Join the Joyride! Tour
World tour by Roxette
Associated albumJoyride
Start date4 September 1991 (1991-09-04)
End date22 July 1992 (1992-07-22)
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 54 in Europe
  • 23 in North America
  • 13 in Latin America
  • 10 in Oceania
  • 100 total
Roxette concert chronology

The "Join the Joyride! World Tour" was the third concert tour by Swedish pop duo Roxette. Their first tour to incorporate dates outside of Scandinavia, it was launched in support of their third studio album, Joyride (1991), and saw the band playing a total of 100 shows throughout Europe, Australia and the Americas. Canadian rock band Glass Tiger supported Roxette on all European dates, while support on the Canadian and US dates was provided by fellow Canadian pop groups World on Edge and West End Girls.

Reception

The tour was originally scheduled to begin in North America, although Per Gessle later explained: "We were supposed to start the tour in America, but then everything got sort of screwed up because of the gulf crisis. So we started in Europe, and then the whole album just exploded [there]. So we kept on doing that forever."[1] Opening instead in September in Helsinki, the tour saw the band playing to over 1.7 million people during its 100 shows in Europe, Australia and North and South America.[2] Tickets for the tour's Swedish dates sold out within a week of release, with the band performing to 104,200 people there over those fifteen dates.[3] The South American leg of the tour was particularly successful. Beginning on 25 March 1992 in Mexico City, the thirteen dates saw the band performing to a total of 347,000 audience members in Mexico, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina and Brazil, with ticket prices across the tour averaging roughly US$20. They played four shows in both Argentina and Brazil, with total ticket sales in those countries exceeding 120,000 and 110,000, respectively. By the end of the tour, sales of Look Sharp! and Joyride in those six territories had risen to almost 1.1 million copies, up 27% from pre-tour sales figures.[4]

The North American leg of the tour received mixed reviews. A review for the Los Angeles Times claimed that Fredriksson was "squandering her talents in pop's low-rent district. She's clearly superior to Roxette's uncomplicated, hook-crammed material";[5] Jon Pareles of The New York Times criticized their show for its "careful mimicry of MTV. On a set painted in Piet Mondrian primary colors, Miss Fredriksson struts, leans on the other band members, makes symmetrical arm motions, pouts and straps on a guitar to take a few chords; she took off her leather jacket and later her long sleeves, like a G-rated stripper."[6]

Recordings

On 21 August 1992, Roxette released a live video entitled Live-Ism. It contained a shortened version (twelve songs) of their set from their 13 December 1991 performance at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, as well as music videos for "Church of Your Heart", "(Do You Get) Excited?" and then-current single "How Do You Do!". The latter was the first single taken from the duo's fourth studio album, Tourism, which was released a week after the video. Tourism: Songs from Studios, Stages, Hotelrooms, and Other Strange Places was described by Roxette as a "tour album", and consisted of songs recorded by the band in various locations during the "Join the Joyride! Tour", including live versions of "The Look" and "Joyride" taken from the aforementioned Sydney concert, along with live versions of "It Must Have Been Love" from their 25 April 1992 concert in Santiago, Chile and "Things Will Never Be the Same" from a November 1991 concert in Zürich.[7]

Set list

This set list is representative of the tour's opening show on 4 September 1991 in Helsinki, Finland.[8] It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

  1. "Hotblooded"
  2. "Dangerous"
  3. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
  4. "Church of Your Heart"
  5. "Sleeping Single"
  6. "Spending My Time"
  7. "Watercolours in the Rain"
  8. "Paint"
  9. "Knockin' on Every Door"
  10. "Dance Away"
  11. "The Big L."
  12. "Things Will Never Be the Same"
  13. "It Must Have Been Love"
  14. "Dressed for Success"
  15. "Soul Deep"
  16. "The Look"
  17. "(Do You Get) Excited?"
  18. "Joyride"
  19. "Listen To Your Heart"
  20. "Perfect Day"

"Join the Summer Joyride!" Tour

This set list is derived from the show on 28 June 1992 at the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, The Netherlands.[9] It can be considered representative of the entire tour, as the same set was performed on every date.[10]

