EMI confirms Roxette’s Prom tour dates
(Updated) - As you know, Roxette is taking part in the Nokia Night of the Proms 2009 tour along with many other top artists. EMI Germany has released the full list of the NOTP concerts where Roxette will perform:
Belgium:
- October 23, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- October 24, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- October 25, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- October 28, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- October 29, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- October 30, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- October 31, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- November 4, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- November 6, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- November 7, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- November 10, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
- November 11, 2009: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
The Netherlands:
- November 13, 2009: Arnhem, Gelredome
- November 14, 2009: Arnhem, Gelredome
- November 18, 2009: Rotterdam, Ahoy
- November 19, 2009: Rotterdam, Ahoy
- November 20, 2009: Rotterdam, Ahoy
- November 21, 2009: Rotterdam, Ahoy
- November 22, 2009: Rotterdam, Ahoy
Germany:
- November 27, 2009: Hamburg, Color Line Arena
- November 28, 2009: Hamburg, Color Line Arena
- November 29, 2009: Berlin, O2 World
- December 1, 2009: Oberhausen, Arena
- December 2, 2009: Mannheim, SAP Arena
- December 3, 2009: Stuttgart, Schleyerhalle
- December 4, 2009: Frankfurt, Festhalle
- December 5, 2009: Frankfurt, Festhalle
- December 6, 2009: Frankfurt, Festhalle
- December 8, 2009: Erfurt, Messehalle
- December 10, 2009: Munich, Olympiahalle
- December 11, 2009: Munich, Olympiahalle
- December 12, 2009: Munich, Olympiahalle
- December 13, 2009: Munich, Olympiahalle
- December 15, 2009: Bremen, AWD Dome
- December 16, 2009: Hannover, TUI Arena
- December 17, 2009: Hannover, TUI Arena
- December 18, 2009: Cologne, Lanxessarena
- December 19, 2009: Cologne, Lanxessarena
- December 20, 2009: Dortmund, Westfalenhalle
Swedish charts show Tracks celebrates 25 years on the air
Written by roxeteer on September 14, 2009 to Roxette and Sales & Charts.
The charts show Tracks has been broadcast on Swedish Radio P3 weekly for 25 years. Kaj Kindvall has been the host of the show all the way from September 8, 1984. Tracks celebrated this milestone last weekend when the show aired its 999th episode.
For Roxette fans this is interesting because on the Tracks all-time chart, Roxette is at #3 when the listeners' votes are summed up. Per Gessle is at #87 and Gyllene Tider at #96. Marie Fredriksson did not make the Top 100.
Roxette remasters to be out September 28
STOCKHOLM (Updated) - According to Per Gessle the seven new Roxette remasters (2009 versions) will be released September 28. All physical albums will have no more than three bonus tracks each, except for "Tourism" which only gets two. Per explains on Roxette's own site - roxette.se - that it was neither EMI's nor Roxette's intentions to put out collector's items, but new versions of older catalogue titles and that demos and such will be taken care of otherwise. "Trust me!"
Amazon.de has listed the Roxette remasters at €8.99 each and the German release date is October 2.
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
SingStar gets another Roxette song pack
(Updated) - Sony's incredibly popular singing game SingStar for PS3 got a Roxette Ballads song pack June 11. Now The Daily Roxette has received news that another song pack will be released in the near future - Roxette Rocks. Rocks will include the following tracks:
* Joyride
* The Look
* Dressed For Success
* Sleeping In My Car
* Wish I Could Fly
Sony has announced that the new song pack is already available.
Update: The song pack is now available and The Daily Roxette can tell you that "The Look" is the '95 version.
Roxette goes Latvia
Written by tevensso on July 27, 2009 to Roxette.
STOCKHOLM (Updated) - The Daily Roxette got hold of Per just before leaving for Jurmala, Latvia and the New Wave festival where Roxette will perform "for real" for the first time in 8 years tomorrow. Per says they are bringing C&C - Christoffer and Clarence on bass and keyboards respectively, Pelle Alsing on drums and Jonas Isacsson on guitar. Per has super-charged his Gretsch this time.
It seems Roxette will play the same five songs as on the Night of the Proms; "Wish I Could Fly," "The Look," "Joyride," "It Must Have Been Love" and "Listen to Your Heart."
And just to be clear; since this is a TV-show Roxette will not be performing live, but lipsync.
