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Roxette In Concert 2025 – Berlin – 20th November 2025 – #33

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 by Patrícia Peres

After one day off, the gang performed at Tempodrom in freezing cold Berlin.

There was no support act in Berlin either, so after the doors opened at 18:30, the band went on stage at 20:00. In front of the stage there was a standing area, but in the rounded venue, there were seats around. It looked quite full by the time the show started.

Per showed off his German several times during the gig from greeting the crowd by saying „Guten Abend!” through „Danke schön” to counting in „Eins, zwei, drei, vier” for The Look. That was really cool!

Lena also greeted the audience and said she felt great, she loves Berlin. She also mentioned that her daughter came to see the show, so she felt even better.

It turned out to be an amazing Thursday night. The band was tight and after the audience warmed up, they became very loud and sang along to all the songs.

Christoffer played Berliner Luft as the intro to Joyride.

After the concert we met Per and he said that this show had the best sound on stage for them so far.

No changes in the setlist.

Setlist

1. The Big L.
2. Sleeping In My Car
3. Dressed For Success
4. Crash! Boom! Bang!
5. Wish I Could Fly
6. Opportunity Nox
7. Fading Like A Flower
8. Vulnerable
9. Milk And Toast And Honey
10. Almost Unreal
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

16. Joyride

Encore

17. Spending My Time
18. Listen To Your Heart
19. The Look
20. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Hamburg on 22nd November! Check out all the 2025 tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres. More photos HERE!

Per after the gig:

BERLIN! Amazing evening! Sold out show with soooooo many Roxers around. Thanks for an outstanding Thursday!

Lena after the show:

Wonderful gig! Thanks a lot!! So much fun! (My daughter with friends came to watch – even better!)

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Leipzig – 18th November 2025 – #32

November 20, 2025November 19, 2025 by Patrícia Peres

The first of six German shows on this tour leg was held in Leipzig. That was a tough change regarding temperature – from 25 degrees in Barcelona to 3 degrees in Leipzig. You could see Mr. G was freezing in his dressing room 20 minutes before going on stage. Haha. But as Åsa said, soon he got warm.

There was no support act, so after the doors opened at 18:30, we had to wait for only 1.5 hours to see the Roxette gang playing. It was a half standing, half seated setting of Quarterback Immobilien Arena.

After warming up with the first two songs, Per greeted the crowd by saying „Guten Abend!” and then they kicked ass with Dressed For Success. The audience was singing along to both the ballads and the uptempo songs and provided a rhythm by their clapping during many songs. There was a lot of action on stage and it’s always lovely to see how much fun everyone has by playing together.

Christoffer played Sachsenlied (Sing, mei Sachse, sing) as the intro to Joyride.

After we left the building, the party went on in front of the arena where a guy was playing The Look on a guitar. People gathered around him and sang along.

No changes in the setlist.

Setlist

Band presentation

16. Joyride

Encore

17. Spending My Time
18. Listen To Your Heart
19. The Look
20. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Berlin on 20th November! Check out all the 2025 tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres. More photos HERE! Check out how Vulnerable sounded in Leipzig HERE!

Per after the gig:

Leipzig! Amazing opening show in Germany. Thx everyone for joining the joyride tonight! Had so much fun!!!

Lena after the show:

Thank you Leipzig!! Wunderbar

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Barcelona – 16th November 2025 – #31

November 18, 2025November 17, 2025 by Patrícia Peres

Without a day off, the gang continued their journey in Barcelona.

Some fans had been queuing since the morning, but most of the people came to the venue 1 hour before the doors opened (19:30). There was no support act, so Roxette went on stage at 21:00.

It was a standing show with hardcore fans in the first rows and the crowd was singing along very loudly during all the songs. Per asked the audience if they are like this on a Sunday, how they celebrate Saturdays. Haha. The whole gang was in top shape and the sound was fantastic.

When Per presented the band and he turned to Magnus, Magnus said he felt great. He bought a brand new hat in Barcelona. It’s colour-coded to go with his Blue Swedish Sex Machine. The crowd cheered for him. All band members were welcomed warmly. Chris played Cant del Barça, the official FC Barcelona anthem as the intro to Joyride. The crowd was singing along extremely loudly. Christoffer even stopped playing at one point and just conducted the sing-along. It was cool!

The crowd went „olé!”-ing before the encore and shouted „Roxette, Roxette” several times before Per and Lena got back on stage to perform Spending My Time.

No changes in the setlist.

Setlist

Band presentation

16. Joyride

Encore

17. Spending My Time
18. Listen To Your Heart
19. The Look
20. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Leipzig on 18th November! Check out all the 2025 tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres. More photos HERE!

