Is yet another Big Concerts , Jacaranda 94.2 , 94.5 KFM and M-net , find to bring to the shores of South Africa as part of their World Tour. They have two destinations and have given both destinations two live concerts. These shows are happening in Cape Town at the Grand Arena Grand West 10th and 11th May 2011 and well as North West Province at the Sun City Super bowl on the 14th and 15th May 2011. This World Tour Kicks off March 2011 starting in Kazan in Russia and then dashing through at least four different continents in the following year. And this World Tour kicks off just after the release of their new album “Charmed school”, on February 11 2011.
Now my main reason for wanting to go to this concert is because I can remember being a kid, and singing, ”The look” into my hair brush as I danced in the mirror imagining I was Marie Fredriksson singing on stage.
So after finding out who was also going and starting to make plans for so far ahead of time which is out of character for me, I have booked mine and my sister’s tickets to the first concert on the 14th May at the Sun City Super bowl.
For those of you who don’t recall some of Roxette’s hits and or know who they are? Where were you in the late eighties and early nineties? Roxette are a pop group that came out of Sweden with two people, Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle.
They have had nineteen UK top 40 hits and 4 US number singles with songs such as “The Look”, “It must have been love”, listen to your heart” and “Joyride”
Sadly in 2002 Marie Fredriksson was diagnosed with a Brain Tumour, putting Roxette onto a back burner and some even said they would never return. But after eight years in 2009 they took the stage together for the first time during the Gessle’s European Party crasher tour. They sold an estimated 60 million records worldwide and over 3.5 million in America alone. Achieving Platinum for Joyride and Look sharp.
It must have been love made the soundtrack for the movie which came out around the same time. Pretty woman with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. Roxette was approached by EMI and Touchstone to create a new song, but with Per said they should use this song and after much work they did. This song proved to be the most successful song they ever wrote. It spent two weeks at number one.
Since 2009 and their public appearance they have been recording a new album “Charmed school”, working on putting together a world tour and hopefully bringing the world attention back to the band and the music they have loved for years.
So if you haven’t gone and booked your tickets for what promises to be the best World Tour and concert they have ever done. I suggest you do so and fast. Tickets are available from Computicket. Lets get dressed for this concert and have a blast in May 2011.
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