SingStar gets Roxette ballads pack
(Updated) - Sony reports that as a part of their big SingStar update due this week's Thursday, the popular PlayStation 3 singing game will get "Roxette Ballads" SongPack. The songs included are:
- Fading Like A Flower
- It Must Have Been Love
- Listen To Your Heart
- Run To You
- Spending My Time
The Roxette Ballads song pack costs 70 SEK (€ 6.50) in the Swedish SingStore.
Update: Sony has now presented the SingStore's global download chart for June and Roxette Ballads is at #4!
Pascal contributed to this article.
Roxette - anno 2009
Written by tevensso on July 6, 2009 to Roxette. Source: d&d management.
STOCKHOLM - The Daily Roxette is proud to present the latest promo shot of Roxette! The photo was taken by Rickard Eriksson at Cirkus in Stockholm, May 10.
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Sirius adds YouTube videos
Written by tevensso on June 11, 2009 to Internet, Per Gessle and Roxette. Source: Sirius XM.
NEW YORK - Sirius XM has put up two videos with Per Gessle being interviewed on Nordic Rox on YouTube. One where he talks about the Roxette reunion and one where he talks about the concert with Marie Fredriksson in Amsterdam.
And on June 13 the Roxette special with Per's gig in London and the performance of Marie Fredriksson in Stockholm will be rebroadcast at 9 PM ET.
For Dish Network subscribers in the US: If your package is of 200 channels or more, chances you will find Sirius stations. Spectrum - located on channel 6018 will turn into Nordic Rox on Sundays at 8pm EST and Wednesdays at 11pm EST although the station may not show up on the channel guide.
Jackie contributed to this article.
Roxette reunion special to air on Nordic Rox; Marie special on Swedish P4
Written by Lars-Erik_Olson on May 28, 2009 to Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle and Roxette.
NEW YORK - A Roxette reunion special, hosted by Per, will air in the U.S. this Sunday, May 31, on Sirius XM satellite radio.
The Nordic Rox show will broadcast the songs the duo recently performed together in Stockholm. Nordic Rox, which Per hosts regularly, airs weekly on Sunday nights at 8:00 pm EST.
During the Roxette reunion special, listeners will also hear a broadcast of Per's recent concert in London where he performed both solo songs as well as Roxette favorites.
Each week, Nordic Rox turns the spotlight on the quality and depth of Scandinavian music, expanding upon the success of established as well as up-and-coming artists ranging from ABBA and The Cardigans to The Hives and The Sounds among many others. The specialty program has become a destination for music fans in the U.S. to hear exciting new music emanating from the Nordic countries (See the following sidebar story).
Additionally, every day between Monday, June 1 and Thursday, June 4, several channels will broadcast a edited versions of the special, including a conversation with Per discussing the group's reunion and their recent live performances.
Finally, the '90s on 9 channel will also celebrate Roxette's reunion by devoting the upcoming weekend to the "iconic group." Beginning tomorrow and throughout the weekend, listeners will be able to hear Per personally introduce and share stories about Roxette's biggest hits including "It Must Have Been Love" and "The Look."
Meanwhile, on Radio Sweden's P4 Music channel, the second of a two-part special "musical portrait" of Marie Fredriksson will be aired on Sunday, May 31, at 11:05 pm CET. The program (in Swedish), put together by Lisa Wall, will spotlight Marie's career as part of Roxette while the first part focused on her career as a solo artist. Both parts will be available on the station's website.
Editor's Note: Additonal reporting by Paul Russell.
Roxette enters studio this summer, probable release before the end of the year
ARNHEM/NIJMEGEN - “After all those years, we deserve to have a little fun!”
UIT Magazine, a local Dutch lifestyle and entertainment magazine publishes an exclusive interview with Roxette in their June issue, with a large picture of Roxette on their front cover. The full page article deals with Roxette’s comeback and performance as headliner at the Night of the Proms concert later this year and mentions a few interesting facts.
Marie mentions that during the Christmas tour in Sweden she discovered she felt great again on stage. She loved being on stage again and decided it was time to continue with Roxette. Per says that when Marie indicated she was completely ready, they could start talking about a reunion. “It has been a rough and difficult time and I am glad it is behind me now. I feel great! I really want to start working with Per again and most of all have a lot of fun together,” says Marie. Per also emphasizes that a lot has happened in seven years; they both have changed. “Roxette used to be a part of the music industry, trying to be successful. That’s not our goal anymore, we now focus on the things that satisfy us,” says Per.
Per informs the reporter that they will enter the studio this summer. They will not record an entire album, but they will release something new. Per hopes they can release this to the public before the end of the year.
Read the full Dutch article (pages 14-15)