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Post by KMKY on May 29, 2022 21:19:31 GMT
That could be a very good cover art.
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Post by KMKY on May 30, 2022 7:34:14 GMT
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Post by thevisitor3 on May 30, 2022 7:44:30 GMT
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Post by Alan on May 30, 2022 8:50:57 GMT
I see people are selling their opening night badges on eBay. What a shame people lucky enough to go on the first night aren't big enough fans to keep this bit of history! It’s not actually just for the opening night. They were handing them out on the way out of the arena yesterday, so I got one. If they were intended for the opening night only then they obviously had plenty left over. Certainly not planning to sell ours. Curiously, I can’t see the mug on eBay yet (not the vintage enamel one but the one with various ABBA logos used over the years). That one disappeared from the online store so I was expecting it to be sold out, but plenty of them at the venue so I got one. I wonder if they have had them removed from eBay? Here is what I got. Yes, I’ve reached an age where I find socks interesting! Plus it’s a nice box, but not big enough for my Voyage CD collection unfortunately.  |
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Post by KMKY on May 31, 2022 6:50:24 GMT
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Post by KMKY on May 31, 2022 6:51:47 GMT
sorry for the first video, it was supposed to be the second video to be posted...
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Post by undertheappletree on May 31, 2022 8:00:52 GMT
I am impressed with the Merchandise design and Choice of Colours; Especially The Tour Jacket, and T Shirts.
Lots of fans singing Mamma Mia! On Tube Sta. The Mamma Mia' Line
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Post by KMKY on May 31, 2022 16:36:58 GMT
Outch !   |
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Post by foreverfan on Jun 1, 2022 9:09:33 GMT
Ok, I was lucky to go to Voyage on Monday evening with a very good friend of mine, both of us have been fans for so long, he was lucky to see the 79 concert and in his opinion this is far superior....
I had started this review on the train yesterday on the way home and was just about to post and went through tunnel and lost the lot ..lol It has enabled me to ponder more.....
I’m not going to say much about the set list, as it’s impossible to please everyone, and if you sit thinking ifs buts and maybes, it would spoil the experience, take it for what it is....
Initially, a small issue that may get changed over time, the queues to actually enter are open to the elements so a cold wet January isn’t going to be much fun,
Once inside, all covered , again in January could be cold, that said all is there that you.d expect from a concert. The shop is slightly disappointing, it’s small and missed opportunity in not selling Voyage or Gold or any album for that matter, unless as being a bit of a dinosaur CDs etc are no longer the way to go.. but hey a missed opportunity
Otherwise usual merchandise that we al know about , some reasonable others expensive, but each to their own.
Beer/ Drinks and Food are London prices , so no great surprise , your choice .....
The arena is amazing , especially as a temporary structure, it appears to hold more than 3000 when it’s full especially the standing area which looks like 3000 in its self...
Seating is good ( I had Row E,block H) couldnt ask for better.
The Show...most has been already said, but personally ..amazing... I may be naive in shows but the lighting is incredible all the way through, it could invoke jaw dropping moments..lol.
Like I said I’m not going to dissect each track, obviously some are better than others , but you get carried along. Personally again best section is the so called Tron , just brilliant and very crowd pleasing.. especially GGG a crowd pleaser and great Sing a long...
At this point I was very happy to note that if seated, everyone stayed seated bopping along until the end of course.. so great to watch , so many stand the minute a show starts, why not just go to the standing area ?
Missed opportunity for Eagle and Voulez Vous, nothing much wrong with the animation clip , but let’s be honest we were there for the Abbatars.. dare I say a good point to get a drink or go toilet.. but you really don’t wish to miss a thing.
The final 3 tracks, just wrong order, I guess you should end with your biggest hit DQ and it would have been an out of this world finale ... or even dare I say Thankyou for the Music.. but hey small preferences and all personal....
As we know when they come on at the end, it is very emotional even though you know...
Would I go again, yes , when they hopefully change the set list, which I think they will.
One word ... Wonderfull , a memory for a life time...
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Post by Michal on Jun 4, 2022 11:34:09 GMT
I see people are selling their opening night badges on eBay. What a shame people lucky enough to go on the first night aren't big enough fans to keep this bit of history! It’s not actually just for the opening night. They were handing them out on the way out of the arena yesterday, so I got one. If they were intended for the opening night only then they obviously had plenty left over. I was there on both 26th and 27th May and I didn't get one. I was not even aware there were any badges handed out until I read about them here. Strange... |
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Post by Michal on Jun 4, 2022 11:36:53 GMT
Outch ! Clearly I should have bought more programmes to cover the costs of the trip  No, seriously, this is greedy. |
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Post by foreverfan on Jun 4, 2022 11:45:07 GMT
^^^ nearly walked past the lady giving out badges, at the door leaving auditorium... she had a few hundred I guess, they won’t last long
Regarding demographics, I felt it was a mixture leaning to the more mature, that said all the more ardent fans are of a certain age, as time goes by I guess it will get younger, as perceived as a good night out...and word of mouth....
Sorry to say this , if you do go and sit there wishing for TACOM or ST, your wasting a good night..enjoy the now , tomorrow is another day...
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Post by bennybjorn on Jun 11, 2022 13:18:25 GMT
Wouldn't it be amusing (or perhaps infuriating) if you went to see Voyage, and every song used was one sung by Bjorn!
So, you'd get Does Your Mother, Two for the Price, and a load of (mainly) rubbish off the earlier albums.
Wonder if there are enough Bjorn-leads to fill a set? Guessing perhaps something like 15?
And I think Benny also has a lead vocal but possibly only on one song.
It would be a night for the super-fans!
