The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA books Wind Creek for April

The long-running, all-Swedish tribute show plays Bethlehem's Wind Creek Event Center on Thursday, April 22, 2027.

Somewhere in the Lehigh Valley right now, someone is already planning the group text: matching outfits, a designated driver, and a firm agreement that everyone sings "Dancing Queen" whether they can or not. They've got almost six months to work it out.

The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA plays Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem on Thursday, April 22, 2027, at 8 p.m. The date was announced Oct. 26, and tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster. The room holds 3,750, which is a lot of seats for a Thursday in April, and a sign of how reliably this kind of show fills a house.

There are a lot of ABBA tributes out there, so it's worth knowing which one this is. The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA tours with an all-Swedish cast and has played in almost 25 countries, according to its Ticketmaster artist page. In North America it's presented by 21st Century Artists, Inc., which has been bringing the show to venues across the continent for well over a decade. The producers are also clear that it isn't affiliated with ABBA themselves or with *Mamma Mia*. This is a tribute concert, not a musical, and not the band.

It's also not to be confused with a German touring show billed as "ABBA – The Concert," which is performed by the Italian band ABBAMUSIC and runs a separate European schedule through 2027, per abbatheconcert.de listings. Same songs, different company. If you've seen clips online, check which one you were watching.

The Swedish production has been a steady presence on American stages. It played Wolf Trap outside Washington this year, and it's the kind of show that books performing arts centers, casinos and summer sheds alike. That's partly because the audience is so wide. People who bought *Arrival* on vinyl in the '70s come with their grandkids who learned the songs from the movies.

For Bethlehem, the booking fits Wind Creek's role as one of the Valley's bigger indoor rooms. A show like this doesn't need an introduction. Everyone in the building already knows the words to "Waterloo," "Mamma Mia" and "Take a Chance on Me," and the night lives or dies on whether the band can play them well enough to let the crowd do the rest.

This is a tribute concert, not a musical, and not the band.

April 22 is a Thursday, so plan for a work night, or take Friday off and make a weekend of it. Either way, get the tickets now, get the group text going, and start practicing the harmonies in the car.

Sources: ABBA The Concert on Tour (Ticketmaster artist page) (ticketmaster.com); The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA (Wolf Trap) (wolftrap.org); The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA (New Jersey Stage) (newjerseystage.com); ABBA - The Concert - performed by ABBAMUSIC - Rosenheim (MVP) (mvp.de); The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA at Wind Creek Event Center (JamBase) (jambase.com)