| NEWS |
| 2010-02-25: |
| If you are bored and really don't know what to do with your lives, why not pop over to Snowfish and check out some great new Roxette videos, and photos. |
| 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 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! |
| 2009-12-02: |
 Thanx to Tunecore you can (and should) now get the splendid albums "The World According to Gessle" and "Party Crasher" digitally in these stores: # iTunes U.S. # Rhapsody # Napster # eMusic # IMVU # Lala # Shockhound # LimeWire Store # iTunes Australia/N.Z. # iTunes Canada # iTunes Japan |
| 2009-11-13: |
| Remember, tomorrow Swedish radio P4 will try to air Per's concert from Cirkus again. See below. |
| 2009-10-24: |
| Due to a human error the Gessle concert will be aired November 14. Meanwhile, listen to the interview (in Swedish). P4 apologizes. The Interview. P4 tracklist 1. Dressed For Success 2. The Party Pleaser 3. Wish I Could Fly 4. Stupid 5. I Have a Party In My Head (I Hope It Never Ends) 6. Listen To Your Heart 7. Do You Wanna Be My Baby? 8. Opportunity Nox 9. Doesn't Make Sense 10. Joyride 11. The Look 12. Hey Mr DJ (Won't You Play Another Love Song) 13. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone |
| 2009-10-17: |
| Gessle Over Europe - the 2009 club tour captured live! Since Roxette’s ”Room Service” tour in the autumn of 2001, Sweden has been able to keep one of their true pop superstars more or less for themselves. Starting with 2003’s massively successful Swedish solo comeback “Mazarin”, Gessle kept himself busy in Sweden as a solo act or reuniting with his former group Gyllene Tider. But in the spring of 2009, the Roxette songwriter Per Gessle finally took an acclaimed step back to the international scene. With a back catalogue of songs from multi-million selling Roxette albums as well as solo material from his 1997 international debut “The World According To Gessle” to the 2005 double package “Son Of A Plumber” and last year’s “Party Crasher” album, Per had plenty to choose from. Between April 16 and May 10 fans in Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Poland, The Czech republic, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and England could experience a seemingly never-ending stream of Gessle-penned hits in an intimate club environment. They got revamped Roxette classics like ”Joyride” and ”The Look” next to more recent solo material like ”Hey Mr DJ” and ”Doesn’t Make Sense”—all in a new and inspired setting that made even a more than 20 year old-faithful like “Dressed For Success” seem like it was written yesterday. But why did he do it? ”First of all to have a blast on stage with this incredible band. And then I wanted to get out there and say, ‘Hey—these are my songs’. My music is much more well-known than I am. People all over the world can sing along to the Roxette classics, but they don’t know that I’ve written them. So the idea was to perform some of my English favourites while putting a face to the songs”, Gessle smiles. Summing up some of the brilliant musicians he’s been touring with in Sweden the last years—Helena Josefsson (vocals), Clarence Öfwerman (keyboards), Christoffer Lundquist (guitar/vocals) and Magnus Börjeson (bass/vocals) plus the seasoned Roxette anchor Pelle Alsing (drums)—Per quickly found the high-energy power pop drive he was looking for. The sound was guitar based, gritty and in your face. Fat, ringing Gibson chords against three-part harmony vocals in the choruses. Heavy and feather light at the same time, constantly accompanied by a singing, whistling and cheering crowd. The tour gave Gessle the chance to dust off Roxette rockers like ”Sleeping In My Car”, ”She Doesn’t Live Her Anymore”, ”Opportunity Nox” and ”7Twenty7” and up-tempo solo hits like ”Stupid”, ”Do You Wanna Be My Baby?” and ”C’mon”. The energetic pop drive was mixed with the thoughtful melancholy of ”Late, Later On”, ”Wish I Could Fly” and the majestic set closer ”Queen Of Rain”. ”I had no idea what the reaction would be. Over the years I’ve learned not to have too big expectations—just do it and see what happens. But the public reaction was overwhelming and after a few shows only — I think it was Copenhagen — I suddenly realised why I was back playing the clubs after all these years. It was terrific to be on stage and do all these songs again.” All this and more is captured on ”Gessle Over Europe”, a real treat for fans who wants to re-live or experience this quite remarkable club tour. With 21 live recorded tracks on CD, the