70th Anniversary of Gamleby Folkpark (BJÖRN)

Filmed: Sunday 21 July 2019

Location: Slottsholmen, Västervik, Sweden

Release status: Unreleased

Shown in: Worldwide - Internet

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Björn gave an exclusive interview to local publication Västerviks-Tidningen talking about his memories of the local Folkpark at Gamleby, just 20 minutes north of Västervik and 3 hours south of Stockholm by car.

ABBA played at Gamleby Folkpark on Wednesday 9 July 1975.  The preparations took several hours and 3,542 people were in the audience.

The reporter from Västerviks-Tidningen showed Björn the headline from their edition on 10 July 1975 which said, "ABBA attracted and lit 4 000." 

Björn said, “” don't remember a lot, but I think it must have been quite special. I think I was proud to get back to the  MY Folkpark, which Gamleby had become, and this time more international than before. I was probably quite proud and it was certainly people that I felt in the crowd. It was a bit special.  It's the Folkpark that I remember best of all. It was always one of the best backstage. Many times you had to get dressed in a cart and run through the crowd. In Gamleby they have always thought about the artists. And among the artists, Gamleby Folkpark is one of the most popular. Many people often came. It was easy to load and nice dressing rooms where there were always sandwiches."


 

Thanks to Gerard Hesen

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