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Just back from Abba Voyage, 3pm show. It was fantastic - I’ve never seen anything like it. The lighting effects were incredible and I don’t think there’s a bad seat in the stadium - the seats are well-staggered so the stage can be seen. The dance floor looked crowded - glad we had seats. Amazing! We’ll be returning

I have read the reviews and can agree to some extent what people are saying, in terms of sound I did find the sound distorted @ times, but the live band totally shocked when they appeared, but were amazing and a great addition, full of energy! Some songs I didn’t recognise, but I get they are also plugging’ their new album’. But for me as a 13yr old girl seeing them back then for the first time winning Eurovision back in the 70’s and now 50 years later, blew my mind!!!

I want to commend the actual venue and staff, the place was immaculate and well run organisation incredible! Amazing happy chap @ entrance & exit! I didn’t like it…. I LOVED IT!! 😍

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Amazing!

Firstly, I have contacted customer services who were most unhelpful and pointed me to all the external platforms I could raise a complaint to! So here we go!

I’ll keep it short. Bought a seated ticket on the front row, left side of the arena. Didn’t expect the drunken lady sat next to me to stand in front of my seat for the WHOLE show dancing. All I remember is her backside in my face. She didn’t even look back to see if she was in front of me. Tried to move her, but she was back in front of me in seconds. Not allowed to go into the walkway to dance, just stand on the 2 steps in front of me. Marvellous. Couldn’t see a thing. So, if you expect to be able to sit in your seat, don’t. And if you can’t stand for long periods of time, tough.

The staff actively escort the rogue dancers back to the front step to dance in front of your seated ticket! And don’t expect customer services to be considerate either. Some say dancing in your seat is allowed, some say in front of your seat, some say out of your seat. There’s a dance floor for a reason.

Please be considerate of the people around you.

Positives - well worth seeing for the abbatars and production values. Songs amazing.

Negatives - can only book with Ticketmaster - and have to download their app. Why? It’s just a show like any other in terms of ticketing.

Animation during show poor and ran across two songs.

Poor facilities. Don’t get there early as food and drink basic and nowhere to sit to eat or drink.

Dance floor not great for people sitting nearby. Lots of drunk loud people on the dance floor - fine if they were actually listening to the music but I think they thought they were in Ibiza on a summer booze up.

Staff sullen and poor circulation when leaving the venue.

What a complete waste of money. Definitely the lamest “concert” I’ve ever been to. It felt like watching the longest music video in history with video game characters portraying real people. I will never get that time back.

I really wanted to love this show, and there were parts that were excellent but other parts left me bored and disappointed

At the beginning the ABBAtars were not only very small, but also very dark. When you see a live band, they have spotlights on them, obviously this isn’t possible with ABBAtars which meant they were just a blobby shape on stage, you couldn’t see their faces at all

Yes, they did go on to put footage on the HUGE screens which were amazing, but this show is hyped up to be an ABBAtar show, not a music video

The first song was unrecognisable, very slow and boring - “The Visitors” - Nobody knew it and it went on for far too long. SOS was next which was good, and a few people got up and danced but then for Knowing Me, Knowing You the ABBAtars disappeared and it was all on screen.

The Live Band came on to do “Does Your Mother Know” … why … we paid to see the ABBAtars not the band. Then there were 2 other tracks - Eagle and another one I can’t remember - which were accompanied by weird cartoon films which had nothing to do with the song.

It wasn’t until song 17 of the set list of 20 - Waterloo - that the entire crowd got up and danced. Again, no ABBAtars for this, they showed footage of the 1974 Eurovision which was actually lovely to see again. Then we had Dancing Queen of course, the real highlight, and that was it apart from one encore song.

In conclusion ..

Am I glad I went - yes, just to see what the hype was about. Would I go again … no … I don’t dispute that it’s very, very well done …. Although the girls’ hair looked far too immaculate throughout. But I was left disappointed, wanting more. It needs more upbeat songs for the crowd to interact with and fewer slower songs, although these were ideal breaks for people to go to the loo or get another drink etc.

It’s a lot of money to pay out to come out feeling “Meh”

A great show for Abba fans, and was blown away by it when it first opened, but now let down by sound quality and the fact that we spent most of the show looking at the back of the lady in front who kept standing up to dance, and the very drunk and loud people 2 rows down, and yes we could hear them chatting and laughing all the way through. When we first went there were no drinks allowed inside the show and no dancing if you were seated, this has all gone out the window now. What a shame.