complete final show at Cirkus in Stockholm on May 9 on DVD plus assorted goodies featuring 100 “home videos” filmed during the tour as well as additional clips and interviews taken from Per’s international solo career, ”Gessle Over Europe” deliver more than a Roxette or Per Gessle fan could ever hope for. You don’t get any closer than this, without actually standing on the stage yourself. The vinyl collector Per Gessle also has made sure that ”Gessle Over Europe” will be released as a vinyl double album, which is great news for those who think today’s music business would be better off with albums like ”Frampton Comes Alive” or ”Made In Japan”. And if you wonder whether it’s possible to maintain a true pop heart after more than two decades of international chart successes and World tours, just listen to the inspired take of Paul Revere & The Raiders ”(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” from 1966. It hasn’t sounded better than this in a long time... |
| 2009-10-12: |
| Check out the trailer for the DVD! |
| 2009-10-08: |
| Preorder PER GESSLE - GESSLE OVER EUROPE (CD+DVD) HERE! |
| 2009-10-01: |
Get your very own Per Gessle "Gessle over Europe" (new release date October 23) poster: |
| 2009-09-23: |
| Head over to The Daily Roxette and read a brand spanking fresh interview with Per the Gessle! |
| 2009-09-23: |
| P4 tracklist, October 24. 1. Dressed For Success 2. The Party Pleaser 3. Wish I Could Fly 4. Stupid 5. I Have a Party In My Head (I Hope It Never Ends) 6. Listen To Your Heart 7. Do You Wanna Be My Baby? 8. Opportunity Nox 9. Doesn't Make Sense 10. Joyride 11. The Look 12. Hey Mr DJ (Won't You Play Another Love Song) 13. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone |
| 2009-09-23: |
| Here's a very nice preview of the DVD, which - if you didn't know it - has been set for release October 28! (And just to be clear; the DVD is included free with the CD, it's not sold separately!) The preview is also on the YouTube PartyCrash playlist. |
| 2009-09-22: |
| Woohaa! The mighty "Gessle over Europe" CD/DVD bonanza has finally gotten a release date: October 28! |
| 2009-09-14: |
| Per's amazing Party Crash concert from Stockholm this summer will be broadcast on Swedish radio P4 October 24. There will also be an interview. |
| 2009-08-28: |
| "Gessle over Europe" has been delayed to the end of October due to problems with German video regulations. Apparently Jonas' videos are too much for Germany. |
| 2009-08-19: |
We're proud to present the sleeve of "Gessle over Europe:"  |
| 2009-07-10: |
| ROXETTE’S PER GESSLE TO COUNT DOWN THE 50 GREATEST SCANDINAVIAN SUMMER SONGS ON SIRIUS XM’S NORDIC ROX. Roxette’s Per Gessle and noted Swedish music journalist Sven Lindström will celebrate the summer season with a countdown of the 50 greatest Scandinavian summer songs of all time on The Spectrum’s Nordic Rox, SIRIUS XM’s Scandinavian music show. Listeners will hear songs by Peter Bjorn and John, Eagle-Eye Cherry, ABBA, Roxette and more. Catch it on The Spectrum, SIRIUS channel 18 and XM channel 45 Sunday, July 12 at 8:00 pm ET and Wednesday, July 15 at 11:00 pm ET. |
| 2009-07-04: |
| Gessle over Europe - CD 1. Dressed for success Cologne 2. Drowning in wonderful thoughts about her Cologne 3. Stupid London 4. Wish I could fly London 5. She doesn’t live here anymore Copenhagen 6. 7Twenty7 Amsterdam 7. I have a party in my head Amsterdam 8. Late, later on Amsterdam 9. Listen to your heart Cologne 10. Do you wanna be my baby? Copenhagen 11. Opportunity nox London 12. Doesn’t make sense Cologne 13. Joyride Stockholm 2 14. C’mon Warsaw 15. Are you an old hippie, sir? Warsaw 16. It must have been love Cologne 17. The Look Halmstad 18. Hey mr DJ Amsterdam 19. (I’m not your) Steppin’ stone Munich 20. Sleeping in my car Amsterdam 21. Queen of rain Cologne Live at Cirkus, Stockholm May 9, 2009 - bonus-DVD 1. Dressed for success 2. Drowning in wonderful thoughts about her 3. Stupid 4. The Party Pleaser 5. Wish I could fly 6. She doesn’t live here anymore 7. 7Twenty7 8. I have a party in my head (I hope it never ends) 9. Late, later on 10. Listen to your heart 11. Do you wanna be my baby? 12. Opportunity nox 13. Doesn’t make sense 14. Church of your heart 15. Dangerous 16. Joyride 17. C’mon 18. Are you an old hippie, sir? 19. The Look 20. It must have been love 21. Hey mr DJ (won’t you play another love song) 22. (I’m not your) Steppin’ stone 23. Sleeping in my car 24. Queen of rain · 100 x tribal homevideos from the tour filmed by Mr Gessle and his posse Video clips: · Silly really · Jo-Anna says · C’mon · Do you wanna be my baby (director’s cut) · Kix (director’s cut) · I want you to know · Hey mr DJ (won’t you play another love song) · Shopping with mother · Kix (Lovely Pair mix) · Kix-cha-cha (director’s cut) · Party Crasher EPK – interview by Sven Lindström · Son of a Plumber Documentary |
