| 2010-07-26: |
Swedish bands Vikunja and Paintbox are the opening acts for Roxette in Halmstad.  |
| 2010-07-13: |
| WARNING! LiveNation warns ticket buyers to not use unauthorized sellers! After the Roxette concert August 14 was moved to Halmstad, Biljett.nu are no longer authorized to sell tickets to the concert. LiveNation has found out that Biljett.nu still sells tickets to the concert. They will not be valid. All tickets bought from Biljett.nu after July 9 are not valid for the concert. Tickets bought before July 9 are valid. Three-day race tickets are not valid. |
| 2010-07-13: |
| This morning an additional 3000 tickets to the Roxette concert in Halmstad were released - and sold out in 24 minutes! The Roxette concert is therefore moved from Brottet to Marknadsplatsen in Halmstad and more tickets are already up for sale. Tickets can be bought at LiveNation and Ticnet. (Phone 0771-707070) and are 500 SEK plus a service fee. NB! All concert tickets previously sold are valid, while race tickets are not. |
| 2010-07-09: |
| The concert at Anderstorp Raceway August 14 will be moved to Brottet in Halmstad ONLY concert tickets bought for the concert in Anderstorp will be valid for the concert in Halmstad, NOT race tickets, and additional tickets will ONLY be sold via Ticnet, NOT Biljett.nu. The concert in conjunction with The Race Legends race at Anderstorp has been canceled due to economic problems for the organizers, therefore Roxette has decided to move the concert to Halmstad instead. "We know that thousands of Roxette fans from all over the world have bought tickets for this and we don't want to disappoint them so the concert will be moved to Brottet in Halmstad instead. We will give them a fireworks of hits in the Hallandic summer grass!" say Per and Marie. Questions regarding tickets are directed to info@livenation.se Tickets will go on sale July 13, 09:00 CET. You can get them at LiveNation and Ticnet. (Phone 0771-707070) |
| 2010-06-20: |
| Most rewarding Roxette-show last night at the Royal Castle. Played 5 songs; "The Look," "LTYH," "Joyride," "DFS" + encore: "IMHBL." Started off with Daniel & Vic's personal favorite "Om du bara vill" performed by PG/Helena/Chris/Clare. Homevids from the soundcheck will appear shortly on Snowfish By the way, the party was sensational! D&V are just the best! P. |
| 2010-04-29: |
| Steaming hot Per-interview by Mr. Evensson: Per, you're taking the old Roxette train on the road again, why? - Well, dear Thomas, as you know we felt pretty sensational doing the Night Of The Proms-gigs last year. So both Marie and myself thought it was a splendid idea to get the band together and try some gigs on our own. Not necessarily 2 hour sets but proper shows to see if Marie still feels comfortable fronting the band and also to find out if there still are some wonderful human beings interested in what we have to offer. But is there really any interest for Roxette left in the world?? It's been years and years... - Hey, well... we get so many requests we could be touring for several years starting today! It's actually quite unbelievable, it hasn't been like this for years!! So let's just hope there will be more to come next year. That does sound splendid I say! Who are you bringing on this tour? - We're gonna use the guys I worked with on the Party Crasher Tour last year. Both Marie and myself want a total live situation these days, no click tracks, no sequencers or computers on stage and this is by far the best power pop combo we know. Lots of ad lib, great harmonies and silly jokes in the dressing rooms. Unfortunately it looks like Helena won't be joining us this autumn but we all hope she can re-unite with us later on. Will you play any of your new songs on this tour? - Good question. I don't know at this point. But the core of the material will be the classic hits, of course. Interesting, let's hope there will be some new material. Will you be performing full concerts? You mentioned at least 60 minutes before X-mas. - Yea, the basic idea is to play 60-80 minutes depending on the situation. What are Marie's feelings about this? Is she up for it? - Oh, she loves it. She's