An Evening with Roxette…

Last Thursday, I went the Molson Ampatheatre in Toronto to see a band I’ve always wanted to see but never had the chance:

Roxette.

Yes, that Roxette.

Last Thursday (August 30th) the first time Roxette had performed in Toronto in over 20 years. It’s also the first time the band has toured North America since Marie Fredriksson’s long battle with cancer. So when I heard they were coming back, I made the effort to score some tickets. I went to the show with my brother Chris. He’s a huge Roxette fan, ever since the day he brought home a copy of Look Sharp in 1988. Yes, that was almost 25 years ago! Since I had some extra cash lying around a few months ago, I got bought two tickets and decided to take Chris to the show for his birthday, especially considering all the help he’s given to help myself and the boys whenever we needed it. It was the least I could do for the guy.

Here’s the setlist of all the songs they rocked the Ampatheatre with:

1. Dressed for Success

2. Sleeping in My Car

3. The Big L

4. Spending My Time

5. Stars

6. She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio)

7. Perfect Day

8. Things Will Never Be the Same

9. It Must Have Been Love

10. Opportunity Nox

11. 7 Twenty 7

12. Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)

13. Crash Boom Bang

14. How Do You Do

15. Dangerous

16. Joyride

Encore:

17. Listen to Your Heart

18. The Look

19. Church of Your Heart

While the band is getting a little old, they still had no problem rocking the Ampatheatre, as the crowd was jumping about, dancing and singing along to every song. There were some parts when the band gave the crowd a few chances to sing and this crowd was more than willing to jump in, especially for this favourite:

It Must Have Been Love

That was a pretty memorable moment to be a part of. It was pretty cool to hear these songs again, especially considering they’re from the 80’s which shows much age but I couldn’t care less… and neither could the audience as they were rocking the whole night. As was the band:

How Do You Do / Dangerous

It was a brilliant show, Chris and I had a great time. Another cool thing about the show I learned was if you have a ticket to a concert at the Molson Amp, you get free access to the Canadian National Exibition (the CNE as we call it) and so Chris and I got to hang out at the CNE for a few hours before the show started, making a great evening even better!

So great fun was had by all… it was definitely worth the effort to check it out.

Peter