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ARRIVAL From Sweden: The Music of ABBA

Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm



Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
1601 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ 07065

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Founded by original ABBA string arranger and bass player the late Rutger Gunnarsson, along with the Swedish artist Vicky Zetterberg in 1995 in Gothenburg, ARRIVAL From Sweden: “The Music of ABBA” is one of the world’s most popular and bestselling ABBA tribute bands. They’ve sold out venues all over the world, and now, they’re bringing the beloved music of ABBA to life on UCPAC’s Main Stage.

ARRIVAL From Sweden: “The Music of ABBA” is the absolute best and most authentic ABBA show there is! Performing hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” “Does Your Mother Know,” “Take A Chance,” “SOS,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Super Trouper,” “Money Money Money,” “Waterloo,” “Honey Honey,” “Fernando,” “Chiquitita,” “Knowing Me Knowing You,” “Thank You For The Music,” “Lay All Your Love On Me,” “Gimme Gimme Gimme,” and more with such accuracy and affection that you’ll find it hard to believe that it’s not the real ABBA on stage.

ARRIVAL From Sweden is the only group that has been given a previously unreleased ABBA song directly from Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA. The song “Just A Notion” was released by ARRIVAL From Sweden in 1999 and was again released by the original ABBA in 2021 on their latest record “Voyage.”

This production features all the elements of a great ABBA show: lovely costumes, extremely talented musicians, and breathtaking singers. Millions of people all around the world celebrate this show as the best ABBA tribute in the world.

Don’t miss ARRIVAL from Sweden: The Music of ABBA, the band the ABBA Fan Club says is “as close as you can get to ABBA.”




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