AB­BA - the dialect show

In 1974 – exactly 50 years ago – ABBA made their breakthrough at the Eurovision Song Contest. “Waterloo” was the beginning of an unprecedented global career. The Swedish pop group became one of the most successful bands in music history. Although the band, which consisted of the two lovers Agneta and Björn and Benny and Anni-Frid, split up in 1982, their songs are still extremely popular today.

In a multimedia concert production full of surprises, the Secondhand Orchestra with Roman Riklin, Daniel Schaub, Frölein Da Capo and Adrian Stern follows the ever-recurring course of love using parodistic dialect versions of ABBA songs. ABBA hits such as “Dancing Queen” or song gems such as “The Winner Takes it all” are uninhibitedly interwoven with their own new dialect songs that have an associative connection to the original material. Radio legend FM François Mürner once again slips into the role of the tongue-in-cheek chronicler with audiovisual contributions.

ABBA - The dialect show is a unique homage to the immortal hits of the Swedish songwriters and proves that ABBA still has the right soundtrack for every situation in our own love story.

With the highly acclaimed productions Sgt. Pepper and Freddie, the Secondhand Orchestra took the audience's hearts by storm. For this, the band was honored with the Comedy Award in 2022 and nominated for the Prix Walo for best music theater production in 2023. Now Switzerland's most popular crossover troupe is meeting the high expectations and, after the Beatles and Queen, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of ABBA's breakthrough with its third tribute show.