Been bugging me for a while now, but I do find it alarming that so many local music venues, instead of putting on new, young bands, or even established older bands, instead fill the spots with groups who are 'Tribute Bands', usually with a name that is some cringe-inducing pun on the original name or a song title.
Now I confess I attended a Bjorn Again concert and have a few CD singles of theirs. They were real fun to watch, especially after some form of, shall we say, 'relaxant'. But that was nearly 15 years ago, and in which case they probably have outlasted ABBA! But surely this situation must be so frustrating for a band struggling for gigs? Perhaps this will come to haunt the UK music scene.
Or will we soon have a tribute band to a tribute band?
You should try http://www.Abbaesque.co.uk for an ABBA Tribute band to remember!
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