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Gessle tours Europe with Roxettes music!
Good news for European fans of Swedish super group and classic hit makers Roxette—the duo’s songwriter Per Gessle is embarking on a European tour focusing on the mighty Roxette song catalogue this autumn.
The group’s charismatic singer, Marie Fredriksson, announced her withdrawal from touring due to health problems in the spring of 2016, shortly before the release of the group’s tenth studio album, “Good Karma”.
When faced with this situation, Gessle decided to channel his energy into writing material for a Swedish solo project recorded in Nashville later that year. The recordings were made with long-time Swedish musical partners Christoffer Lundquist, Clarence Öfwerman, Anders Herrlin and Helena Josefsson, coupled with a long list of top-league American session players.
Mixing parts of the Roxette touring band with new musicians, Gessle in the summer of 2017 toured Sweden in support of the first of two mini albums from the Nashville sessions, “En vacker natt” (“A Beautiful Night”).
Violin and mandolin player Malin-My Wall, drummer Andreas Dahlbäck and Ola Gustafsson on pedal steel, mandolin and guitar added a fresh touch of Americana, which merged seamlessly with the seasoned Roxette musicians Christoffer Lundquist (guitar), Clarence Öfwerman (keyboards), Magnus Börjeson (bass) and Helena Josefsson (backing vocals).
Both the tour and the Nashville recorded album were enthusiastically received for adding new perspective and depth to Gessle’s music.
– I loved playing with this band, and then it hit me—what if we could do a similar thing dedicated to Roxette music. With Marie unable to perform, all those songs would just gather dust and I was thrilled by the idea of hearing this band performing them, Per Gessle says.
– Marie of course is irreplaceable, he adds. But she sends her blessings, and we both think that this could be a great way to keep the songs fresh by playing them with a slightly different twist in front of all those wonderful people that has been following us through the years.
Gessle emphasizes that the band is able to cover all aspects of Roxette music; from the hook-laden power-pop hits to the mighty ballads that still gets heavy rotation on classic pop radio all over the world. And he promises to dig deep in his song-vault for some surprises as well.
– Yeah, that’s really the fun part of it—I love playing the big hits like “The Look”, “Listen To Your Heart”, “It Must Have Been Love”, “Joyride” and “How Do You Do!”, but a tour like this is also a great opportunity to rediscover some of the great, but lesser played, songs and find out what we can make of them. Just wait and see…
Dubbed “Per Gessle’s Roxette”, a European tour covering ten countries kicks off in Hamburg, Germany, on October 11. An English album -“Small Town Talk”- featuring material from the Nashville sessions (including a duet with British pop maestro Nick Lowe) as well as new recordings with the touring band, will be released internationally to coincide with the tour.
The tour will include the following stops:
11.10 Hamburg, Laeiszhalle (GER)
12.10 Bryssel, Ancienne Belgique (BEL)
15.10 London, Hammersmith Apollo (GBR)
16.10 Manchester, Apollo (GBR)
18.10 Wien, Stadthalle F (AUT)
19.10 Zurich, Halle 622 (SUI)
21.10 Warszawa, Stodola (POL)
22.10 Berlin, Admiralspalast (GER)
23.10 Köln, E-Werk (GER)
25.10 Utrecht, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg (NED)
27.10 Halmstad, Halmstad Arena
3.11 Espoo, Metro Areena (FIN)
5.11 Stockholm, Waterfront
9.11 Karlstad, Löfbergs Arena
10.11 Linköping, Saab Arena
15.11 Oslo, Sentrum Scene (NOR)
16.11 Göteborg, Scandinavium.
More gigs to come!
/ Team PG
Badabam! /P.
Per Gessle – Do You Wanna Be My Baby? (offical video)
The official music video for “Do You Wanna Be My Baby?” by Per Gessle. Taken from the album The World According to Gessle, released in 1997. Follow Per Gessl…
Hey all you beautiful Norwegians. Tonight’s the night. Here’s your chance to vote for STOP THE MUSIC with Charla K. You can start calling from 8pm. Fingers crossed! /P.
