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Post by bennybjorn on Jul 30, 2022 11:52:25 GMT
It seems the concerts are selling and selling, and that's even without me having attended yet! It's no surprise, really, as it's basically just Abba's greatest hits (almost) live so I don't see why it would do any less well than Mamma Mia...
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Post by undertheappletree on Jul 30, 2022 17:24:44 GMT
Is the departure lounge good value? Here is a little pre View Video of the Lounge Area' l still have not seen the Show, so don't know the Prices, but looks like a treat if you can afford it. Mamma Mia The Party, looks like it has had a bit of a re vamp, who has been? We are Spoilt with 3 Abba related Shows to Visit in London!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2022 17:04:35 GMT
A quick survey on members here and the ABBAtars concert. Which apply to you?
Option A: I have seen the show. How many times? Option B: I have booked and will go. When? Option C: I will go but haven't booked yet Option D: I won't go. Why?
For me, it is Option C. I will probably go in December. Maybe a birthday treat for myself. From what I gather you have to book 2 or 3 months in advance to get a choice of seats at reasonable prices.
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Post by jj on Aug 4, 2022 17:51:29 GMT
Maybe a birthday threat for myself.
This typo is just too funny!!
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Post by bennybjorn on Aug 4, 2022 18:00:35 GMT
A quick survey on members here and the ABBAtars concert. Which apply to you? Option A: I have seen the show. How many times? Option B: I have booked and will go. When? Option C: I will go but haven't booked yet Option D: I won't go. Why? For me, it is Option C. I will probably go in December. Maybe a birthday threat for myself. From what I gather you have to book 2 or 3 months in advance to get a choice of seats at reasonable prices. Hmm, is someone finally conceding that sales for the Voyage concerts are pretty flipping impressive after all?! Thought you'd concluded they'd be like the Voyage album - strong for 2 or 3 months then that would be it. I could never really see a reason why it wouldn't replicate the success of Mamma Mia. Despite its title, it is effectively their greatest hits (almost) live...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2022 18:21:15 GMT
I never said the Voyage concert would only last 2 or 3 months. Sales were similar to Voyage the album until opening about 400,000. (Actually a bit more for the album, a bit less for the concert) Yes, picked up as they were bound to given the promotion and positive reviews. Sales for August and September are low availability not limited availability so not sell outs - yet. There's still plenty of tickets available for the October to December and indeed until next May. It is too early to say how the successful the show will last. Here is the official website which confirms high availability from October. Yes, I expect of course people to book this month for later but how many tickets we don't know yet. I hope the Voyage show is a full sell-out until it's scheduled run at least. It is a Greatest Hits show but that doesn't necessarily mean it will have success like Gold Greatest Hits. Yes, I know the Mamma Mia musical was a huge success but at least that had real people, was in a better location and not as expensive. The film versions may have raised expectations of a DVD/digital version at some point. Have you seen the show Bennybjorn?
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Post by jon on Aug 4, 2022 18:48:44 GMT
A quick survey on members here and the ABBAtars concert. Which apply to you? Option A: I have seen the show. How many times? Option B: I have booked and will go. When? Option C: I will go but haven't booked yet Option D: I won't go. Why? For me, it is Option C. I will probably go in December. Maybe a birthday threat for myself. From what I gather you have to book 2 or 3 months in advance to get a choice of seats at reasonable prices. Option A: Saw the show in June, and have booked to go again in October and could be persuaded to go for a third time esp as its running till May 2023, as other posts have said there's still quite high availability for the winter shows.
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Post by Sindy on Aug 4, 2022 18:50:51 GMT
The December shows are bound to be very popular.
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Post by foreverfan on Aug 4, 2022 19:26:08 GMT
Option A for me.. went end of May and probably will go again when they change the set list. It’s looking like the shows are filling a few months from “ now “ this Winter will be interesting when the weather changes, but have a feeling it will sell and sell, so those of us who want to go will have to be quick to get those cheaper seats.....
