Filmed: Tuesday 8 March 1977
Location: Adelaide Airport, Australia
Broadcast: ABC and Seven Network, Australia
Release status: This programme has not been included on any officially released video or DVD
Shown in: Australia
There are two known sets of footage:
- ABC News rushes of ABBA arriving at Adelaide Airport and being driven away is silent footage.
- Seven Network has sound including the audience waiting for the group, ABBA arriving and some fan interviews.
Note: the video footage included in the VIDEO tab is from a 7 News Flashback section with accompanying audio - the audio is not from the original footage.
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Archive data from ABC’s public site:
ID: 692619 - NEWS - SEGMENT - ABBA ARRIVES
Duration: 2.35
Location: ADELAIDE, SA, AUSTRALIA
Summary: SWEDISH POP GROUP ABBA ARRIVES IN ADELAIDE FOR CONCERT AT FOOTBALL PARK
More details
Personalities: ABBA, POP GROUP SWEDEN;BOB LOTT,TOUR ORGANISER
Shotlist: 0.00 SEQ AEROPLANE LANDS ON TARMAC; 0.07 VS FANS BEHIND FENCE WAVE; 0.08 WS FLEET MERCEDES BENZ MOTOR CARS ACROSS TARMAC; 0.18 PAN FANS; 0.20 SEQ ABBA OUT OF PLANE, AT TOP OF STEPS, WALKS DOWN AND WAVES; 0.37 MLS LARGE GROUP FANS STANDS ON FENCE AND WAVES; 0.44 SEQ ABBA WALKS ACROSS TARMAC SURROUNDED BY MEDIA;1.01 SEQ ABBA IN CAR, DRIVES AWAY;1.30 LA ABBA FLAG; 1.32 VS FOOTBALL PARK INC CHAIRS ON OVAL, STAGE, LIGHTS; 1.50 SEQ ROADIES WALK THROUGH GATE; 1.59 MCU IV LOTT RE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF TIME TO GET STAGE SET UP, EQUIPMENT ONLY ARRIVED FROM MELBOURNE THIS MORNING, LOGISTICAL PROBLEMS WITH ACCOMMODATION OF GROUP AND ENTOURAGE
Archive data of Seven Network fotage:
Collection: Seven West Media
Title: ABBA ARRIVAL
Details: crowds at the Airport waiting for Abba to arrive, chanting 'We Want ABBA, and holding up ABBA posters - ABBA exit plane and wave from top of steps - Agnetha and Anni-Frid wearing Carlton VFL Football jerseys / walk down Ansett plane steps - Benny waving small Australian flag - group walk to cars waving / men watch from roof top / close up Agnetha and Benny walking towards camera / car leaves
License: Type rightsready
Asset ID 670266062
Clip #: 668133516 SD
Collection: Seven West Media
Date created: March 05, 1977
Release info: Not released. More information
Clip length: 00:01:46:16
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mastered to: QuickTime 8-bit H.264 SD 720x576 25p More information
Object name: swm01283.mov
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