{"id":18122,"date":"2026-07-26T19:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18122"},"modified":"2026-07-26T19:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:42:03","slug":"roxettes-north-american-40th-anniversary-tour-canceled-by-live-nation-band-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18122","title":{"rendered":"Roxette&#8217;s North American 40th Anniversary Tour Canceled by Live Nation, Band Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roxette.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1613985\" data-title=\"Roxette\u2019s 40th Anniversary Tour in North America Canceled by Live Nation, Band Says\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/roxettes-40th-anniversary-tour-canceled\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/roxette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roxette<\/a> and their fans are the latest victims of increasing touring costs and nixed concerts as the Swedish pop rock group announced the cancellation of their scheduled North American tour.<\/p>\n<p>In a July 25th social media post, Roxette said \u201cdue to logistics and hugely increased touring costs, Live Nation US has decided to postpone\u201d the band\u2019s 40th anniversary tour in North America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLena, I and the band are of course disappointed,\u201d Per Gessle, the group\u2019s guitarist and songwriter, said in a separate post. \u201cWe were really looking forward to this (North American) tour and US is by far our biggest streaming market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Gessle emphasized that the decision to scratch the scheduled tour was made by Live Nation and was \u201cprobably based on their own calculations,\u201d adding, \u201cI hope we can play for our fab fans in the USA and Canada at some point in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 14-date 40th anniversary tour, with Taylor Dayne, Nick Lowe, and Los Straightjackets supporting, was <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/05\/roxette-2026-tour-dates-40th-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced in May<\/a> and was supposed to kick off September 10th in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Roxette had four U.S. chart toppers from 1988 to 1991 with \u201cThe Look,\u201d \u201cListen to Your Heart,\u201d \u201cIt Must Have Been Love,\u201d and \u201cJoyride\u201d and sold millions of records worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The Swedish group\u2019s North American tour collapsing points toward another casualty of rising touring costs and sluggish ticket sales, a trend that\u2019s become so recognizable that it\u2019s gotten <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/05\/blue-dot-fever-tour-cancellations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the name \u201cBlue Dot Fever,\u201d<\/a> a reference to the colored circles that denote empty seats on Ticketmaster\u2019s sales platform.<\/p>\n<p>In May, The Pussycat Dolls canceled a North American tour, admitting that lackluster ticket purchases made them \u201ctake an honest look\u201d and come to a \u201cdifficult and heartbreaking\u201d decision. This year, a Post Malone and Jelly Roll stadium tour was pushed back and some concerts canceled, and Meghan Trainor canceled her entire \u201cGet it Girl\u201d tour. While Post Malone and Trainor cited timing issues and family, respectively, as the reasons for the cancellations, insiders and reporters revealed underwhelming ticket purchases likely were a contributing factor.<\/p>\n<p>For Roxette\u2019s part, they\u2019ve been successfully touring the rest of the world, having performed all over Europe, South America, Australia and South Africa in 2025 and 2026 as well as having more European concerts scheduled this month and next.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the Swedish duo\u2019s original vocalist Marie Frederiksson died, and Gessle tapped Lena Philipsson as the new singer in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roxette and their fans are the latest victims of increasing touring costs and nixed concerts as the Swedish pop rock group announced the cancellation of their scheduled North American tour. 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