| 2009-06-28: |
| Here's the tracklist of the double-LP: Gessle over Europe - LP 1. Dressed for success Cologne 2. Drowning in wonderful thoughts about her Cologne 3. Stupid London 4. The Party Pleaser Stockholm 1 5. Wish I could fly London 6. She doesn’t live here anymore Copenhagen 7. 7Twenty7 Amsterdam 8. I have a party in my head Amsterdam 9. Late, later on Amsterdam 10. Listen to your heart Cologne 11. Do you wanna be my baby? Copenhagen 12. Opportunity nox London 13. Doesn’t make sense Cologne 14. Church of your heart Stockholm 2 15. Dangerous Stockholm 1 16. Joyride Stockholm 2 17. C’mon Warsaw 18. Are you an old hippie, sir? Warsaw 19. The Look Halmstad 20. It must have been love Cologne 21. Hey mr DJ Amsterdam 22. (I’m not your) Steppin’ stone Munich 23. Sleeping in my car Amsterdam 24. Queen of rain Cologne |
| 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. |
| 2009-06-24: |
| Live albums: Paul McCartney - Wings over America. Per Gessle - Gessle over Europe. No further comparisons. |
| 2009-06-22: |
| Cities included on the Party Crasher live LP/CD: Cologne, London, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Stockholm #2, Warszaw, Halmstad und Munich. Sounds like fun. The Party Crasher live DVD is only from Stockholm #1. I remember that one, not bad at all. |
| 2009-06-10: |
| Party crash with "Party Crasher", out next week in the UK! Try Amazon for instance. |
| 2009-06-09: |
Roxette Reunion? On Performing With Marie |
| 2009-05-24: |
| Here's Per's pre-show (and post-show as well) mixed tape playlists, as you can see there were different playlists during the tour. Get the Spotify playlist! (A few songs are missing though...) Crowd Pleasers – Party Crasher Tour – BEFORE #1! 1. Miss you - Adiam Dymott 2. The wind cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. Jessie’s girl - Rick Springfield 4. Toni the Beat (remix) - The Sounds 5. Son of Sam - Elliott Smith 6. Garden party - Rick Nelson 7. Bernadette - Four Tops 8. Mary Jane’s last dance - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 9. Somebody told me - Killers 10. Dance, dance, dance - Lykke Li 11. Steady, as she goes - Raconteurs 12. Rock’n roll highschool - Teddybears Sthlm 13. All the way to Reno - REM 14. Jolene - White Stripes 15. Sunglasses at night - Corey Hart 16. What becomes of the broken-hearted - Dave Stewart & Colin Blunstone 17. A girl like you - Edwyn Collins 18. The Safety dance - Men without hats 19. Tainted love - Soft Cell 20. 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone Crowd Pleasers – Party Crasher Tour – MIDDLE!!! 1. Mary Anne with the shaky hand - The Who 2. Rock’n roll girl - Paul Collins’ Beat 3. Tell that girl to shut up - Holly & the Italians 4. Denis - Blondie 5. Mama said - Nick Lowe 6. Harley Davidson - Brigitte Bardot 7. Country girl - Brinsley Schwarz 8. December 1963 (Oh what a night!) - Frankie Valli & Four Seasons 9. Rock your baby - George McCrae 10. Cars - Gary Numan 11. You don’t love me - Gary Walker 12. We’re an American band - Grand Funk 13. The break-up song - Greg Kihn 14. Shake it - Metro Station 15. Sympathy - Rare Bird 16. Dear Eloise - Hollies 17. Wake up and make love to me - Ian Dury & the Blockheads 18. What is love? - Howard Jones 19. Swing your daddy - Jim Gilstrap Crowd Pleasers – Party Crasher Tour – BEFORE #2! 1. Rock & roll queen - The Subways 2. Sexy boy - Air 3. Carry on wayward son - Kansas 4. A sad boy - Mascots 5. Dancing in the street - David Bowie & Mick Jagger 6. Yeh yeh - Georgie Fame 7. Tonight, tonight - Smashing Pumpkins 8. Goin’ back - Byrds 9. The letter - Box Tops 10. I was made for lovin’ you - Kiss 11. I love rock’n roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 12. Solitary man - Johnny Cash 13. Sister Surround - Soundtrack of our Lives 14. Go all the way - Raspberries 15. I’ll be your baby tonight - Robert Palmer 16. Lover of the bayou - Mudcrutch 17. Captain of your ship - Reparata & the Delrons 18. Take your mama - Scissor Sisters 19. Day tripper - Nancy Sinatra 20. Go down fighting - Nazareth Crowd Pleasers – Party Crasher Tour – AFTER!!! 1. Prelude & The Sound of Music - Julie Andrews 2. Dance hall days - Wang Chung 3. Lily of the West - Steve Forbert 4. Never my love - Astrud Gilberto 5. Poor side of town - Johnny Rivers 6. Tous les garcons et les filles - Francoise Hardy 7. Glad to see you go - Ramones 8. I can’t let Maggie go - Honeybus 9. Postcard from a dark star - Merz 10. Pretty dress - Rosie Thomas 11. Spiderweb suit - Sandy Mouche 12. Square One - Tom Petty 13. So alive - Love and Rockers 14. Lay your hands on me - Thompson Twins 15. Lyckliga gatan - Nisse Hellberg 16. Summer wine - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood 17. Here comes the nice - Small Faces 18. Mickey - Toni Basil 19. Making plans for Nigel - XTC |
