Abbaesque is an Irish tribute band to the Swedish band ABBA

ABBA

ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...

. With six members, they are Ireland's most successful tribute show, performing in excess of 250 sell out shows each year throughout the entire country.

Abbaesque sold out Dublin's 11,000 capacity Point Theatre

Point Theatre

The Point Theatre was a concert and events venue in Ireland, that ran from 1988–2007, enjoyed by in excess of 2 million people. It was located on the North Wall Quay of the River Liffey, amongst the Dublin Docklands...

 on New Years Eve 1998, and have played Saturday night residencies in the capital's prestigious Olympia Theatre

Olympia Theatre, Dublin

The Olympia Theatre is a concert hall/theatre venue in Dublin, Ireland, located in Dame Street.-History:Built in 1879, it was originally called the "Star of Erin Music Hall". Two years later in 1881, it was renamed "Dan Lowrey's Music Hall" and was renamed again in 1889 to "Dan Lowrey's Palace of...

. TV appearances have included The Late Late Show

The Late Late Show

The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ...

, Live at Three, The Gerry Ryan Show

The Gerry Ryan Show

The Gerry Ryan Show was RTÉ 2fm's mid-morning radio show...

, Open House

Open House (Ireland)

Open House is an Irish afternoon television show broadcast on RTÉ One between 1998 and 2003. The last episode was broadcast in 2004. It was presented by Mary Kennedy and Marty Whelan and focused on lifestyle, cookery and human interest issues. Presenters included Dermot O'Neill, the popular...

, and The Den

The Den (television)

The Den was the brand of the children's television strand on Irish public broadcaster RTÉ Two. It first broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ One, before moving to RTÉ Two in September 1988. The strand began to diversify throughout the late 1990s and the 2000s...

, as well as the 98FM Breakfast show and the Pat Kenny

Pat Kenny

Patrick "Pat" Kenny is an Irish broadcaster and former disc jockey and continuity announcer. He is employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is their highest paid presenter. He presents Today with Pat Kenny on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning between 10:00 and midday...

 Show on radio. Abbaesque have also performed at all of Ireland's major festivals including Galway's Black Box, and the internationally renowned Rose of Tralee

Rose of Tralee (festival)

The Rose of Tralee festival is an international competition which is celebrated among Irish communities all over the world. The festival takes its inspiration from a nineteenth century ballad of the same name about a woman called Mary, who because of her beauty was called The Rose of Tralee. The...

festival, playing to crowds of more than 10,000 per night.

Abbaesque have worked hard to achieve an attention to detail, to convincingly re-produce the sound and look of the original ABBA. Their live act is filled with back-to-back hits such as Waterloo, Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, Thank You For The Music, Knowing Me Knowing You, SOS and many more, as well as costume changes and musical arrangements reminiscent of the original ABBA.

Artist set list

• Waterloo
• SOS
• I Do I Do I Do
• Super Trouper
• Take A Chance
• Fernando
• Chiquitita
• Summer Night City
• Lay All Your Love
• Angel Eyes
• Money Money Money
• Name of the Game
• Ring Ring
• Honey Honey
• Knowing Me Knowing You
• Dancing Queen
• Gimme Gimme Gimme
• Does Your Mother Know
• Voulez Vous
• Thank You For The Music
• Mamma Mia