Today is the day! Keep your fingers crossed for Charla K & her song, Stop The Music to win tonight on Melodi Grand Prix in Norway! ?? /PP
Listen to the song HERE: https://open.spotify.com/album/0ACXJGAYJO2nUhajzQ3f34
Details HERE: http://roxetteblog.com/2018/01/15/charla-k-to-compete-with-a-song-co-written-with-per-gessle/
Photos by Karin Törnblom
On SVT1’s program, Ögonblicket, Per Gessle will shortly talk about “Till the End of the Day”, The Kinks song that aroused his interest in music. ? 11:25-11:30 CET, March 15th! ? /PP
?? Hey it’s gotta be simple ? A broken heart can never keep time ??⏱ Soon we’ll be able to put together the whole Per Gessle song. Haha! Check out the snippets of Name You Beautiful at the links below! Release date … still SOON! ✌ /PP
Don’t miss the opportunity to watch this kind of action live in Halmstad Arena later this spring. Tickets are available on our website (www.wttc2018halmstad.com/tickets) Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Harimoto Tomokazu
Posted by WTTC2018Halmstad on Monday, 5 March 2018
FAN Zhendong 樊振東 is showing Dimitrij Ovtcharov how to finish a point 🙂
Posted by WTTC2018Halmstad on Thursday, 8 March 2018
Photo by Anders Roos
PER GESSLE – NEW ALBUM & TOUR UPDATE: Per informs in Hallandsposten’s article about the Halland Love Stories musical that his new English album is planned to be released in August (not in May as he mentioned in an interview in January) and he hopes there will be a European tour in autumn. A bit more time for us to wait for some more magical music then & keep our fingers crossed for a tour! ? /PP
Source: https://www.pressreader.com/sweden/hallandsposten/20180303/282200831420290
Don’t miss the opportunity to watch this kind of action live in Halmstad Arena later this spring. Tickets are available on our website (www.wttc2018halmstad.com/tickets) Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Harimoto Tomokazu
Halland Love Stories, a musical with Per Gessle’s songs premieres tomorrow! ?? Will you be there? Or will you see some later performance on the musical’s tour? /PP
Per Gessle – Name You Beautiful vinyl update to make collectors very happy! How cool is that! ???? /PP
7" vinyl update: NAME YOU BEAUTIFUL. We're gonna make 500 blue a la PING + 500 yellow a la PONG. Just for fun. Release date? Soon! /P. pic.twitter.com/0rB4JVZB7u
— Per Gessle (@PartyPleaser) March 1, 2018
Release date of Per Gessle’s new song, Name You Beautiful is out… oh yeah… soon! 😉 AND the hit will be out on vinyl too! Tjoho! ✌ /PP
Per Gessle from Roxette writes official song for the World Table Tennis Championship in Halmstad
Halmstad native Per Gessle, with a track record of 80 million albums sold worldwide, is supporting the World Table Tennis Championship in Halmstad with a song composed especially for the event that will be seen by 350 million viewers all over the world.
Over 100 nations from all corners of the globe will visit the coastal city when the LIEBHERR World Team Table Tennis Championships descends upon Halmstad Arena between April 29th and May 6th 2018. On top of experiencing world class table tennis, visitors will also be able to enjoy world famous artist Per Gessle’s music, as he is behind the official WTTC-song “Name You Beautiful”, performed together with Helena Josefsson.
– When I was asked to write the official song for the tournament I didn’t hesitate. I was really up for the challenge. I wrote it together with some other local Halmstad-musicians, namely the guys from Galavant (Sebastian Atas and Victor Sjöström). Their super talented friend Viktor Broberg also contributed. We had lots of fun, says Gessle in a statement, adding:
– The song isn’t really a net ball, more like a killer smash in the backhand corner!
Johnny Ewerstein, project manager of the 2018 WTTC, is happy and pleased that Gessle chose to contribute a song to Sweden’s biggest sporting event 2018:
– This is absolutely fantastic! Gessle is a world renowned artist, and the fact that he stems from Halmstad makes it all the more special and an honor for us as hosts. We’re very glad and grateful for this song, which fits in excellently with a sporting event of this scope and importance.
The WTTC-song will be played publicly for the first time during the European Championships qualification match between Sweden and Denmark. The game is played in Halmstad Arena on February 27th at 18.30. Entry is free of charge, so don’t miss this opportunity to combine world-class table tennis with a brand new song from Per Gessle. The song will be available shortly on both Spotify and iTunes.
LIEBHERR World Team Table Tennis Championships 2018 is held between April 29th and May 6th in Halmstad Arena. The championship will be followed by 350 million viewers from around the globe, and will be monitored from approximately 350 journalists on location. 72 men’s and 72 women’s teams from around 100 nations are participating. Hosts are the International Table Tennis Federation, the Swedish Table Tennis Association and Destination Halmstad.
Photo: Anders Roos
Ping Pong On Ya! /P.