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Post by lycka on Jun 11, 2022 15:57:47 GMT
Not so sure that would be a good idea. I would pay.....never to hear I saw it in the mirror again 😂😂
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2022 17:24:24 GMT
Me too, Lycka
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Post by daronjulian on Jun 12, 2022 8:06:54 GMT
I see people are selling their opening night badges on eBay. What a shame people lucky enough to go on the first night aren't big enough fans to keep this bit of history! It’s not actually just for the opening night. They were handing them out on the way out of the arena yesterday, so I got one. If they were intended for the opening night only then they obviously had plenty left over. Certainly not planning to sell ours. Curiously, I can’t see the mug on eBay yet (not the vintage enamel one but the one with various ABBA logos used over the years). That one disappeared from the online store so I was expecting it to be sold out, but plenty of them at the venue so I got one. I wonder if they have had them removed from eBay? Here is what I got. Yes, I’ve reached an age where I find socks interesting! Plus it’s a nice box, but not big enough for my Voyage CD collection unfortunately. |
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Post by daronjulian on Jun 12, 2022 8:09:44 GMT
I too went mad at the webshop and bought the socks but they have not arrived yet.
Now hear is the unexpected bit...
I emailed to ask if they would be doing a restock of the items that have now sold out. Their response was... "It is not definate, but keep checking the website."
So the show is due to run for three years and yet they not stocking up the shop. They could have made a lot more money and sold more copies of Voyage.
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Post by Alan on Jun 12, 2022 8:39:32 GMT
I emailed to ask if they would be doing a restock of the items that have now sold out. Their response was... "It is not definate, but keep checking the website." So the show is due to run for three years and yet they not stocking up the shop. They could have made a lot more money and sold more copies of Voyage. I succumbed to an eBay flipper regarding the red vinyl of Voyage. £55 with free postage. Issue price was £35 but probably about £3 postage on top. It was an offer and at the time I couldn’t see any that had gone for lower. I’m not checking eBay again for them. If it comes back up on the official store, I might get another and similarly flip it, so I can make some of the money back! |
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Post by bennybjorn on Jun 12, 2022 21:09:30 GMT
Not so sure that would be a good idea. I would pay.....never to hear I saw it in the mirror again 😂😂 I saw it in the mirror? Blimey, I'd forgotten about that one. Excruciating! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2022 16:26:09 GMT
Not forgetting " Man In The Middle ", Bennybjorn. That would be a travesty.
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Post by welshboy on Jun 20, 2022 9:39:31 GMT
I wonder if the song list will change by the 26th August? I think it will be to early, If I had to bet it would be the end of the year or 26th May next year.
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Post by foreverfan on Jun 20, 2022 10:17:57 GMT
It will be interesting when the set change happens, as that’s when I’d like to go again..
I’d imagine around Christmas time , depending on which tracks they add and delete, HNY would be perfect, but it’s appeal is only for a short time frame to the general public, it would be silly to have it in July along with Little Things...
So for repeat viewings in the hardest part of the year, Winter, that’s when I’d guess....
Wonder how quick they can actually add/ delete a track to the set list.....
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Post by joseph on Jun 27, 2022 20:13:11 GMT
This has to be seen. Frida is adorable. I don't know who is saying to Frida, "She's gonna tattoo that so be careful" but I'd have told her to shut up and show some respect! vm.tiktok.com/ZMNrhDVfS/?k=1 |
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Post by richard on Jun 28, 2022 13:35:15 GMT
Lovely to see this. Frida here, and Agnetha, have such class and natural, unforced, charm about them.
A video on YouTube showing Frida as the surprise guest speaker a few tears ago at a gay rights evening (or something like that) brought tears to my eyes because of the fantastic, warm, overwhelming reception to her from the audience. And thoroughly deserved.
And no doubt there are videos of social occasions in which Agnetha has got an equally enthusiastic response.
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Post by Gillian Taylforth on Jul 1, 2022 22:08:15 GMT
Read on Twitter that the show stopped half way through and took 1 hour to get running again but without the side screens after the restart.
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Post by Michal on Jul 2, 2022 8:34:22 GMT
I've read about it too and I find it alarming that it took them so long to fix it and even then not to a full scale performance. It is a very bad publicity for the show, especially if it should happen again. I can understand the disappointment, especially if you travel from far away to see the show. Even a full refund is not enough - imagine coming from Australia, spending fortunes on airfare and hotel and then such thing happens. The only way to fully compensate is to do an extra show for those unlucky fans, who had tickets for 1st July performance.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2022 11:39:01 GMT
I guess with such a technical show, it was going to happen at some point, I am sure behind the scenes, during and since, they will be doing their absolute utmost, working furiously, to avoid more issues. I guess it's not much different to a concert actually being cancelled at the last minute due to the artist being taken ill, at least the show re-started, which you wouldn't get with flesh and blood artists. I am sure it must have been frustrating all round, and I'm not underestimating the disappointment people must have felt, but that sort of glitch was always a possibility with such a high tech show. I wonder if they tried turning it off and back on again lol! Sorry, couldn't resist!
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Post by joseph on Jul 2, 2022 12:52:27 GMT
An hour can feel like a very long time. Still, these things happen. I imagine it must have spoiled the enjoyment of the show for the people there- all 3000 of them!!
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Post by undertheappletree on Jul 2, 2022 16:09:03 GMT
Omg, just read about it now! the Glitch, I think Agnetatar Switched the lights off and did a runner! It was too much for her, 30 Concerts in a row, well it would be, expect it to be splashed all across the Daily rags soon.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2022 16:50:02 GMT
New video of opening night
I have to say they can't afford any more technical malfunctions.
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