really into Roxette at the moment and I can only follow in her footsteps. What are your feelings about this? I know you've waited for this for years. (Who hasn't??) - You're right, I certainly have! I have a good feeling about it since the NOTP-gigs turned out the way they did. Not long ago I was totally convinced there wouldn't be any more Roxette-shows ever but Marie proved me wrong. I'm very grateful for that. I agree, NOTP turned things around totally! And if things go well with these 6 concerts, how does 2011 look, Rox wise? - Well, we have no other musical plans for 2011 so there might definitely be more Rox-shows around the globe. It really is up to Marie, how she feels after the first round. We are also extremely positive about the new album which will be released early 2011 so if there is a God it might just be a swell year, who knows.... Norway is sold out, how do the other concerts look? Russia hasn't started selling yet as far as I know. - I don't really know but I've heard that both Sundsvall and Anderstorp have sold well beyond 10,000 tickets so far, and Denmark is over 15,000!! Like I said before, there seems to be an amazing interest so hopefully lots and lots of people will show up. About the Record, how are the recordings going, really? Tell us something secret and interesting! - Oh, I wish I could. We're looking at recording 16 tracks of pure elegance. Marie's vocals are terrific, Clarence is making great coffee, Chris even shows up sometimes and Jens is the hired gun for the drums for this one. I'm writing the poetry. Finally, anything else you want to add? - See ya later, alligators! Later gater! |
| 2010-04-20: |
| Roxette's tour keeps on growing. Norrporten Arena, Sundsvall, Sweden, August 7 has been added to the schedule. Tickets are released on Ticnet Friday 23. August 7 - Sundsvall, Sweden August 8 - Skanderborg, Denmark August 14 - Anderstorp, Sweden August 21 - Stavanger, Norway (sold out) September 10 - Moscow, Russia September 12 - St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 2010-04-08: |
| Björn Ulvaeus joins Per Gessle Björn Ulvaeus of the international supergroup ABBA will join Per Gessle - host of SIRIUS XM’s exclusive Scandinavian music show, Nordic Rox, for a special guest DJ session. Ulvaeus, who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will talk about his recent induction and play songs by artists who have influenced him throughout his career. Listeners will hear music by Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Blondie, Eagles, Queen as well as ABBA and Roxette music. All on The Spectrum, SIRIUS channel 18 and XM channel 45, Sunday, April 11 at 8:00 pm ET |
| 2010-03-18: |
| The Norway gig is sold out! That's around 10,000 tix! We're quite pleased. |
| 2010-03-05: |
| Over 6,000 tickets sold to the Norway concert so far! All VIP tickets are gone as well. |
| 2010-03-02: |
| More dates have been added to Roxette's summer schedule: August 8 - Skanderborg, Denmark August 21 - Stavanger, Norway Tickets to the Norway show go on sale Friday March 5, 09.00 on Billetservice. The price ranges from 550 to 850 NOK. Supporting act is Paperboys. |
| 2010-02-19: |
| Roxette is to play Russia this fall. So far dates confirmed are: September 10 - Moscow Mega Sport Arena September 12 - St. Petersburg New Arena It feels fab to start the new year announcing live concerts by Roxette. Both Moscow and St Petersburg should be great fun! And if we're all lucky there's even more to come. By the way, the new recordings are going great, we'll continue sweatin' it out for the next six months or so. You'll find videos/pics from the recordings on Snowfish. Cheers, P. |
| 2010-02-12: |
| The Race Legends present Roxette August 14 Anderstorp Raceway Ticket release Tuesday February 16 10.00. Ticket price is 605 SEK plus service fee. Tickets will be sold on Eventim.se, LiveNation.se, Eventim's call center - 0771-651 000 and by all Eventim's representatives. Tickets are naturally also still sold by Biljettnu.se. Tickets may not be reserved over the phone but all sales, both via the Internet or call center, are final. Eventim's representatives are listed on Eventim.se and LiveNation.se. |
