| 2010-12-22: |
| Is Santa Claus an Eskimo masochist? The q is relevant since it’s sooooo cold in Sweden right now we poor Swedes can hardly breathe. All guitars are out of tune, thank God for the blankets we found in a closet at the Tits & Ass Studio the other day. Anyway, we just want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. 2010 has certainly been a fab year for us. We managed to finish the Charm School-album. I finally got my favorite pasta-dish right. Marie learned how to ski. I cracked the Top 10 on the go-kart track. Marie found her Trash & Vaudeville-pants from 1989 at the dry-cleaners. We did seven super shows in Europe. And there is more to come next year you know that. Plenty. The new single will officially hit Planet Earth January 7 but knowing you guys you’re probably already tired of it by then... Charm School begins Feb 10. So... thanks for all your support, we need that from time to time. Yea, we do appreciate your unconditional love now and forever (sounds like a song…). See y’all somewhere around the globe next year. We promise to do our best to bring a smile to your faces. Have a great X and a most charming new year. Don’t drink and drive. Love from Per & Marie |
| 2010-12-20: |
Video greeting from Roxette! |
| 2010-12-19: |
| Amazon.de beat us to it, here's a snippet of our new single! |
| 2010-12-14: |
 Me and Åsa with Gaylord Focker (Ben Stiller)! P. |
| 2010-12-03: |
| Roxette back with a new album: ”Charm School”! On February 11 the unlikely becomes reality. After 25 years as a world-famous act with 70 million albums sold, one of Sweden’s biggest pop groups steps back into the spotlight, a decade after their last studio album ”Room Service”. They do it with ”Charm School”, a new album with twelve songs in a style that’s best described as “updated classic Roxette”, from the initial power pop fireworks of ”Way Out” to the bittersweet closer ”Sitting On Top Of The World”. First Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle were reunited on stage to perform ”It Must Have Been Love” and ”The Look” during Per’s ”Party Crasher” tour in Amsterdam. And before the fans knew it, Roxette made a full-scale comeback as headliners during the ”Night of the Proms” tour in front of more than 600 000 people in Holland, Belgium and Germany. ”By then we started to think ahead and plan for the possibility of making a new album – an album that captured everything that’s good about Roxette while still looking ahead”, says Per Gessle. Said and done. During the tour, the band’s hotel rooms were transformed into recording studios where a string of new Roxette songs took shape. Back home in Sweden the work continued during the spring and autumn of 2010. Just as when the band recorded during their heyday there were lots of songs to choose from. The sensitive ballad “In My Own Way”, for example, is a rediscovered gem from 1984, when the dream of international recognition still was just a dream. The newest song is the extremely infectious groove-master ”She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio)”, written this autumn. In-between there’s everything that has made Roxette one of the world’s most radio played pop groups; the clinging melodies, the passionate delivery, the humorous pop sense and the unique mix of Marie Fredriksson’s and Per Gessle’s voices. All wrapped up in a musical package that is unmistakably 2011. ”For me the starting point has always been to write songs for Marie’s voice. She got this ability to make you believe every word she sings, and that’s why she brings the stories to life. As a songwriter that’s an incredible gift to be a part of”, Gessle says. The album is recorded in the south of Sweden and Stockholm with Clarence Öfwerman and Christoffer Lundqvist as producers (together with Per and Marie). ”Charm School” is a magnificent return to form after ten years of trials and challenges. Or as Marie Fredriksson sings in one of the album’s quintessential tracks: ”No One Makes It On Her Own”. Hear the school bell ring on February 11. |
| 2010-11-18: |
