Per to visit Holland and Germany this week
Written by Jud on May 4, 2006 to Per Gessle.
(UPDATED) AMSTERDAM - Per Gessle will visit Holland and Germany this week as part of his “Son Of A Plumber” promotion tour through Europe.
Today Per is in Holland, where he’ll attend Radio2 DJ Hans Schiffers program, which is broadcast between 14:00 and 17:00 CET. You can listen to the show via their website clicking on “Luister live naar radio2.” The program will also be available on Real Audio format after the show (see link below.)
Tomorrow Per will be on German Radio SAW. You can also listen to this radio station online via their website by clicking on “Jetzt live hören.”
Remco contributed to this article.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Per had some trouble with traffic jams in Amsterdam today that threw his schedule off, but The Daily Roxette managed to spend some time with him nevertheless. Look for another TDR exclusive interview with the Son of a Plumber within the next few days! — LEO
Update May 4: Per will join SWR3, one of the biggest radio stations in Germany, tomorrow evening. He will be guest on “SWR3 Clubs” which runs between 19:00 and 22:00 CET. The program can be followed online via SWR3 website (click on “SWR3 live einschalten”)
Hiphappy contributed to this article
- Radio 2 - Schiffers FM (In Dutch, Real Player needed to listen to the program)
- Radio SAW (in German)
- SWR3
Other articles with the same topic
- Happy birthday, Per (January 12, 2011)
- Per tells TDR that he and Marie are "thrilled" with what's to come in 2011 (January 3, 2011)
- Radio Halland’s annual interview with Per Gessle today (December 28, 2010)
- Macca at the Apollo (December 14, 2010)
- Per Gessle one of Sweden's most played songwriters (October 8, 2010)
90 comments
sandyam said on May 1, 2006 14:09:
On the site of RADIO 2 it says that the interview with Per will be broadcasted around 16.45!
Remco said on May 1, 2006 14:13:
Furthermore not much info on what’s Per is doing today. EMI refuses to give any info, so the Dutch fans will have to keep their eyes and ears open to find out what has happened today...
Per’s group is currently arriving into the Schiffers.fm ( www.schiffers.fm ) studio, was just announced by the host...
EDIT: A little optimistic: the people joining Per were there already, but Per himself did not make it in time...
sandyam said on May 1, 2006 14:27:
So this means that Per is live at that studio!?
Shit, if I had known that I could have gone there since I am having this week off...!
CRIZ said on May 1, 2006 14:29:
seems to be an Oldie-radio programme?? :D
I wonder why EMI always makes such a big secret out of the promotion plans. Do they think we are still 12 years old or what? Good morning EMI
Patty87 said on May 1, 2006 14:31:
Yeah, that’t great. Per’ll come to Germany again. Yupiie. If I want to be there I have to make a tour through the hole country. It’s a pitty I can’t be there.
sandyam said on May 1, 2006 14:31:
It’s indeed a station that plays loads of old and unkown stuff. Not really my cup of tea....
CRIZ said on May 1, 2006 14:33:
well..if it’s true what I heard with radio FFN on Wednesday than he is just an hour away from me (by car) but...I have to work...as always..shit....OH FINALLY SOME MUSIC AT SCHIFFERS..nice
sandyam said on May 1, 2006 14:37:
He is stuck in a traffic jam! That’s why the interview is postponed!
flower said on May 1, 2006 14:37:
He’s stuck in traffic.... We’ll hear the interview later this week. At least, that’s what the dj said
Remco said on May 1, 2006 14:37:
Believe it or not: Per is stuck in traffic and will not make it to the studio in time!!!
The interview will be broadcasted later this week...
Intel_Inside said on May 1, 2006 14:44:
Should not have been sleeping so long and gone to the studio earlier!
Remco said on May 1, 2006 14:49:
@ Sandyam: be happy you did not go to the studio! Imagine in what kind of a rush Mr. Gessle must be... stressed out EMI Staff...
I’ve also thought of going to the studio but there was so little info that I decided to stay home. Not a bad choice I think.
Funny indeed that we all wrote the same in one minute... sad reason though!