Per Gessle writes official song for the World Table Tennis Championship in Halmstad! Title of the song is “Name You Beautiful” and is co-written with the guys from Galavant (Sebastian Atas and Victor Sjöström) with the contribution of Viktor Broberg. The song is performed together with Helena Josefsson and will be played publicly for the first time during the European Championships qualification match between Sweden and Denmark. The game is played in Halmstad Arena on February 27th at 18.30. The song will be available shortly on both Spotify and iTunes. /PP
Press release: http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/halmstad/pressreleases/per-gessle-goer-officiell-laat-till-bordtennis-vm-i-halmstad-2425217
Pic by Anders Roos
The musical “Halland Love Stories” will be performed at Teater Halland with music written by Per! Will be played during March 2 – May 15, 2018! / Team PG
http://www.teaterhalland.nu/portfolio-item/hallandlovestories/?v=f003c44deab6
Halland Love Stories – TEATER HALLAND
Om den där pirrande känslan som tar över allt. Värmen. Blickarna. Väntan vid telefonen och lusten som svämmar över. Känslan av att vara utvald, älskad och oövervinnerlig. När filmen plötsligt övergår i färg och soundtracket börjar. – Och om den stora förkrossande sorgen när allt …
Don’t miss out on ours truly’s tweets! Some pics you might find only on Per Gessle’s official Twitter account. ☝? /PP
The REAL Per Gessle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PartyPleaser/status/963073840925507584
Per Gessle engagerar sig i HK Drott
Det är med stolthet som vi berättar att Halmstadssonen Per Gessle har bestämt sig för att engagera sig i Drotts överlevnad.
Per har skänkt lite Per Gessle-prylar som kommer att bli priser i vårt lotteri.
Lotterna köper ni i Halmstad Arena eller via Swish: 1230310078 (märk inbetalningen ”GESSLE”). En lott kostar 20 SEK. Ni kör vi!
Ps. Den digitala lotten som du köper via swish kommer att få samma lottnummer som ditt telefonnummer, även om du köper flera lotter.
HK Drott Halmstad is in economic crisis and they got help from Per Gessle who offered some stuff for HK Drott’s lottery. One can buy a 20 SEK lottery ticket in Halmstad Arena or via Swish and win the following items:
1. Hotel Tylösand gift card
2. Signed book ”Texter, klotter & funderingar”
3. Signed book ”Songs, sketches & reflektions”
4. Signed CD ”En vacker natt”
5. Signed CD ”En vacker kväll”
6. Signed CD ”Roxette – Good Karma”
7. Signed CD ”Roxette – The 30 Biggest Hits”
8. Signed vinyl single ”Roxette – The Look (2015 Remake)”
9. Signed book ”Roxette – Den osannolika resan tur och retur”
10. Signed bok ”En vacker bok – Live sommaren 2017”
The more lottery tickets you buy, the more money is raised for HK Drott’s survival and the higher the chance is to win the above mentioned items. /PP
Details about the lottery: https://www.facebook.com/hkdrott/posts/10157047483394409
Practice your Swedish and listen to Per Gessle in a podcast interview, “Framgångspodden” by Alexander Pärleros! English summary comes later on RoxBlog. 😉 /PP
Listen to or download the podcast from here: http://bit.ly/PG_framgangspodden_ws (click on AVSNITT in the menu and you’ll get the list with the podcast episode in it)
Or listen here:
http://bit.ly/PG_framgangspodden_playerfm
http://bit.ly/PG_framgangspodden_iTunes
Med Johnte! Grymt. /P.
Here’s the full version of DET ÄR VI TILLSAMMANS from Hellenius Hörna. It was cut short during the broadcast due to COMMERCIALS. Cruel world. /P.
The power pop days. MP and me on guitars, MP on bass and the might Mike South on drums. Not bad. /P.
ALWAYS BREAKING MY HEART – PER GESSLE
One of the best Gessle’s vocal performances !!! A killer power pop song !! https://open.spotify.com/album/2EpseSB6b3DR8Q2STIvuFQ
Det var sommar nyss. /P.
Per Gessle interview Lokala Nyheter Halland 11-08-2017
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? It’s made out of steel if a heart is starting to rust ?? Check out the lyric video to Charla K’s contest song co-written with Alex Shield & Per Gessle, “Stop The Music”! Which is your fave part of the lyrics? /PP
More about the song here: http://roxetteblog.com/2018/01/15/charla-k-to-compete-with-a-song-co-written-with-per-gessle/
Fun to watch the video together with today’s single release. Per Gessle & Lars Winnerbäck in Halmstad, 11 August 2017. Here you can see them performing not only “Honung och guld”, but also “Småstadsprat”. Svårt at toppa, as Per says at the end. What a wonderful night it was! ? /PP
http://www.hallandsposten.se/n%C3%B6je-kultur/musik/per-gessle-och-lars-winnerb%C3%A4ck-sjunger-om-honung-och-guld-1.5099636
Missed hearing Per Gessle live? No, no concert dates yet, but a new live release! Per singing Honung och guld with Lars Winnerbäck in Halmstad last year! B.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l.! We love such new music Fridays, don’t we? /PP
Listen to the song here:
http://bit.ly/PG-LW_HoG_Spotify
http://bit.ly/PG-LW_HoG_Deezer
http://bit.ly/PG-LW_HoG_iTunes