Yup. I've got a fair few Swedish friends and they are all lovely people. And the Swedes still make great music especially in Gothenburg, the home of dream-pop.
Tony Meolas Loan Spell and I shied away from going to see ELO because the tickets are well in excess of £100 but I think both of us agree that we'd both happily pay that and more to see Abba live in concert.