| Roxette is setting off on a much anticipated world tour 2011. The band kicks off in Kazan, Russia March 1st and will cover at least five continents during the year. Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle are returning to the world stage full of new enthusiasm after their six sold out concerts this summer. Roxette toured Europe in 2001. However, the last world tour took place in 1994-95 with the “Crash! Boom! Bang!” album. "If you’d asked me a couple of years ago, if there would ever be a new Roxette tour I would have very quickly said 'No!'," says singer, guitarist and songwriter Per Gessle. "Knowing what Marie (Fredriksson, lead vocalist) had to go through in recovering from her severe illness, this is not only unbelievable, it seems almost magical to me. It will be wonderful to meet all our audience on Planet Earth again." "I’ve been longing and hoping for this since 2002. It makes me incredibly happy to know we’re going to meet our fans all around the world again," says Marie. Besides the tour, Roxette fans can look forward to a brand new album in the first quarter of 2011. Tour plan 28-feb Tatneft Arena Kazan, Russia 3 March Palace of Sports Samara, Russia 5 March Palace of Sports Yekaterinburg, Russia 7 March Siberia Arena Novosibirsk, Russia 10 March Exhibition Center Kiev, Ukraine 12 March Minsk Arena Minsk, Belarus 14 March Siemens Arena Vilnius, Lithuania 16 March Arena Riga Riga, Latvia 18 March Saku Hall Tallinn, Estonia 01-apr Vive Cuervo Salon Mexico City 04-apr Luna Park Buenos Aires, Argentina 05-apr Luna Park Buenos Aires, Argentina 07-apr Orfero Córdoba, Argentina 09-apr Movistar Arena Santiago, Chile 12-apr Pepsi on Stage Porto Algre, Brazil 14-apr Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil 16-apr Citibank Hall Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17-apr Chevrolet Hall Belo Horizonte, Brazil 19-apr Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil 10 May Grand Arena Cape Town, RSA 11 May Grand Arena Cape Town, RSA 14 May The Superbowl Sun City, RSA 15 May The Superbowl Sun City, RSA 27 May Terra Vibe Park Athens, Greece 29 May Nat. Palace of Culture Sofia, Bulgaria 30 May Zone Arena Bucharest, Romania 1 June Budapest Sport Arena Budapest Hungary 3 June See Fest Festival Graz, Austria 5 June O2 Arena Prague, Czech Rep. 6 June Steel Arena Kosice, Slovakia 9 June Plenen Bergen, Norway 11 June Zitadelle Berlin, Germany 12 June Hessentag Frankfurt, Germany 15 June Völkerschlachtsdenkmal Leipzig, Germany 16 June Tanzbrunnen Cologne, Germany 19 June Torwar Warsaw, Poland 7 July Stavern Festival Stavern, Norway 9 July Bospop Festival Weert, Netherlands 16 July Nordkalks Dagbrot Pargas, Finland 22 July Tivoli Copenhagen, Denmark 24 July Trädgårdsföreningen Gothenburg, Sweden 31 July Suikerrock Festival Tienen, Belgium Dates to be added. |
| 2010-11-06: |
| Why not take a gander at our new, revamped forum area! Shiny new and stuffed with new gadgets. The place to be actually! (I realize there are a lot of "news" but frankly, it is new... |
| 2010-11-02: |
| Sorry guys and gals, due to things outside of our control, the announcement has been delayed until tomorrow morning. |
| 2010-10-27: |
| Amazing Rox news coming up November 2! Stay tuned! |
| 2010-09-23: |
| Roxette performed at Swedish TV4´s 20th birthday party last night. * Dressed For Success * The Look * Listen to Your Heart * Joyride * How Do You Do! * Dangerous were played according to Per´s Twitter.  |
| 2010-09-11: |
| After Moscow, it's time for St. Petersburg, Russia tomorrow. |
| 2010-09-09: |
| Roxette plays Moscow, Russia, tomorrow. |
| 2010-08-26: |
 Best of Roxette ISBN 9789177482901, sheet music, 30 songs, to be released by the end of September. Roxette is undoubtedly one of the biggest bands of all time with an unparalleled international career and plenty of number ones. Now it's time for a new generation to discover their music. Until now there has been no book which collects all of Roxette's hits in the same place. In this book there are 30 of the successful group's biggest hits, of which one third have not been published previously. All-new piano arrangements by Martin Östergren, lyrics and melody for the singer and guitar chord boxes. The book also contains photos from Roxette's career and newly written comments and liner-notes [in English] by Per Gessle. |
| 2010-08-21: |
| The return bigger than expected More than 17,000 in Sundsvall, almost 30,000 in Skanderborg, up to 20,000 in Marknadsplatsen in Halmstad, Sweden on Saturday and then sold out in Norway and is already stocked in Russia. Roxette's comeback has exceeded all expectations. Even for a pop visionary like Per Gessle. - Yes, indeed. We were not prepared for it to be so big. When Anderstorp came up, we were happy if we could sell 7000 tickets, says Gessle. - So had we known this we would have rehearsed more and had a larger production. I mean, before the last Roxette tour, "Room Service" in 2001 we rented the Globe Arena for a week. - Because all arena concerts are so hugely choreographed, and it has to be given the lighting and camera angles. If we haven't practiced enough it's easy to run into each other. And it was a bit like that at the premiere… We're sitting in the garden at home