Jud (moderator) said on May 1, 2006 15:32:
he had interviews in the hotel I guess that’s the reason of delay ...
I also emailed SAW about a more approx time but they haven’t replied yet..
Remco said on May 1, 2006 15:53:
@ Judith: I assume he arrived into Amsterdam somewhere this morning, went to a hotel for interviews and then on to Hilversum?
colinvdbel (moderator) said on May 1, 2006 16:38:
Yes, though he left Amsterdam extra early for Hilversum, he didn’t get there on time - Schiffers promised the listeners that they would get the conversationw ith Per later this week. Check back tomorrow for a more detailed report...
secrets_that_sh... said on May 1, 2006 18:41:
Holland, Germany, Spain, Finland, anywhere else in Europe, but never the UK :-(
EMI UK = Loads of poo
Superbullie said on May 1, 2006 20:46:
did not read all of your comments...
do you know when pers appearance at radio saw will be broadcasted?
Intel_Inside said on May 2, 2006 11:01:
16.45
Per Gessle kwam gisteren op weg van Schiphol naar Hilversum in de file terecht. Daarom was hij niet op tijd in de Radio 2-studio voor een live-gesprek. Na 5 uur heeft Hans Schiffers een interview met hem opgenomen.
Translations please.
colinvdbel (moderator) said on May 2, 2006 11:45:
translation (of above):
Per Gessle ended up in a traffic jam on his way to Hilversum from Schiphol (airport). Thats why he didn’t arrive on time at the Radio 2 studio for a live-interview. Hans Schiffers has recorded an interview with him after 5 o’clock
rosetti said on May 2, 2006 12:18:
@Criz
This radio station is the one which had the most listeners in January, according to a quote on its site! It’s not my favourite radiostation either, but Roxette’s music blends in perfectly and so does Sun of a Plumber’s.They also paid quite a bit of attention to the release of the Ballad Hits. I guess we have to be glad with every promo we can get. But I agree, EMI sucks. But then again, what’s new!
rosetti said on May 2, 2006 12:30:
the guy on the radio says they are broadcasting the rest of the interview later in today’s show... they just played a flash of the interview in which Per told us about the new songs and Marie’s health, so listen up!
rosetti said on May 2, 2006 12:33:
oh, here’s the link
http://portal.omroep.nl/
then go to web radio and choose radio 2
Mary said on May 2, 2006 12:51:
Oh nooooo, I missed the first part... Hopefully it will be available completely later on the site or perhaps someone managed to record it?
rosetti said on May 2, 2006 12:58:
well, you didn’t really miss anything. They broadcast a part in a news flash belonging to the preceeding programme , saying they’d broadcast the entire interview later. The programme in which Per was to star has only just started, so you haven’t missed a bit! No worries then :)
Mr_Floppy said on May 2, 2006 13:02:
The interview on radio SAW will be on air during the next two hours as well. So now I’m listening to both radiostations at the same time. I go nuts...
here’s the link: http://www.radiosaw.de/start.php?livestream (just click on the button ’radio SAW jetzt anhören!’
rosetti said on May 2, 2006 13:11:
well, Per will probably end up telling the same story anyway.... All those djs always ask similar questions so
flower said on May 2, 2006 13:22:
If I’m right, the dutch station has Per sceduled at 16.45hrs. Another hour to relax..
Mr_Floppy said on May 2, 2006 14:12:
Yes I am. The moderator said it at the beginning of the show. Maybe Per stuck in traffic again;D
rosetti said on May 2, 2006 14:40:
oh well, it’s here now like FINALLY after listening to this crappy radio station for hours
rosetti said on May 2, 2006 14:47:
jeese, have we been waiting for just THIS? HRMPF, poor Per, cruising Europe just for a 5 minute interview..... hopefully it will help promote his record.
Intel_Inside said on May 2, 2006 14:47:
That was pretty useless. What did he say, maybe 5 sentences or something?
