Per Gessle for The West Australian: I was a big Nirvana fan

Simon Collins of The West Australian has written a very positive article about Roxette’s current tour and success the band has been experiencing in the last months. Have a look at the full interview and here below you find the most interesting quotes from the Man.

About Marie’s illness and her recovery

“I would compare it to when you have some trouble with your computer, you have to restart the computer from scratch, and that is exactly what she had to do with her life.”

About China concert back in 1995

“It was all students and it was just a fantastic feeling to be part of it, I remember, everyone was just crying afterwards because there were two guys in the audience and they had this banner for the last song, and it said ‘One world, one unity’. I’ll never forget that.”

About grunge wave

“I was a big Nirvana fan, I really loved that band but it sort of destroyed that whole thing that we were part of – Bryan Adams, Roxette, Phil Collins . . . all that kind of stuff. That’s the nature of the game. Trends come and go and, if you’re lucky, you have your years.”

Roxette landed in Tel Aviv

Swedish duo Roxette have arrived to Israel earlier today. Per Gessle flew to Tel-Aviv at three in the morning with a direct flight from Frankfurt, accompanied by family and friends. Marie Fredriksson came with earlier flight. Along with Marie and Per – 30 crew members and 6 tons of equipment came to the Holy Land.

Currently Roxette concert is the most popular event in the country with no 1 on Eventim.co.il charts with several thousand tickets sold so far. No cameras are allowed in the open-air venue on Saturday.

Check some photos from the airport.

World Tour 2011: Oberhausen, Germany – October 19 #61

Comment from Per Gessle

Thanx for a wonderful show in Oberhausen. What a crowd! You knew the lyrics much better than we did! Thanx a million! See ya next time!

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with “Hänschen Klein”)

18. Watercolours In The Rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart

Articles

The Daily Roxette #1 #2

World Tour 2011: Stuttgart, Germany – October 17 #60

Concert #60!!

Comment from Roxette

Fab gig in Stuttgart. Superb crowd with mighty voices. Thanx everyone for joining the party!!! Tomorrow we’ll do TV somewhere else. Can’t remember where.

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with “Auf de Schwäbsche Eisebahne”)

18. Watercolours In The Rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart

Videos

Wish I Could Fly, Only When I Dream, She’s Got Nothing On, Joyride part 1 , part 2 , The Look part 1 , part 2 , Listen to Your Heart , Church of Your Heart

Articles and photos

Stuttgarter Nachrichten

Stuttgarter Zeitung

Tagblatt

Joyriders World blog

Misc

About 7,000 people were attending the concert (according to Stuttgarter Nachrichten) which is about half of the venue’s capacity.
Helena came up to some fans waiting in front of the venue before the concert and had a chat with them. Chris gave his everything during the show although he had injured his leg due to “too many sexy high jumps on stage” (Per Gessle).
The chemistry between Marie and the fans, again, was very special – the few times she forgot one or two words she’d just look at the people in the front rows and they’d help her out. Also, she seemed so much stronger and confident than in Neckarsulm only four months before. As Per keeps saying in his interviews, it really looked as though Marie was enjoying and relishing every second on stage. After her solo songs “Perfect Day” and “Watercolours in the Rain” the applause didn’t seem to end and you could tell that she was both relieved and proud of the amazing reception she got.
The concert was a breathtaking experience: deeply moving and great fun at the same time. Per and the Band were definitely in charge of the latter. Fans who are still waiting to go to a concert had better look forward to it! They’re in for a superb evening!

Thanks Mr. Jefferson for contributing to this article!

World Tour 2011: Mannheim, Germany – October 16 #59

Comment from Per Gessle

Thank you Mannheim for a great evening. Wonderful crowd as expected. Pretty decent band considering Chris has been out in space the last 48 hours due to his leg injury. He did a great job. New dice tomorrow!

Setlist

01. Dressed For Success
02. Sleeping In My Car
03. The Big L.
04. Wish I Could Fly
05. Only When I Dream
06. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
07. Soul deep (medley with SGNO)
08. Perfect Day
09. Things Will Never Be The Same
10. It Must Have Been Love
11. Opportunity Nox
12. 7twenty7
13. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
14. Crash! Boom! Bang!
15. How Do You Do!
16. Dangerous
Band presentation
17. Joyride (introduced with “Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder”)

18. Watercolours In The Rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look

21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart

Articles
Morgenweb
Allgemeine Zeitung
The Daily Roxette