Roxette are returning to the Detroit area after more than three decades. The Swedish pop-rock act will launch its North American 40th anniversary tour at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, on September 10, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. The concert marks Roxette’s first area show since 1992. Taylor Dayne and Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets will join the tour as special guests.
Roxette’s Michigan concert date and tickets
According to MLive, Roxette will play its first Detroit-area concert since 1992 as part of its 40th-anniversary tour. The Clarkston show will take place at Pine Knob Music Theatre on Thursday, September 10, 2026. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 29, at 10 a.m. through 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com. The Pine Knob listing also confirms the 6:30 p.m. start time and the special guest lineup.The tour celebrates 40 years since Roxette released its debut album and began one of Sweden’s most successful international pop careers. The band will perform major hits including ‘The Look’, ‘Listen to Your Heart’, ‘Joyride,’ and ‘It Must Have Been Love’. The last song recently crossed one billion streams on Spotify.
Roxette’s 40th anniversary tour dates
The North American tour will include 14 stops across the United States and Canada. The confirmed list includes:September 10: Clarkston, Michigan, Pine Knob Music TheatreSeptember 11: Toronto, Ontario, RBC AmphitheatreSeptember 16: Mansfield, Massachusetts, Xfinity CenterSeptember 18: Holmdel, New Jersey, PNC Bank Arts CenterSeptember 19: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, TD Pavilion at the MannSeptember 23: Alpharetta, Georgia, Ameris Bank AmphitheatreSeptember 24: Dallas, Texas, Dos Equis PavilionSeptember 25: Austin, Texas, Germania Insurance AmphitheaterSeptember 26: The Woodlands, Texas, Cynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionSeptember 30: Phoenix, Arizona, Talking Stick Resort AmphitheatreOctober 2: Concord, California, Toyota Pavilion at ConcordOctober 5: Los Angeles, California, Greek TheatreOctober 7: Auburn, Washington, White River AmphitheatreOctober 9: Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers ArenaThe 2026 tour marks a new chapter for Roxette. Per Gessle has brought the band back to the stage with Swedish singer Lena Philipsson, nearly six years after Marie Fredriksson’s death. Roxette last performed what were believed to be its final shows in 2016. The upcoming Pine Knob concert now gives Michigan fans a chance to hear the band’s biggest hits live again after a 34-year wait.
Who is the new lead singer?
Determined to keep the music alive, founding guitarist and songwriter Per Gessle has teamed up with prominent Swedish singer Lena Philipsson to handle lead vocals. Philipsson isn’t stepping in to replace Fredriksson, but rather to help celebrate a catalog of music that includes iconic Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits like “The Look,” “Listen to Your Heart,” “Joyride,” and the legendary ballad “It Must Have Been Love”—which recently crossed the coveted one billion streams mark on Spotify, according to the official press release.
