# Join the Joyride! Tour

The "Join the Joyride! World Tour" was the third concert tour by Swedish pop duo Roxette. Their first tour to incorporate dates outside of europe, 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." 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. 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. 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.
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"; 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."

## 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.

## Set list

This set list is representative of the tour's opening show on 4 September 1991 in Helsinki, Finland. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.
* "Hotblooded"
* "Dangerous"
* "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
* "Church of Your Heart"
* "Sleeping Single"
* "Spending My Time"
* "Watercolours in the Rain"
* "Paint"
* "Knockin' on Every Door"
* "Dance Away"
* "The Big L."
* "Things Will Never Be the Same"
* "It Must Have Been Love"
* "Dressed for Success"
* "Soul Deep"
* "The Look"
* "(Do You Get) Excited?"
* "Joyride"
* "Listen To Your Heart"
* "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. It can be considered representative of the entire tour, as the same set was performed on every date.
* "Hotblooded"
* "Dangerous"
* "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
* "Church of Your Heart"
* "Sleeping Single"
* "Spending My Time"
* "The Heart Shaped Sea"
* "Cry"
* "Knockin' on Every Door"
* "The Big L."
* "Things Will Never Be the Same"
* "It Must Have Been Love"
* "Dressed for Success"
* "The Look"
* "How Do You Do!"
* "(Do You Get) Excited?"
* "Joyride"
* "Perfect Day"
* "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 1991 | Helsinki | Finland | Jäähalli | Glass Tiger |
| 6 September 1991 | Norrköping | Sweden | Himmelstalundshallen | Glass Tiger |
| 7 September 1991 | Karlskoga | Sweden | Nobelhallen | Glass Tiger |
| 8 September 1991 | Skövde | Sweden | Billingehov | Glass Tiger |
| 10 September 1991 | Uppsala | Sweden | Metallåtervinning Arena | Glass Tiger |
| 11 September 1991 | Borlänge | Sweden | Kupolen | Glass Tiger |
| 13 September 1991 | Gävle | Sweden | Gavlerinken Arena | Glass Tiger |
| 14 September 1991 | Umeå | Sweden | Ishallen | Glass Tiger |
| 17 September 1991 | Halmstad | Sweden | Halmstad Arena | Glass Tiger |
| 18 September 1991 | Lund | Sweden | Olympen | Glass Tiger |
| 20 September 1991 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globen Arena | Glass Tiger |
| 21 September 1991 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globen Arena | Glass Tiger |
| 23 September 1991 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globen Arena | Glass Tiger |
| 24 September 1991 | Jönköping | Sweden | Jönköping Concert Hall | Glass Tiger |
| 27 September 1991 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | Glass Tiger |
| 28 September 1991 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | Glass Tiger |
| 29 September 1991 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | Glass Tiger |
| 30 September 1991 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Center | Glass Tiger |
| 4 October 1991 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy | Glass Tiger |
| 5 October 1991 | Hamburg | Germany | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | Glass Tiger |
| 6 October 1991 | Hanover | Germany | Music Hall | Glass Tiger |
| 7 October 1991 | Düsseldorf | Germany | Mitsubishi Electric Halle | Glass Tiger |
| 8 October 1991 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | Glass Tiger |
| 9 October 1991 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | Glass Tiger |
| 11 October 1991 | Kiel | Germany | Sparkassen-Arena | Glass Tiger |
| 12 October 1991 | Essen | Germany | Grugahalle | Glass Tiger |
| 13 October 1991 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle | Glass Tiger |
| 15 October 1991 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | Glass Tiger |
| 17 October 1991 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | Glass Tiger |
| 18 October 1991 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Ingliston | Glass Tiger |
| 19 October 1991 | London | England | Wembley Arena | Glass Tiger |
| 20 October 1991 | London | England | Wembley Arena | Glass Tiger |
| 24 October 1991 | Linz | Austria | TipsArena | Glass Tiger |
| 25 October 1991 | Vienna | Austria | Stadthalle | Glass Tiger |
| 26 October 1991 | Innsbruck | Austria | Olympia Eishalle | Glass Tiger |
| 28 October 1991 | Berlin | Germany | Deutschlandhalle | Glass Tiger |
| 29 October 1991 | Berlin | Germany | Deutschlandhalle | Glass Tiger |
| 1 November 1991 | Hanover | Germany | Stadionsporthalle | Glass Tiger |
| 2 November 1991 | Mannheim | Germany | Maimarkthalle | Glass Tiger |
| 4 November 1991 | Cologne | Germany | Sporthalle | Glass Tiger |
| 5 November 1991 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy | Glass Tiger |
| 8 November 1991 | Madrid | Spain | Raimundo Saporta Pavilion | Glass Tiger |
| 9 November 1991 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau dels Esports | Glass Tiger |
| 12 November 1991 | Lucerne | Switzerland | Festhalle | Glass Tiger |
| 13 November 1991 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | Glass Tiger |
| 14 November 1991 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | Glass Tiger |
| 16 November 1991 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen | Glass Tiger |
| Glass Tiger |||||
| 25 November 1991 | Perth | Australia | Perth Entertainment Centre | |
| 26 November 1991 | Perth | Australia | Perth Entertainment Centre | |
| 29 November 1991 | Adelaide | Australia | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 3 December 1991 | Melbourne | Australia | National Tennis Centre | |
| 4 December 1991 | Melbourne | Australia | National Tennis Centre | |
| 7 December 1991 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
| 8 December 1991 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
| 9 December 1991 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
| 11 December 1991 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
| 13 December 1991 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
| North America |||||
| 14 February 1992 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | World on Edge |
| 15 February 1992 | Seattle | United States | Paramount Theatre | World on Edge |
| 17 February 1992 | Calgary | Canada | Olympic Saddledome | World on Edge |
| 18 February 1992 | Edmonton | Canada | Northlands Coliseum | World on Edge |
| 20 February 1992 | Saskatoon | Canada | SaskTel Centre | World on Edge |
| 22 February 1992 | Winnipeg | Canada | Winnipeg Arena | World on Edge |
| 23 February 1992 | Minneapolis | United States | Orpheum Theatre | West End Girls |
| 25 February 1992 | Chicago | United States | Riviera Theatre | West End Girls |
| 26 February 1992 | St. Louis | United States | Fox Theatre | West End Girls |
| 28 February 1992 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre | West End Girls |
| 29 February 1992 | Pittsburgh | United States | Sewall Center | West End Girls |
| 1 March 1992 | Fairfax | United States | Patriot Center | West End Girls |
| 3 March 1992 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | West End Girls |
| 4 March 1992 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum | West End Girls |
| 5 March 1992 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | West End Girls |
| 7 March 1992 | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre | West End Girls |
| 8 March 1992 | Upper Darby Township | United States | Tower Theater | West End Girls |
| 10 March 1992 | Atlanta | United States | Fox Theatre | West End Girls |
| 13 March 1992 | Arlington | United States | Six Flags Over Texas | West End Girls |
| 15 March 1992 | Mesa | United States | Mesa Amphitheatre | West End Girls |
| 17 March 1992 | San Diego | United States | Spreckels Theater | West End Girls |
| 18 March 1992 | San Francisco | United States | The Warfield | West End Girls |
| 20 March 1992 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre | West End Girls |
| Latin America |||||
| 25 March 1992 | Mexico City | Mexico | National Auditorium | |
| 26 March 1992 | Mexico City | Mexico | National Auditorium | |
| 21 April 1992 | Montevideo | Uruguay | Estadio Centenario | |
| 23 April 1992 | Asunción | Paraguay | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | |
| 25 April 1992 | Santiago | Chile | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo | |
| 28 April 1992 | Tucumán | Argentina | Estadio La Ciudadela | |
| 30 April 1992 | Córdoba | Argentina | Estadio Chateau Carreras | |
| 2 May 1992 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium | |
| 3 May 1992 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium | |
| 6 May 1992 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | Gigantinho | |
| 9 May 1992 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Praça da Apoteose | |
| 12 May 1992 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | Estacionamento Shopping DelRey | |
| 15 May 1992 | São Paulo | Brazil | Sambódromo do Anhembi | |
| Join the Summer Joyride! Tour |||||
| Europe |||||
| 25 June 1992 | London | England | Wembley Arena | Clouseau |
| 27 June 1992 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | Clouseau |
| 28 June 1992 | 's-Hertogenbosch | Netherlands | Brabanthallen | Clouseau |
| 29 June 1992 | Paris | France | Le Zénith | Clouseau |
| 1 July 1992 | Berlin | Germany | Waldbühne | Clouseau |
| 3 July 1992 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | Clouseau |
| 4 July 1992 | Bielefeld | Germany | Bielefelder Alm | Clouseau |
| 5 July 1992 | Ringe | Denmark | Midtfyns Festival | Clouseau |
| 8 July 1992 | Budapest | Hungary | Kisstadion | Clouseau |
| 9 July 1992 | Vienna | Austria | Neusedlersee | Clouseau |
| 11 July 1992 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hardturm Stadium | Clouseau |
| 12 July 1992 | Salzburg | Austria | Residenzplatz | Clouseau |
| 15 July 1992 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen | Clouseau |
| 17 July 1992 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena | Clouseau |
| 18 July 1992 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC | Clouseau |
| 22 July 1992 | Stockholm | Sweden | Sjöhistoriska Museet | Clouseau |

