Roxette rocked the pants off of Sydney

SYDNEY - There is really no other way of putting it. The Australian leg has been tremendous and The Daily Roxette would like to thank Daniel Rezmann for all the wonderful shots he has taken for us, and also to our many good reporters! And a big thanks to all our readers out there! Read the full story...

A Day on the Green

YARRA VALLEY - Enjoy our gallery from A Day on the Green, photos taken by TDR reporter Daniel Rezmann. Read the full story...

XXX Tour: The Roxette Staple – a setlist analysis

Roxette has many staples - songs that "must" be performed, at least that's what Per claims. Is his statement true or not? Read the full story...

Per meets TDR 2015 – Round 1

This time of year it's both hard to find Per as he sneaks away for his tanning vacation, as well as hard for Per to find time to answer our nagging questions. He didn't get any rain this time around, so just now we got the response, and once again from on board an airplane! Read the full story...

No Roxette in Australia (this fall)

The site Bands in Town informs that Roxette will be in Australia. Read the full story...

New from the Per Gessle Selection

On December 1 three new wines in The Per Gessle Selection were made available to the public; The Pleaser (308 SEK - 32€,) The Convincer (325 SEK - 38€) and The Improver (599 SEK - 63€.) Read the full story...

Merry X from Rox

Dear Roxers, thanks for an overwhelming 2014! Not only did we start the Rox XXX-tour in style, but also managed to squeeze in some minutes to do a fab Marie solo-tour + release a couple of PG lyrics/drawings/diaries/nonsense-books, a PG demo CD-box as well as starting up a brand new Roxette album. Read the full story...

Two concerts added

Today two new concerts were added to Roxette's European summer tour. Read the full story...

New merchandise for 2015

Per has just put up a slew of new merchandise on Facebook. Key fobs, a tank top for "les femmes," a tote bag "both for vegetarians and meat lovers," a new baseball hat and stickers, all with the new Rox 30 logo. Read the full story...

Roxette’s management on the ticket prices

There has been some uproar today regarding the pricing of concert tickets for the European leg of the Roxette tour. The following message reached us a few minutes ago from Roxette's manager, Marie Dimberg. Read the full story...

Meanwhile aboard the RoxJet

Since the tour grew to twice the size the other day, we contacted Per to see what he has to say about some of this and some of that. And Pelle. Read the full story...

Roxette takes Europe 2015

Roxette just announced an extension to their 30th anniversary tour with an additional 28 European gigs. Read the full story...

TDR presents The XXX list

  For you who don’t do Spotify, here are the 100 tracks Per put together for his XXX pre-show mixed tape: Paul Revere & the Raiders – Kicks David Bowie – Let’s dance John Mellencamp – Jack & Diane Donkeyboy – Crazysomethingnormal Janis Joplin – Me and Bobby McGee Betty Everett – The shoop shoop song (It’s in his kiss) Nick Lowe – American squirm Air – Sexy boy Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness Tom Petty – You got lucky The Who – Substitute The Trashmen – Surfin’ bird The Rolling Stones – Gimme shelter Alma Cogan – Tennesse waltz Meghan Trainor – All about that bass Jefferson Airplane – Somebody to love Shocking Blue – Send me a postcard Dusty Springfield – Son of a preacher man Depeche Mode – Enjoy the silence The Who – Pictures of Lily Kirsty MacColl – Days Ramones – I wanna be sedated The Beach Boys – Good vibrations Tom Petty – Learning to fly Gilbert O’Sullivan – Nothing rhymed Paul Revere & the Raiders – I’m not your stepping stone Blondie – Hanging on the telephone Linnea Henriksson – Halmstad The Byrds – Mr. Read the full story...

#roxxxette

With the new Roxette tour just starting there is some confusion about the infamous hashtag to use when posting about it. Read the full story...

Back in the Wild East

VLADIVOSTOK – We’ve reached Per backstage after the opening show in Vladivostok, Russia. Read the full story...

Roxette’s 30 biggest hits on double CD collection “XXX”

The longest lasting and most successful pop group ever to come out of Scandinavia are making themselves ready to hit the road again. Read the full story...

Badabam!

Well, what do you know! Not much as it turns out. Last night the full Per Gessle Archives were let loose (except volume 5 which still is a vinyl exclusive)! Enjoy the 10 digital parts with... Read the full story...

Per Gessle: “I can’t discuss that.”

Per is in the process of signing all his pre-ordered boxes, more than 1,000. Read the full story...

The Roxette Demos!, Vol. 2

The Roxette Demos!, Vol. 2 is out. Enjoy especially “Turn of the Tide”! Read the full story...

Listen to Your Heart reaches new record

Roxette’s hit single “Listen to Your Heart” has reached an amazing 5 million plays on US radio! Read the full story...

Another week, another release

The next step in releasing The Per Gessle Archives digitally was taken at midnight when The Roxette Demos! Read the full story...

Let’s present the sleeves

Here are the Roxette Demos! sleeves, with Mazarin and En händig man. The Roxette Demos! Read the full story...

PGA 3 & 4 have arrived

Per, the busy little beaver, has started another site: The Per Gessle Archives. Read the full story...

Per Gessle – the author

Per will release not one, but two books September 25: Texter, klotter & funderingar – den svenska delen about all his Swedish releases, obviously in Swedish, and its English counterpart Songs, Sketches & Reflections – the English part. Read the full story...

The PGA in full

The Per Gessle Archives, A Lifetime of Songwriting will be released Sept. 23, in Sweden and in other countries as well if things go as planned. Read the full story...

Roxette hits NZ

Live Nation is excited to announce that legendary Swedish pop-rockers ROXETTE are returning to New Zealand in February 2015 for their first ever concert performance. Read the full story...

The Per Gessle Archives, vols 1 & 2

iTunes has (inadvertently?) released the tracklists of volumes 1 & 2 of The Per Gessle Archives and boy do they look yummy! Read the full story...

Roxette to take another lap around the world

Yesterday it was announced that Roxette would appear in Tallinn, Estonia on November 23, and today a Russian site announced the following dates. It seems the Neverending Tour is kicking in... Read the full story...

The Per Gessle Archives – A Lifetime of Songwriting

For over 35 years Per Gessle’s songwriting has fascinated fans both in Sweden and around the world. Read the full story...

Another RSD release

On his own record label Cosmos, Per Gessle will release a 7" with "Kvar i min bil" (from the 2008 movie "Let the Right One In") and B-side "Loud Clothes" from way back when (2002.) Read the full story...