  1. "Hotblooded"
  2. "Dangerous"
  3. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
  4. "Church of Your Heart"
  5. "Sleeping Single"
  6. "Spending My Time"
  7. "The Heart Shaped Sea"
  8. "Cry"
  9. "Knockin' on Every Door"
  10. "The Big L."
  11. "Things Will Never Be the Same"
  12. "It Must Have Been Love"
  13. "Dressed for Success"
  14. "The Look"
  15. "How Do You Do!"
  16. "(Do You Get) Excited?"
  17. "Joyride"
  18. "Perfect Day"
  19. "Listen To Your Heart"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
Join the Joyride! Tour
Date City Country Venue Opening act
Europe
4 September 1991HelsinkiFinlandJäähalliGlass Tiger
6 September 1991NorrköpingSwedenHimmelstalundshallen
7 September 1991KarlskogaNobelhallen
8 September 1991SkövdeBillingehov
10 September 1991UppsalaMetallåtervinning Arena
11 September 1991BorlängeKupolen
13 September 1991GävleGavlerinken Arena
14 September 1991UmeåIshallen
17 September 1991HalmstadHalmstad Arena
18 September 1991LundOlympen
20 September 1991StockholmGloben Arena
21 September 1991
23 September 1991
24 September 1991JönköpingJönköping Concert Hall
27 September 1991OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
28 September 1991GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
29 September 1991
30 September 1991CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center
4 October 1991RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
5 October 1991HamburgGermanyAlsterdorfer Sporthalle
6 October 1991HanoverMusic Hall
7 October 1991DüsseldorfMitsubishi Electric Halle
8 October 1991MunichOlympiahalle
9 October 1991ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
11 October 1991KielGermanySparkassen-Arena
12 October 1991EssenGrugahalle
13 October 1991FrankfurtFesthalle
15 October 1991BrusselsBelgiumForest National
17 October 1991BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
18 October 1991EdinburghScotlandIngliston
19 October 1991LondonEnglandWembley Arena
20 October 1991
24 October 1991LinzAustriaTipsArena
25 October 1991ViennaStadthalle
26 October 1991InnsbruckOlympia Eishalle
28 October 1991BerlinGermanyDeutschlandhalle
29 October 1991
1 November 1991HanoverStadionsporthalle
2 November 1991MannheimMaimarkthalle
4 November 1991CologneSporthalle
5 November 1991RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
8 November 1991MadridSpainRaimundo Saporta Pavilion
9 November 1991BarcelonaPalau dels Esports
12 November 1991LucerneSwitzerlandFesthalle
13 November 1991ZürichHallenstadion
14 November 1991
16 November 1991DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallen
Australia
25 November 1991PerthAustraliaPerth Entertainment Centre
26 November 1991
29 November 1991AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
3 December 1991MelbourneNational Tennis Centre
4 December 1991
7 December 1991SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
8 December 1991
9 December 1991
11 December 1991BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
13 December 1991SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
North America
14 February 1992VancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumWorld on Edge
15 February 1992SeattleUnited StatesParamount Theatre
17 February 1992CalgaryCanadaOlympic Saddledome
18 February 1992EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
20 February 1992SaskatoonSaskTel Centre
22 February 1992WinnipegWinnipeg Arena
23 February 1992MinneapolisUnited StatesOrpheum TheatreWest End Girls
25 February 1992ChicagoRiviera Theatre
26 February 1992St. LouisFox Theatre
28 February 1992DetroitFox Theatre
29 February 1992PittsburghSewall Center
1 March 1992FairfaxPatriot Center
3 March 1992TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
4 March 1992MontrealMontreal Forum
5 March 1992New York CityUnited StatesBeacon Theatre
7 March 1992BostonOrpheum Theatre
8 March 1992Upper DarbyTower Theater
10 March 1992AtlantaFox Theatre
13 March 1992ArlingtonSix Flags Over Texas
15 March 1992MesaMesa Amphitheatre
17 March 1992San DiegoSpreckels Theater
18 March 1992San FranciscoThe Warfield
20 March 1992Los AngelesUniversal Amphitheatre
Latin America
25 March 1992Mexico CityMexicoNational Auditorium
26 March 1992
21 April 1992MontevideoUruguayEstadio Centenario
23 April 1992AsunciónParaguayEstadio Defensores del Chaco
25 April 1992SantiagoChileEstadio San Carlos de Apoquindo
28 April 1992TucumánArgentinaEstadio La Ciudadela
30 April 1992CórdobaEstadio Chateau Carreras
2 May 1992Buenos AiresJosé Amalfitani Stadium
3 May 1992
6 May 1992Porto AlegreBrazilGigantinho
9 May 1992Rio de JaneiroPraça da Apoteose
12 May 1992Belo HorizonteEstacionamento Shopping DelRey
15 May 1992São PauloSambódromo do Anhembi
Join the Summer Joyride! Tour
Europe
25 June 1992LondonEnglandWembley ArenaClouseau
27 June 1992BrusselsBelgiumForest National
28 June 1992's-HertogenboschNetherlandsBrabanthallen
29 June 1992ParisFranceLe Zénith
1 July 1992BerlinGermanyWaldbühne
3 July 1992StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
4 July 1992BielefeldBielefelder Alm
5 July 1992RingeDenmarkMidtfyns Festival
8 July 1992BudapestHungaryKisstadion
9 July 1992ViennaAustriaNeusedlersee
11 July 1992ZürichSwitzerlandHardturm Stadium
12 July 1992SalzburgAustriaResidenzplatz
15 July 1992DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallen
17 July 1992SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena
18 July 1992GlasgowScotlandSECC
22 July 1992StockholmSwedenSjöhistoriska Museet