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Post by HOMETIME on Aug 4, 2022 19:47:57 GMT
It's C for me. Probably in mid-late January with a friend who's coming home from the Middle East. We went to our first concert together on 15 November 1979 - ABBA in Dublin.
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Post by Alan on Aug 4, 2022 22:15:45 GMT
Option A: I have seen the show. How many times? Option B: I have booked and will go. When? Option C: I will go but haven't booked yet Option D: I won't go. Why? Option A, but only the once. I enjoyed the whole experience, but I wouldn’t say it blew me away enough to want to keep seeing it. A significant setlist change would help, and I know my sister would like to see it at some point, so I’m pretty sure I’ll be going again. I never see a live act twice in the same tour so this isn’t really any criticism of Voyage. To want to go again at all when much of it will be identical to what I’ve already seen is enough.
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Post by gary on Aug 5, 2022 8:26:06 GMT
Option B. In November. To be honest, the whole concept didn’t excite me very much, but everyone I know who has seen it says it’s terrific, so I’m in. And it’s a nice present for my partner’s birthday. I paid £66 each for tickets in BL G. I hope they’re decent seats as £66 was about the lowest price.
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Post by Michal on Aug 5, 2022 8:41:44 GMT
Option A - I have seen the show twice so far. I had a ticket for the VIP opening on 26th May. Then I was lucky enough to buy a ticket for the 27th May show when hanging around the arena before the concert. I was blown away the first time and I was glad I could see it once more to fully digest it all. I'm already toying with the idea of going again, especially if the setlist is about to change, but it was a very expensive trip, so I doubt I really will. However, if the show moves somewhere closer (Germany), I would go for sure. It's truly spectacular.
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Post by foreverfan on Aug 5, 2022 8:48:16 GMT
Gary, you have nothing to worry about, apart from a few seats at the back and perhaps from the far sides, you’ll get a great view and experience, I’ve been told more than once there isn’t a bad seat.. you’ll enjoy it.... get carried away...even though I enjoyed the Initial Mamma Mia theatre show, ( one of us few ..lol ) Voyage is far superior in every way.
In fact has anyone on here have anything negative to say about the show itself, not the theatre or where it is, and they’re not that bad, or even the prices.....
Personally it seems to be working well from what I hear...
I’ll be back, probably in 2023, unless a complete collapse over this winter due to UK economic conditions, which may keep a few UK residents away but not the tourists, I can see Voyage being around longer than May 23.
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Post by bennybjorn on Aug 5, 2022 8:52:25 GMT
I never said the Voyage concert would only last 2 or 3 months. Sales were similar to Voyage the album until opening about 400,000. (Actually a bit more for the album, a bit less for the concert) Yes, picked up as they were bound to given the promotion and positive reviews. Sales for August and September are low availability not limited availability so not sell outs - yet. There's still plenty of tickets available for the October to December and indeed until next May. It is too early to say how the successful the show will last. Here is the official website which confirms high availability from October. Yes, I expect of course people to book this month for later but how many tickets we don't know yet. I hope the Voyage show is a full sell-out until it's scheduled run at least. It is a Greatest Hits show but that doesn't necessarily mean it will have success like Gold Greatest Hits. Yes, I know the Mamma Mia musical was a huge success but at least that had real people, was in a better location and not as expensive. The film versions may have raised expectations of a DVD/digital version at some point. Have you seen the show Bennybjorn? Yeah, must admit I thought the logic was a little skewed. Gold and Mamma Mia didn't sell millions of copies/tickets in the first few months - it was over several years, so it seemed a slightly odd comparison. From my own group of friends, I think literally none of them have bought Voyage, and they've virtually all seen Mamma Mia (films and show) and have Gold, and they're all super keen to see Voyage. I expect this is the case generally, especially given the amazing reviews. I've not been yet - I'm keen to get a dancefloor ticket but don't want to wait two months so trying to pick one up at short notice off Gumtree (or similar). If this hasn't worked by the autumn, guess I'll just buy one that's a couple of months away. Although the venue is a little awkward to get to, it's only 10 mins from Stratford which has great connections in all directions, and is where the 2012 Olympics took place, so not really that remote. The novelty of a purpose-built theatre probably even adds to its appeal. Super pleased at the success of it all.
