ABBA Voyage - Spoilers thread

I will be standing from start to end! Definitely that's great to know I was so bothered about someone arguing with me 🤣

Not being funny but that's definitely not the way I see it. Anybody who has ever been to a concert stands up,it's the fun of it all. I would have been in standing if I wasn't going with my gran because that was my preference, still isn't going to stop me getting up when I have paid nearly £1000 to go!!!!!!

Gamleman, I agree it is inconsiderate of people to stand up at a concert while all behind are sitting down. You are a proper gentleman by continuing to be seated out of courtesy. It is exactly what I would do. We are of " the old school " generation where politeness and good manners were not frowned upon or a sign of weakness.

This doesn't really make sense to me.
Abba Gold has sold millions, yes, (5.5 million I think in the UK) but this has been over THIRTY YEARS! 
That's an average of less than 200,000 per year. The Voyage show I think has already sold 400,000 in just a few months.
So, on average it is selling at a rate massively in excess of Abba Gold.
Of course it won't hang around for 30 years - I think they only have planning permission for 2 or 3.
But in terms of success, comparing Voyage show's sales in a few months with 30 years of Abba Gold just isn't relevant.
If the show simply comprised songs from Voyage there would indeed be grounds for pessimism but it doesn't. It's effectively Abba's greatest hits live, and will probably run and run like the Mamma Mia show has.
I don't know how they reinvigorate MM's sales when demand slips (I recall seeing poster campaigns every so often) but guess they might need to spend a bit of cash on advertising every now and then, and they can also introduce new songs (including potentially brand new songs).
The idea that the show will run out of steam in autumn just seems bizarre. But we'll see...

BennyBorn

Gold and Mamma films appealed to millions of casual fans. It remains to be seen if the Voyage show will.

Ticket sales are *only* 400,000 and look sluggish from the autumn onwards.I know the Voyage show is a Greatest Hits concert but what it has in common with its namesake the album is that it had huge sales in the first couple of weeks that have become a trickle. The opening and reviews have no doubt helped but it needs a lot more.

Whilst the show has received rave reviews the jury is still out on his commercial success and how long it will run.

Casual fans may have spent a tenner on a cinema ticket for Mamma Mia or the GOLD CD but spending much more on a ticket, transport and hotel is another matter.


I am not sure you distinguish between hardcore and casual fans.

It would be nice if people could respond to posts without unnecessary and lengthy quotes.

The idea that because you've bought a ticket you can just stand up and block the view of the person behind you doesn't sit well with me. It comes across as selfish and entitled. At least check with whoever is directly behind you. They're called seats for a reason. I'm still undecided whether to book the dancefloor part or a seated area. I'm not much for dancing anymore but you never know I suppose.

One thing I'm unsure about..which maybe someone can help me with here . The VIEW. From the little footage I've seen it appears that although from certain areas you can see the avatars they still seem some distance away. I don't want to watch something that's basically tiny and in the distance and have to rely on images when they pop up occasionally on the side screen. That really would be just like watching a bloody video at home.

Already I can envisage other ABBA fans getting on my nerves...standing up and hovering around before going to the toilet and obscuring the view, like those annoying people at the cinema.

I DEMAND a special, private screening with annoying AꓭBA fans locked up and gagged in a cupboard somewhere 😃

Joseph and Angela have both made the case for a dvd of the show. I know "the management" don't want to talk about it now, understandably, but it is inevitable I believe.

Another annoying habit at concerts is filming everything on your mobile phone. Do people actually look back at that rubbishy footage? 😀

Here's my tuppence-worth about the seated/standing issue. In the last few years, I have developed arthritis. Most days it's fine but I have days where my knee (in particular) is really painful. So far, so middle aged. I've been looking at booking tickets and my natural instinct is to book a seat. I have to say that if I end up behind somebody who insists on standing and blocking my view, I'll be both angry and disappointed. And it is genuinely one of the reasons I haven't booked a ticket yet. I have been thinking that I should just avoid that stress and book a dancefloor ticket: if I neck enough painkillers earlier in the day, I should be fine. But should I really have to do that? Does someone else's sense of entitlement trump what I thought was a right to a view from my expensive seat? Am I to be written off as a killjoy by the entitled person in the seat in front of me? Imagine it was a cane-toting Frida behind you. She might be mostly mobile, but would it be fair or respectable to force her to her feet to see a show she bought a ticket for?

But I'm not naive. I've been to enough seated concerts over the years to know that the act will usually encourage people to their feet at key moments. I've been that previously-seated dancer myself. It's almost embedded in the culture. Nobody wants to be that killjoy, so the choice is miss a chunk of the show or don't go at all. We can't afford to be ageist here: a significant chunk of the ABBA fanbase is in early-to-late middle age. Some are older. A "deal with it, Nana" response to the issue is lazy and unfair.

In short, whether I'm fit or a physical wreck, I expect to be able to see a show I paid through the nose for. I'm not apologising for that.

Now, here's a basket of puppies to make up for my crosspatch post.

I think pharmaceuticals and a dancefloor ticket is the only safe solution!

If the ticket is called ‘seated’, it means you should be seated. If everyone stands for DQ then no problem, but if just one person is still seated in the same zone then the rest must not stand so they don’t block their view. Maybe they should be shining a torch light on those who are standing up (like they now do if they see you filming the gig) in the seated areas too?

Wherever you go for a night out whether to a concert or cinema there will always be a crowd of rowdy individuals who don't care two hoots if they spoil the enjoyment for others. I agree with Joseph lock them up and throw away the key. These selfish ones don't deserve to attend the concert and should be forbidden whether they are fans of ABBA or not.

Done both Departure Loung & shows each day: 30th May (evening), 2nd June (Matinee); 3rd June (Evening:. Back down 11th June for Departure Lounge & Show in the afternoon and evening! LOVE IT!!!

Looks inviting.