Roxryder-V2002 said on May 2, 2006 14:51:
I cannot believe that was it... Let’s just hope a least 7 more sentences from the TDR exclusive :)
Mr_Floppy said on May 2, 2006 14:59:
Per should make an interview CD and send it to the radiostations. That would save him a lot of time and EMI a lot of money... and it would have the same effect.
mazarin said on May 2, 2006 15:16:
on radio SAW they said, they will broadcast the whole interview on sunday CEST 8:00 p.m.
mazarin said on May 2, 2006 15:30:
if someone is interested, here’s the snippet from the interview which was on air today:
http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=other&file=gessle_at_radio_saw...
andi11 said on May 2, 2006 15:53:
Sounds really interesting, thanks.
Didn’t know that it was actually Marie who wanted to continue with Roxette. Per had planned to tour with Son of a plumber, but she wanted to record a couple of songs for the compilation. That’s great, isn’t it? She seems to still have the energy and the will to continue with Roxette!
rosetti said on May 2, 2006 16:36:
what’s there to feel lucky about if you didn’t even know he was coming. If I had I would have driven down to the studio to get a closer look!
Mary said on May 2, 2006 18:02:
Here is still the Radio2 interview:
http://storeandserve.com/download/224527/Radio2.mp3.html
I’ve been enjoying the interviews a lot even though they’re quite short; LOL!
BTW, am I the only one who actually liked the songs on Radio2? :D
Bunio said on May 2, 2006 19:54:
@Mary - i can’t download this file :( can you upload it to www.yousendit.com ?
mdekort said on May 2, 2006 22:00:
This morning I heard a small interview between Hans Schiffers and Giel Beelen (Giel is also DJ, but on 3FM, one of popular pop-music stations, he hosts the morning show). Giel phoned Hans because it was his birthday. They also spoke about Per’s single and Giel said he liked it also, so maybe there is still hope for them on the pop-music stations!!!!!!
I couldn’t hear the complete conversation (damn carradio), but perhaps anyone else did?
Remco said on May 3, 2006 06:00:
That’s interesting... Giel Beelen has quite a different audience from Hans Schiffers. Maybe 3FM will get started now as well?!?
rosetti said on May 3, 2006 06:47:
that would be nice, although I think Joanna says is more suited for 3fm than Mr DJ is...
colinvdbel (moderator) said on May 3, 2006 06:49:
Yeah, Giel said he liked it: http://giel.vara.nl/audioarchief.php
there you can find it.
rosetti said on May 3, 2006 06:49:
what’s keeping the TDR article? How much time do you need to edit it? You were all complaining that the ORFC was slow, but you don’t seem to be too quick either.
Remco said on May 3, 2006 06:54:
@ rosetti: be patient, everybody is waiting for it, and I’m sure that as soon as it’s finished they will publish it.
We should be happy they get the possibility to meet Per and share it with us!
japeke said on May 3, 2006 10:09:
http://cgi.omroep.nl/cgi-bin/streams?/radio3/vara/giel/20060502-2.rm?sta...
colinvdbel (moderator) said on May 3, 2006 11:25:
@rosetti: just be patient, it’s not a matter of editing...it’ll be there when it’s ready!
tevensso (moderator) said on May 3, 2006 13:41:
Ha ha, you actually compare the fanclub not sending any merchandise for 6+ months with TDR not adding an interview for 3 days?? :D
purplemedusa said on May 3, 2006 13:51:
What was LEO thinking for publishing the Editor’s note... ? Now every Tom & Dick will be on TDR’s case!!
Mary said on May 3, 2006 17:05:
So what about FFN? They announced Per at least three times today but still no interview; I could only catch an ID from Roxette they put on and after that they played “Joyride” but that was it for now.
NightAgent said on May 3, 2006 20:30:
hey you can see the photos from germany
Radio SAW 2.May and 3 May Radio PSR at:
http://sachsen.nachtagenten.de/pictures.php4?content=thumbs&event=2006.0...
http://sachsen.nachtagenten.de
Jud (moderator) said on May 3, 2006 20:54:
haha Thomas! not only that, we never stopped writing articles.
