NYC played a huge role in ABBA’s rise to fame in America. Their first show in New York at Radio City Music Hall back in 1979 really got people talking — it grabbed headlines and won over a whole new crowd of American fans. Today, ABBA’s influence is still going strong, with Broadway sensations like Mamma Mia! continuing to be a major box office success. This season, their timeless music is celebrated once more as a classical ABBA tribute joins the lineup of must-see concerts in NYC.
ABBA in the Big Apple: making their mark in the US
ABBA earned legions of fans in the U.S. following their 1979 concert at Radio City. After inviting the Harlem Children’s Choir on stage for a performance of “I Have a Dream”, the group performed at UNICEF’s A Gift of Song concert at the UN’s General Assembly in New York the same year. Both performances gained a lot of media attention and became defining moments in their journey to American success.
Inside the must-see ABBA tribute concert in NYC
Regrettably, we can’t go back in time to ABBA’s golden age, but we can relive the magic with a show-stopping tribute that reimagines the group’s biggest hits on strings. Dancing queens and super troupers get to hear classical renditions of songs like “Waterloo”, “Chiquitita”, “Voulez-Vous” and more as they’re performed by a local string quartet inside the historic Church of the Heavenly Rest.
The concert currently has two scheduled upcoming performances: August 16 and November 1. Each show takes place over the course of 60 minutes and start 45 minutes prior to the concert start time. The show’s already received over 300 rave reviews and an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 in NYC, making it a standout hit for live music fans in the city.
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