Roxette is setting off on a much anticipated world tour 2011. The band kicks off in Kazan, Russia March 1st and will cover at least five continents during the year. Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle are returning to the world stage full of new enthusiasm after their six sold out concerts this summer. Roxette toured Europe in 2001. However, the last world tour took place in 1994-95 with the “Crash! Boom! Bang!” album. "If youÂ’d asked me a couple of years ago, if there would ever be a new Roxette tour I would have very quickly said 'No!'," says singer, guitarist and songwriter Per Gessle. "Knowing what Marie (Fredriksson, lead vocalist) had to go through in recovering from her severe illness, this is not only unbelievable, it seems almost magical to me. It will be wonderful to meet all our audience on Planet Earth again." "IÂ’ve been longing and hoping for this since 2002. It makes me incredibly happy to know weÂ’re going to meet our fans all around the world again," says Marie. Besides the tour, Roxette fans can look forward to a brand new album in the first quarter of 2011. Tour plan 28-feb Tatneft Arena Kazan, Russia 3 March Palace of Sports Samara, Russia 5 March Palace of Sports Yekaterinburg, Russia 7 March Siberia Arena Novosibirsk, Russia 10 March Exhibition Center Kiev, Ukraine 12 March Minsk Arena Minsk, Belarus 14 March Siemens Arena Vilnius, Lithuania 16 March Arena Riga Riga, Latvia 18 March Saku Hall Tallinn, Estonia 01-apr Vive Cuervo Salon Mexico City 04-apr Luna Park Buenos Aires, Argentina 05-apr Luna Park Buenos Aires, Argentina 07-apr Orfero Córdoba, Argentina 09-apr Movistar Arena Santiago, Chile 12-apr Pepsi on Stage Porto Algre, Brazil 14-apr Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil 16-apr Citibank Hall Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17-apr Chevrolet Hall Belo Horizonte, Brazil 19-apr Credicard Hall Sao Paulo, Brazil 10 May Grand Arena Cape Town, RSA 11 May Grand Arena Cape Town, RSA 14 May The Superbowl Sun City, RSA 15 May The Superbowl Sun City, RSA 27 May Terra Vibe Park Athens, Greece 29 May Nat. Palace of Culture Sofia, Bulgaria 30 May Zone Arena Bucharest, Romania 1 June Budapest Sport Arena Budapest Hungary 3 June See Fest Festival Graz, Austria 5 June O2 Arena Prague, Czech Rep. 6 June Steel Arena Kosice, Slovakia 9 June Plenen Bergen, Norway 11 June Zitadelle Berlin, Germany 12 June Hessentag Frankfurt, Germany 15 June Völkerschlachtsdenkmal Leipzig, Germany 16 June Tanzbrunnen Cologne, Germany 19 June Torwar Warsaw, Poland 7 July Stavern Festival Stavern, Norway 9 July Bospop Festival Weert, Netherlands 16 July Nordkalks Dagbrot Pargas, Finland 22 July Tivoli Copenhagen, Denmark 24 July Trädgårdsföreningen Gothenburg, Sweden 31 July Suikerrock Festival Tienen, Belgium Dates to be added.