| 2010-02-04: |
 On our way home, 2 AM...  Chris laying down some geet. PS. Videos are coming... |
| 2010-01-31: |
| Tickets for the Roxette concert in August at Anderstorp Raceway are available through www.biljettnu.se. SEK 605 plus service charge. |
| 2010-01-28: |
| Aftonbladet broke the news that Roxette is playing Anderstorp in June. Let's see what Per thinks about the event. So Per, Anderstorp, it must be like the mothership is calling you home? YES SIR - WHEN A RACING TRACK CALLS OUT FOR YOU YOU JUST HAVE TO ANSWER!! (SOUNDS LIKE A POP SONG, DOESN'T IT?) I VISITED THE RACE LEGENDS-EVENT TWO YEARS AGO AND HAD A GREAT TIME. THIS YEAR IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE LOADS OF REALLY REALLY FANTASTIC OLD FORMULA ONE-DRIVERS ATTENDING THE RACE AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS. SO IT WILL BE A SPECIAL SET UP FOR A ROXETTE CONCERT FOR SURE. Hmm, yeah, a song that's already written… Why did you pick this place? WE'RE SLOWLY BUT SURELY TRYING TO GET ROXETTE BACK ON TRACK. THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL MAJOR THINGS WE'RE GONNA DO THIS YEAR AND IT FEELS PERFECT TO KICK IT IN ON HOME TURF. AND, YOU KNOW, THE RECORDINGS OF A NEW ALBUM HAVE ALREADY STARTED. 2010 IS OFF TO A GOOD START. It's a big race track, isn't it? YES, I'VE HEARD THAT THEY CAN HOLD 45,000 PEOPLE AROUND THE TRACK. HOWEVER, I THINK THE CAPACITY IS AROUND 8-10,000 WHERE WE'RE GONNA PLAY. Is it true you will play an entire full length show? YES, IT WILL BE A "REAL" ROXETTE CONCERT. I CAN'T SAY HOW LONG IT WILL BE THOUGH, WE'LL DECIDE DURING REHEARSALS. BUT WE EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE 60-70 MINUTES. AND I'M SURE THERE WILL BE MORE ARTISTS ANNOUNCED PRETTY SOON. IF THE WEATHER'S GOOD IT WILL BE A MAGIC NIGHT. The CEO says this will be Roxette's only gig in Sweden 2010, can you verify this, or will there be others? I DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT, A YEAR IS VERY LONG. IT'S DEFINITELY THE ONLY ONE CONFIRMED AS I'M WRITING THIS…. Will there be any surprises for the audience? I GUESS JUST THE FACT THAT WE'RE DOING A CONCERT IS A SURPRISE TO MOST PEOPLE!!! |
| 2010-01-23: |
| Per Gessle and Sven Lindström to count down the Top 50 Swedish Songs of the past decade on Sirius XM's NORDIC ROX show. A two-part special to showcase a wide-variety of Swedish songs from artists like The Hives, Roxette, Peter, Bjorn and John, Kent, The Cardigans, The Sounds and more. On The Spectrum, SIRIUS channel 18 and XM channel 45 The first half of the countdown will air on Sunday, January 24 at 8:00 pm ET. The second half of the countdown will air on Sunday, January 31 at 8:00 pm ET. |
| 2010-01-17: |
| Hiya folks! Just a short note to say that Per Gessle (with cowboy hat, pilot glasses and gun) on Facebook is like Coke - the Real Thing. Follow him! Then there's also Twitter where you can follow both Per and Roxette. The staff |
| 2010-01-12: |
| Happy birthday Per! |
| 2010-01-08: |
| On Sunday January 10, 20.00 (8 pm) ET with a rebroadcast Wednesday January 13, 23.00 (11 pm) ET there will be a special Roxette edition of Per Gessle's program "Nordic ROX" on SIRIUS's The Spectrum, channel 18 and XM's channel 45. This Roxette special will feature Roxette songs played live on the Night of the Proms tour such as "Joyride" and "The Look." SIRIUS XM listeners will also hear an in-depth interview with Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, the founding members of Roxette. The duo will share stories about the tour and discuss their upcoming project and new material. |
| 2010-01-01: |
| Happy 2010 everyone! |
| 2009-12-21: |
| The Tour is over! Thank you ALL! 2010 lies ahead with greatness in its arms. Toodiloo all Roxers! 2009 turned out to be a killer year after all! Per’s small but heartwarming Party Crasher Tour around Europe in the spring was followed by the huge and glorious Rox comeback at the Night of the Proms. Thanks everyone for your support (appreciated!) and for those loud voices in the front row (interesting!). Also, we started recording a new Rox-album on the road. So far so good but there are, of course, lots more to be done. And for next year we have even more mighty plans. Will let you know what’s goin’ on in Roxville before long. But for now we wish y’all a great xmas och a extraordinarily swell new year. See ya around the corner. Cheers from Marie & Per. |
