⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Santa Barbara. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen vs. ABBA at The New Vic / Ensemble Theatre Company under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The New Vic / Ensemble Theatre Company
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 59 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show and close 5 minutes prior to the start. Late arrivals will not be permitted
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
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🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
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Tentative Program
- Dancing Queen - ABBA
- SOS - ABBA
- Money, Money, Money - ABBA
- Voulez Vous - ABBA
- Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
- I Want to Break Free - Queen
- Killer Queen - Queen
- Waterloo - ABBA
- Super Trouper - ABBA
- Mamma Mia - ABBA
- Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
- We Will Rock You - Queen
- We Are the Champions - Queen
- Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA
Performers
- String Quartet - Vapour String Quartet - Santa Barbara
Seating Map

User reviews
- They were great, we had an excellent time!
- Amazing performance! Would definitely come watch another one.
- Beautiful experience! We had a blast and enjoyed every moment!
- You all did amazing!!! I would love to see a Billy Idol rendition!
- First time experiencing these concerts and will definitely go again. The musicians were so talented.
- The musicians were amazing
- Absolutely fantastic musical performance…will not disappoint
- Fantastic!
- Wonderful concert. The musicians were amazing and the candlelight made the venue very intimate
- Incredibly talented musicians!
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The New Vic / Ensemble Theatre Company
The New Vic, home to the Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara, is a premier performing arts venue renowned for its modern design and intimate atmosphere. Originally a 1920s movie house, it was tr...
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