Direct From Sweden: The Music of ABBA - Tickets Here
The Emerson Center, Vero Beach FL. Thursday, January 30, 2025
Submitted by Jenny Tarneberg lead singer "Agneta"
Offer us a brief history about your band that may not be found in your bio supplied to us via your website.
We live in Gothenburg, Sweden and we are proud to spread the music of ABBA to the world. We grew up with ABBA’s music and have it in our blood.
What is the most interesting experience or story that you and your band have had over the time of your playing together?
It so much fun traveling your beautiful country and meeting our audience. We have been to almost all states over the years. Last year we had the opportunity to go to Hawaii and it was amazing.
Have you met any of the band members from the original group and if so, how have they reacted to your show?
All of us have had the honor to play with some of ABBA’s original musicians such as Roger Palm, drums, Johan Stengård, saxophone, Janne Schaffer, guitar, Mike Watson, bass guitar etc and they have become good friends with us.
Tribute bands have become tremendously popular throughout the country and there are many covering the same original bands. What about your tribute band makes you stand out from the others that are out there?
As ABBA, we are also from Sweden which makes it possible for us to give our audience an even closer experience of how ABBA sounded. We have the accent and maybe we’ll even sing something in Swedish.
What is your favorite song from your repertoire and why? Do you play the same set list at each concert?
Björn and Benny wrote so many good songs for ABBA and we try to fit in as many of the hit songs as we can. Sometimes we change the list to fit the occasion. Dancing Queen is a big favorite. It is not only a very good song but it is amazing to see the crowd’s reaction when the intro starts. A fun fact is that it was performed for the very first time at the pre-party for our king and queen’s wedding in 1976. So, I guess it became “their” song.
Tribute bands have become tremendously popular throughout the country and there are many covering the same original bands. What about your tribute band makes you stand out from the others that are out there?
As ABBA, we are also from Sweden which makes it possible for us to give our audience an even closer experience of how ABBA sounded. We have the accent and maybe we’ll even sing something in Swedish.
What is your favorite song from your repertoire and why? Do you play the same set list at each concert?
Björn and Benny wrote so many good songs for ABBA and we try to fit in as many of the hit songs as we can. Sometimes we change the list to fit the occasion. Dancing Queen is a big favorite. It is not only a very good song but it is amazing to see the crowd’s reaction when the intro starts. A fun fact is that it was performed for the very first time at the pre-party for our king and queen’s wedding in 1976. So, I guess it became “their” song.
Anything new and exciting on the horizon for your group?
We are looking forward to coming back to many places we played in 2024 and exited to perform at lots of new venues in 2025.
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