| 2009-12-20: |
 The NOTP 2009 gang!  The running order of the Final Show. |
| 2009-12-19: |
 Macca's playlist! Better than ours? |
| 2009-12-18: |
 Per's dressing room. |
| 2009-12-17: |
 Clarence adding keys to the song "---".  Chris mixing the song "---". |
| 2009-12-15: |
 Recording the new album in AGM Bremen.  Clarence is tired.  Per's breakfast. |
| 2009-12-15: |
 Roxette on SVT1 - on the show "Hitlåtens historia" ("The Story of the Hit") which will follow the successful story of "The Look." The first episode will be shown January 20. Other songs featured include Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and Chris Isaacs' "Wicked Game." |
| 2009-12-10: |
 AGM Munich department.  Room XXX at Hotel XXX in Munich. Current resident Mr. Per Gessle, pop star. |
| 2009-12-09: |
 From all of us to all of you...  View from Per's hotel window.  Claire at McDonald's! |
| 2009-12-06: |
 Per's room in Frankfurt. And of course his VAIO. |
| 2009-12-02: |
 Oberhausen dressing room. No surprises here. |
| 2009-11-29: |
 Donner  Blitzen |
| 2009-11-28: |
 Per's dressing room in Hamburg. Click for detailed info.  Lisa & Oskar, our good helpers! |
| 2009-11-26: |
| Just got word from Per - the interview on TV4 is over 20 minutes long! What a treat! |
| 2009-11-25: |
| US rapper Juvenile, hailing from New Orleans, Louisana, has covered Roxette's "Listen to Your Heart" together with Q Corvette. The song, here named "Listen" can be found on Juvenile's new album "Cocky & Confident." |
| 2009-11-24: |
| Saturday 28 November on Swedish TV4 there will be an interview with Roxette made by long time fan Lasse Bengtsson. The program is as always Nyhetsmorgon. Tune in or tune out. |
| 2009-11-22: |
 Us with Toots! Toots is the man.  Chris pantsless...  The new haircut.  Per's drug stash. |
| 2009-11-15: |
Head over to The Daily Roxette for another fresh interview with Per Gessle! Per's dressing room, he's transferring movies via his laptop.  The desk with assorted snacks, CDs, the running schedule, jewelry etc. |
| 2009-11-12: |
 Greetings from Roxette in Antwerp! Jonas was on stage so he is missing obviously. |
| 2009-11-02: |
 Chip and Dale, Dale sporting a new hat! |
| 2009-10-31: |
| Roxette has opened an official merchandise webstore, please check it out. |
| 2009-10-25: |
 My dressing room.  Pelle's new diet |
| 2009-10-23: |
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| 2009-10-22: |
 Dupont & Dupond |
| 2009-10-20: |
| First rehearsal with the whole orchestra & choir today. Feel like David Gilmour. Luv, P  |
| 2009-10-08: |
| More Roxette in the video game world! Check out the new expansion pack Grand Theft Auto - The Ballad of Gay Tony here, or here for hi def. |
| 2009-10-06: |
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| 2009-10-03: |
| Whatta hey, here's another photo of Rox. Click it to get a bigger version! |
| 2009-10-02: |
A brand new photo of Roxette at Cosmos Studios, former EMI Studios, Stockholm. Roxette has been interviewed by Magnus Broni who's making a documentary about "The Look." Magnus has been all over the US interviewing Brian Philips (former KDWB boss) and Dean Cushman (former exchange student), among others. |
| 2009-09-23: |
| Head over to The Daily Roxette and read a brand spanking fresh interview with Per the Gessle! |
| 2009-09-18: |
Here's Per's new guitar picks for the NOTP tour - Goofin' at the proms: And for those who wonder, it's the Dunlop logo under "2009"! |
| 2009-09-17: |
| Roxette is booked for the Nokia Night of the Proms this fall. The tour starts October 23 and covers Germany, Holland and Belgium (and not in that particular order). Check out a venue near you! |
| 2009-08-24: |