| 2009-05-14: |
| New hot interview over at The Daily Roxette! |
| 2009-05-14: |
| Gee whiz - this is a tough tour to unwind from! Talked to Christoffer and Clarence and they felt the same way. We just wished we could've continued a little bit more (a year or two...). Still, we're listening to the live tapes from all over Europe (sounds terrific, Chris is mixing them pretty soon) and the footage from Cirkus isn't too bad either.... So, we're putting all this together asap and see where it leads. Btw, thanks for all the messages and comments re the tour. It means a lot to us. Cheers, P. New home videos up at 18:02! |
| 2009-05-11: |
| friends! thanx for a great month, i promise to come back before long, this tour is the one that i cherish most of 'em all. suddenly it all makes sense to me (contrary to the song..). the band was in tears in the dressing room, nobody wanted it to end..... see y'all next time.. until then; awobopaloobopaloobamboom yours, per-håkan |
| 2009-05-10: |
| howdy - just a quick one. thanks everyone for showing up at this most rewarding tour. tonight it's the grand finale which means I can't come out to do the usual meet'n greet signing sessions. sorry about this but i've too much to take care of straight after the show. i'm sure you'll understand. see y'all next time (won't be long....) p. |
| 2009-05-10: |
| Yes sir - back in Stockholm! And what a Saturday night it turned out to be. The beautiful Cirkus-venue, a very relaxed band and crowd-pleasing setlist and... of course... a mind-blowing audience that makes life so sweet for us!!! You guys & gals in the front row you're the best, sweatin' it out, groovin' along with our mood of the day, without you it would be very much harder to do what we wanna do! Thanx! And everything got captured on film, it's gonna be a sensational DVD. See ya tomorrow, same place, same time. Cheers, P. |
| 2009-05-09: |
| Oy vei. It turned out to be quite a show. Playing my hometown is always a gas and we certainly kicked some serious ass last nite. Joyride was monumental and the band was bursting in some sort of beautiful power pop frenzy. I love these people! And thank you folks for showing up and making our lives so sweet. Tonight Stockholm is the place to be. Cheers, P. |
| 2009-05-07: |
| What a nite!!! The show felt fab from the start. Had a tiny technical problem with my earphones but hey... who needs ears when you got Amsterdam at your feet! Great crowd; loud, curious, receptive. Joyride was superb. Christoffer's solo on Doesn't make sense was mind blowing. Then, of course, Marie joined us for IMHBL and The Look. What can I say? She was in terrific shape and it felt like central Europe went nuts!!!! Thanx everyone for your support, we all had a blast. Now we fly back home to greet the Swedish soil. Dinner with mother. Cheers, P. PS. New photos from Gent down below. |
| 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. |
| 2009-05-05: |
| London oh London. Such a great evening. Such a great crowd. The band is getting tighter by the minute. Dangerous was a bulls-eye, 727 kicked butt and Hey mr DJ made Christoffer weep (not joking...). All in all, I hate this tour to end!! Having the time of my life. Tomorrow is a day off, the band is going crazy right now in Soho, I need my sleep, Amsterdam next!!! Marie might show up! Would be fantastic! Yours truly P |
| 2009-05-03: |
| Do you believe in the Saturday gigs? We do we do!!! Such a great evening here in Gent. It turned out to be an huge international event with loads of folks from Spain & Argentina as well as the local heroes of course. We had a blast and premiered "Hey mr DJ" to rise to the occasion! "She doesn't live here," "Opp nox" and "LTYH" were hi-lites for me. Today we take it slow and prepare for jolly London on Monday. More to come, y'all. P.   |
| 2009-05-01: |
| "Party Crasher" will be released in the UK June 15 - on Sony! "Miracles do happen!" says Per. |
| 2009-04-30: |
