Party Crasher Tour 2009 is a club European tour by Per Gessle in support of his studio solo album '' Party Crasher''. The tour was held in Europe from 16 April, till 10 May 2009. Along with the songs from the aforementioned CD, Gessle and his band played tracks by

Roxette Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second a ...

and from Gessle's solo albums like '' The World According to Gessle'', '' Son of a Plumber'', etc. For Gessle's fans, as well as for Roxette's ones, this tour was important, because Marie Fredriksson joined Per on stage in Amsterdam and in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, which brought about the reunion of

. This was confirmed when a press release stated they were to perform later in 2009 at the " Night of the Proms" series in Europe in October–December 2009. On 28 March 2009,

Helena Josefsson Helena Marianne Josefsson (born 23 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist in the band Sandy Mouche and has collaborated with Per Gessle, Roxette, Arash Labaf, The Ark and various other Swedish musical projects ...

told on her official site, that her husband Martinique will play as support act during the tour. Before the tour started, three weeks rehearsals were held in Stockholm. Per also asked his fans at The Daily Roxette portal, which 3 songs would they like him to perform live. Thus, he wanted to choose some tracks he has never played live, which his fans would like to hear. Two days before the tour started, on 14 April 2009, in Stockholm's Tyrol club, a promo concert was held for the band members' friends and the EMI officials. Some of the material recorded from the tour was released as an album, '' Gessle over Europe''. On 6 May 2009, at the concert in Amsterdam, Marie Fredriksson joined Per onstage, to thunderous applause from the crowd. They sang "It Must Have Been Love".

Tour dates

Musicians

* Per Gessle — lead vocal, guitars, harmonica * Clarence Ofwerman — keyboards *

Pelle Alsing Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second a ...

— drums *

Christoffer Lundquist Carl Christoffer Lundquist (born 1970) is a Swedish musician and producer. He was once in the band Brainpool, where he started as a bass player and backing vocalist, but moved to play both the bass and the guitar. Brainpool won a Swedish Gram ...

— guitars, backing-vocals *

— vocal, percussion * Magnus Borjesson — bass-guitar, backing-vocals * Marie Fredriksson — lead vocal (only in Amsterdam on 4 May and

on 10 May), for the songs " It must have been love" & " The Look")Marie joins Per and band on stage in Amsterdam
The Daily Roxette

Playlist

# "

Dressed for Success "Dressed for Success" is a song by Swedish pop rock duo Roxette, released in Europe, on 3 August 1988 as the lead single from their second studio album, '' Look Sharp!'' (1988). Following the international success of " The Look" – the album' ...

" # "Drowning in Wonderful Thoughts about Her" # "Stupid" # "The Party Pleaser" # "

Wish I Could Fly "Wish I Could Fly" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 1 February 1999 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, ''Have a Nice Day'' (1999). An orchestral pop ballad containing elements of electronica, the song was wri ...

" # "

She Doesn't Live Here Anymore "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" is a song by Roxette, released as the third and final single from their greatest hits compilation '' Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits'' (1995). The song had originally been written and recor ...

" # "7 Twenty 7" # "I Have a Party In My Head (I Hope It Never Ends)" # "Late, Later on" # " Listen to Your Heart" # "

Do You Wanna Be My Baby? "Do You Wanna Be My Baby?" is the first single from Swedish singer-songwriter Per Gessle's third studio album, ''The World According to Gessle'' (1997). It peaked atop the Swedish Singles Chart for one week in April 1997 and also charted in Icela ...

" # "

Opportunity Nox "Opportunity Nox" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 25 February 2003 as the lead single from the duo's third greatest hits compilation album, ''The Pop Hits'' (2003). Background and recording The song was originally record ...

" #: ''band presentation'' # "Doesn’t Make Sense" # " Church of Your Heart" # " Dangerous" # " Joyride" #: ''extra'' # " C’mon" # "Are you an Old Hippie, Sir?" # " The Look" # " It Must Have Been Love" #: ''extra-extra'' # "

Hey Mr. DJ (Won't You Play Another Love Song) "Hey Mr. DJ (Won't You Play Another Love Song)" is a song by Swedish musician Per Gessle, released on 1 February 2006 as the second single from his 2005 album ''Son of a Plumber''. A duet with Swedish musician Helena Josefsson, who contributed ...

" ''(Only in Gent (1st one), London and Stockholm)'' # "(I’m Not Your) Steppin' Stone" # " Sleeping in My Car" ''(beginning from Cologne)'' # " Queen of Rain"

Newspaper reviews

* Swedish newspaper '' Dagens Nyheter'' writes a positive review about the first show of the tour in Tavastia club in Helsinki, Finland. Reporter Nils Hansson writes that according to the set list, Roxette must be back very very soon.Per Gessle: Tavastia, Helsingfors
Dagens nyheter.se * Swedish tabloid ''

Aftonbladet ''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. History and profile The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan H ...

'' gave the first show 3 out of 5, as well as ''

Expressen ''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being '' Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue". ...

''.Gessle väljer rätt väg
Expressen.se * After concert in Halmstad, the Swedish newspaper ''

Hallandsposten ''Hallandsposten'' is a Swedish local morning newspaper printed in Halmstad, Sweden. It is the major newspaper of Halmstad, Hylte and Laholm municipalities History and profile ''Hallandsposten'' was established in 1850. The first issue appear ...

'' called Gessle and his music "a symbol of summer in Sweden".Per Gessle på klassisk mark i Sporthallen
Halland Posten

External links

Per Gessle's official site

Martinique Josefsson's tour blog

Official info about the tour

Per Gessle @ Music Web Navigator

Pictures @ RexFeatures

References

{{Per Gessle Per Gessle Roxette 2009 concert tours