| The reason why EMI is re-releasing and re-mastering all the Rox albums is because they are out of print in some territories. Also, the sound was not up to date. Some albums are really old, folks! So... it's not EMI's intention (or Roxette's for that matter) to make these albums "collector items" or fill them with demos and unreleased stuff. We'll find other ways to do that, trust me. Cheers, P. The 2009 versions: Pearls of Passion CD & DIGITAL 1. Pearls of Passion B-SIDE SOUL DEEP-SINGLE 2. Neverending love (demo) PEARLS OF PASSION RE-REL 1997 3. Secrets that she keeps (demo) PEARLS OF PASSION RE-REL 1997 iTUNES ONLY 1. I call your name (Montezuma demo) PEARLS OF PASSION RE-REL 1997 2. Neverending love (Frank Mono mix) A-SIDE SINGLE 3. I call your name (Frank Mono mix) A-SIDE SINGLE Look Sharp! CD & DIGITAL 1. The voice B-SIDE DRESSED FOR SUCCESS-SINGLE 2. One is such a lonely number B-SIDE THE BIG L-SINGLE 3. Don’t believe in accidents (demo) B-SIDE RUN TO YOU-SINGLE iTUNES ONLY 1. Cry (demo) ROXBOX 2. Dressed for success (US single version, mix by Chris Lord-Alge) A-SIDE SINGLE USA 3. Listen to your heart (US single version, mix by John Luongo) A-SIDE SINGLE USA 4. Surrender (live) B-SIDE DANGEROUS-SINGLE 5. Neverending love (live) B-SIDE DANGEROUS-SINGLE Joyride CD & DIGITAL 1. The sweet hello, the sad goodbye B-SIDE SPENDING MY TIME-SINGLE 2. Love spins (demo) ROXBOX 3. Seduce me (demo) B-SIDE JUNE AFTERNOON-SINGLE iTUNES ONLY 1. Come back (before you leave) (demo) B-SIDE CHURCH OF YOUR HEART 2. Joyride (US single version, mix by Brian Malouf) A-SIDE SINGLE USA 3. Fading like a flower (US single version, mix by Humberto Gatica) RADIO SINGLE USA Tourism CD & DIGITAL 1. Fingertips ´93 A-SIDE SINGLE 2. 2, Cinnamon Street SUPER MARIO SOUNDTRACK EUROPE iTUNES ONLY 1. Fading like a flower (live) B-SIDE HOW DO YOU DO-SINGLE 2. Paint (live) B-SIDE QUEEN OF RAIN SINGLE 3. It must have been love (live) B-SIDE QUEEN OF RAIN SINGLE 4. Dressed for success (live) B-SIDE FINGERTIPS ´93-SINGLE 5. Hotblooded (live) B-SIDE FINGERTIPS ´93-SINGLE Crash! Boom! Bang! CD & DIGITAL 1. Almost unreal SINGLE A-SIDE + SUPER MARIO SOUNDTRACK 2. Crazy about you B-SIDE YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND ME-SINGLE 3. See me B-SIDE SALVATION-SINGLE iTUNES ONLY 1. Better off on her own B-SIDE STARS-SINGLE 2. Always breaking my heart ROXBOX Have a Nice Day CD & DIGITAL 1. It hurts BONUS-EP THE POP HITS 2. Myth (demo) ROXBOX 3. Makin’ love to you BONUS EP THE POP HITS iTUNES ONLY 1. Little miss Sorrow THE POP HITS 2. Happy together B-SIDE WISH I COULD FLY-SINGLE 3. Anyone/I love how you love me (demo) ROXBOX 4. New world (demo) ROXBOX 5. Better off on her own (demo) ROXBOX 6. Staring at the ground (demo) ROXBOX 7. 7Twenty7 (demo) ROXBOX 8. It will take a long long time (Modern Rock version) B-SIDE REAL SUGAR-SINGLE Room Service CD & DIGITAL 1. Entering your heart B-SIDE CENTRE OF THE HEART-SINGLE 2. The weight of the world B-SIDE A THING ABOUT YOU-SINGLE 3. Bla bla bla bla bla (You broke my heart) BONUS-EP THE POP HITS iTUNES ONLY 1. Every day ROXBOX 2. Bla bla bla bla bla (You broke my heart) (demo) ROXBOX 3. All I ever wanted (demo) ROXBOX 4. Stupid BONUS-EP THE POP HITS |
| 2009-08-23: |
Roxette's albums will be re-released in fresh new remastered versions with upgraded booklets on September 30. |
| 2009-07-27: |
| Roxette will perform in Latvia tomorrow, on the New Wave festival in Jurmala. Roxette 2009 consists of Per & Marie, Clarence Öfwerman, Christoffer Lundquist, Pelle Alsing and Jonas Isacsson. Per has super-charged his Gretsch and Roxette is planning to perform five songs. Not live however. |
| 2009-07-13: |
| Roxette's song pack Roxette Ballads for the PlayStation game SingStar is #4 on the SingStore's global download list for June! |
| 2009-07-11: |
| Get the new promo shot by Rickard Eriksson as your desktop wallpaper here! |
| 2009-06-27: |
| "Incomprehensible and terribly sad. A master has left us. We will never experience anyone like him again." says Per Gessle regarding the death of Michael Jackson. |
| 2009-06-25: |
| SingStar for PS3 gets another song pack - Roxette Rocks. This pack includes the following tracks * Joyride * The Look * Dressed For Success * Sleeping In My Car * Wish I Could Fly This song pack is according to Sony already available in their SingStore. (According to roxette.se it is not.) |
