ABBA in Concert (1980) (TV)

Director:

Urban Lasson

Release Date:

1980 (Sweden)

Genre:

Music

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Wembley Arena | Pop Music | Roller Skating

Cast

Benny Andersson	...	Himself
Agnetha Fältskog	...	Herself
Anni-Frid Lyngstad	...	Herself
Björn Ulvaeus	...	Himself
Tomas Ledin	...	Himself
Birgitta Wollgård	...	Herself
Liza Öhman	...	Herself
Ola Brunkert	...	Himself
Anders Eljas	...	Himself
Rutger Gunnarsson	...	Himself
Mats Ronander	...	Himself
Åke Sundqvist	...	Himself
Lars Wellander	...	Himself

Country:

Sweden

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Québec) (DVD rating) (2004) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (DVD rating) (2004)

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Polar Music International

Quotes:

[Frida and Agnetha are en route in the car; to the driver]
Frida: Is it far to go? It is? Good.
[Settles down in the seat and pretends to fall asleep. Agnetha starts laughing; soon Frida is too]

Soundtrack:

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

Fabba Abba!

Abba only toured twice in their extremely successful career, and ABBA In Concert followed their 1979 tour of the United States and Europe.

Kicking off with the group performing their breakthrough song Waterloo, we are then transported to America, where they are seen relaxing and preparing for their shows. The camera then suddenly transports us to the Wembley Arena in London, and a wonderful live concert to a crowd of around 45,000 fans! There were many critics to any live show Abba conducted, but they sure do shine at Wembley, and definitely seemed to be enjoying it (Frida particularly)! For 1979, the picture quality is surprisingly good, and we certainly get some great shots of the group in performance.

It was a shame that we did not see Abba actually perform in the U.S., where they were sadly not as successful as elsewhere in the world, but did have their fans.

Unsurprising that the concert included the terrific Dancing Queen, and the sheer excitement of the crowd certainly sealed their popularity as one of the biggest groups in the world, even if, ironically, 1979 was the year that, despite this massive world tour, was the only year between 1974 and 1980 in which Abba had no UK #1s or U.S. Top 15 hits! Nevertheless, it's hard to believe the group split up so long ago now, as this film makes you believe that you can still go and see them live!

ABBA In Concert is a definite must for any Abba fan, with terrific, polished performances that showcased the group as a perfectly great live band as well as a studio group.