| Guten abend. Hey, it's time to say farewell to Germany for now. Munich became a most delightful stop on this, for all of us, classic tour. We just love to play for you guys and gals!!! Now we take 2 days off, back to our families and the 7 o'clock news. Cheers, all of you. Belgium, are you ready??? We can't wait to kick ass in Gent!!! P.   |
| 2009-04-29: |
| Back in cookin' Zürich. I have so many fond memories of this town including great concerts with Roxette over the years and this was no exception. Great crowd and a nice sloppy hard-rockin' band in a beautiful setting, very cool club. We did "Sleeping in my car" today as well and "LTYH" was just magnificent. Thanx for stopping by this overwhelming experience called the Party Crasher Tour!!!! Luv, P. PS. As you might've noticed there wasn't any m&g on my behalf in Z last nite. The reason for this was that it wasn't possible for us to do it inside the Kaufleuten Club and standing an hour on the pavement in a freezing Swiss-april-nite after a sweaty Swiss-April-show isn't something my doctors would recommend. Next time, darlings! |
| 2009-04-28: |
| Hallelujah!! What have we done to deserve this??? What a gig! What a crowd! This reception is way beyond anything I can remember!!! My-gosh-almighty! Everything was purrfect from the first chord to the last. We've noticed so many familiar faces in the front row so we decided to rehearse "Sleeping in my car" at the soundcheck. It sounded OK so after "Steppin' stone" we thought we'd have a go for you guys upfront!!! Cheers, hope you liked it!!! Switz tomorrow (this tour has become a.... monster... fantastic!!!!) Tired but happy, P.   |
| 2009-04-26: |
| Awrite! Back in Germany!!! You could tell by the amazing crowd and the turbo charged band. Together we made Hamburg a little louder, a little tighter and a lot warmer. Thanx everyone for your help remembering the lyrics and making the roof disappear!!! An everlasting memory (Chris, it's definitely time to wash that shirt now...). Time-out tomorrow!!! Lots of luv, P. Magnus on the Hamburg Beatles tour  Dangerous  The Official Pig of the tour How does it feel?? Pure rock man! Chris's wedding memories At Saturn The flight  |
| 2009-04-25: |
| More from Warsaw! Dressed for Socksess?? Pelle Alsing kills Joyride! |
| 2009-04-24: |
| Yeeehaaa! What a night! What a show! The Prague-gig became a memory we will never forget! Beautiful hall (Bowie and Kraftwerk have been there!!!) and we certainly rocked our asses off together with the mighty crowd. Thanx for singing along and making us sweat!!!! See ya next time, dear Prague!!!!!! P.  The Runout Mr. Nipple 2009! M&G in Prague How was the show? How does it feel? Favorite living rock star? Dinner! Chris's tits and his... Chris and his Bud Banana |
| 2009-04-23: |
| On my way to Prague! Thanx Warsaw for a killer show last nite. Follow our thoughts and silly mind games on my TWITTER page: I am @PartyPleaser. Cheers, P.  After the show  Before soundcheck  The Look  Meeting fans  Arriving in Warsaw  Chris & Clair snacking  Chris surfing  C'mon Are You An Old Hippie, Sir? Per meets fans |
| 2009-04-23: |
| What a night! Thanks a million to all of you who showed up and joined us for this most memorable evening. It turned out to be an amazing gig! We certainly had a blast on stage and I could tell from all the noise that the crowd wasn't too unhappy either... I have to come back to Poland before long... Love it here!!! Cheers, P. PS. Movies and photos to follow, as usual! Reviews from Copenhagen: Sydsvenskan Skånskan |
| 2009-04-22: |
| Day off in Warsaw. Great town, spring is here, everyone's got a smile on their face.... Had a great dinner with BoJo, Clair & Pelle-King-of-Sao-Paulo-Alsing. Nice hotel, however the gym is too small but got friendly staff, Michael Bolton is in the guest book. Life is worth living! Yours truly, Mr Gee |
| 2009-04-21: |
| Copenhagen was fu##ing fantastic!!! The crowd was sent from heaven and the band was kicking ass like never before. A delight to be on stage! Everything was a gas, maybe - just maybe - Dangerous was bit slow...On the other hand Opp nox was a bit too fast........ Yeah!!! Best..... so far....!!! P Helena smells! On the bus in Oslo Per Gessle q&a - aka. Your Favorite Dead Rock star Wet Per gives thumbs up Per signs in Copenhagen Clarence interviews Per and Magnus Copenhagen, we love you! 5 min before the show |
| 2009-04-20: |