| 2009-06-10: |
| SingStar for PS3 gets Roxette Ballad song pack including "Fading Like a Flower" "It Must Have Been Love" "Listen to Your Heart" "Run to You" "Spending My Time" This is an online song pack, you can get it from Sony's SingStore. It's not yet known in which countries you can get the song pack. |
| 2009-06-09: |
Roxette Reunion? On Performing With Marie |
| 2009-06-03: |
| Follow Roxette on Twitter - add the user @TheRealRoxette |
| 2009-05-27: |
| Per just confirmed on Twitter that Roxette will perform July 28 on the festival "New Wave 2009" in Jurmala, Latvia, as mentioned on The Daily Roxette a few weeks ago. |
| 2009-05-06: |
| Roxette is back! On a press conference in Antwerp yesterday Per and Marie announced they will partake in the concert series called Night of the Proms! "We are thrilled to finally be able to attend 'Night of the Proms'. It's gonna be the first time we share a live stage together since 2001 and it certainly feels most exciting to do so in front of the huge 'Night of the Proms' audience. We look forward to performing some of our greatest hits and working together with the big Night of the Proms orchestra, which should fit our music very well." say Marie and Per. |
| 2009-04-21: |
| According to Per on Twitter the Rox back catalog will be remastered added to and re-released this fall! |
| 2009-04-18: |
| Will Roxette be back? Well, we don't know, but according to these articles it doesn't look impossible at least: Chart Attack, Canada ABC Action News, USA BBC, UK |
| 2009-03-29: |
| It was 20 years ago yesterday that "The Look" became Roxette's first US #1. Swedish Radio celebrated this by broadcasting a Roxette Special. Listen to it and hear demos you never heard before... |
| 2009-03-09: |
| Roxette is the Artist of the Month on Retro Rewind, a radio station based in Los Angeles. Dave Harris, Retro Rewind's host, says "Due to popular worldwide demand we’re pleased to announce that Roxette is once again artist of the month on Retro Rewind." Retro Rewind will play numerous songs from Roxette's vast library. The radio station will also broadcast a Roxette interview recorded September 2000. The shows will be rebroadcast online of course. |
| 2009-02-22: |
| Today Roxette's, then quite controversial, album "Have A Nice Day" was relased, in 1999! |
| 2009-01-14: |
| EMI released a Roxette "gift pack" last October consisting of "The Pop Hits," "The Ballad Hits" and the "Ballad & Pop Hits" DVD. Low priced and in a nice little box. |
| 2008-12-01: |
| Marie is currently touring with the Christmas show "Stjärnklart" while Per just finished and released his new solo album "Party Crasher." |
| 2008-08-18: |
| Per Gessle and Mats MP Persson will travel to London October 7 to receive yet another "Million-Air" award for "Listen to Your Heart.""Listen to Your Heart" has been played over 4.000.000 times on US radio, same as "It Must Have Been Love" in 2005. According to BMI.com, based on an average length of three minutes, one million airplays is the equivalent of 50,000 hours or 5.7 years of continuous airplay.Top million-air songs are for instance The Police "Every Breath You Take" and The Beatles, "Yesterday" with both over 8.000.000 plays. Per Gessle is obviously very pleased with this and comments "Yay!" Comments |
| 2008-08-11: |
| Roxette's US #2 single from 1989, "Dangerous," has entered the Australian download chart at #30. "The Oz people are famous for their exquisite taste. Marie and myself are very happy indeed" comments Per. Comments |
| 2008-05-24: |
| Marie Fredriksson turns 50 May 30, join Roxette.se in celebrating this occasion! |
| 2007-06-02: |
| There is presently no news about Roxette, but please visit Roxette.se's sister sites. Also, don't miss the Swedish site for the new Per Gessle album www.enhandigman.se |
| 2007-03-06: |
| "One Wish" is holding its position as #2 on gay TV channel LOGO's the Click List. The video has been #2 since mid February. |
| 2007-02-28: |
