REVIEWS  
 
 
Arrival From Sweden - Edgerton Center For The Performing Arts, Fairfield, CT, USA

“The playing was 100% perfection. The costumes were exact. They looked and sounded like ABBA at their very best! The first set closed with high energy singalongs of Waterloo and Mamma Mia. I was taken with the level of musicianship this band had. This material was tough stuff to pull off correctly and Arrival From Sweden handled it with ease! Ivraeus was featured well on Intermezzo No 1 - he really had command of those keys! Next up was The Name Of The Game which segued into Eagle - the latter highlighted by a terrific guitar solo from Bjorns.

The girls to show off their wonderful voices. Norback and Gustafsson's vocals were stunning - just flawless! These had a crowd of folks dancing up against the stage. Thank You For The Music was the first encore, then the band sent the audience dancing out of the building to the strains of Dancing Queen. An evening of total Swedish "salighet"!”

Progsheet Live Events, John A. Wilcox, March 28, 2012


Arrival From Sweden
  Arrival turned us all into Dancing Queen  


You could have sworn you were hearing the original songs being sung by the original group.
This was a sellout show featuring one catchy, hummable hit after another and the venue was packed with die-hard ABBA fans
There was no interval, the group simply gave us an hour-and-a-half of non-stop ABBA hits.
The white and gold clingy creation earned plenty of wolf-whistles from the crowd as they left little to the imagination. In fact one of the biggest cheers of the night came as Vicky Zetterberg aka Anna-Frid bent over in her bottom revealing hotpants.
it was a real night of nostalgia where the appreciative crowd proved they could dance, they could jive, they could have the time of their lives
Bermuda Sun - January 21, 2011

“It may not have been the real ABBA, but Arrival comes pretty darn close

Their voices were in perfect sync. They really shine on ABBA's trademark harmonies”

Readingeagle, USA January 2011

 

"ARRIVAL from Sweden with their obvious respect for the group ABBA and their songs, from , opened the festival with a magical performance. The audience was wildly appreciative. The ovation, when it was all over, was thunderous and lingering, with all standing, of course.".

Bernews (Bermuda) - January 19, 2011

Just like the real thing: Abba tribute band ‘ARRIVAL from Sweden'

You believe that the original Abba were up on stage once again.
The audience leaving their seats and surging towards the open space in front of the stage as itching dancing feet all around the amphitheatre could no longer be controlled. The sellout show was a perfect opener for the Bermuda Festival.

Royal Gazette, Bermuda, January 2011

Abba, re-lived
“FOR Abba fans, this show band was the real McCoy.
They sang, danced and looked like the original Abba in the ‘70s, show band Arrival From Sweden delivered a stellar performance that was a befitting tribute recently

The two lead singers were at their best as their voices sounded just like Abba.
Their voices were pitch-perfect as they hit the high notes effortlessly.”

The Star, Malaysia NO 1 Newspaper, January 1, 2011.

“What a treat for ABBA’s fans to relive the ageless music of ABBA, which was performed by tribute band Arrival from Sweden to a packed house at the Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 25 and 26 December 2010. As the saying goes, nothing beats the original but if you can’t get the original, the second best will do. Arrival just proved that point."


”SHOWTIME MALAYSIA” December 2010

ARRIVAL from Sweden with their obvious respect for the group ABBA and their songs, from , opened the festival with a magical performance. The audience was wildly appreciative. The ovation, when it was all over, was thunderous and lingering, with all standing, of course.”

— Alan C. Smith, Bermuda News January 2011

Arrival” from Sweden – It was impossible to remain seated with the fantastic sound of the ABBA hits “Money Money Money", “Fernando", “Chiquitita", ”Mama Mia", “Waterloo” and “Dancing Queen” being performed with authentic-style costumes and vocal and instrumental precision. Arrival invited our local “Caballeros” to join them on stage and sing together. They truly knocked our socks of!

“Lisa Robyn Lawrence, AIDS Assistance Program-Annual Gala & Dinner,Saturday, May 1, 2010, Palm Springs, CA, USA”


Arrival From Sweden - Tonight, I felt the spirit of ABBA: the ’70s glam, the joy, the silliness, and the ultra catchy melodies of Sweden’s world-famous band backed by the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. ABBA has arrived and they brought their disco ball with them. You can’t help but love them for their earnestness and dedication to the cause of spreading the gooey goodness of ABBA’s sound and style. They are global ministers of peace in troubled times.

“Beatsalad, Arts Newspaper” February 21, 2009

Backk in the day, the real ABBA only toured the U.S. once, in 1979. Arguably, Arrival From Sweden tour now counts as the second."

Andrew McGinn July 18, 2008 Springfield Newspaper.coxohio.com

 
“It may not have been the real ABBA, but Arrival comes pretty darn close Their voices were in perfect sync. They really shine on ABBA's trademark harmonies” Readingeagle, USA January 2011

"The concert was great. There is no wonder why this group is allowed to do the official tribute. They sounded exactly like ABBA. Did I mention it was awesome!? It was so much fun. Thank you for the music, ABBA!(and ARRIVAL)"

Writing in Berlin, July 25, 2008

"ArrivalFrom Sweden sounds golden. this stuff was way, way better than even a straight run through "ABBA Gold," the original group's definitive Greatest Hits compilation, could ever be. "This is perfect, It honestly couldn't be better

" Cody Clark - Daily Herald, Scera USA July 28, 2008

"No one does ABBA better than Arrival from Sweden, he said in his speak"

Christer Fuglesang, Austronaut, Euro Pride festival Stockholm, August 2008

Arrival From Sweden, paid tribute to ABBA. Eye candy was a big part of the act and the voices blended well"

Johanna Crosby, Cape Cod Times July 2007


"Arrival from Sweden was simply electrifying It was a performance of a lifetime"

Jamaican Gleaner News: October 2006

"To me Sweden's ARRIVAL are the only ABBA band worth knowing or seeing".

Graeme President for ABBA Fan Club, Australia

"Oh, Mamma Mia all the harmonies was perfect and the band was so professional and good!"

NSD Lulea, Sweden July 2006

"So if you get a chance to see Arrival"From Sweden, make sure you grab a ticket because you'll be in for the best ABBA concert you'll ever see. It'll be the most like the real thing you'll ever get a chance to see".

Ryan's adventure, Newspaper Australia October 2008

"To see the 15 000 in audience during Arrival From Swedens show made me very happy".

Alf Kjeller, CEO Pride Festival Stockholm 2008