today in Antwerp to see Roxette playing at the NOTP…Marie had some problems with her voice but it was very nice to see her back on stage…

EMIL (Source: R2R)

On the 3 concert there no standing tickets , it started early and was more like a family concert. She sang on the chair. Maybe illness get worst, but she was good.

YouTube Clips:

Wish I could fly (The whole recording) | Wish I Could Fly 2 | Listen to your heart 1 | Listen to your heart 2 | The look | It must have been love / Joyride / Listen to your heart

Download Joyride/Wish I could fly/The Look/It must have been love from Txiqui (thanks!): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JFQOHMW9

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