Reunited, Roxette to perform this July at “New Wave” event in Latvia
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Editor's Note: The Daily Roxette originally published this article over a month ago – on April 22 to be exact – announcing that Per and Marie were reuniting and would perform again as Roxette in Lativa this summer. This article was published prior to our breaking the news on May 4 that Roxette would appear at the Night of the Proms concert series. We're republishing it today, along with the previous comments. While mention of Roxette has still not appeared on the event's own website, posters have been put up on the streets of Riga advertising Roxette as "special guests" at the opening of the New Wave festival and today, Per acknowledged the accuracy of our report via a Twitter message.
Roxette are back together again! According to several published reports, the first of which appeared on Monday [April 20], the duo is set to perform for the opening of New Wave 2009 on July 28 in Jurmala, Latvia. Some of the biggest newspapers of Latvia and their online news portals have reported that Roxette have already agreed to appear at the opening ceremony of this annual international young pop singers competition.
In an editorial published by The Daily Roxette just days ago, we addressed the speculation that Roxette might reunite, and since then there have been rumors of exactly when and how that might happen, with most centering around the Night of the Proms series of concerts in Europe towards the end of the summer.
From its beginnings in 2002, the New Wave competition has become a significant event not only in Russia and Latvia, but also in CIS and other countries for several years once television rights were sold. Millions of TV viewers watch and support the contestants, confirming the fact that New Wave has become a eagerly-anticipated annual European festival. TDR has learned that this this festival is very popular in Russia, as many of the participants come from post-Soviet countries and regions. We've also reported on this event previously, when in 2003 a contestant from Sweden sang "Sleeping in My Car."
RuthRox/Lilla727 tells TDR that in a short article on TV*Net (in Latvian) they report that the famous Swedish duo stopped in 2002 when Marie was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Later, Fredriksson and the other partner in the duo, Per Gessle, went in for solo projects and the last time they performed together was in 2004 to mark the celebration of their 25th anniversary since they met for the first time… that later led to the foundation of Roxette. They say that the duo has decided to re-establish working this year and have already confirmed their participation in the New Wave festival.
Russian baritone Dmitry Hvorostovskis and Chicago-born (U.S.) singer-songwriter Anastacia (who has fought her own battle with cancer), are reported to be the guest stars for the closing event.
Other articles with the same topic
- Best of Roxette (August 26, 2010)
- The return bigger than expected (August 21, 2010)
- Roxette rocks Halmstad with Gyllene! (August 15, 2010)
- Roxette goes retro - take a look at 2010 tour merchandise (August 12, 2010)
- Police fears ticket chaos (August 12, 2010)
83 comments
Lissie said on April 22, 2009 19:30:
What? It’s not 1:th of April today! O_O
Anyone knows how many songs they’re likely to perform? Or if it will be playback or “for real”?
pardek said on April 22, 2009 19:30:
OMG I can’t believe it! Wow! Great, fantastic!
Is it too early to demand... hope for a tour??? ;-)
ROXETTE 4 EVER!
Ivanych said on April 22, 2009 19:32:
Well, it became known on Monday, April 20:
http://www.novonews.lv/index.php?mode=news&id=72443
Ivanych said on April 22, 2009 19:45:
http://pribalt.info/lv.php?month=4&news=24
http://rus.tvnet.lv/jaunaisvilnis/index.php?inc=articles&id=300293
It says: Roxette to perform on the opening of the contest.
Tider12_ said on April 22, 2009 19:48:
It’s time for Roxette again!! yes yes yes!!!!! July in Latvia, this fall remastered albums, and i hope a new album next year!!!!!! best news since last Hits cd!!!
abysmo said on April 22, 2009 19:58:
Dreams come true! After 7 years. Greaaaaaat!
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Txiqui said on April 22, 2009 19:59:
If this is finally true, this are the best news i’ve read in this site in a long long time!
PerAndren said on April 22, 2009 20:06:
Strange way and strange place for a comeback. I hope for may 9th or 10th!
