Were you at the Dome to witness Abba's thrilling victory in the Eurovision song contest in 1974?

Brighton Museum is now looking for people to share their memories and memorabilia from that glittering occasion.

It will be 50 years next year since the Swedish band won the competition and the museum is planning an exhibition to celebrate the triumphant evening.

The Argus: The now-entrance to the Brighton Museum promoting the Eurovision Song ContestThe now-entrance to the Brighton Museum promoting the Eurovision Song Contest (Image: Carol Homewood)

It has called out to the public to look in their garages, attics and behind their sofas for memorabilia to bring the show to life.

From costumes to tickets, autographs to pictures, Hedley Swain, chief executive of Brighton and Hove Museums is urging the public to get searching and help the museum stage the exhibition.

He said: "It will be a fun, nostalgic, evocative exhibition celebrating the 50-year anniversary of Abba’s Eurovision win at Brighton Dome on 6 April 1974."

It will mark the occasion with memories, ephemera, clothes and objects from people who were at the concert, who waited outside the stage door and The Grand hotel and who danced in the clubs to Waterloo when the band’s manager raced around distributing copies of the song after the win. 

“We want to hear from everyone who has a story to tell about that week," said Hedley.

"Did you bump into Abba in the city, work with them at the Dome or were you in the audience? Did their success have a big impact on your life? We want to hear all the stories about that remarkable week."

The Argus: The pop group Abba congratulate each other in Brighton, after winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with Waterloo, sung by the girls, Annifrid Lyngstad (Frida), second left, and Agnetha Faltskog (Anna).The pop group Abba congratulate each other in Brighton, after winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with Waterloo, sung by the girls, Annifrid Lyngstad (Frida), second left, and Agnetha Faltskog (Anna).

The group rose to international fame following the performance, quickly earning the title of one of the most successful pop groups in history with more than 150 million record sales.

The exhibition will now coincide with Abba's home country, Sweden, hosting the 2024 Eurovision song contest after Loreen's won the contest in Liverpool last weekend.

Brighton and Hove Museums is urging people to get in touch if they think they have something to share, however big or small.