| A reminder to you fans out there: Don't miss that the Rotary club of Helsingborg Landborgen has received a generous gift consisting of the following Gyllene Tider and Roxette album collections: Gyllene Tider Moderna Tider Puls The Heartland Café Återtåget Konstpaus Finn 5 fel! GT25 GT Live. Pearls of Passion Look Sharp! Joyride Tourism Crash! Boom! Bang! Have a Nice Day Room Service Roxette Hits! The Rox Box All records have been signed by Per, and in Roxette's case, also by Marie. These two collections will be auctioned off by Helsingborgs auktionsverk March 11, 2007 on behalf of Rotary's doctors bank. The doctors bank ships out Nordic doctors and dentists for one to two months' unpaid work in Africa - so far more than 160 people! The organization is totally non-profit and the money needed is raised by sponsorships and different kinds of fund-raisers, this being one of them. Bids can be made via telephone or the Internet. Happy bidding! |
| 2007-02-19: |
| According to EMI Roxette's "Hits!" has now passed gold status in Sweden, which means 30,000 copies delivered. Congrats to another award! |
| 2007-02-16: |
| Roxette's latest greatest hits collection "Hits!" gets raving reviews in US magazin "Blender" where Barry Walters gives the album four stars out of five! Also, the video to "One Wish" is #2 on LOGO's video chart The Click List. The Click List is LOGO's weekly online-voted countdown of the top ten videos as voted by the LOGO audience at LOGOonline.com. NewNowNext is LOGO's weekly video show spotlighting brand-new videos by artists of interest to the LOGO community, as well as videos by emerging artists, gay and lesbian artists and videos that react with the audience. NewNowNext premieres a new episode each Sunday at midnight. |
| 2007-02-02: |
| Per's company Elevator Entertainment is about to release its first non-Gessle album. It's the most talented and lovely ms Helena Josefesson whose first solo-album "Dynamo" will be released through EMI February 28th. Check out her myspace-site! |
| 2007-01-18: |
| Hi y'all! Per is in the US doing promotion for the new release of "Hits!." While he's there we'd like to give you a few goodies to suck on; Roxette's new single "Reveal" will be released on Valentine's day, IE February 14. It's still not clear where it will be released, but here are a couple of snippets: The Attic Remake and Kleerup's remix. Enjoy! |
| 2007-01-12: |
| The team, and fans, wish Per a happy birthday! |
| 2007-01-02: |
| Roxette.se is proud to present the winners of the RoxMas contest: Mikhail Bunkin, Moscow, Russia Stefan Schönhacker, Vienna, Austria Sara Eriksson, Örebro, Sweden Raquel Burgarolas, Barcelona, Spain Patrycja Venås, Sem, Norway Chris Oriet, Regina, Canada Jonas Hägg, Umeå, Sweden Benjamin Knoer, Munich, Germany Peter Lindgren, Färila, Sweden Gabor Farkas, Komlo, Hungary Congratulations to you all! The prizes; a "One Wish" single, a signed (by Per) 7" single, a Per Gessle bonafide guitar pick, a Roxette poster and a virtually priceless Chinese Roxette pin, will be sent out via EMI Sweden. The correct answers are: 1 Who is co-authoring the forthcoming book about Per Gessle and his life? A: Larz Lundström, B: Sven Lindström, C: Anders Nunstedt Sven is writing this book about Per. 2 Name two songs on "Tourism" that have been on the same single. Joyride/Come Back (Before You Leave) or The Look/Silver Blue or Queen of Rain/It Must Have Been Love or Fingertips/The Heart Shaped Sea. There are multiple answers to this one, we only accept commercial singles as correct. 3 How many records has Roxette sold, worldwide? A: 45 million, B: 75 million, C: 95 million 75 million is the closest correct answer, remember, it's records, not albums... 4 Which one of these is one of Per's pseudonyms? A: Joe Williams, B: Notorious BIG, C: Rip Offenbach Per wrote the song "Dansa pop pop" for Rita & the Ripoff using this pen-name. 5 Where did Roxette borrow the name "Look Sharp!" from? A: A TV show, B: A razor blade ad, C: Joe Jackson Good old Joe Jackson has an album named "Look Sharp." |
| 2007-01-01: |
| The RoxMas contest is now closed. Thank you all 969 people for participating! |
| 2006-12-26: |
