PRESENTING ABBA GOLD INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ABBA TRIBUTE SHOW. “THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ABBA TRIBUTE SHOW IN EUROPE.” THE ORIGINAL AND STILL THE BEST. BIOGRAPHY In 2016, ABBA GOLD are celebrating their 23 year anniversary. During these 23 years, they have performed over 3,500 shows, playing to nearly 3 million people worldwide. Their attention to detail has made them one of the most successful tribute bands of all time. The costumes are faithfully recreated for the authentic ABBA look and the original ABBA recordings have been endlessly studied in the studio to genuinely recreate that special ABBA sound. ABBA GOLD use only the finest artists and musicians to really make every performance special for the audience, just as if they were seeing the real ABBA onstage. They perform up to a 10 piece live band with the 4 main ABBA artists, drums, bass, lead guitar, saxophone and 2 backing vocalists. Karen Graham met Benny and Björn at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London and told them about ABBA GOLD. They were very flattered and wished her the best of luck with the band. ABBA GOLD have been lucky enough to play all over the world. This includes every country in Europe, all over the UAE and Asia, South Africa and Canada. They have played in front of members of Great Britain’s Royal Family, including Princess Margaret and Princess Anne. ABBA GOLD’S largest audience was during their 2001 tour, where they played to 93,000 people in Aberdeen, Scotland. This was at a massive open-air festival where they headlined over several chart acts. ABBA GOLD have had 2 different Eurovision Song Contest Winners as their support acts. These were 1981 winners Bucks Fizz and 1976 winners Brotherhood of Man. ABBA GOLD have appeared on stage with Atomic Kitten, Liberty X, The Sugababes, Slade, Sweet, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, The Tremeloes, Dr. and the Medics, Gareth Gates, Hear’say and Darius. They also completed a 2 year tour with Bucks Fizz and Boney M as their support acts. Venues and Events ABBA GOLD have played at many prestigious venues all over the world, and also for High Class events/clients including Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Group. Some of these prestigious venues include: The New Wembley Stadium, London, U.K. The Olympic Stadium, Moscow Le Capitole, Quebec, Canada Olympia de Montreal, Montreal, Canada The Alhambra Theatre, Paris, France Pavilhao Atlantica, Lisbon, Portugal The Forum, Kentish Town, London, U.K. The Astoria, London, U.K. The London Apollo, London, U.K. Many Theatre Royal venues in the U.K. Many Apollo Venues in the U.K. Many Mean Fiddler venues in the U.K. Fairfield Halls, Croydon, U.K. The Empire Theatre, Liverpool, U.K. The Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, U.K. Various 7 Star Hotels in Dubai Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, U.K. Some of these High Class events/clients include: Corporate Summer Shows and party’s for the VIRGIN GROUP The Mamma Mia Film Premier in Belgium The 2012 London Lord Mayors Show (at personal invitation of the Lord Mayor) FORD NISSAN SONY TELEVISION AND RADIO TELEVISION Some of ABBA GOLD’s television appearances include: Richard And Judy, Channel 4, U.K. Various BBC programs including “This Week” on BBC1 and “How to get your dream job” on BBC3. Various SKY programs including New Years Eve, 1996-7 on Sky One ABBA documentary, China SIC TV, Portugal PRO TV, Romania RADIO Some of ABBA GOLD’S radio broadcasts include: A 1 hour special live performance for BBC Radio Solent, U.K. BBC Radio 1 with Chris Evans, U.K. Capital Radio, London, U.K. Countless live radio interviews all over Europe. REVIEWS “After performing at four of my corporate summer shows I invited them back for the final party for Virgin Airlines Gold Card Holders.” SIR RICHARD BRANSON, VIRGIN GROUP. “Truthful replica of the songs, the choreography and costumes of the famous band” LE JOURNAL de MONTREAL, MONTREAL, CANADA. “The show on stage was perfect. Excellently staged with a faithful light show and sound engineer who met the unique ABBA sound exactly managed to copy the originals acoustic models....The audience wanted more and even got a medley as an encore” REVIEW FROM BOCHOLT, GERMANY. “An electric stage presence and a fabulous show once again!” THE GRAND THEATRE, BLACKPOOL, U.K. 1996. “From the beginning when ABBA GOLD took to the stage, they had the audience singing and dancing along with their perfect stage show” NEUE RHEIN ZEITUNG, GERMANY. “One of the best Abba Tribute Shows ever. A great show from the beginning” DIEPHOLZER KREISBLATT, GERMANY. PICTURES CONTACT WEBSITE www.abbagold.uk.com EMAIL [email protected] TWITTER www.twitter.com/abba_gold FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/originalabbagold MYSPACE www.myspace.com/originalabbagold .