ABBA reunion keeps Björn Ulvaeus up at night

This May, ABBA will make history (once again) as their much-anticipated Voyage concerts begin. As already known, these are digital shows with so-called ABBatars.

Hologram gigs have been around for a long time now, with varying degrees of success and not always of the best quality. The concerts in London in a separate arena built for the Swedes should advance into another dimension.

That was also the case for “Voyage”, the new ABBA album. Although it was of course a smashing success (among other things it went platinum in just a few days, no record in this millennium sold faster), along with the new shows it gave the musicians some headaches.

Despite the great success, Björn Ulvaeus had numerous concerns as to whether the comeback could really succeed as desired.

“What the hell were we doing?”

“It’s a huge risk and most people I talk to don’t appreciate it at all,” he said in an interview with The Sunday Times. “They say, ‘Oh, it’ll be fine.’ But sometimes I wake up at four in the morning and I’m like, ‘What the hell have we been doing?’”

Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad in their suits, with which they were digitally measured for their upcoming concerts

The upcoming “Voyage” concerts will be performed by “digital” musicians, rendered on the computer in a production process spanning years, and a 10-piece live band (including British electro-pop singer Little Boots) in front of 3,000 guests per event presents. All important information about the gigs can be found HERE.

Industrial Light And picture alliance/dpa/PA Media

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