| It was a beautiful night in Oslo. Great crowd, great response and some songs felt really really awesome. I particularly enjoyed Stupid, She doesn't live here & LTYH. Tonight it's Copenhagen and it's time for some minor changes in the setlist. Cheers, P. Mr. Twitter himself The make-up suite in Oslo The famous hat-switch Clarence's fez turns golden Before soundcheck 4 min before the show Helena after the show Per says it all |
| 2009-04-19: |
| Good morning! Oslo tonight, be there for a fabulous show! Magnus interviews Lisa Expressen takes pictures Helsinki meet 'n greet |
| 2009-04-18: |
| Next Saturday, April 25, Per will be at Saturn in Hamburg Altstadt signing stuff. Be there at 15:00, Per may even be on time! |
| 2009-04-18: |
| Some reviews from the Tavastia concert premiere (In Swedish of course): Dagens Nyheter Expressen Aftonbladet Per will play the Rockefeller club in Oslo, Norway tomorrow. Meanwhile, enjoy some pix from Tavastia:     |
| 2009-04-17: |
| Per is very pleased with last night's gig. Enjoy some more home movies! GFV - Gessle's Funniest Videos... we're all more than happy with the band's slightly whimsical but loveable performance (hey, it was the opening nite!!!) and the beyond-belief-response from the beautiful helsinki crowd. mr alsing claims it was his best premiere-experience ever!!!! how about that, he's almost as old as i am..... more to come p Helsinki airport Nail polish Backstage After Helsinki Per says it all 5 min before the show 5 min before the show 2 |
| 2009-04-16: |
| Tonight at 22:00 EET Per with band kicks off the 2009 Party Crasher tour at club Tavastia in Helsinki Finland! |
| 2009-04-14: |
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| 2009-04-11: |
| "Silly Really" is favorably reviewed in Billboard. |
| 2009-04-11: |
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| 2009-04-10: |
| Follow Per on Twitter - add the user @PartyPleaser --- Just finished last rehearsal before we move into production mode. Sounds great. Have a wonderful Easter weekend, y'all! P Happy Easter! Joyride again |
| 2009-04-09: |
| I know a lot of people are asking for meet & greet-situations after the shows to take pics and getting stuff signed. I promise I'll do my best to show up as often as possible. After a beer - or four - in the dressing room anything can happen! - P. PS. More home movies tomorrow. |
| 2009-04-09: |
 Mr. Overkill himself!     |
| 2009-04-08: |
| We've just received news that "Silly Really" has entered the chart at #27 on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's biggest station in the US - Sirius Hits 1! "Silly" entered by requests only... Per comments "Exciting!!!" Happy birthday Marie! Mr. Spock Joyride |
| 2009-04-07: |
| C'mon Talking |
| 2009-04-06: |
Steppin' Stone  Magnus trying out his new stage outfit. |
| 2009-04-05: |
| Don't Bring Me Down Key change |
| 2009-04-04: |
| Steppin' Stone Covers!      |
| 2009-04-03: |
| Do You Wanna Go the Whole Way? Saturday  Yea, The Plum!   Claire keying away!  Syd somehow looks different now?  Chris, how are you? |
| 2009-04-02: |
| The Look Lunch time Here is the tour's new guitar picks! They will be sold on the tour, as well as in the gift shop of Hotel Tylösand, with all the tour merchandise.  |
| 2009-04-01: |
| Favorite city? Today's rehearsal. Keep your eyes open for more videos!      |
| 2009-03-31: |
| Greetings from Per. |
| 2009-03-29: |
| Hey you gals & guys out there. I'm in the middle of rehearsals and having a blast trying out songs I haven't played live before!! Just for the fun of it, would you mind requesting a couple of tracks you want us to perform? 3 per person would be great! I won't promise we'll play your favorites but you'll never know. The band is certainly in a good mood and we all look forward to this trip!!!! Thanks so much for your participation. Lots of luv from Mr Gee & The Heavy Metal Kids Leave your requests here! PS. Here's some of the tour merchandise:       There will also be CDs and vinyls sold at the concerts! |
| 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... |
| 2009-03-29: |
| We're rehearsing! Having a blast. 7Twenty7 is very loud! Got new guitar picks! However, the sushi is better on the other side of town! Can't win 'em all! (Click the pix for larger versions) P.  The gang   Helena and Pelle (nice drum huh?)  "Hmmm, you know she's a little bit daaaangerous..."   Me  The gang again... |
| 2009-03-18: |
| Please be advised that the concerts in London and Copenhagen have been moved to different venues. See the tour schedule for details. Tickets already bought are still valid. Comment from the owner: these venues were changed because i prefer to play smaller venues (500-800 ppl) on this tour of mine. that has been my intention since day 1. shepherd's bush holds 2300 (way too big for someone like me!) and "large" vega takes about 1300 incl the balconies. "small" vega wasn't available so we set our eyes on pumpehuset. now i'm happy! p |
