Roxette In Concert 2025 – Hobart – 13th March 2025 – #8

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Show No. 8 on the Roxette In Concert 2025 tour happened in Hobart. Hobart is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. This is the first time Roxette performed here and the gig was held at MyState Bank Arena.

Norpan had to play borrowed drums, because it would have been impossible to fly his gear to this spot. Not sure if other instruments were also borrowed for the show. -> Update from Daniel Rezmann: “The band and crew carried a few as carry on luggage between Adelaide and Hobart. Per used his BB King Lucille Gibson 335 and red checked accoustic. (No blue checkered.) His red Gibson Trini Lopez was replaced by a red Gibson 335. Christoffer had his regular Epiphone Casino. And maybe his 12-string acoustic. Otherwise he also used a black or blue Gibson 335 and black or blue Fender Telecaster. (I thought blue for both, but they look black in my pics.) And I believe his lapsteel was his own (that appeared to be the shape of his hand luggage). Jonas only used a black Dusenberg. Magnus looked to be normal.”

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

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 one day off and the next stop is Hunter Valley, Bimbadgen (A Day On The Green) on 15th March!

Videos by Gaby Hildebrandt

TBL
WICF
IMHBL
HDYD + Dangerous

Stills are from Gaby Hildebrandt’s HDYD + Dangerous video

Per after the show on Facebook:

Hobart! Tasmania! WOW! What an amazing Thursday it became. We love this place! First time for us but hopefully not the last! Such a huge and wonderful crowd who knew all the songs almost better than we did hahaha! Thanks everyone for showing up. Day off today, new dice on Saturday and Sunday! Have a fab weekend y’all!!!!

PG on Instagram:

Hobart! Wow! Amazing Thursday in lovely Tasmania! What a crowd! Thx for making this an unforgettable gig!!!! Will come back. Promise!

Lena after the show:

Thank you Hobart! Fantastic gig, so fun!! So thankful!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Adelaide – 11th March 2025 – #7

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We are right in the middle of the Australian leg of the tour and following a well-deserved day-off after three gigs in a row, Roxette performed in Adelaide. In February 2015 the band played at the same venue, Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

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

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 and the next stop is Hobart on 13th March!

Videos by Gaby Hildebrandt

SIMC
TWNBTS
Joyride
LTYH

Videos from Instagram by Neville Davis

DFS
FLAF
Dangerous
LTYH
TL

Stills are from Gaby Hildebrandt’s Joyride video

Per after the show on Facebook:

Amazing nite in Adelaide. Ten years have passed since we played here. Felt like yesterday!!! Wonderful crowd, easy going band. Thanks for having us. We love this city!

On Instagram:

Amazing amazing amazing gig in Adelaide. We played here ten years ago. Still love this town! Thx for stopping by and singing along this pretty special Tuesday evening! See y’all again!

Lena after the show:

Thank you Adeleide for tonight! It was super! Only a few gigs left now. Been having so much fun!!

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!