The last out of 4 new dates revealed in the 2012 tourbook was finally made official yesterday – Roxette is going to perform at rock festival Qstock in Oulu, Finland on July 28, day after Finnish Kotka festival. It will be the second Roxette concert in the country this year and fourth date in the World Tour 2011-2012.
Last year over 23,000 people attended the Qstock festival.
As mtv3.fi informs Roxette is going to perform at Meripäivä Areenan on the Kotka Martime Days on Friday, July 27, 2012 in Finland. Advanced ticket sale (EUR 55 + service charge) start on Wednesday, December 21. It’s the 9th Roxette European concert in 2012 revealed so far.
Thanks to Leonardo Furtado for sharing this news.
Comment from Per Gessle
Thank you Helsinki for a superb evening! We had a blast, felt that you had it too! See ya around!
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 “Säkkijärven polkka”)
18. Watercolours in the rain
19. Spending My Time
20. The Look
21. Listen To Your Heart
22. Church Of Your Heart
Articles
Suomenkuvalehti.fi (gallery)
Stara.fi (gallery)
Seiska.fi (arriving to the venue)
Dome.fi
Roxette World Tour 2011 has been expanded with one more dates in November
2011.11.08 – Hartwall Helsinki, Finland
Tickets will go on sale at 8 am on August 29.This concert was revealed in the beginning of April in the first Roxette newsletter, but up till now it has not been confirmed. You can see the full Roxette World Tour 2011 plan here.
Source: Live Nation
Thanks to Evgeny Perekopskiy for information.
Comment from Per Gessle
PARGAS!!! Thanx for a most charming evening! What an absolutely freaky out-of-this-world sort of venue. Loved it!!!!!! Great crowd, pretty loose band, Jeeeezus-We just love to play with these guys and dolls!!! Oh yea, we sure had a blast. Thanx thanx thanx a million for showing up, dear Suomi fans!!! Kiitos. P&M
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. Perfect Day
08. It Must Have Been Love
09. Opportunity nox
10. 7twenty7
11. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
12. How Do You Do!
13. Dangerous
Band presentation
14. Joyride (introduced with “Finnish Polkka”)
15. Spending My Time
16. The Look
17. Listen To Your Heart
Thanks to Evgeny Perekopskiy for sending this through.
Misc
Pargas is a Swedish name for the Finnish Parainen. It seems it was one of the most interesting venues on this tour – in the old mine lime. Per has to cancell all interviews before the concert as he was suffering sore throat – thankfully he felt much better on the concert day.
Articles and photos
YLE.fi (gallery and review)
Manelius.1g.fi (gallery)
Hbl.fi (review)
Hbl.fi (report)