“Showcase” concert in Cologne really rocked!
Written by Lars-Erik_Olson on March 26, 2001 to Misc.
“Rox-ETTE! … Rox-ETTE! … Rox-ETTE!”
It was a very appreciative, enthusiastic audience that greeted Roxette in Cologne, Germany today for the first of a series of “showcase” concerts. Fans and others in attendance were chanting “Rox-ETTE!” between almost every song during the fully-staged performance. Those not lucky enough to be there in person were able to watch the concert live over the Internet. A German portal site provided the streaming video webcast in three different resolutions.
Roxette played “Dressed for Success,” “Centre Of The Heart,” “Listen to Your Heart,” “Real Sugar,” “Dangerous,” “Stars,” “Wish I Could Fly,” “Sleeping In My Car,” “The Look,” “It Must Have Been Love,” “Joyride,” and finished with “Perfect Day.”
“Stars” was a vastly different version – “a special version” as Marie said – sung in a slow, almost ballad style.
“It Must Have Been Love” featured Marie on the piano… and, of course, the crowd went wild!
“I had been expecting some kind of accoustic thing, but it was really, really ’rocky’,” reported TDR reader Judith Seuma, who listened in Spain to the concert over the Internet. Another reader, Per Andrén in Sweden, reports that the sound quality of the webcast was “surprisingly good!” The picture quality however, according to other messages left in our SmallTalk section, was not nearly as good.
Performing with Roxette were Pelle Alsing on drums;
Mats Persson, percussion and backing vocals; Christoffer Lundqvist, bass guitar and backing vocals; Jonas Isacsson, guitar; and Clarence Öfwerman, keyboards. Photo courtesy OIRFC
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16 comments
Roxmaniac said on March 27, 2001 03:49:
I was there, too! And it was sooooo fantastic! Amazing! There are no words to explain! Oh my god! Roxette are back on stage! And that really rocks!
CRIZ said on March 27, 2001 05:09:
It was a PARTY a party a party....I’m still out of words and I hope the spanish fans will have as much fun as we had last night! THANX TO PER AND MARIE and the BAND and EMI!!
d-san said on March 27, 2001 07:55:
Thanks COLIN and CHANTHAL for the tickets!!! I did realy have a good time yesterday. They where so good. I like Real Suger the most (special live!).
ps for DUTCH fans come to http://muziek.clubs.nl/roxette
Rox-on D-san
Franz said on March 27, 2001 08:46:
If someone recorded the cool live performance (I was there, too :) ), please let me know. I’m especially interested in the slow Stars version. The whole concert was fabulous!!
bbrox said on March 29, 2001 10:17:
Although I saw the concert only about the Internet connection I really enjoyed it! ROX have so much power and they enjoyed it to be back on stage!
They were absolutely GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looking_Sharp said on March 26, 2001 16:07:
Is this show available in mp3 yet? Or is it gonna be?