Roxette arrives to Bucharest for concert, asks for ginger and local beer backstage

UPDATE: Read the concert review here.

Swedish band Roxette arrived on Monday morning in Romanian capital city Bucharest, where it will hold a concert the same day during the evening. The band, made of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, came from a gig in Bulgaria and is on tour promoting its newest album, Charm School.

The Bucharest concert will start at 18,00 hours, when Romanian bands Magnolia and VH2 will play the opening. Located at the Zone Arena concert venue on 164 Barbu Vacarescu boulevard, the Roxette concert is scheduled to end at 22,00 hours in the evening. Roxette has asked for flowers and scented candles backstage for their concert in Bucharest, while the food will include sliced ginger, various types of cheese, lettuce, fresh fruits and various types of milk. The band has also asked for six cases of Romanian beer. The Bucharest show is part of the band's tenth worldwide tour and comes after a period of silence. The band's most recent album, called Charm School, released this year, came ten years after their previous album, Room Service. Marie Fredriksson was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2002 and was submitted to surgery to remove the tumor, causing her damages to the brain, such as the ability to read and count as well as some loss of movement to her right side. She managed to overcome the disease and since 2009 she has re-started to perform together with Per Gessle. Marie Fredriksson celebrates her birthday on May 30. The band, which was formed in 1986, is known for songs like "The Look", "Dressed for Success", "Listen to Your Heart", "Dangerous", "It Must Have Been Love", "Joyride" şi "Milk and Toast and Honey". Listen to some of their songs below, including the latest single 'Way Out' (official video of this song here). If you still want to buy tickets for tonight's concert, they are available in the Diverta bookshops , at the Palace Hall, the Mihai Eminescu bookshop and the Ark, as well as at the box office at the concert venue Zone Arena. The Bucharest concert is organized by eMagic. editor@romania-insider.com (photo source: Alex Chelba, Emagic)