Sofia Fans Ecstatic as Roxette Confirm Gig in May 2011



Veteran Swedish pop duo Roxette will stage a concert in Sofia on May 29 next year as part of their first world tour since 1995 ahead of a new album release.

The long-awaited performance will take place at the National Palace of Culture, Hall 1, the organizers from Sofia Music Enterprises announced.

Ticket prices have been tagged from BGN 60 to BGN 150.

The tour kicks off on March 1st in Kazan, Russia and will pass through at least four continents. So far 33 dates in 22 countries in Europe, North and South America and the Middle East until the end of July have been confirmed so far and more are expected to follow.

"
This is what I have longed and hoped for the whole time since 2002. I am understandably extremely happy to have the opportunity to greet audiences around the world again,"
singer Marie Fredriksson said in a statement.

Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumour in September 2002, which was later removed in surgery. The tumour was malignant and she endured months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, receiving some permanent damage to her brain, losing the ability to read and count, the vision in her right eye, and some loss of movement in her right side.

"
If you had asked me several years ago if there would ever be a new Roxette tour, I would have immediately answered NO! Given what Marie has gone through, it is not only inconceivable, it is almost magical in my eyes. It will be wonderful to be able to meet all our fans on Planet Earth once more,"
added Gessle.

This will be Roxette biggest tour since 1995 and their first world tour since 2002.

I remember these a very good band and well worth going to see

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Fifteen thousand Roxette fans travelled from all parts of Bulgaria and neighbouring countries to watch Sunday night the Sofia gig of the Swedish duo, Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, part of their long-anticipated world tour.

The crowd went wild as Gessle's guitar and Fredriksson's voice were able to produce the same quality of music that they first shared with an adoring world more than 20 years ago.

Perfect Day, Queen of Rain, Spending My Time, How Do You Do, Joyride and of course The Look! brought back cherished memories of the '80s and '90s, when Roxette dominated world music charts.

Other songs like their mega-hit, It Must Have Been Love, which Fredriksson described as their Hollywood song – in reference to it being the title track of blockbuster Pretty Woman – became a sing-along.

Fans in Georgi Asparuhov stadium had to brave the rain and unexpected cold weather, but certainly none was disappointed by the 90-minute show.

After belting out tunes from all their albums, the band left the stage. But the audience wasn't ready to let them go. After two calls for an encore, Gessle and Fredriksson ran back onto the stage and began The Look, followed by Spending My Time and Listen To Your Heart.

The next leg of Roxette tour, the biggest since 1995 and their first world tour since 2002, is the Romanian capital Bucharest, where they will stage a concert on May 30.

The tour kicked off on March 1st in Kazan, Russia and will pass through at least four continents. So far 33 dates in 22 countries in Europe, North and South America and the Middle East until the end of July have been confirmed.

"
This is what I have longed and hoped for the whole time since 2002. I am understandably extremely happy to have the opportunity to greet audiences around the world again,"
singer Marie Fredriksson said in a statement at the end of last year.

Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumor in September 2002, which was later removed in surgery. The tumor was malignant and she endured months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, receiving some permanent damage to her brain, losing the ability to read and count, the vision in her right eye, and some loss of movement in her right side.