‘Arrival’ band to stage ABBA music in central Vietnam

By Vietnam News Agency

Sat, September 28, 2024 | 8:04 am GMT+7

The ‘Arrival’ band will stage the Music of ABBA Show in the ancient town of Hoi An and Danang city on October 8-9 to celebrate the music of the Swedish pop giants.

The Swedish band will perform in Danang and Hoi An on October 8-9. Photo courtesy of Ariyana Convention Centre

Nguyen Long An, a member of the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music in Ho Chi Minh City and representative of the organizers, said the show will also feature the Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra.

The 1980s famous top hits including Dancing Queen, Mama Mia, SOS, The Winner Takes It All, Money Money Money, and ‘Just a Notion’ – composed by two members of ABBA Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and presented to Arrival from Sweden as a recognition for the Best ABBA show band.

Andre Pierre Gentzsch, general director of International Furama-Ariyana Complex, said the music of ABBA will be the first-ever international music event in the destination, and it would spark more arrivals of world stars of music and bans to Danang in the future.

The Arrival band will perform at Hoi An Memories Land on October 8, and Danang city’s Ariyana International Convention Center on October 9.

Tickets range from VND800,000 ($32) to VND5 million ($200).

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