ABBA made a historic touchdown on September 17, 1979, once they performed their first-ever live performance on American soil – throughout the one worldwide tour they ever did.
ABBA: The Tour had arrived in North America two days earlier, because the Scandinavian superstars began their itinerary with Canadian exhibits in Edmonton and Vancouver. However once they stepped out on the stage of the 5,000-seat Seattle Centre Enviornment, it was the primary time they’d ever performed for an American viewers. This was absolutely 5 years after their worldwide breakthrough with “Waterloo.”
It started a run of 13 US exhibits, adopted by two extra in Canada, earlier than the quartet and their touring entourage headed for Europe. A Washington date on October 11 was canceled as a result of Agnetha was in poor health. Bur this was the leg of the tour that would come with the six-night run at Wembley Enviornment that was commemorated with the 2015 launch of a CD, restricted version digibook and a 180 gram triple vinyl set, courtesy of Common Music Catalogue.
With their sixth studio album Voulez-Vous on launch, ABBA have been present process a giant promotional push within the States on the time of the debut date. Billboard journal had printed a 50-page particular on the group earlier within the month, and after a Prime 20 American hit with “Does Your Mother Know,” Atlantic launched the double-sided “Angeleyes” and “Voulez-Vous” as a single there. It made the Billboard Sizzling 100 within the week of that first gig, however would solely climb to No.64. The album, although, reached No.19 and went gold.
The set for the Seattle present, and the entire tour, featured nearly the entire many hits ABBA had amassed by 1979, in addition to key album tracks like “As Good As New,” “Rock Me” and “Eagle.” The exhibits ended with an encore of “The Way Old Friends Do,” “Dancing Queen” and “Waterloo.” After Seattle, it was on to the Portland Opera Home, because the ABBA machine rolled throughout the States for the one time.
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