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1. Tiger
2. That’s Me
3. Waterloo
Björn: "Hello (names city they are in), very glad to see you!" and introduces 'SOS'
4. SOS
Björn tells a story about the song and about this guy sitting in a palmtree to get his girlfriend's attention
5. Sitting In The Palmtree
6. Money, Money, Money
7. He Is Your Brother
8. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
Benny and his accordion.
The amazing sound effects: the girls become a train, Benny talks really deep and Björn talks like chipmunk!
Benny plays a short refrain from 'Waltzing Matilda' (traditional Australian song)
9. Dum Dum Diddle
10. When I Kissed The Teacher
11. Knowing Me, Knowing You
12. Rock Me
Frida introduces a brand new song, "For a change, Benny will play the guitar and even sing"
13. We Are A Simple Four Letter Word (I Am An A)
14. I’ve Been Waiting For You
15. Mamma Mia
16. Fernando plus audience sing-a-long
Frida tells the audience: "I would like to tell you something. It's often been said there's a wall of sound behind us, and tonight there's a wall of sound in front of us"
17. Why Did It Have To Be Me
18. Intermezzo no 1
Björn introduces "The Girl With The Golden Hair"
19. "The Girl With The Golden Hair"
- a mini-musical in 4 scenes -
a. Thank You For The Music
b. I Wonder (Departure)
c. I’m A Marionette
d. Get On The Carousel
20. So Long
ENCORE:
"We're gonna play a dancing number now"
Björn introduces 'Dancing Queen' : 21. Dancing Queen
22. Thank You For The Music (reprise)
Some different songs were played and in different order in Adelaide and Perth concerts,‘So Long’ was not performed at the first concert in Sydney.
Musicians:
Anni-Frid Lyngstad, vocals
Benny Andersson, keyboards/vocals
Björn Ulvæus, guitars/vocals
Agnetha Fältskog, vocals
Lena Andersson, Lena-Maria Gårdenäs-Lawton, Maritza Horn, backup vocals
Francis Matthews, narrator "The Girl With The Golden Hair"
Ulf Andersson, saxes
Ola Brunkert, drums
Anders Eljas, keyboards
Wojciech Ernest, keyboards
Malando Gassama, percussion
Rutger Gunnarsson, bass
Lars Karlsson, saxes
Finn Sjöberg, guitars
Lars Wellander, guitars
Information from the 1976/1977 Tour program /Reg Grundy/RCA Melbourne/Polar Music Song listing and quotes taken from the Sydney/Melbourne & Adelaide concert recordings.
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