| 2009-03-13: |
| The tour keeps on growing! A Halmstad gig has been added to the roster - Sporthallen May 8. "I'm really looking forward to this trip around Europe. I consider it to be some kinda birthday present to myself to be able to play my favorites from The Gessle Box Of Songs In English. "My ambition is to put together a guitar-based power-pop-set specially designed for the club scene! There will be loads of Roxette songs I haven't sung since the demo days but also favorites from the Plum, World According to... and of course Party Crasher. And why not a jolly cover, or two? "I love the fact that we've been able to squeeze in a gig in cookin' Halmstad before the band vaporizes after the two gigs May 9 & 10 in Cirkus in Stockholm (other duties are in the can for my eminent musicians). Friday May 8 we'll be ready to roll the dice in Sporthallen in my hometown, with guitars almost-in-tune and smiles on our faces. Playing in Halmstad always makes my heart beat just a little bit faster," says Per. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday March 18 at Ticnet. |
| 2009-03-07: |
| Don't miss Per performing on Babben & co on SVT 1 March 21. |
| 2009-02-09: |
| "Party Crasher" gets released on EMI in quite a few countries this spring: Indonesia - February Japan - February 9 Ukraine - February 9 Czech Republic - March 2 Russia - March 2 New! Hungary – March 4 Spain - March 3 Poland - March 9 Canada - March 24 South Africa - March Portugal - End of March Germany - First week of April Austria - First week of April Switzerland - First week of April Brazil - April Belgium - April |
| 2009-02-06: |
| Here's the EPK (Electronic Press Kit) with English subtitles! Enjoy! |
| 2009-01-29: |
Today the tickets for Per's concert at Cirkus, Stockholm, May 9th were released. The tickets were sold out almost instantaneously so an extra concert has therefore been added for May 10. Tour dates, updated 16.4 Helsinki, Tavastia Club 19.4 Oslo, Rockefeller 20.4 Copenhagen, Pumpehuset (moved) 22.4 Warsaw, Stodola 23.4 Prague, Luccerna Hall 25.4 Hamburg, Grunspan 27.4 Cologne, Gloria Theatre 28.4 Zürich, Kaufleuten 29.4 München, Muffathalle 2.5 Gent, Handelsbeurs 4.5 London, O2 Islington Academy (moved) 6.5 Amsterdam, Melkweg 8.5 Halmstad, Sporthallen - NEW 9.5 Stockholm, Cirkus 10.5 Stockholm, Cirkus - EXTRA |
| 2009-01-27: |
| "party crash" will be released by emi end of feb to mid march all over europe excl denmark (have new label there, can't remember the name right now since i'm in the middle of watching a movie, feels promising though...) and excl uk (will happen but working on it still...) the same goes for holland/belgium yeehaah p. |
| 2009-01-27: |
| PER GESSLE IS THE MAN FROM ROXETTE HIS FIRST INTERNATIONAL SOLO TOUR There are few artists who can measure up to Per Gessle’s many successes as an artist and songwriter. Being a frontman and main writer of Roxette, Per has staggering record sales of more than 45 million albums and 25 million singles. The enormous amount of No.1 hits all over the world include no less than 4 US No.1’s. This uncrowned king of Swedish pop is still re-inventing himself as a songwriter and performer and the result is his brand new album “Party Crasher” which includes the No.1 single “Silly Really”. After worldwide tours with Roxette and recordbreaking Swedish shows, Per Gessle is now ready to embark on his first European solo-tour, taking his vast legacy of Roxette-songs, the Party Crasher album and his fellow musicians to European clubs. Per Gessle’s new band includes three former Roxette musicians; Clarence Öfwerman on keyboards, Pelle Alsing on drums and Christoffer Lundquist on guitar and vocals. Add to these Helena Josefsson on vocals and Magnus Börjesson on bass guitar and you get a sensational line-up. “I’d love to do a tour like this since I haven’t played the club circuit since 1989!!” says Gessle. “The set will be a guitar-based power pop bonanza so me and the band look forward to lots of fun, lots of hits and to perform our new groovy dance moves!” A splendid time is guaranteed for all. |
| 2009-01-19: |
| Important!! Head over to Sirius and vote for "Silly Really" as your favorite hit! Do it now and tell your friends... 134 votes for "Silly" so far, I know we can do better... |
| 2009-01-14: |
