ABBA Voyage Concert Experience

I'm not an Abba fan as such but am really interested in seeing this for the spectacle. Going forward as a rule of thumb, if the performer is alive, I want to see them playing live.

I can only think of me interested in a Queen version of this (who I think could pull it off although of course they your with Adam Lambert now which also works so whether they would be interested in this remains to be seen (maybe when Roger and Brian can't be arsed to tour anymore )

Interesting point.

However don't forget to factor in the performers age and their ability to stand on stage and perform.

They just may not have the physical stamina.

An example, towards the end of last nights concert whilst Agnetha was singing, Frida was dancing aroud, kicking, etc. In real life, I doubt she would have the ability. In fact (I believe) she had recentlyhad a hip replacement, which is why Frida was holdig a walking stick at the opening night of this 'experience'.

Ha!

I highly doubt my opinion of 'the show' will change, so not that bothered.

There were some people filming and taking photos with their phones but not as bad as most concerts.

Well my gob is smacked. That was amazing.

In hindsight, possibly I misheard the announcement but I thought they said you could film for no more that 30 seconds.

I took photographs but myself filmed 29 seconds during When All Is Said And Done, to keep with in the 30 timeframe.

That way friends and family in Australia can see it- it will be years before it lands down under.

We had an announcement on Monday night, but there wasn't one last night.

Nowhere near as bad as a regular concert though, not by a long shot.

I am going to Billie Eilish next week and am dreading it because I know it's going to be an endless ocean of tweens on their phones.

Quite simply the best thing I have even seen.
I can now die a happy man.

So glad you loved it!

So I have had a bit of a "siesta" as I was exhausted from the last 24 hours as along with Abba I also did the orbital tower and Cinderella plus act as tour guide for my friend who was visiting so was worn out.

Anyway this was, without doubt, the best thing I have ever seen, and I am old enough to have seen a lot!
Loved the arena and its design. Even though it seated 3000 people it felt quite intimate.
I cant describe how visually spectacular the concert was and the technology was mind blowing. Also as far as I am concerned I have just watched ABBA on stage. The Abbatars are so realistic I was convinced I was watching the 4 of them on stage. I just had to keep saying to myself that I was actually applauding no one and just a flat screen.
Loved the band and thought it was great they had an opportunity to do a solo number.
Thought the whole thing was so well put together and the 90 minutes just flew by.
My throat is very sore this morning as I just sang along at the top of my voice and didnt care that I was possibly out of tune.
I think what made it was the audience. A huge age range from oldies like me who remember very well watching Waterloo on TV in 1974 to small kids. Loved it that many people were dressed up in ABBA costumes and even saw a few kids dressed up at well. Audience very well behaved even though it was clear more than a few bevvies had been consumed before and during the concert. My favourite section was the dance floor and loved watching everyone having an absolute ball and thinking that if I was 40 years younger I would have loved to have been in the middle of them.
Staff were fab and did a great job. We had a bunch of ushers standing behind us and they were singing and dancing along. Not sure if they will still be doing that in a years time after seeing the show 8 or 9 times a week.
I kept looking around and looking at the faces of the audience and everyone had a huge grin of their face throughout.
I was sitting in Block C which is a centre block facing the stage so had a perfect view.
I could have easily sat there at the end and just waited for the next concert to start but not sure my ears could take it, they were ringing afterwards from the volume of the music.
Will I go again? Like a shot and if any of my friends want to go I am more than happy to go again and again.
Just a couple of bits of info for those due to go that might help.
We went to the 3pm performance and got to the venue about 2pm. Queue moved very quickly through security and ticket checks to get in and once in the foyer area it was very busy so people do seem to get there quite early to soak up the atmosphere. There was a portable merch kiosk outside before entering the arena and I would suggest you use it if you know what you want as there was a long queue both before and after for merch. There was also a 2nd merch stall which actually said cloakroom and I was told that they were selling all the limited edition items from that one. Plenty of food and drink places with a champagne bar in the middle that was actually pretty busy. Ushers also wandering around the foyer selling the programmes so you dont need to queue if thats all you want. The famous water bottles are sold in bar areas. Black one which is still water and white one which is sparkling. A bargain to be honest at £4.50 as can be reused and quite a solid metal bottle.
Anyone with mobility issues wont have an issue as its level access into the arena and, if you book accessible seats, then they have several sections on that level with uninterrupted views.
At the end we hung around for a while as people left and so by the time we went across the road to Pudding Mill Lane DLR station there was no queue, so worth noting if you are not in a hurry.
Anyway if you have managed to get to the end of my ramblings I hope you love the concert as much as I did.

Meant to say; we were in the middle of block F which is the furthest left. I was worried that the effect might be ruined from a more side on perspective but it was absolutely fine. Every effort is made to disguise the functionality of things, so there is a heavy fog in the room throughout and light always moving around the space.

It's pretty much every 3 songs to give the Abbatar projectors a break otherwise they will overheat and stop working.