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ABBA: The Movie [a] is a 1977 mockumentary comedy-drama film about the Swedish pop group ABBA's Australian tour. An international co-production from the band's native Sweden and the tour's Australia, the film was directed by Lasse Hallström , who previously helmed most of the band's videos.
ABBA: The Tour, [1] later also labelled ABBA in Concert and ABBA: North American and European Tour 1979, was the third concert tour by the Swedish pop group ABBA.Primarily visiting North America, Europe and Asia during 1979–1980, the tour supported the group's sixth studio album, Voulez-Vous (1979), and later their compilation Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1980)..
After the European leg of the tour, in March 1977, ABBA played 11 dates in Australia before a total of 160,000 people. The opening concert in Sydney at the Sydney Showground on 3 March to an audience of 20,000 was marred by torrential rain with Lyngstad slipping on the wet stage during the concert. However, all four members would later recall ...
The recording used on "The Name of the Game" single was recorded at Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia on 3 or 4 March 1977. A studio recorded version of the song was included on ABBA: The Album. "The Name of The Game" also marks the last time Stig Anderson helped with the lyrics of a single. [citation needed]
Title Director Cast Genre Notes ABBA: The Movie: Lasse Hallström: ABBA (Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus), Robert Hughes, Tom Oliver, Bruce Barry
The former Sydney Showground (Moore Park) at Moore Park was the site of the Sydney Royal Easter Show in New South Wales, Australia, from 1882 until 1997. The Show was moved to the new Sydney Showground at Sydney Olympic Park, built for the Sydney 2000 Olympics .
The hotel was featured in ABBA: The Movie (1977). [ citation needed ] It was also the official hotel sponsor for all the cast and crew members who work on television variety shows including Countdown (1975-1987) and Hey Hey It's Saturday (1984-1987), when they did live shows in Sydney.
"I Wonder (Departure)" is a song by ABBA, released on their 1977 album ABBA: The Album. It was originally part of the ABBA-produced mini-musical The Girl with the Golden Hair, which they performed at the end of each of their 1977 concert tours.