The setlist for ABBA‘s digital Voyage live performance residency is receiving a “small” revamp this Might for its third anniversary in London – discover out extra under.
As we speak (March 27), the band and the ABBA Voyage group have introduced new modifications being made to the acclaimed digital live performance expertise to have a good time its third consecutive yr.
The band mentioned per a press launch: “After we first opened we by no means imagined that we’d nonetheless be in London 3 years on. We’re very grateful that so lots of you have got joined us. In fact, the rationale for us having the ability to maintain our live performance for thus lengthy is due to our unbelievable viewers. As we are saying in Sweden… Vilken resa!”
Because of this, the band can be implementing “slightly one thing to our live performance” starting on Might 27, three years to the precise date that ABBA Voyage first launched.
Whereas particulars surrounding the precise modifications being made stay beneath wraps, ABBA’s group have confirmed through the press launch that “some additions and small modifications can be made to the ABBA Voyage setlist”.
This isn’t the primary time a change to the setlist has been mentioned. Talking to NME in April 2023, Björn Ulvaeus revealed that they did work on extra songs that would work their approach into future iterations of the present. “We did movement seize extra songs that we’ve got on this live performance,” he mentioned. “There are songs within the pipeline which is perhaps animated and ‘ABBA-tarred’ sooner or later. Who is aware of? There is perhaps a brand new tune every so often someplace – however I can’t provide you with any particulars as of proper now.”
ABBA Voyage first kicked off in Might 2022, and was as a consequence of wrap in November final yr, however has since been prolonged to January 2026 as a consequence of overwhelming demand – you will get tickets right here.
As soon as the present wraps in London, the band intend on bringing the Voyage expertise world wide, together with Asia, Australia and North America although concrete plans have but to be made public.
Reviewing the primary night time of the present on Might 27, 2022, NME gave it 5 stars and referred to as it “an epic avatar mega-mix from a courageous new world,” and mentioned, “Ageing rockers and poppers are certain to mimic the concept, but it surely’ll be a wrestle to come back near the expertise of ABBA Voyage. We for one welcome our new ABBAtar overlords, if just for giving these songs again to us in a completely new and joyful approach.”
As for the way forward for ABBA themselves, the band stay assured that ‘Voyage’ was their final launch, and in June final yr, Ulvaeus shared that they might by no means make one other public look collectively after they have been honoured with the Royal Vasa Order, a Swedish knighthood.
Talking on the honour, Ulvaeus revealed that he and his bandmates had quietly realised it may need been “the final event” that each one 4 members could be out and about collectively. “We stood there quietly, accepting it out of the king’s hand and him saying a number of phrases, it was a really quiet and really elegant ceremony. All 4 of us in fact we there.”
When requested if the band meet one another usually, Ulvaeus mentioned: “In public very not often, and Frida (Lyngstad) mentioned to me afterwards, ‘This is perhaps the final event.’ Very unhappy, and I thought of that afterwards, however we’re not getting any youthful.”