Roxette-atic said on April 22, 2009 20:07:
Im a bit sceptical... it would be AMAZING if it is true... But ill wait for Roxette management to confirm. And if it really is true...then im sure there will be a new album and at least some shows next year..
ncurran said on April 22, 2009 20:18:
If true it may just be a baby step towards bigger and better things later this year/next year.....here’s hoping.
Jud (moderator) said on April 22, 2009 20:30:
this sounds like the Night of the proms rumour... (see German forum, no time and energy to write this down here)... we’ll see
Lars, I’m glad to see you back here :) We even reported about this festival before in 2003.. incredible.. you are the only one who would have found such article.. or searched for it :)
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CoyRoy said on April 22, 2009 20:46:
You Russians and Latvians must keep your cameras and video cameras ready - we want to see EVERYTHING!!!!
ROXETTE RULEZ!!!! OPPORTUNITY IS KNOCKING!!!!!
Roxryder said on April 22, 2009 21:06:
I won’t believe it till i read - Confirmed - - Official - or sth like that.
Tooooo goooood to be true.
This is the TDR i remember Good Work all of you!!
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roxboy2006 said on April 22, 2009 21:21:
Wowowwoo!!! Im smelling roxettes comeback... they are dropping so quickly a few coments about new projects, events, comeback ideas... its great, and maybe in Latvian show we WILL SEE A NEW SINGLE 4 A NEW ALBUM!!! YES!! I HOPE SO!!!
PD:ROXETTE...COME BACK BEFORE YOU LEAVE!!!!
SilverBloo said on April 22, 2009 21:26:
To quote the legendary quarterback of the Deimon Devilbats, Youichi Hiruma...
YAAAAAAAAAAAAA–HAAAAAAAAAAAAA–!!
roxtexanet said on April 23, 2009 00:40:
Fantastic!!! Does anyone (perhaps one of our Latvian or Russian friends) have a sense of whether we can expect a true live performance, or is it typically playback?? Also, would it be likely that they would perform only a single song, or can we perhaps expect a small set??
Anyway, who cares? IT’S ROXETTE!!!!
Nati80 said on April 23, 2009 00:52:
OMG!!!! WHAT A GREAT NEWS!!! I don’t care how it is or where it is... I just love the word “reunited” on the title of this article. And I love the fact that we are getting better news about them everyday!!! :) I LOVE ROXETTE!!!! :)
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Roxryder said on April 23, 2009 01:26:
Just to read the word Roxette makes me damn happy!
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qrox said on April 23, 2009 01:31:
Absolutely amazing news!!!!!
I’m so happy!!!! I can’t believe it! They’re back!!!!!
Raëlian said on April 23, 2009 04:23:
Does this mean they are gonna hit the stage to mime at “The Look” or some other hit from the past? That’s all I see happening in Latvia, and I have to confess it doesn’t really excite me. That’s what I call an ’amazing’ come back.
And the remasters stuff is just another rip-off from EMI. Wake up, people...
Jud (moderator) said on April 23, 2009 04:48:
They’d be playing in your living room and you’d still find a reason to complain.
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ditroia said on April 23, 2009 04:56:
Holy Bloody Hell, Roxette were mention in Today’s Paper, [In The Box office Insert].
’THE WORD’
’Keen For a Joyride? Well 90’s Roxette rockers, right, have begun talks to reunite for the first time since 2002. At BoxOffice, our fingers are crossed that a world tour could see them travel down under in the next 12 months.’
I cannot Believe, It’s taken many years, but Roxette is, dare I say it, popular in Australia again.
Another article Here:
ditroia said on April 23, 2009 05:47:
Please Digg.
http://digg.com/music/Roxette_to_perform_this_July_at_New_Wave_event_in_...
Kiwein1 said on April 23, 2009 06:57:
Wasn’t Per tweeting that he’s reading “The Word” yesterday? Well...in the end all those newspapers are using the same quote. “....one way or another....” So it’s nothing new really. But the Latvia thing makes me wonder, too. ;-)
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Zelda said on April 22, 2009 19:17:
Oh my god! Is this true???? *yay*
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