Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA

Listeso String Quartet takes the stage at the McNamara Alumni Center on Sunday, October 18, for a Candlelight concert that pits Queen against ABBA. It's a tribute show, not a performance by the bands themselves, and the whole thing is played under candlelight rather than a stage rig. The quartet covers the hits from both, and the set is split between the two: from ABBA, they're planning 'Dancing Queen', 'S.O.S.', 'Money Money Money', 'Waterloo' and 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!'; from Queen, 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'I Want to Break Free', 'Killer Queen', 'Don't Stop Me Now', 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions'.

The venue is the McNamara Alumni Center, located at 200 SE Oak St on the University of Minnesota campus. It opened in 2000 and holds 1,530 people, with architecture by Antoine Predock that draws on Minnesota's landscape of wood, water and copper. The building is known for its soaring Memorial Hall and a geode-like exterior, and it's a good distance from the noise of the city center.

Practical details: the show starts at 6:30 PM and runs for 60 minutes, with doors opening 45 minutes before. Tickets start at $32.94. The audience is aged 8 and up, and anyone under 16 has to be accompanied by an adult. Seats are assigned on arrival on a first-come basis within the zone you buy, so if you want a particular spot, you'll want to get there early. The show isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Queen, ABBA, their estates or official representatives.