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ABBA: European & Australian Tour
Tour by ABBA
Associated albums
Start dateJanuary 28, 1977 (1977-01-28)
End dateMarch 12, 1977 (1977-03-12)
Legs2
No. of shows28
ABBA concert chronology

ABBA: European & Australian Tour,[1] also known as ABBA: Live In Australia - 1977 and ABBA: Live 77, was the second concert tour by the Swedish pop group ABBA. Primarily visiting Europe and Australia during 1977, the tour supported the group's fourth studio album, Arrival (1976), and later their compilation Greatest Hits (1975-1976). The tour opened in Oslo, Norway, on 28 January 1977, and the tour closed with two shows on 12 March 1977 in Perth, Australia, having performed 28 shows in 18 cities across 8 countries. It was ABBA's first international concert tour, and was made immortal thanks to the concert film ABBA: The Movie, filmed during the concerts in Australia.

Set list

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  1. "Tiger" (with helicopter sound effect introduction)
  2. "That's Me"
  3. "Waterloo"
  4. "SOS"
  5. "Sitting In The Palmtree"
  6. "Money, Money, Money"
  7. "He Is Your Brother"
  8. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
  9. "Dum Dum Diddle"
  10. "When I Kissed The Teacher"
  11. "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
  12. "Rock Me"
  13. "I Am An A"
  14. "I've Been Waiting For You"
  15. "Mamma Mia"
  16. "Fernando"
  17. "Why Did It Have to Be Me"
  18. "Intermezzo No. 1" (Instrumental interlude)
The Girl With The Golden Hair
- a mini musical -
    2. "Thank You for the Music"
    3. "I Wonder (Departure)"
    4. "I'm A Marionette"
    5. "Get On The Carousel"
  3. "So Long"
Encore
  2. "Dancing Queen"
  3. "Thank You for the Music" (reprise)
Notes
  • "So Long" was not performed at all European concerts. It was also not performed at the first Sydney concert on 3 March.
  • Some Australian outdoor concerts replaced the helicopter introduction with a longer intro of "Tiger".
  • At the first concert in Oslo on 28 January, ABBA performed the first verse of the song "Vi har ei tulle med öyne blå" acapella, in honor of the Norwegian royal couple, who was in the audience. Norwegian Crownprincess Sonja recorded this song in 1976.[2]
  • At the 5 and 6 March concerts in Melbourne, some songs were not performed due to Björn not feeling fit. These are possibly: "Sitting In The Palmtree", "Rock Me" and "So Long". "Fernando" was performed after the mini-musical.[2]

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Total Attendance / Total Capacity
Europe
January 28, 1977 Oslo Norway Ekeberg Idrettshall 6,000 / 6,000[2]
January 29, 1977 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium 10,0000 / 10,0000[2]
January 30, 1977 10,0000 / 10,0000[2]
January 31, 1977 Copenhagen Denmark Brøndby Hallen 4,500 / 4,500[2]
February 1, 1977 4,500 / 4,500[2]
February 2, 1977 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle sold out[2]
February 3, 1977 Cologne Sporthalle sold out[2]
February 4, 1977 Amsterdam The Netherlands Jaap Edenhal 4,000 / 4,000[2]
February 5, 1977 Deurne, Antwerp Belgium Arenahal —
February 6, 1977 Essen Germany Grugahalle —
February 7, 1977 Hannover Eilenriedehalle sold out[2]
February 8, 1977 Hamburg Congress Center Hamburg sold out[2]
February 10, 1977 Birmingham United Kingdom Birmingham Odeon 2,500 / 2,500[2]
February 11, 1977 Manchester Free Trade Hall —
February 12, 1977 Glasgow Apollo Theatre —
February 14, 1977 (18:00) London Royal Albert Hall 5,600 / 5,600[2]
February 14, 1977 (21:00) 5,600 / 5,600[2]
Australia
March 3, 1977 Sydney Australia Sydney Showground 20,000 / 20,000[2]
March 4, 1977
March 5, 1977 Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl 14,500 / 14,500[2]
March 6, 1977 (14:30) 14,500 / 14,500[2]
March 6, 1977 (20:30) 14,500 / 14,500[2]
March 8, 1977 Adelaide West Lakes Football Stadium 21,000 / 21,000[2]
March 10, 1977 (18:00) Perth Perth Entertainment Centre 8,000 / 8,000[2]
March 10, 1977 (21:00) 8,000 / 8,000[2]
March 11, 1977 8,000 / 8,000[2]
March 12, 1977 (18:00) 8,000 / 8,000[2]
March 12, 1977 (21:00) 8,000 / 8,000[2]

Broadcasts and recordings

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One of the concerts at the Royal Albert Hall on 14 February was recorded on behalf of Atlantic Records[3]. A 15-minute excerpt of this recording was said to get a digital release along with 2014's Live at Wembley Arena, but it ultimately wasn't.[2]

"I Wonder (Departure)" (possibly recorded at the show in Sydney on 4 March[4]) was released on 17 October 1977 as the B-side to "The Name Of The Game". This version featured heavy overdubs, and replaced the saxophone solo with a piano solo by Benny.

Excepts of "Fernando" (Melbourne, 5 March[5]), "Rock Me" (Sydney, 4 March[6]), "Why Did It Have To Be Me" (Sydney, 3 March[7]), "Money, Money, Money" (Sydney, 4 March[8]) and "Waterloo" (Sydney, 4 March[9]) were released on a promotional flexi-disc for Jultidningsförlaget.

"Fernando" and "Money, Money, Money" were released in 1986 on the live album "ABBA Live".

Concert footage from the Australian leg of the tour was featured in the 1977 movie "ABBA: The Movie". It contains excerpts from: "He Is Your Brother" and "Why Did It Have To Be Me" (Sydney, 3 March), "Waterloo", "Money, Money, Money", "Rock Me" and "Intermezzo No. 1" (Sydney, 4 March), "Fernando" (Melbourne, 5 March), "Tiger", "SOS", "When I Kissed The Teacher", "I've Been Waiting For You", "Get On The Carousel" and "So Long" (Adelaide, 8 March). The dates for "Mamma Mia" and "I'm A Marionette" are unknown. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" from the 8 March Adelaide concert was also mixed for possible inclusion in the movie, but was ultimately not used.[10]

Personnel

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ABBA

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The Band

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Management & Technicians

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References

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  1. ^ ABBA: The Movie at ABBAsite
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "ABBA The Concerts | 1977". www.abba-theconcerts.de. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. ^ Palm, Carl Magnus (2017): ABBA - The Complete Recordings Sessions. ISBN 978-91-639-2656-3.
  4. ^ Palm, Carl Magnus (2017): ABBA - The Complete Recordings Sessions. ISBN 978-91-639-2656-3.
  5. ^ Palm, Carl Magnus (2017): ABBA - The Complete Recordings Sessions. ISBN 978-91-639-2656-3.
  6. ^ Palm, Carl Magnus (2017): ABBA - The Complete Recordings Sessions. ISBN 978-91-639-2656-3.
  7. ^ Palm, Carl Magnus (2017): ABBA - The Complete Recordings Sessions. ISBN 978-91-639-2656-3.
  8. ^ Palm, Carl Magnus (2017): ABBA - The Complete Recordings Sessions. ISBN 978-91-639-2656-3.
  9. ^ Palm, Carl Magnus (2017): ABBA - The Complete Recordings Sessions. ISBN 978-91-639-2656-3.
  10. ^ Palm, Carl Magnus (2017): ABBA - The Complete Recordings Sessions. ISBN 978-91-639-2656-3.
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