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Post by undertheappletree on Aug 5, 2022 9:13:50 GMT
Option C for me, if l was in the UK l would of seen the Show by now. Hopefully will Visit UK at some point next year.
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Post by Michal on Aug 5, 2022 9:14:21 GMT
In fact has anyone on here have anything negative to say about the show itself, not the theatre or where it is, and they’re not that bad, or even the prices..... Well, I could live without the animated sequences and the Waterloo "video performance". I would much prefer the avatar performances. Otherwise there's not much to complain about. As for the location... the arena is next to a tube station so it's easily accessible. I don't see a problem.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2022 10:06:13 GMT
Bennybjorn - you are the one using comparisons ofthe Voyage show with Mamma Mia and Gold Greatest Hits.
Yes, they did take years to sell millions of tickets/copies, so the logic being Voyage would be a longrunner lasting years. Well, we don't know. That said, the 1977 concert at the Royal Albert Hall had a couple of million applications for a few thousand seats. The concerts in 1979 I guess also had large numbers wanting ticket and applying when shows announced.
I guess location isn't that bad but may put some off. If you don't live near London it will be an expensive trip with transport and hotel accommodation. The cost of living crisis could be a factor down the line.
I haven't seen any negative comments/reviews about the show itself (apart from the day there were technical problems - but that was a one-off).
I read that the idea of the animation pieces was to prevent the abbatars overheating. Any truth in that?
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Post by Michel on Aug 5, 2022 10:09:26 GMT
As for the location... the arena is next to a tube station so it's easily accessible. Yes, that's true enough. Its location is convenient if you want to go there for just one day to see the show and leave again. But I wouldn't recommend this area for an extended stay which makes it a disadvantage for people traveling from abroad. I stayed at a nearby hotel for two nights on 26 and 27 May and apart from the Voyage show there wasn't much to do in the surrounding area. I also got the impression that this was not the most aesthetically pleasing part of London.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2022 10:20:28 GMT
Michel - you're right. It's not a very pretty part of London. The West End would be more conveniant for casual fans/tourists that's for sure.
But the nature of the show meant it had to have own venue.
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Post by Sindy on Aug 5, 2022 10:37:50 GMT
It takes 36 mins, two changes and costs £5 return to travel by train from Covent Garden Underground to Pudding Mill Lane DLR station.
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Post by Michel on Aug 5, 2022 11:21:08 GMT
Yes, maybe in hindsight I should have booked a hotel in a different area, but I specifically searched for a hotel at walking distance from the ABBA Arena so that there would be no more traveling involved once I got there. I traveled from abroad so I did not know this part of London. Like I said, the area is most definitely not appealing for an extended stay. I couldn't even find a restaurant that looked nice enough to go in. I booked private transport by car from Heathrow airport and it was also a very long drive. It took about two and a half to three hours to get from the airport to the hotel. I definitely think the show would attract more casual fans if the venue was situated in a more touristic area.
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Post by Sindy on Aug 5, 2022 11:31:13 GMT
By train, it takes 1 hour 10 minutes from Heathrow airport station to Pudding Mill Lane DLR station. It takes 49 minutes from Heathrow to Covent Garden by train.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2022 13:03:34 GMT
I definitely think the show would attract more casual fans if the venue was situated in a more touristic area. I agree. If you stayed in the nice touristy but expensive Covent Garden area it takes 38 minutes from Covent Garden to Pudding Mill Lane DLR. That's fine for most people but not maybe not the casual tourist which the show will need for a really long run and/or full capacity. I am glad the Docklands Light Railway station is across the road from the venue. Even I can't mess that up. I am totally useless at following directions. 🤪
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Post by Michal on Aug 5, 2022 13:52:35 GMT
As for the location... the arena is next to a tube station so it's easily accessible. Yes, that's true enough. Its location is convenient if you want to go there for just one day to see the show and leave again. But I wouldn't recommend this area for an extended stay which makes it a disadvantage for people traveling from abroad. I stayed there for 4 days. I've chosen to stay at Stratford partly because I wanted to be within a walking distance from the Arena and partly because the hotel was cheaper than those in central London. I agree the place is not exactly attractive, however it's no problem to travel to the tourist-attractive parts of London by tube. Also it was very easy to travel to Stratford from the Stansted Airport so I don't complain.
