Concert marks 50 years since Abba Eurovision win

Abba won Eurovision at Brighton Dome on 6 April 1974

A total of five Eurovision winners are set to perform on the stage where Abba won the contest exactly 50 years ago.

On 6 April 1974 the then-unknown Swedish group stormed to victory at Brighton Dome performing Waterloo.

Abba's journey from the Sussex seaside city took them to be one of the world's most successful groups of all time.

The concert, entitled Gold, will form the centrepiece of a "weekend of music, dance and family entertainment inspired by the Swedish supergroup", a venue spokesperson said.

The concert, in the Dome's Concert Hall on Saturday, has been described as "an evening of Abba’s greatest hits and more music from the Eurovision songbook".

A host of past Eurovision performers will take to the stage backed by the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus.

Eurovision Song Contest winners taking part include:

• Linda Martin - 1992 (Ireland)

• Katrina - 1997 (the UK's last winner)

• Charlotte Perrelli - 1999 (Sweden)

• Emmelie de Forest - 2013 (Denmark)

• Måns Zelmerlöw - 2015 (Sweden)

Britain's most recent Eurovision winner, Katrina, is performing at The Dome

Also on Saturday there will be a dance party in the venue's Studio Theatre and a craft workshop to make hand puppets of the Swedish Super Troupers throughout the weekend.

Visitors will also be able to explore a new interactive digital timeline detailing the Dome's heritage, including Abba's win.

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Andrew Comben, chief executive of Brighton Dome, said Eurovision 1974 has had a huge impact on the city and the venue.

He said: "Tourists come in large numbers on a pilgrimage to visit the Dome and the city as a whole and attend our gigs.

"The legacy of Eurovision 1974 is still being felt in Brighton.

"We are an open, inclusive city. It feels right that Abba had their Eurovision victory here."

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