| The Rotary club of Helsingborg Landborgen has received a generous gift consisting of the following Gyllene Tider and Roxette album collections: Gyllene Tider Moderna Tider Puls The Heartland Café Återtåget Konstpaus Finn 5 fel! GT25 GT Live. Pearls of Passion Look Sharp! Joyride Tourism Crash! Boom! Bang! Have a Nice Day Room Service Roxette Hits! The Rox Box All records have been signed by Per, and in Roxette's case, also by Marie. These two collections will be auctioned off by Helsingborgs auktionsverk March 11, 2007 on behalf of Rotary's doctors bank. The doctors bank ships out Nordic doctors and dentists for one to two months' unpaid work in Africa - so far more than 160 people! The organization is totally non-profit and the money needed is raised by sponsorships and different kinds of fund-raisers, this being one of them. Bids can be made via telephone or the Internet. Happy bidding! |
| 2006-12-24: |
| Merry Christmas everybody... here's your xmas present: IT HURTS Words & Music by Per Gessle Published by Jimmy Fun Music Recorded at Tits & Ass, August 1995 Acoustic guitars & keyboards: PG Piano: MP Vox: PG |
| 2006-12-18: |
| STARS Words & Music by Per Gessle Published by HipHappy Recorded at Tits & Ass, July 9 1998 Programming: MP & PG Guitars: MP Vox: PG Backing vox: Milla |
| 2006-12-17: |
| Awright! 2006 turned out to be a good year! Not only for the roses but also for this little band from the outskirts of Europe. We managed to deliver a good-looking RoxBox as well as 2 new songs (btw, you have to check out the new remixes of Reveal... very cool if you ask us...) and a few TV-shows to go with that. 2007? Well, who knows. Marie is talking about more art exhibitions and more exciting solo stuff, Per isn’t talking at all at the moment (he wants to go xmas shopping, the taxi’s waiting...) but knowing him some raunchy urban x-rated hip-hop music isn’t far away! We’d like to take this opportunity to wish y’all a white xmas and a sunny new year. And as always, thanks for your heartwarming uncontrollable support and affection. Luv, Marie & Per PS. Don't forget the RoxMas contest, scroll down for more info! |
| 2006-12-13: |
| TV4 will broadcast a new documentary about Roxette on December 29, with a re-run December 31. |
| 2006-12-11: |
| DANGEROUS Words & Music by Per Gessle Published by Jimmy Fun Music Recorded at Tits & Ass, Feb 1987 Guitars & vox: PG |
| 2006-12-08: |
| Roxette is among the finalists in Aftonbladet's Rockbjörnen, best to head over there and vote! |
| 2006-12-06: |
| Ho ho ho! Welcome to The RoxMas Contest! Yes as a thank you to all our fans Roxette and roxette.se have arranged a contest! We have 10 (ten) mighty prize packages for you to win. The packages contain: a signed by Per 7" single, a One Wish single, a poster, a genuine Per Gessle guitar pick and a possibly a Chinese Roxette pin from the fabled concert in 1995 (if we can find the box...)! You just can't miss out on this. All you have to do is to answer these questions. You can only enter once. The contest ends Dec. 31. The winners will be notified via mail and here on the site. Good luck and Merry RoxMas! Per & Marie |
| 2006-12-04: |
| FOOL Words & Music by Per Gessle Published by HipHappy Recorded at Tits & Ass, Dec 27, 1999 Programming: MP & PG Vox: PG |
| 2006-11-27: |
| THE CENTRE OF THE HEART Words & Music by Per Gessle Published by HipHappy Recorded at Tits & Ass, Autumn 1997 Programming: MP & PG Guitars: MP & PG Vox: PG |
| 2006-11-24: |
| Don't forget to vote for your favorite artists (Roxette maybe?) in Aftonbladet's prestigious Rockbjörnen Awards. |
| 2006-11-20: |
| MY WORLD, MY LOVE, MY LIFE Words & Music by Per Gessle Published by HipHappy Recorded at Tits & Ass, Dec 28, 1999 Programming: MP & PG Vox: PG |
| 2006-11-13: |
| DANCE AWAY Words by Per Gessle Music by Marie Fredriksson & Per Gessle Published by Jimmy Fun Music & Shock the Music Recorded at Tits & Ass, Feb 9 1988 Programming: MP & PG Guitars: MP Vox: MF |
| 2006-11-06: |
| CRUSH ON YOU Words & Music by Per Gessle Published by HipHappy Recorded at Tits & Ass, July 30 1998 Programming: MP & PG Guitars: MP Vox: PG |
| 2006-11-04: |
| Roxette performs at Swedish TV-gameshow Bingolotto's 15th anniversary tonight on TV4. Roxette will play The Look and One Wish. The segments are pre-recorded. |