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Closing time, closing time, thank you very much for coming…

Roxette officially retire from touring Read the full story...


Roxette cancel their summer tour: “The joyride on the road is over now – but we sure had fun, didn’t we?”

Roxette were supposed to start the last leg of their massive RoXXXette 30th Anniversary Tour on June 3rd. However, singer Marie Fredriksson has been advised by her doctors to refrain from touring and as a consequence all the summer shows are cancelled. Their last performance was to be at the Grand Arena in Cape Town, South Africa on February 8 earlier this year. Read the full story...


A Look Back on 2015: “3 out of 10 ain’t that bad…”

FEATURE - Remember back in January when we put our Nostradamus hats on and made some predictions? Well, 12 months on, let's take a look back and see how we went! Read the full story...

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“SOON”: The Daily Roxette’s Christmas Calendar of Anticipations

Soon... this is the word we all love and know. Let's take a closer look at how "soon" has accompanied us over the years and has become a close friend of every fellow Roxer. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: FIREWORKS

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks comes to an end today! This is the final article of our 10-part special where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: IT WILL TAKE A LONG LONG TIME

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is BACK! Series 2 of our 10-part special returns where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: LIKE LOVERS DO

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is BACK! Series 2 of our 10-part special returns where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Love for Life – a review

I cried reading this book. I cried a lot. Not for the obvious reasons though. I mean, the cancer is terrible and the radiation injuries maybe even worse, but that’s not what made me cry. What then? Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: WHAT’S SHE LIKE?

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is BACK! Series 2 of our 10-part special returns where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: (I COULD NEVER) GIVE YOU UP

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is BACK! Series 2 of our 10-part special returns where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: THE RAIN

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is BACK! Series 2 of our 10-part special returns where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: BEAUTIFUL THINGS

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is BACK! Series 2 of our 10-part special returns where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: PHYSICAL FASCINATION

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is BACK! Series 2 of our 10-part special returns where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: VIEW FROM A HILL

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is BACK! Series 2 of our 10-part special returns where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: FINGERTIPS ’93

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is BACK! Following the incredible feedback we got with our previous edition, Series 2 launches today with a 10-part special where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible thirty year history. As always, please get involved! Agree, disagree, share your thoughts, this is all about getting us talking about the music once again! Read the full story...


It’s a boy!

Congratulations to Colin and Jessica from the whole team! Read the full story...


Roxette conquers London’s O2 Arena!

LONDON - (This review is a little bit late being posted – flights were delayed due to technical reasons and weather and then my luggage was lost. The joys of living on an island! It’s here now though!) Read the full story...


Mainz: The fans speak up

Following on from our post on Monday about the aftermath of the cancelled Mainz show which focused on the various aspects of putting on a concert and what happens when a concert has to be cancelled, TDR got involved in various discussions on social media (with partially personal attacks aimed at some of our reporters) regarding meeting band members outside of hotels. Read the full story...


What’s the deal? A word about Mainz, wind, contracts and fans

The concert in Mainz last night had to be canceled due to strong winds. Or was it because of the stage? What is it all about? And what do you actually get when you buy a ticket, or even 100? Read the full story...


“Two and three, no flash!”

The outcome of three Roxette concerts from a TDR photographer's point of view. Then there are around 100 photos to look at thus it might take a second to load this page. We think it's worth it, though. Read the full story...


Anton Corbijn at the Rox Show: Let the rumors begin!

BELGIUM - Speculation has already hit Roxette’s social media pages following an image that Per Gessle posted of internationally acclaimed photographer and director Anton Corbijn at last night’s Roxette show in Antwerp. Read the full story...


Amsterdam: Dutch Paradise

AMSTERDAM - To put it in Per's words as he posted on Facebook, yesterday evening another "Dutch Paradise" took place in an almost sold-out Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam. Read the full story...


Coming soon: The first single – an analysis

PREVIEW - A brand new single is coming! Read the full story...


XXX Tour: Watercolours and the women of Roxette

We are just days away from the first concert of 2015 but one talking point from the 2014 shows that needs a mention is the incredible version of "Watercolours in the Rain" that was performed live. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is a new 10-part series of articles where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


The Roxette headlines we want to read in 2015

FEATURE - For 18 years now, The Daily Roxette has been delivering our loyal readers all sorts of news, reviews, interviews and more! And now, as we excitedly kick off 2015, we anticipate another busy year for Roxette - but what will make the news? We here at TDR decided to sit down and draw up a wish list of the type of headlines (in no particular order) we would love to see published in the coming 12 months. Let's have some fun! And remember, before any hysteria breaks out, these headlines are not real and are intended purely as fun! Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: FOOL

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is a new 10-part series of articles where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: TRY

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is a new 10-part series of articles where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


The Per Gessle Archives for Dummies

Towards the end of last year, Per Gessle delivered a very special and impressive collection. One of the biggest collections to our knowledge actually. As always, Per responded to the fans' desire to know more about his work, his long lost demos and the origins of his classic songs. The fans were generously rewarded with a mammoth box set; The Per Gessle Archives which covered a wide range of demos, 186 to be exact, from Per's solo days, some of his Gyllene Tider career (possibly more to come, Per says) and of course, the mighty Roxette era! Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: DO YOU WANNA GO THE WHOLE WAY?

FEATURE – Ghost Tracks is a new 10-part series of articles where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


Ghost Tracks: I REMEMBER YOU

FEATURE - Ghost Tracks is a new 10-part series of articles where we take a fun look back at some of the forgotten and rarely ever mentioned Roxette songs from their incredible 30 year history. Read the full story...


The Sydney Opera House: More than just “another” date

SYDNEY - Roxette live on the steps of the Sydney Opera House is not just another Aussie concert. The significance of this historic announcement cannot be over emphasized. This is not big news at all - in fact, it's huge news! Read the full story...