Hunter Valley

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Bimbadgen, Hunter Valley – 15th March 2025 – #9

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This weekend is all about wineries. There are two A Day On The Green events planned on tour. Bimbadgen, Hunter Valley was first today.

10 years ago, Roxette played here at the very same place and closed the Oz leg in Hunter Valley. The Bimbadgen name stems from the local indigenous language meaning “Place of Good View”. The ones who went there to see the concert definitely had a good view and a fab time at the show.

The gates opened at 3.30 pm, Boom Crash Opera went on stage at 4.05 pm. Jon Stevens was back to perform at 5.30 pm and Roxette entered the stage after 7.00 pm.

The setlist got a bit shorter vs. the previous gigs. Opportunity Nox and Stars were off the list, so altogether 18 songs were played.

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. Things Will Never Be The Same
  8. Vulnerable
  9. Milk And Toast And Honey
  10. She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
  11. It Must Have Been Love
  12. How Do You Do!
  13. Dangerous

Band presentation

  1. Joyride

Encore

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

Without a day off, the next stop is another winery, Sirromet Wines, Mount Cotton (A Day On The Green) on 16th March!

Instagram videos

DFS
IMHBL
TL

Stills are from the IMHBL video

Check out some amazing pics by Mushroom Creative House for A Day On The Green HERE!

Per after the show on Facebook:

Yea!!!! Unbelievable evening in Hunter Valley, a couple of hours north of Sydney! We played here in 2015, it was a blast and tonight…. even more!!! Thx all you 9000+ showing up and singing along with us. We have the best jobs in the world playing for a crowd like you!!!! See y’all again!!!

On Instagram:

Hunter Valley. Saturday. 9000+ in the Oz heat! Lovely evening!!!!

Lena after the show:

Who needs to sing anyway? Fantastic audience in Hunter Valley!!

Roxette XXX Tour – Hunter Valley, Australia – February 28 – #25

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After last night’s ultrasensational gig in Sydney, everyone was wondering what the band prepared for today’s sold out concert. Well, Roxette never disappoint, so the crowd at Bimbadgen Winery in Hunter Valley got a fabulous show tonight.

It was A Day On The Green gig just like the one in Yarra Valley a week ago and so the people walking around the location could see those beauty signs with all the Rox lyrics on them. The concert started again in the sunset, but it soon got dark, so the brilliant stage lighting could be enjoyed much more.

There was a huge crowd and they all got the Saturday night fever already at the beginning of the gig, so they were on their feet to show how they can dance to those magic vibes. While in Yarra Valley the security team first tried to make people sit down, here, in Hunter Valley even the security guys and event staff joined the party and were dancing during The Look. One must love it!

The band didn’t show any signs of missing a day off between 2 concerts. They were putting all their energy into making this last Aussie gig an unforgettable one. And they succeeded. I’m sure even the kangaroos in the vineyard had one hell of a party.

Per’s touching comment after the concert:

A DAY ON THE GREEN in Bimbadgen. Oh Yeah! Couldn’t imagine a better finale to the NZ/OZ XXX Tour!!!! We love it here!!

Thanx everyone for taking care of us, being so kind and showing true affection for this little band from the south of Sweden. We will never forget the singalong heroes and crazy but irresistable dancing aficionados that have rocked our world for a couple of weeks.

This tour will live on. We truly hope we can come back to play for you again. No promises, this band moves in mysterious ways. But we’d love to come back, you know that!!

Now it’s back to Europe for us, the studio is waiting. And Pelle’s personal trainer. And Magnus has to find a barber. And the European XXX-tour is that not far away. See y’all in the summer starting in May! Love from P&M&C&C&M&P&D

 

Now comes a bit more than 2 months break and the next gig, the first one of the next tour leg is on 10th May in Milan, Italy! Promising start with a sold out show! Europe is looking very much forward to having Roxette back! Don’t forget that in April we get a new Roxette single off a new Roxette album that is planned to be released at the end of October, so the tour break won’t be so boring. Woohoo!

 

Articles and photos

Instagram: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13;
Facebook: 1;

Renowned for Sound (review + photos)
A Day On The Green (photos)
Tim Bradshaw Photography (photos)

 

Videos

Listen To Your Heart
The Look (with a koala on Per’s head at the end)

Instavideos / FB videos:
Sleeping In My Car
The Look (Chris playing the guitar on his knees in front of Marie)
How Do You Do!
The Look

 

Setlist

Sleeping In My Car
The Big L.
Stars
Spending My Time
Crash! Boom! Bang!
Crush On You
She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)
Watercolours In The Rain / Paint
Fading Like A Flower
How Do You Do!
It Must Have Been Love
Dressed For Success
Dangerous
Joyride

Extra:
Listen To Your Heart
The Look