“ABBA The Music” - Sweden’s Best ABBA Tribute Band - Dances into the MLC
BUSHKILL, PA - “ABBA The Music” - Sweden’s best ABBA tribute band, incorporating members from the original ABBA band -
invites audiences to come dance, come sing, come have the
time of their lives at the Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, July 19 at 7 p.m. The event is a MLCPA “Carload Concert,” with admission just $20 per carload. To add to the ABBA celebration, any audience members arriving in vehicles from 1974 (the year ABBA was founded) or older will receive free admission to the concert.
“ABBA The Music’s” goal - to look and sound as close to the original ABBA as possible - has brought the show worldwide audience and critical raves, and has resulted in the ensemble performing at the Hollywood Bowl, the Ravinia Festival and other prestigious venues. Some of the original ABBA musicians who have performed with “ABBA The Music” have included Finn Sjoberg on guitar, Ola Brunkert on drums, Ulf Andersson on saxophone, Mats Ronander on guitar, Roger Palm on drums and Rutger Gunnarsson on bass. “ABBA The Music” has been touring the world since 2002, entertaining ABBA fans of all ages. This is the show’s fifth U.S. tour.
The original ABBA rocked the world with its unique harmonies and engaging disco beat from 1974 through 1982, scoring such
international hits as “Dancing Queen,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “Waterloo,” “Mamma Mia,” “I Do, I Do, I Do,” “Super Trouper,” “Fernando,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “S.O.S,” and many more. The quartet of Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog and Ani-Frid Lyngstad took a “temporary break” from performing in 1982 and never re-grouped, much to the disappointment of their millions of fans. But beginning in the 1990s, a major ABBA revival took place, with the group’s songs being used in popular movies
and TV shows, and a compilation CD, ABBA Gold, selling 26 million copies. The hugely successful Broadway musical “Mamma Mia!”, based on the songs of ABBA, is still touring the world.
The “ABBA The Music” tribute band is made up of singers Katja Nord, Camilla Hedren, Martin Hakansson and Johan Lofgren, who uncannily impersonate the look and music of the originals, bringing back all the fun and fabulousness of the ABBA era.
Mountain Laurel Center performances are held rain or shine. Theater doors will open two hours before curtain. Admission to this event is $20 per carload (for vehicles with 4 wheels and no more than nine seats; larger passenger vans will be admitted for $40 per carload; tour buses with up to 50 seats will be admitted for $150). Audience members who arrive in vehicles dating to 1974 or older (please have vehicle registration papers handy to prove date) will be admitted free of charge for this show only. Seating is open and unreserved, and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons are encouraged to purchase food and beverages at the center’s concession stands and picnic on the grounds (no tailgating or outside food/beverages allowed). Parking lots open at 4:30 p.m.
Other “Carload Concerts” priced at just $20 per carload include acclaimed, Grammy-winning blues-rock quartet, Blues Traveler, on Wednesday, August 16 at 7 p.m and one of country music’s perennial stars, John Anderson, on Thursday, August 31 at 7 p.m.
Tickets will be on sale for cash at the gate for this show, or may be purchased in advance at the MLCPA Box Office, or through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or (570) 693-4100 (a service fee applies to Ticketmaster purchases). The Mountain Laurel Center Box Office is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to curtain on all performance days.
For more information about this and all Mountain Laurel Center events, visit www.mountainlaurelcenter.com or call (570) 426-2080.
