After 40 years, the Abba are back. A groundbreaking concert is scheduled for one of the most successful pop bands of all time, which will see Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid perform digitally with a 10-piece live band in a purpose-built arena in London from 27 May 2022 is a completely new record.
The digital version of Abba was created after weeks and months of filming with motion capture and technical performances with the four members of the band and a team of 850 members of Industrial Light & Magic, the company founded by George Lucas on his first foray into music. . Today, 40 years after their last studio album “The Visitors”, Abba not only recorded two new songs “‘I Still Have Faith In You” and “Don’t Shut Me Down”, which will be part of the concert, but they recorded and produced a whole new album.
Recorded together with Benny’s studio, Riksmixningsverket, in Stockholm, “Voyage” will be released worldwide on November 5th on the Universal Music Group label. Abba Voyage will kick off on May 27, 2022 at Abba Arena, a state-of-the-art 3,000-seat arena built in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It will be possible to pre-register to purchase tickets starting at 19:00 today on abbavoyage.com while tickets will be on sale from Tuesday 7 September.
With nearly 400 million albums sold worldwide, 17 number one hits and more than 16 million global streams per week, Abba is one of the most successful bands of all time. Since their debut with “Waterloo” in 1974, Abba’s music has captured the hearts of people all over the world. Today, their songs – written and produced by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and performed with passion and devotion by the voices of Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad – are considered a fundamental part of international music. In the 21st century, the Abba are more famous than ever.
Abba Gold, originally released in 1992, recently passed the thousandth week on the UK Album Chart, becoming the first album in history to achieve this goal. On TikTok, the contents with the hashtag #Abba have recently reached one billion views, without the catalog being officially accessible on the platform. In 2010 Abba were inducted into the Rock N’Roll Hall of Fame and in 2015 “Dancing Queen”, one of their most beloved songs, was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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