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Stockholm concert to be webcast live

Written by roxeteer on November 11, 2001 to .

STOCKHOLM - Telenordia, a Scandinavian Internet service provider, is going to webcast Roxette’s Stockholm live on the Net. They are going to have cameras not only shooting the stage of the sold out Globen, but also the VIP room, backstage and the audience. The streaming video broadcast starts at 8.30pm CET on November 16th and the video will also be available on Telenordia’s site for later viewing. The webcast is a co-operation between Telenordia, EMI Svenska, Roxette’s record company, and EMA Telstar, their tour promoter.

Hungarian tour bus will head to Vienna

Written by pietROxette on October 30, 2001 to .

BUDAPEST - In a story that began here in the pages of The Daily Roxette, a group of 45 Hungarian fans will be travelling by private coach to Vienna to see Roxette perform live.

  One of our subscribers, Coyote, started a topic called Jó napot, Magyarország! (Good morning, Hungary) to see if there were other Hungarian fans registered on the site. It turned out that, of course, there were. More and more Rox-lovers came online and the topic soon became one of the most popular threads on TDR.

  After the concert tour was announced, the idea to travel to Vienna together was proposed and adopted. Tickets have been bought together and, as the date of the concert got closer, this group of fans decided to hire a private coach for transportation.

  With a weak economy in Hungary, each fan had to decide for himself that the fun of travelling together and the fact that they will see their favorite band live was enough to compensate for the expenditure. The Hungarian fans have even designed a special T-shirt for the occasion.

  So – fans in Vienna – look for the white Eurolines coach as the Hungarians are coming and hope to meet as many other fans as possible.

Fanclub helps Romanian fans to see Roxette live

Written by roxeteer on October 30, 2001 to .

VIENNA - UPDATED In their press release, Official Roxette Fanclub announces that with their help, four Roxette fans from Romania will be able to attend the band’s concerts in Vienna on November 1st and 2nd.

  The Romanian fans, Mi-Odin Muresan (26), his wife Anca Claudia Muresan (25), Andreea Istoc (20) and Robert Ecsedi (22) have all been dedicated Roxette fans since their breakthrough single “The Look” in 1989. After weeks of work and rejected visa applications, their dream of seeing the band live looks to become true.

  “This journey means the world to us. There are many dedicated and true Roxette fans in Romania, and I do hope that they will play there one day,” says Mi-Odin Muresan.

  Without fanclub’s help their journey probably wouldn’t have been possible. According to the fanclub, the average Romanian monthly income is only 95 euros (86 USD) and the four fans’ visa applications alone cost 180 euros (163 USD).

  Update: Stefan Schönhacker (aka alchemiste here in TDR), the Austrian division leader of the Official Roxette Fanclub, points out that the Romanian fans are paying their trips by themselves. The fanclub just helped them with the bureaucracy and visa applications.

Fans fill club in Spain for Rox concert

Written by Senna on October 25, 2001 to .

MADRID - With the original venue lost due to fire, tonight’s concert here in was in La Riviera Club, a venue with a capacity of 2,500 people that seemed to be full of fans and only fans! Roxette played “Real Sugar” just after “Waiting for the Rain,” an addition to the standard setlist. It was a FAN-tastic evening!

VIP pack for Helsinki concert on auction

Written by roxeteer on October 24, 2001 to .

HELSINKI - Hobby Hall Meklari, a Finnish online auction site, has an interesting Roxette VIP pack for their Helsinki concert on November 12th up for auction. The pack includes “the best possible seats, Absolut vodka shots for starter, a Swedish buffet and clothes deposit” for 2 people.

  The auction ends tomorrow, October 26th. At press time, the price of the pack is at 720 FIM (108 USD / 121.10 EUR).

Search narrows for Vienna warm-up band

Written by joyrider on October 21, 2001 to .

VIENNA - As previously reported, some weeks ago Austrian radio station KRONE HIT R@DIO and Rock-Production Ltd. began a search for a young warm-up band for the concert in
Vienna on November 2nd.

  From the many entries, three finalists have been selected. They are:

  • “Alyssa” from Vienna
  • “Sane” from Tyrol
  • “XtraOrdinary” from Styria

 On October 24th there is a “Song-Contest” on KRONE where people have the ability to call for their favorite band. You can also visit their Web site, listen to their music, and vote for one of them.

Per: 2 concerts will be recorded for later use

Written by roxeteer on October 18, 2001 to .

UPDATED Per has answered fans’ questions on Roxette’s official website again. In one of his answers he tells that two of their next week’s concerts, in Brussels (October 22nd) and Barcelona (October 24th), will be recorded “for some use in the future.” He doesn’t give any further details.

  Per also mentions that the forthcoming DVD will include all of Roxette’s videos and not 1, but 2 documentaries. The release date is yet to be revealed, and a rumor has it that the release has already been significantly delayed from the November 5th which was the first release date given to the public.

  Update (10/22/2001): Our reader Starrox asked Per after Roxette’s Freiburg concert if they’re going to record both audio and video. Per’s answer, unfortunate to many, was that they will only record audio.

St. Petersburg gig promoted as most anticipated show of the year

Written by Junkie on October 11, 2001 to .

ST. PETERSBURG - Both in commercial spots on-the-air and on the omnipresent blue posters appearing in Saint Petersburg (Russia), the upcoming Roxette concert is being promoted as the “most long-waited-for show of the year.” This, in spite of the fact that EMA Telestar and NCA have presented in St. Petersburg such stars as Depeche Mode, Rammstein, Alice Cooper, Garbage, Natalia Oreiro, Eros Ramazzotti and others.

  Box office reports of strong advance ticket sales give credence to the claim.

Roxette slated to appear at charity concert for terrorism victims

Written by Starrox on October 11, 2001 to .

BERLIN - UPDATED German newspaper Berliner Zeitung reports that Roxette will perform at a charity gala for the victims of international terrorism in Berlin. The show, called “New York, New York,” will be Thursday, October 11th, starting at 9 pm CET. This is exactly one month from the now infamous 9.11.01 date.

  Other artists set to perform include Patricia Kaas, Nena, BAP, Sarah Brightman, Corinna May and Howard Carpendale.

  Update: According to our user Sandra, EMI Electrola (the German branch of EMI) has denied that Roxette would appear at the gala. A spokesperson at EMI Svenska confirmed that regretably, Roxette would not be there. (roxeteer, Oct 11)

Promoters seek supporting act for Austrian shows

Written by joyrider on October 6, 2001 to .

VIENNA - In an unusual promotion, Austrian radio station KRONE is searching together with EMI for a warm-up band for the two shows in Austria on November 1st and 2nd.

  According to the station, they are looking for “young bands who want to warm up a huge audience with fresh, brand-new hit songs!”

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