in the house in Sandhamn where the Gessle family has spent the entire summer. Åsa offers freshly baked sponge cake when Per has poured the coffee. - The advantage of living in two places is that it becomes a feast every time you come home to Halmstad. The calmness. The old friends … Yes, all this stuff, explains Per, pointing out towards the Laholm bay. September 13, 1994 on the Crash!Boom!Bang! tour - that's how long ago it's been since Roxette last played in Halmstad. Almost 16 years ago. - That's why it will be fantastic to do it again. I just talked with Marie and she's on fire about it, says Per. That Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson are standing on a stage together at all again as Roxette is a minor miracle, given the brain tumor that Marie suffered eight years ago. - Yes, one should know that five percent will survive the disease that Marie had, and she had the good fortune to belong to the five percent. Ít's in that perspective you have to put the comeback and the concerts. It is not the old '80s Roxette, but what Marie's doing is an achievement. - Sure, everything takes longer now and her health goes in waves, but it is the reality we live in. And therefore, these concerts are more of a test to decide on how much she can handle before a regular tour. For instance, we are not doing any press before the concerts. - So if it will continue is up to Marie. But as I see it this is good for her - it is probably the best rehab she can get. - I mean, the reception we received has been incredible. One has become teary-eyed when one has met the response. Also the sound has changed, more guitars and less sequencers and based on Per's band from the last solo tour, "Party Crasher". - Yes, but it's because we want it this way, more alive. In the old Roxette I also had no real musical role, more than singing because it was Jonas (Isacsson), who played all the guitars on the albums. The two opening concerts have received mainly lukewarm reviews. In addition, Gessle picked up two solo songs in the middle of the set. - But it was due to Marie needing a break. Previously, she has done at most 25 minutes, this is an hour and 40 minutes. But we have changed it now, shortened it slightly. What have you learned from the two opening concerts? - That there is a significant difference between small and big venues and then it's only hits. Playing a lot of album tracks that we might like, but do not connect with the audience is not good as concerts are about communicating. - It's from the audience's response that we get energy. I am extremely proud to have written these tunes that have become big all over the world. Why should I not play them? This is just snobbish. To the Roxette concert on Saturday fans from Brazil and Argentina as well as Europe are on their way. But the concert has thus far been overshadowed by the ticket row between Live Nation and BiljettNu when the concert in Anderstorp was canceled and another was arranged in Halmstad. If you had had the concert in Halmstad, without letting the audience from Anderstorp in, this situation had never occurred…? - It's never been an option. We looked at the 10,000 who bought a ticket to our concert there and we did not want them to first miss the concert and then be forced to sue to get their money back. So what do you say to all that now stands there with the "wrong" ticket, that is, those that are purchased at BiljettNu after 9 July? - I really hope that it will solve itself because it is terrible when third parties are affected. Why weren't there two gigs at Brottet instead of Marknadsplatsen? - First it was our intention to move the concert from Brottet to Örjans vall. But there was a holiday season there, they said. And because many of the crew were booked elsewhere, we could not break it in two days and then we chose Marknadsplatsen. But it's also a bit cool because it is so central, a little Central Park-feeling… Gessle laughs. When the mini-tour is over, work continues on the new album. Six songs are completed and a further eleven are to be recorded to be released spring 2011. - It's a pretty classic Roxette album where the "father" to the sound, Clarence Öfwerman is still here, explains Per and plays some tracks. And yes - it sounds like Roxette. - I have, believe it or not, actually changed the way I write songs in recent years. It has become looser, less complicated. So I have gone back to the old demos from the '80s - and '90s and borrow parts from there. - Then I've tried to get both me and Marie in the songs. On "Room Service", it was either me or her that sang. Here it is more together, like "Dangerous". Or "Dressed