Overview
- Roxette announced the North American leg of its 40th‑anniversary amphitheater tour was postponed on July 25, 2026, and ticket buyers for U.S. and Canadian dates are being refunded.
- The band’s social post and founder Per Gessle said Live Nation US made the decision, with Gessle saying the U.S. is Roxette’s biggest streaming market and expressing disappointment.
- The canceled shows were billed as a triple bill with Taylor Dayne and Nick Lowe and included scheduled September–October stops such as Pine Knob Music Theatre in Michigan and the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
- Roxette will continue its European run with Lena Philipsson as the current co‑lead, and the group also celebrated its song “It Must Have Been Love” reaching one billion YouTube views this week.
- Industry observers link the postponement to a wider 2026 pattern of weak sales and rising production costs known as “blue dot fever,” a dynamic that can leave fans with lost travel costs and reduce touring options for midlevel legacy acts.