The article will be up when it is ready, what’s wrong with a little teaser? ;) You will understand it when it’s up anyway.
rosetti said on May 4, 2006 07:33:
alrightie then, I will be a good boy and wait. You are really doing a good job at making me curious :P
Mary said on May 4, 2006 18:50:
About FFN I’m a bit disappointed; if people were complaining about Radio2’s interview being too short then what do you say about this?
http://rapidshare.de/files/19624558/FFN.mp3.html
This is all that was for today at about 14.45. Curiously yesterday I was told the interview would be at about half past 5 PM and I was recommended to listen already since 4 PM just in case something could come up earlier; well, I was already listening since 2 PM when the program started as I suspected it could be earlier so there was just a little piece and nothing additional since then; so good that I took time with announcing the times here as you would be disappointed that nothing came up at the time announced. Will it ever be broadcasted completely at all?
Besides that there was a meet & greet yesterday when Per was there and two fans Yvonne and Christina got to meet him; there are some pictures available on http://www.ffn.de in the “bilder” section.
m-cvk said on May 4, 2006 19:55:
Thnnx for the links :-)
The meet & greet is cool! But, don’t you think that Per looks pretty serious (like he does not feel like the M&G)? He seems more relaxed during the studio interview.
Galning said on May 4, 2006 20:35:
Hello,
I live nere Stuttgart (well, 70km away) where the Studio of SWR3 is. Does someone know when Per will be there? Maybe they only record the show (so that he´s not really there in the evening...) Someone have some infos???
Please contact me here or per eMail: [email protected]
DaRoxKitten said on May 5, 2006 17:44:
im listening to per on the radio right this minute and aint he funny.. ehehehe
lets all bow to the absolutely fabulous invention of the internet without which i cudnt listen to this right now.
greets to the roxin’ world
Roxryder-V2002 said on May 5, 2006 19:29:
Missed it, anything interesting? Maybe on the TDR report this will be included.
Mary said on May 5, 2006 19:33:
Here it is all in all complete; I only edited out the songs that we all already have to make it shorter.
http://rapidshare.de/files/19708615/SWR3_Clubs.zip.html
Lurirox said on May 5, 2006 20:24:
Thank you for uploading it! But I can’t download it - it always fails and I don’t know why? Does someone have the same problems and can help me?
Thanx in advance! :-)
Mary said on May 5, 2006 20:39:
Dunno what could be wrong with RapidShare. Here is a StoreAndServe link for now; hopefully this one will work.
http://storeandserve.com/download/227717/SWR3_Clubs.zip.html
Jud (moderator) said on May 5, 2006 20:45:
it worked fine with me. Sometimes if you wait too long to enter the code before you can download the link “expires” and you have to try again..
Thanks for the recording, the interview was actually nice and funny! :)
Lurirox said on May 5, 2006 20:59:
I’ve got it now. It seams as if I couldn’t download it with FlashGet. When I tried it without using this program it worked. Thank you!
Zargo said on May 6, 2006 05:27:
”...in the back seat of my car, making breakfast” LOL.
Thanks, Mary :)
Remco said on May 6, 2006 06:31:
Very nice interview! But why does the host translate Per’s words everytime in the middle of a sentence? Very annoying! Are Per’s answers so difficult (can’t imagine...) or does the host have such a short-term memory?
But anyway... nice to hear!
Starrox said on May 6, 2006 13:19:
I didn’t get that either, Remco, especially since the interview was not live and there really was no need to translate everything right in the middle of a sentence! But Kristian Thees always does that in his interviews, so it’s probably become something like a habit for him. *shrugs*
Jud (moderator) said on May 6, 2006 15:44:
maybe he does that so people think it IS live, because it actually does sound live, since Per sounds like he stops talking to let the dj translate.. tricky ;)
Rox-Van said on May 8, 2006 23:11:
Thank you very much for the links, the pics of Per are beautiful {xD
CRIZ said on May 1, 2006 13:59:
Oh finally the rumours came true! Thanx! Any information about the time tomorrow? When do I have to turn on the radio? And will this really be the only radio station? I think you forgot radio ffn on Wednesday ;)