 The "Sing Along" CD will be released in Sweden February 4. As mentioned before, in two differently colored sleeves. |
| 2009-01-02: |
| Happy New Year! The Party at Mr. Party Crasher's site continues. Here's the promised EPK (Electronic Press Kit). Enjoy Jens Jansson's work. |
| 2008-12-27: |
 "Silly Really" Right Into Your Bed remixed by Dick Mixon will be available in "all digital stores" January 19 or 26 2009 Capitol lets us know. |
| 2008-12-22: |
| Howdy friends! Just a quickie between decorating the mighty xmas tree and finding the corkscrew. A few things on my mind: Thanx so much for buying and enjoying the Party Crasher-album and all the feedback I'm getting constantly (yes, I read the cyber space too!!!). Thanx for showing up at the instores, it's fab to see so many of you coming back year after year. Thanx for all the xmas greetings thru the mail and on the websites. Thanx for the birthday greetings even though my big day is WAY ahead. Me and my family wish y'all a splendid holiday season and a most sensational 2009! Look forward to be part of it!!! Luv, P.  |
| 2008-12-18: |
| If you are in Uddevalla tomorrow, drop by and say hi to Per at: Torp Köpcentrum in Uddevalla, Friday December 19 at 17:00 |
| 2008-12-17: |
| If you have Telia digital-TV you can view an exclusive Per Gessle-film there for free until New Year's. |
| 2008-12-16: |
| Good news! Next single for Sweden is "Sing Along" with the following tracklist: 1. Sing Along (radio edit) 2. Theme from "Roberta Right" 3. Sing Along (album version) The single will be released in January 2009 and with two different sleeves, one red and one green. But wait, there's more! "Silly Really" (Right Into Your Bed Remix), remixed by Dick Mixon, will be available digitally soon. Just for your info, the remix is very hot! |
| 2008-12-14: |
 Top row: Helena, Magnus, Clarence, Josephine Bottom row: Chris & P. |
| 2008-12-13: |
| Tonight at 20:00, Per live on Faddergalan on TV4. |
| 2008-12-08: |
| Another record signing session has been announced: Torp Köpcentrum in Uddevalla. Friday December 19 at 17:00 |
| 2008-12-08: |
| Regarding Faddergalan on TV4 next Saturday: we've decided to give "The Party Pleaser" a go! Should be fun! The band is almost complete this time; Helena on vocals, Clarence on keys, Magnus on bass, Chris on guitar and a special guest on drums!!!! P. PS. Pop over to the gallery for a few new pix from the Unplugged gig this weekend. |
| 2008-12-06: |
| Important!! Round II: Head over to Sirius and vote for "Silly Really" as your favorite hit! Do it now and tell your friends... This is another vote altogether.  |
| 2008-12-05: |
| Per wasn't nominated for a Rockbjörn this time. However, Rockbjörnen has instated a "Lifetime Achievement Award" where you can vote for Per. Why not do just that? Oh, and "Party Crasher" entered the Swedish album chart at #2, with one platinum award so far. |
| 2008-12-04: |
| Aah springtime!!! In april 1995 Clarence, Anders and myself recorded a demo called "Liberty" for the upcoming Belinda Carlisle album. I got a request from EMI UK to write and produce a couple of songs for her. "Liberty" was my first shot. She didn't like it. She wanted something more guitar-oriented so I offered her this thrilling piece called "Always breaking my heart" instead. She loved that. Listening to "Liberty" now I find it kinda groovy and a somewhat interesting programming from C&A and you know me....I've always been a sucker for some french poetry.... Have a great xmas wherever you are. See y'all next year. P. Download Liberty (Demo 23 April 1995) "Liberty" lyrics. |
| 2008-12-02: |
| On Saturday morning, on TV4's morning show "Nyhetsmorgon," Per together with Clarence, Magnus and Helena will perform "Sing Along" unplugged. Jonas Isacsson is joining in as well! And also in the afternoon TV4 will have its "Trotting Weekend" from Halmstad where there's even a race named "Party Crasher." Per will be on site cheering the ponies on. |
| 2008-11-30: |
| Important!! Head over to Sirius and vote for "Silly Really" as your favorite hit! Do it now and tell your friends... |
| 2008-11-29: |
| Meet Per in Gothenburg today: Saturday November 29 at 12.00 Rocks, Kungsbacka, Kungsmässan 15.00 Bengans, Göteborg, Stigbergstorget 1 |
| 2008-11-27: |
| Per Håkan Gessle has been nominated for three Grammis awards (the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy); * Male Artist of the Year. Vote for Per here! * Composer of the Year. * Producer of the Year (together with Clarence Öfwerman and Christoffer Lundqvist.) |