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Video: Simone Simons of Epica celebrating her birthday with Roppongi Rocks

January 17, 2018 roppongirocks

Today Epica‘s vocalist Simone Simons celebrates her 33rd birthday. As she happens to be in Tokyo on tour, Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson and Caroline Misokane paid her a visit.

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Stegan Nilsson of @roppongirocks with Hiro Homma o Stegan Nilsson of @roppongirocks with Hiro Homma of Naked Machine and Dave Dufort in Tokyo yesterday.
RIP: Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg, lead vocalist for RIP: Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg, lead vocalist for Swedish melodic death metal band @atthegates_official and a pioneer of the Gothenburg Sound, has passed away. https://www.roppongirocks.com/archives/17834
The obligatory visit to @utopiarecords in Sydney t The obligatory visit to @utopiarecords in Sydney today.
Sydney! The good life. Sydney! The good life.
Sydney! Sydney!
@ulijonroth on stage at @extheater_roppongi in Tok @ulijonroth on stage at @extheater_roppongi in Tokyo tonight | @tokyoonkyorocksite | Photo: Stefan Nilsson, @roppongirocks
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Roppongi Rocks boss Stefan Nilsson outside Sportpa Roppongi Rocks boss Stefan Nilsson outside Sportpalatset on St Eriksgatan in Stockholm today. From 1978 to 2004, this was the legendary home of @abba’s Polar Studios. @ledzeppelin recorded the “In Through the Out Door” album here in 1978. The @ramones, @rammsteinofficial, @defleppard, Genesis, ELO, @therollingstones have also used the studio.
@soundpollutionstore / @soundpollutiondistribution @soundpollutionstore / @soundpollutiondistribution co-founder @calleschewen and @roppongirocks boss Stefan Nilsson in Stockholm today.
@waspnationofficial’s guitarist Douglas Blair an @waspnationofficial’s guitarist Douglas Blair and Roppongi Rocks boss Stefan Nilsson backstage at the @skogsrojet festival in Sweden on 1st August 2025.
Roppongi Rocks boss Stefan Nilsson outside the leg Roppongi Rocks boss Stefan Nilsson outside the legendary Stockholm venue Draken (now sadly turned into a self-storage business) where @ozzyosbourne performed on 6th December 1983.
Roppongi Rocks boss Stefan Nilsson with @220voltsw Roppongi Rocks boss Stefan Nilsson with @220voltsweden’s guitarist Mats Karlsson in Stockholm today.
Picked up two gems in Stockholm today while record Picked up two gems in Stockholm today while record shopping at @runtrunt and @recordhuntersweden.
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Mike Tramp of White Lion backstsge at @skogsrojet Mike Tramp of White Lion backstsge at @skogsrojet today with @roppongirocks’ Stefan Nilsson.
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