for Success". Four U.S. number ones, nearly 14 big hits and 50 singles. ABBA, The Beatles and now the Queen has done it - become musicals. Can you imagine Roxette the musical? - I can well imagine a Roxette musical if the story and the idea feels good. For although I am not a musical man, you have to find new ways. - And "Mamma Mia" was an ingenious way to let the ABBA catalog live on. The new generation thinks that ABBA is called Mamma Mia… he laughs. Roxette, Gyllene Tider, Son of a Plumber, Per Gessle solo in Swedish or English. What is left? - I've actually never gone on tour where I have done both Swedish and English songs from all projects, a greatest hits. But I guess I'll do that when I turn 60 By Jan-Owe Wikström/Hallandsposten. Used with kind permission. |
| 2010-08-16: |
 Marie in Halmstad!  And Per...  This shot and shots below from Spotpix © Daniel Eliasson. Used with kind permission.    |
| 2010-08-12: |
| Check out the Roxette 2010 merch here. (PDF) |
| 2010-08-10: |
| The Roxette 2010 pre-show mixed tape: Get it on Spotify KICKS Paul Revere & The Raiders SURFIN’ BIRD The Trashmen TEENAGE KICKS The Undertones * TEACHER TEACHER Rockpile HOT LOVE T. Rex BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone * WASHINGTON SQUARE The Village Stompers JOLENE The White Stripes STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE The Supremes MY BABY LOVES LOVIN’ The White Plains SON OF A PREACHER MAN Dusty Springfield A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE Mindbenders MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies THE RAIN, THE PARK & OTHER THINGS The Cowsills * MY SWEET LORD George Harrison BILLION DOLLAR BABIES Alice Cooper TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Al Green GIVING IT ALL AWAY Roger Daltrey BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes GREEN TAMBOURINE The Lemon Pipers 1-2-3 LEN BARRY ECHO BEACH Martha & The Muffins TOY SOLDIERS Martika * TICKET TO RIDE The Beatles TELEGRAM SAM T. Rex THE ONE I LOVE R.E.M. PLEASE MR POSTMAN The Marvelettes JESSIE’S GIRL Rick Springfield MO'REEN The Mascots TRETTIFYRAN Nisse Hellberg SUNDAY MORNIN’ COMIN’ DOWN Kris Kristofferson TAINTED LOVE Gloria Jones LOLA The Kinks * HEY JOE, WHERE YOU GONNA GO? The Leaves * MUSTANG SALLY Sir Mack Rice LITTLE BIT O’SOUL The Music Explosion SHOPPING WITH MOTHER Per Gessle AFTERGLOW (OF YOUR LOVE) The Small Faces SHOPPING Pet Shop Boys MARIE PROVOST Nick Lowe COTTON JENNY Gordon Lightfoot WORDS ENOUGH TO TELL YOU The Mascots * YOU WON’T BE HAPPY Paul Collins’ Beat MIDNIGHT RIDER Paul Davidson SYMPATHY Rare Bird TONIGHT, TONIGHT Smashing Pumpkins BEHIND THE WALL OF SLEEP The Smithereens * MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU Stardust *) not on Spotify... |
| 2010-08-10: |
 Backdrop desktop background courtesy of Roxette! This is in 1600x1200, if you need bigger let us know. |
| 2010-08-09: |
 Marie  Chris, Marie & Clair  PG |
| 2010-08-08: |
Greetings from Sundsvall! Marie...  and Per...  are Roxette! Dressed For Success Sleeping In My Car Opportunity Nox The Big L Wish I Could Fly She Doesn't Live Here Anymore 7Twenty7 Perfect Day It Must Have Been Love Stupid Do You Wanna Be My Baby? Silver Blue Fading Like a Flower How Do You Do! Dangerous Joyride Extras: Listen To Your Heart The Look Extra extras: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone Church Of Your Heart |
| 2010-08-05: |
| Here's the setlist from last night's concert: Dressed For Success Sleeping In My Car Opportunity Nox The Big L Wish I Could Fly She Doesn't Live Here Anymore 7Twenty7 Perfect Day Things Will Never Be The Same It Must Have Been Love Stupid Do You Wanna Be My Baby? Silver Blue Fading Like a Flower How Do You Do! Dangerous Joyride Extras: Listen To Your Heart The Look (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone Church Of Your Heart (with Clarence on guitar) |
| 2010-08-03: |
| Like in 2003 (Per Gessle), 2004 (Gyllene Tider) and 2007 (Per Gessle again) there will be a secret concert, like a dress rehearsal if you will, in Halmstad August 4! Roxette will play Leif's Lounge at Hotel Tylösand on Wednesday night. 600 tickets will be released on Wednesday morning, in order to stop ticket scalpers, and will cost 295 SEK. Tickets may be bought in the reception of Hotel Tylösand starting at 11.00 AM. The concert starts at 10 PM. The concert has been sold out as of 1.25 PM. The doors open at 7 PM. |
| 2010-07-26: |
| Swedish bands Vikunja and Paintbox are the opening acts for Roxette in Halmstad. |
| 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. |
| 2010-06-20: |
| 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. |