Arrival to Perform 'The Music of Abba' in Cerritos

From the City of Cerritos: Get ready for bellbottoms, platform heels, and disco balls! It’s a flashback to the ’70s when the Swedish band Arrival re-creates the signature sound and style of Pop sensation Abba with hits such as Voulez Vous, SOS, and Lay All Your Love on Me at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) on Friday, February 17, 8:00 PM. Tickets, which start at $35, are available at the CCPA Ticket Office and here or by calling (562) 467-8818.

In 1974, the Swedish Pop-Rock band Abba won England’s Eurovision Song Contest with the single Waterloo. The quartet went on to dominate radio play lists and music charts in the ’70s and ’80s with a bevy of hits, including Money, Money, Money; and Knowing Me, Knowing You. However, it was the Gold-certified hit Dancing Queen – which skyrocketed to No. One in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and the United States in 1980 – that officially turned Abba into an indisputable international Pop phenomenon.

The band sold more than 400 million records worldwide and garnered an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 1999 Broadway musical based on Abba’s songs, Mamma Mia, and the 2008 blockbuster hit film of the same name have kept the ensemble’s appeal alive.

The tribute group Arrival celebrates the Pop sensation in The Music of Abba, an exciting musical showcase highlighting the Pop legend’s all-time greatest tunes, including Chiquita; Fernando; Take a Chance on Me; and Super Trouper. The show features original musicians from the iconic band and wardrobe changes to mark various periods in the group’s career.

Since its 1995 start, the 12-piece ensemble has toured 48 nations and appeared in television and radio shows all over the world. Idaho’s Sun Valley Times heralded, “It was a time warp of the most entertaining kind — they looked like Abba, they sounded like Abba, they dressed like Abba, for all intents and purposes, they were Abba.”

Performers are listed alphabetically.

Event: Arrival – The Music of Abba

Theater: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos

Date: Friday, February 17, 2017, 8:00 PM

Ticket Prices: $65/$60/$55/$45/$35

Ticket Information: Tickets are available only at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts’ Ticket Office, at cerritoscenter.com, or by calling (562) 467-8818.

For tickets or more information on the performance, call (562) 467-8818 or go here.

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