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Tour Dates
Australia
3rd March 1977
Sydney
Showground Arena
4th March 1977
Sydney
Showground Arena
5th March 1977
Myer
Music Bowl
8th March 1977
Adelaide
West Lakes Football Stadium
10th March 1977
Perth
Entertainment Centre
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Ashley a young DJ working for an Australian Radio
station is given the job to interview
ABBA
at all costs on there tour of Australia being
inexperienced in this field and forgetting his press
pass he has great trouble getting passed the body guards
that surround
ABBA.
He follows them through Sydney Perth, Adelaide and
Melbourne and finally catches up with the group in a
hotel lift, A complete interview ensues and Ashley has
just seconds to spare in getting back to the Radio
station for the 730pm
ABBA
Radio special to be on Air.
As the broadcast goes on air
ABBA
are leaving Australia after the end of a magnificent
tour.
Movie
Facts
ABBA
The Movie was supposed to have been filmed in 16mm for a TV
special but after filming a Concert at the Royal Albert
Hall it was decided to make a Movie in Panavision
recorded in Sweden and Australia. in total 50 hours of
Film were shot.
7th March 1977
Pat Bowring from the Melbourne Sun Wrote..
"The
group on stage were certainly not as sterile as many overseas
critics had led us to believe ABBA on stage contains more
life than expected, The setting
was Magnificent Frida is undoubtedly the focal point of
the group on stage A raw earthy rock singer prancing and
provocative. She proved a contrast to the cool and slightly
aloof Anna whose performance is more restrained."
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