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Post by bennybjorn on Aug 5, 2022 14:57:06 GMT
Bennybjorn - you are the one using comparisons ofthe Voyage show with Mamma Mia and Gold Greatest Hits. Yes, they did take years to sell millions of tickets/copies, so the logic being Voyage would be a longrunner lasting years. Well, we don't know. That said, the 1977 concert at the Royal Albert Hall had a couple of million applications for a few thousand seats. The concerts in 1979 I guess also had large numbers wanting ticket and applying when shows announced. I guess location isn't that bad but may put some off. If you don't live near London it will be an expensive trip with transport and hotel accommodation. The cost of living crisis could be a factor down the line. I haven't seen any negative comments/reviews about the show itself (apart from the day there were technical problems - but that was a one-off). I read that the idea of the animation pieces was to prevent the abbatars overheating. Any truth in that? Hmm, I'm pretty certain you said that it was apparent that the Voyage concerts were only going to sell on the scale of the Voyage album, and not Gold, as only a few hundred thousand tickets sold upfront and there was then a rapid tail off? I don't really have any great insight into these things other than knowing my own group of theatre/concert attending friends, literally none of whom have bought Voyage but I think have all got Gold and are all keen to see the show. I'm guessing more casual fans are waiting for the demand to die down a little so they can buy with a month or so's notice, but I expect it will do well over these coming months, especially with the run-up to Christmas. Guess Jan/Feb could be a struggle and they might need a change of setlist (or the much fabled new song!) to keep the momentum going. The tickets do seem expensive but, then again, you end up paying that much or more for lots of conventional concerts these days. I still resent having to pay more than £50 to see pretty much anyone! Yep, I read about overheating/animation thing but don't know if true.
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Post by jon on Aug 5, 2022 21:53:52 GMT
I'm lucky that I live in the South east and could travel up by train , My only quibble was there were no signs or directions at Stratford Station so you could find the Arena easier, as its not a part of London i know too well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2022 7:07:11 GMT
Bennybjorn - Up to now ABBA's ticket sales for Voyage are indeed more like Voyage (the album). To be more like Gold's the show would literally have to run for years. We don't know hiw long it will last. I hope this helps.
Tickets were announced back in September last year. A big flurry of activity in first few weeks, naturally. By the eve of opening in May it was announced 380,000 sold. I would expect the opening and positive reviews helped too - but not on same scale as initial announcement. Why? Still some seats left this month and next and plenty of seats available until next May. If it is to be a sell out for a year it needs to sell a million tickets. It is a long way from that. Let alone the millions of Gold or Mamma Mia. It may be a sellout for a year - even more. But it will need to attract the more casual fan and tourist. This is where pricing, location and frequent advertising comes into play.
Btw, there is no need to over-use the quote facility and just quote large chunks or all of my posts.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2022 9:57:18 GMT
Jon - couldn't you have got the DLR to Pudding Mill Line? My understanding is that it is opposite the venue.
I am not that familar with Stratford (I was at the Olympics but that was 10 years ago)
I live near London. I might pop in for a mouch around the area before I go.
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Post by welshboy on Aug 6, 2022 10:01:20 GMT
I was going to the Voyage show again on the 26th of August, But I have been thinking I would like to have one or two different songs in the set list. So I think I will wait until I here that new songs have been added. Its such a great show. Maybe in the new year?
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