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Throughout October, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, MAMMA MIA! will continue its year-round support of Breast Cancer-related ROCKTOBERROCKTOBER charities. Yes.Yes. It’sIt’s thatthat timetime ofof yearyear again.again. ROCKTOBERROCKTOBER isis back;back; packedpacked withwith MAMMAMAMMA MIA!MIA! andand ABBA-relatedABBA-related news!news! MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1234567 On this date in 1983, • 28 years ago, ABBA On this date in 1979, ABBA “ABBA GOLD” celebrates • MAMMA MIA! Broadway • In 1979, ABBA played the the Swedish Post Office performed at Radio City performs in Boston on its 581 weeks on the Billboard stars perform at Hard Rock Forum in Montreal, Canada. issued an ABBA Music Hall®. One of only North American tour. This Top Pop Catalog Chart with Café in Times Square to mark ABBA recorded several commemorative stamp. 3 performances the band was one of only 14 concerts sales of over 6 million in the WPLJ Radio’s 2nd Anniversary songs in French – notably This was the first time ever played in NY. the band played in the US. US alone. “Waterloo.” a pop group had • MAMMA MIA! appeared on a • The International tour celebrates 150 • Now in its 9th hit year, the Swedish stamp. of MAMMA MIA! begins performances in West End production of performances at the Incheba Essen, Germany. MAMMA MIA! plays its Hall in Bratislava, Slovakia. 3,552nd performance at the restored Prince of Wales Theatre tonight. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 On this date in 1982, ABBA’s • The International tour of On this date in 1975, ABBA’s • On this date in 1973, MAMMA MIA! US tour plays • On this date in 1977, “The Day Before You Came” MAMMA MIA! premieres in single “SOS” entered the the single “Ring Ring” was its 2,350th performance during “Name of the Game” ABBA’s single was released in the the Czech Republic at Sazka Billboard Top 40; it wins a released. It was the first its 294th week on the road. single was released in the UK. This was the band’s 32nd Arena in Prague. BMI award as one of the most ABBA record issued in UK. The single went to #1 single in a ten-year period. played records of the year. England and Neil Sedaka within 2 weeks. • On this date in 1982, THE provided the English lyrics. VISITORS was the first ABBA • MAMMA MIA!’s Russian album to be released in the language production Compact Disc format. celebrates its first At the time, a CD player anniversary at Moscow’s cost between 600 and MGM Theatre. 1,000 dollars. 16 17 18 19 20 21 MAMMA MIA! Las Vegas 1973: “ABBA” name used for • MAMMA MIA! U.S. tour begins MAMMA MIA! celebrates • On this date in 1979, ABBA • MAMMA MIA! slides past celebrates 1,800 performances first time. The name, coined performances at the Chrysler Hall the 6th Anniversary of its played a hometown concert The Producers to become at Mandalay Bay Resort. by producer Stig Anderson, in Norfolk, Virginia. Broadway opening. at the Isstadion in Stockholm, the 18th longest-running MAMMA MIA! is the longest is derived from the names of Sweden. show in Broadway history. running full-length Broadway the band members – production to ever play the Strip. Anni-Frid Lyngstad, • MAMMA MIA! celebrates • A new production of Björn Ulvaeus, 2,500 performances on MAMMA MIA! opens at the Benny Andersson & Broadway at the Winter Theater am Potsdamer Platz in Agnetha Fältskog. Garden Theatre. Berlin, marking the 4th German language production of the musical to open in the country. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 • On this date in 1973, ABBA • MAMMA MIA! U.S. tour Delta Airlines celebrates On this date in 1979, On this date in 1979, begins the first recording begins performances at the MAMMA MIA!’s 6th “ABBA’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2” ABBA played a sold-out sessions for the “ABBA” King Center in Melbourne, Broadway birthday with the was released. This, their final concert at the Olympiahalle album, which produced the Florida. Dynamos at the newly album of the 1970s, received in Munich, Germany. It is smash hit “Mamma Mia.” opened Sky360 lounge in 600,000 advance orders and the largest concert venue • On this date in 1981, the “ABBA Times Square. sold faster than any previous in Munich, built for the • MAMMA MIA! Broadway cast LP” was re-issued in the UK. ABBA album. 1972 Olympic Games. performs at “Opening Night on The original, released in 1975, Broadway” at Bloomingdale’s in saw all 11 tracks released as sin- New York City. gles – a claim which few other albums can make. 29 30 31 On this date in 1979, • On this date in 1984, ABBA’s first volume ABBA’s single “Lay All Your of Greatest Hits Love on Me” was reissued in (first released in 1976) the UK. The original, released reaches sales in 1981, became the highest of over placed single ever to only be two available in a 12" format. million TM copies. • MAMMA MIA! U.S. tour begins performances at the © LITTLESTAR Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in North Carolina. www.mamma-mia.com.

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