Per after the gig:

Barcelona! Wow! Third time at Sant Jordi Club since 2011! Always a treat!! Love to you all who attended tonight and made this gig one for the history books!

Lena after the show:

It was cooking in Barcelona yesterday. So grateful to be a part of the Roxette-family! Thank you Per Gessle and thanks to all the dedicated fans out there! Amazing!!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Valencia – 15th November 2025 – #30

November 16, 2025 by Patrícia Peres

Valencia has just witnessed the 30th show on the Roxette In Concert tour. Roig Arena greeted us with an amazing facade (check it HERE) and all the people were taking selfies / photos with it before entering the venue.

The doors opened at 19:00 and there was no support act, so Roxette went on stage at 21:00. The Spanish shows in summer were very loud and amazing, so I expected Valencia to be loud as well, but I somehow couldn’t imagine the show could even top Copenhagen. Well, it could! Oh my God! What an absolutely awesome gig it was!

It was a fully seated concert, but we didn’t use our seats too much. Thanks to the hardcore Spanish front row, the whole arena got on their feet. The longtime Roxers in the front stood up already during the first song and the entire audience followed them. People were undecisive during the ballads, so some of them sat down, some of them stayed standing and there was a mix of it too: the ones who sat down in the beginning, but couldn’t keep their asses on the seats and stood up after a little while.

The crowd reactions were fantastic. When each and every song started to play, they reacted with an „aaah”, noticing that a hit came after a hit. They were singing along loudly, clapping and dancing. The gang on stage got pretty fuelled by this and they were even more powerful than in Denmark. You could see all those happy faces on and off stage. Magical feeling it was!

Per greeted the crowd with an „hola!” and said Valencia is a truly wonderful city. This is the first time he is here and he just loves it. The audience was cheering for him. Lena also greeted the crowd with an „hola!” and said she feels great. In Valencia you are always happy. The crowd accepted her warmly.

Before Per presented the band, he asked the crowd if a Saturday night is always like this in Valencia. He has to move here then. Haha. The crowd rewarded it with a longer „olé! olé! olé! olé!”.

Chris played the Anthem of Valencia as the intro to Joyride. The crowd was singing along loudly and released some heart-shaped balloons in the front row. Lena was also playing with those balloons that ended up on stage.

At the end of the show, front row fans held up TACK signs to thank for the concert. The band appreciated it.

No changes in the setlist.

Setlist

Band presentation

16. Joyride

Encore

17. Spending My Time
18. Listen To Your Heart
19. The Look
20. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Barcelona on 16th November! Check out all the 2025 tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!

Photos in the article are taken by Patrícia Peres. More photos HERE!

Per after the gig:

Wow! Amazing gig in Valencia! Had so much fun with a wonderful Saturday night crowd! Thanks for all your generous very loud voices and for reminding us what it’s like to perform in Spain. Outstanding! See you tomorrow in Barcelona!!!!

Lena after the show:

Energy was high in Valencia!! Thank you soooo much!!

Roxette In Concert 2025 – Copenhagen – 12th November 2025 – #29

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 by Patrícia Peres

Roxette arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark last night to perform at Royal Arena. We met Christoffer before the show and he said Magnus attended concerts at this venue and said it’s a great one, the sound is always very good. We were eager to find out if that was true.

The band went on stage at 21:00 after a local support act, Halberg & Friends. Already during the opening act’s performance we could see that the crowd was in party mood. People stood up from their seats and danced to the songs and they were singing along loudly.

The sound in the arena was really amazing! Roxette sounded awesome and the crowd’s sing-along was so loud and clear. The audience had a fab time on this Wednesday night in the fully packed arena and already stood up from their seats at Dressed For Success. We usually sat down again during the ballads, but during the encore we stayed standing. Both the gang on stage and the audience off stage was so powerful! So Copenhagen easily has become the best gig so far on the autumn leg!

Per and Lena talked to the audience in English in between the songs, but when Per introduced Lena after Sleeping In My Car, she asked in Swedish if there were some Swedes in the crowd. She got a loud reaction, so there were quite some Swedes. Before It Must Have Been Love, Lena talked a bit in Swedish again and of course, dedicated it to Marie.

Chris played Pippi Långstrump as the intro to Joyride. The crowd was singing along loudly.

No changes in the setlist.

Setlist

Band presentation

16. Joyride

Encore

17. Spending My Time
18. Listen To Your Heart
19. The Look
20. Queen Of Rain

Next stop is Valencia on 15th November! Check out all the 2025 tour dates and links to ticket sales sites HERE!