Roxette to perform at BRAVO’s 50th anniversary show
Written by Sascha on August 31, 2006 to Live.
Roxette will be one of the three headline acts of BRAVO magazine’s 50-year gala this fall. Together with other acts like Nena (99 Luftballons) and Die fantastischen Vier, Roxette will perform live in Germany for the first time in five years!
The show will be a time machine through five decades of pop culture. The “50 Jahre BRAVO” gala will take place at Color Line Arena in Hamburg on October 21st at 19:00 CET and… it’s possible to buy tickets.
The show will be broadcast during prime time on channel “Pro Sieben” at 21:15 the same day.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The PR machine may have taken awhile to get its gears cranking, but the story that Roxette is back together again – and will be performing live on this show – has gone international. The Brazilian newspaper O Globo carries a story today, at least in their online edition (see link below). Roxette remains a well-known name in Brazil, due in large part to Roxette songs having been used for the soundtracks of television novellas (soap operas). – LEO
- Bravo 50 (In German)
- Presseportal (In German)
- O Globo (In Portuguese)
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67 comments
GT_85 said on August 31, 2006 16:46:
Great promo pic, wished they could have used that on the single. ;)
Pro sieben, is that something many germans have?
Any news about an american release/promo campaign?
daniel_alv said on August 31, 2006 16:50:
Since it’s a “time machine” maybe they play one wish and Joyride or another old song? That would be cool
Great News anyway that they are doing some PR!
Swedens Television (SVT) also celebrate 50 years this year, I hope Roxette comes to their party to.
sandyam said on August 31, 2006 17:03:
So you are saying that it’s not really worth buying tickets and visit the show?
I am not sure if I should go. Anyone else?
speedy said on August 31, 2006 17:16:
Great news. Timer is already programed to record the show. :-) Hopefully they don’t cut out too much of Roxette.
And yes many Germans can receive Pro 7.
sandyam said on August 31, 2006 17:20:
For buying tickets you can call a ticketline. The number can be founhd on the BRAVO site.
Sascha said on August 31, 2006 17:32:
Here’s the direct link to the tickets: http://www.eventim.de/cgi-bin/TINFO.DLL?fun=TDetailB&id=EVE045571157045449B&doc=funktion/fun_deb_sta&key=201159$330789 (use the whole URL)
Many German fans are going to join this, see the topic at roxetteforum.com! Pro Sieben is one of the Top 5 TV channels in Germany, available for everyone. October 21 is a Saturday btw. :-)
Edit: Klick on “Saalplan” to see and buy available seats. It’s an indoor arena with 12,000 seats for this event. The inner area seems to be reserved for VIP guests. The closest to the stage is block U5 where most fans now are buying tickets. I can’t tell more bout this, never been there. Good luck!
pwbbounce (moderator) said on August 31, 2006 18:14:
How weird is seeing the headling “Roxette to perform.....” WOW!!!!! It’s so amazing!!
CRIZ said on August 31, 2006 18:41:
AAAh..yeah! Thanx !! Hihi..Hamburg..yay..Hamburg...olé olé...Let us show you the Reeperbahn afterwards! ;)))
ncurran said on August 31, 2006 18:47:
For a moment i did actually think about flying over to see Roxette for the first time on stage together in years, but to get tickets where i wouldnt get a very good view and they will only be singing 1 or 2 songs probably (also possibly miming) it doesnt really seem worth it.
pwbbounce (moderator) said on August 31, 2006 19:01:
so did i Neil, but unless I knew they whould perform live for sure maybe.. but not playback.
Ferdan said on August 31, 2006 19:05:
This appeared on the news, in Rock and Pop radio here in Argentina. One of the places where Roxette is certainly not popular.
Lars-Erik_Olson (moderator) said on August 31, 2006 19:31:
This is expected to be a live performance... it’s quite a different situation from a television show like Bingolotto where there’s only a small studio.
Roxette not popular in Argentina?!? Don’t understand that comment... as Argentina is one of the countries most often mentioned as a stronghold for Roxette.
GT_85 said on August 31, 2006 19:50:
He must have meant that they aren’t popular on that radio station or something, cos as you say, it’s not many countries in the world where Roxette have had such a succes, not only in the early 90’s, but also later.
Mr_Floppy said on August 31, 2006 19:55:
10 years ago Roxette have been at the 40th anniversary show of BRAVO. They played “The Look”. Not sure if it was live or playback.
*walks off to check it*
Grasi said on August 31, 2006 19:56:
Yeaaaahhh Brazil loves Roxette!!! :D
Didn´t know about O Globo, thanks Leo!
Actually there were only 3 Roxette songs featured in brazilian soap operas; but their sucess here is huge, mainly because of their ballads. Roxette still have a big audience here!
And, WOW... it´s fantastic to know Roxette will perform live again at this event!!! Amazing news!! Thanks TDR!
Ferdan said on August 31, 2006 19:57:
Yeh, sorry... i meant the radio station.
Most of their listeners aren’t known for liking roxette.
Rainqueen said on August 31, 2006 19:59:
I think, the seats are not far away from stage. I think, the middle area IS the stage. Because they have also talk-guests and they need room for the cameras an so on.....
Remember: it’s not a concert, it’s a TV-show. So I really think this is the reason why it’s not possible to buy tickets for the middle area.
Mr_Floppy said on August 31, 2006 20:03:
Aahh, order is everything. Found it. Unfortunately it was playback.
ncurran said on August 31, 2006 20:06:
I am really tempted....but ive already spent loads of money on concert tickets recently, and it just seems really extravagent to spend money on a flight, hotel and ticket, when they will prob only be on the stage for 10 mins
Zelda said on August 31, 2006 20:11:
This is so cool!
Any plans for some BANNERS?
Anything like: Welcome Back ROXETTE!!!!
Would be very kind!
roxettevsoasis said on August 31, 2006 20:16:
This is great news! Besides all the complaining I’ve read in the other comments/articles, this is a huge step for Roxette. My “One Wish” is that Roxette would perform on American T.V. once again (like the special they did for Fleetwood Mac). I’m not sure if this is okay (and I’d rather not “plug” another website) but if you’re looking for some great Roxette performances check out yourtube.com . They have a great performance of “Stars” and “WICF”. This is a great year for music. Artic Monkeys, the return of Oasis and now the best POP-ROCK band in the world, ROXETTE!!! In regards to everyone’s “one-wish-playlist” for the up-coming ROXBOX, I think we might be surprised. They, as a group or record company, don’t always tell you what’s on an entire album- sort of like a “hidden track”. We might just get what were wishing for. My biggest “wish” would be a remix of COY. I never understood why it was never released as a single, but then I realized some bands don’t always release all the “goods” off an album because it basically, for us! The fans that have been following them since “The Look”. I’ve been following music for years and have gotten many friends (who perfer Hard-Rock or Metal) to fall in love with Roxette’s sweeping ballads and uptempo gritty guitar singles. They are so damn catchy! Peace
GT_85 said on August 31, 2006 20:35:
Roxette on Letterman or Leno would be super fantastic great. :)
taxford said on August 31, 2006 16:32:
Great news, but only seating places far away from the stage available.
And there is a note, that the main area in the middle (in front of stage) is not open for normal sale!
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