(In February 1976 it was announced that Abba would travel to Australia in March to film a special for the music program Bandstand. It was reported that Abba were paid $100,000, Channel 9 reportedly outbidding television companies from Germany and France for the privilege.

The special ties in with the compilation album The Best Of ABBA, which lent its name to the special. The special was also to be sold to overseas television companies for screening and re titled ‘ABBA Down Under’.
The Best Of ABBA was the highest rating show ever on Australian television to date. Newspapers reporting that it had out-rated the moon landing of July 1969! It went on to be repeated many times, also to high ratings, and was followed by an edited half hour format. In the special ABBA perform eight songs from The Best Of ABBA LP, which included all of their hits to date, plus both sides of the newest single, ‘Fernando’/‘Tropical Loveland’, which was released the first week that ABBA were in Australia.

Due to Australian content requirements, ABBA are seen with three Australian backing musicians. Also country singer Lucky Starr appeared as special guest star and had two songs in the middle of the special, plus a short chat with Björn and Benny.

In the overseas version of the special they are also seen having a barbecue and cruise on the Hawkesbury River, and all the introductions between songs were filmed then or at Taronga Zoo.
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ABBA : Waterloo Australia 1976 HQ 60fps

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