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Join the Joyride! Tour
Date City Country Venue Reason
2 October 1991ÅrhusDenmark——
21 October 1991ParisFrance——
22 October 1991Mulhouse——
29 October 1991WarsawPoland—Political uncertainty. Most of these dates were rescheduled to venues in Germany and the Netherlands
31 October 1991Katowice—
1 November 1991PragueCzechoslovakia/Czech Republic—
3 November 1991BudapestHungary—
4 November 1991ZagrebYugoslavia/Croatia—
5 November 1991LjubljanaYugoslavia/Slovenia—
8 March 1992PhiladelphiaUnited States—Moved to Upper Darby
11 March 1992Memphis—Undisclosed illness
12 March 1992HoustonThe Back Alley
21 March 1992Los AngelesUniversal AmphitheatreLow ticket sales. Sales were merged with March 20 date.
Join the Summer Joyride! Tour
9 July 1992PodersdorfAustriaPodersdorf StrandbadMoved to Vienna
25 July 1992GothenburgSweden—Marie Fredriksson diagnosed with Laryngitis

Lineup

References

  1. ↑ J. D. Considine (25 November 1992). "U.S. market's a 'different bag' for Sweden's Roxette". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Roxette Bio | Roxette Career". MTV. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Ninni O Schulman (15 April 2001). "Sagan om Roxette: Tacka Dean för succén" [Lord of Roxette: Thank Dean for success]. Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 April 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Adam White (27 June 1992). "Roxette 'Joyrides' Thru Latin America On Tour". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 26. p. 37. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ↑ Dennis Hunt (23 March 1992). "Pop, Jazz Reviews : Roxette Shows Added Dimension at Universal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Review/Pop; Just Can't Go On Without Her Man (Sob)". The New York Times. 7 March 1992. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Digital booklet". Tourism (liner notes). Roxette. Stockholm, Sweden: EMI Records. 1992. 7777 99929 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Roxette Concert Setlist at Jäähalli, Helsinki on 4 September 1991". Setlist.fm. 4 September 1991. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Roxette Concert Setlist at Brabanthallen, s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands on June 28, 1992". Setlist.fm. 28 June 1992. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Search for setlists: tour: The Summer Joyride '92 European Tour". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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