Australian Promotional Tour 1976
40 years ago this week !!
ABBA arrived in Sydney on Thursday 4 March for 10 day Promotional Tour which would include recording the Bandstand TV Special 'The Best Of ABBA'.
ABBA faced the Australian media for the first time on Friday 5th March at a press conference at the Sydney Hilton Hotel, which included a ceremony to present to group with gold records awarded in Australia to date.
Itinerary:
Thursday 4 March
Arrive at Sydney Airport
Friday 5 March
Press conference & gold record presentation, radio/TV
interviews: Sydney Hilton Hotel
Photo session at Sydney Opera
House
Interview and ‘Fernando’ clip shown on A Current Affair
Saturday 6 March
Cruise on
Hawkesbury
River, barbecue lunch and
boomerang throwing; visit to Koala Sanctuary at Bobbin Head.
Scenes filmed for the overseas version of the television special.
Sunday 7 March
Cruise on
Sydney
Harbour; visit to Taronga
Park Zoo.
Scenes filmed for the overseas version of the television special
Monday 8 March
Travel to Melbourne
Rehearsal and appearance on The Don Lane Show
- performed 'SOS' and ‘Fernando’
Tuesday 9 March
Return to Sydney
Filming at Channel 9 Studios, Artarmon *
Wednesday 10 March/Thursday 11 March
Filming at Channel 9 Studios, Artarmon *
* filming on these days included work on the special, a performance of ‘Mamma
Mia’ for Bandstand, an appearance on Celebrity Squares, and filming of
a special performance of ‘Dancing Queen’ for later broadcast
Friday 12 March
Filming special at Channel 9 Studios, Artarmon with studio
audience
Saturday 13 March
Depart Sydney
‘Mamma Mia’ performance shown on Bandstand in some capital cities
Saturday 20 March
Special The Best Of ABBA first broadcast in capital
cities; ‘Mamma Mia’ performance shown on Bandstand in some regional
centres
Saturday 27 March
Special The Best Of ABBA first broadcast in regional
centres
March
Appearance on Celebrity Squares broadcast
August
‘Dancing Queen’ clip filmed in Sydney first shown
on Bandstand
This fabulous photo was taken by Carolyn Styles