## 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 1991 | Århus | Denmark | — | — |
| 21 October 1991 | Paris | France | — | — |
| 22 October 1991 | Mulhouse | France | — | — |
| 29 October 1991 | Warsaw | Poland | — | Political uncertainty. Most of these dates were rescheduled to venues in Germany and the Netherlands |
| 31 October 1991 | Katowice | Poland | — | Political uncertainty. Most of these dates were rescheduled to venues in Germany and the Netherlands |
| 1 November 1991 | Prague | Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic | — | Political uncertainty. Most of these dates were rescheduled to venues in Germany and the Netherlands |
| 3 November 1991 | Budapest | Hungary | — | Political uncertainty. Most of these dates were rescheduled to venues in Germany and the Netherlands |
| 4 November 1991 | Zagreb | Yugoslavia/Croatia | — | Political uncertainty. Most of these dates were rescheduled to venues in Germany and the Netherlands |
| 5 November 1991 | Ljubljana | Yugoslavia/Slovenia | — | Political uncertainty. Most of these dates were rescheduled to venues in Germany and the Netherlands |
| 8 March 1992 | Philadelphia | United States | — | Moved to Upper Darby |
| 11 March 1992 | Memphis | United States | — | Undisclosed illness |
| 12 March 1992 | Houston | United States | The Back Alley | Undisclosed illness |
| 21 March 1992 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre | Low ticket sales. Sales were merged with March 20 date. |
| Join the Summer Joyride! Tour |||||
| 9 July 1992 | Podersdorf | Austria | Podersdorf Strandbad | Moved to Vienna |
| 25 July 1992 | Gothenburg | Sweden | — | Marie Fredriksson diagnosed with Laryngitis |

## Lineup

* Marie Fredriksson — vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar, piano
* Per Gessle — vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
* Per "Pelle" Alsing — drums, percussion
* Vicki Benckert — backing vocals, accordion, mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar
* Anders Herrlin — bass
* Jonas Isacsson — electric guitar
* Clarence Öfwerman — keyboards
* Staffan Öfwerman — backing vocals, keyboards, percussion