We were very impressed with the atmosphere in the concert, the very real looking AI reconstructions and a very enthusiastic live backing band. We paid for the Oceanbird lounge, which sounds expensive, but given the lack of anything else in the immediate area (though the Snoozebox hotel had a bar open for drinks as we arrived early) and the ridiculously cramped concourse with plenty of food and drink options, but nowhere to sit and eat, was a good idea. OK, it is London prices, but the lounge includes lots of snacky food, hot and cold, unlimited Prosecco (well over £40 in the bars) and other drinks, immaculate and friendly staff, and, above all, somewhere quiet to relax and sit down and enjoy the food and drink prior to the show. Only two blocks of toilets and big queues in the complex, so time your visits well. Easy to access via train and docklands railway, though we came by cab. There is a black taxi rank as well close to the arena. The show was very smart, the AIs amazing, and a great atmosphere. It was very loud, which affected the sound a bit. A lot of flashing lights, if that could be a problem for you. Special areas and bigger seats for those needing assistance. The standing arena was packed, so no real space for doing much, so the seats were a better idea. Plenty of leg room, though the seats were a bit cramped, if you need a bit more space, but you can’t move the arm rests with the drinks holder down, just to give you a bit more space. Plenty of very helpful staff all round. The Snoozebox hotel, adapted shipping crates, is worth considering if you need to stay, is very close and reasonably priced. There is a bar at the front if you arrive early as the venue doesn’t open until 6. Definitely an experience not to be missed, and, even more definitely, pay for the lounge.

Absolutely mind blowingly brilliant. The best show I’ve ever seen. I cannot overemphasise how amazing this show is. I would recommend this to everyone. Fanbloodytastic.

In March 2023 my sister, neice and myseif booked tickets for the show. We were delighted with our purchase as we are all desperate to see the show, however , I was diagnosed with a tumor in my ovaries and we had to cancell the trip as my operation clashed with our trip. We got in touch with the booking team and asked if they could re schedule our tickets . We got a very disappointing response .. NO!
we were lucky that other entertainment we booked weren't so brutal . I had to send copies of my hospital appointment to prove it was true and changes were made to accommodate our new trip. Fortunately for me I am fully recovered.
By the way we received NO REFUND,
.I can not believe ,well in hindsight , I can, that such a money making show can treat people this way.
The prices are so high this year that we can not go , much to our disappointment, however I guess "the winner takes it all".

Easy to use booked tickets easy and an amazing show

Beyond fantastic! It’s like they really are there, the live band adds to this feeling also staff are so helpful we had ambient lighting seats, the disabled area has the best views just behind the dancing area so closest to the stage although the cheapest seats have good views too an unmissable experience will remember for a long time thank you Abba

Amazing night; could not possibly praise enough. Only one problem was very over priced rather poor food and the drinks available were desperately expensive

good holograms, but was seriously let down by the volume which was too loud and I couldn’t hear the words at all clearly. The sound of the singers was disappointing too they sounded like chipmunks!
Overall impression disappointing, not worth the money…

Een geweldige show! Ook als je Abba niet leuk zou vinden, alleen al de lichtshow is geweldig! Spectaculair! De Avatars zijn goed. Overal zit je goed. Goede stoelen, sfeervolle zaal.Echt de moeite waard!

Absolutely amazing combination of live and recorded music, video and SFX. I've been a been a big Abba fan for years and always thought some of their best songs weren't necessarily the hits, and they played most of my favourites! My all time favourite is the opening one, updated for the 2020s even better!

Det bedste musik i hele verden, når jeg høre ABBA, så får jeg en indre fred i kroppen, i har altid været der, 1000 tak for jers gode musik, gud bevare jer.

Well that’s 1 and a half hours of my life I won’t get back. Overpriced and seriously overrated videos of old ABBA concerts!! People were clapping like mad - what for?? Rip off to the nth degree. Just a big show off light/laser/tech show showing us all what AI are capable of!! Quite frankly boring and waste of money!! Give me a real concert by real people any time! Seriously disappointing!! Don’t waste your money!!

Absolutely fantastic ! Second part of my wife's special birthday celebration, and I'm pleased I made two right choices ! Incredible production and fantastic live backing singers and band. Tickets are not cheap and drinks are pricey, but the event is stunning. Public transport lets it down as always :(

My husband and I went to see Abba Voyage and the entire cloakroom routine was shambolic from start to finish. When we got through the ordeal of getting to the front of the queue to leave two coats and an umbrella we had decided to leave just before the end to retrieve them. Unfortunately several others had clearly thought to do the same so the scenes were chaotic. When we gave in the cloakroom tickets to one of the staff one of the coats returned was not the expensive Barbour coat we left and instead an F & F Tesco coat was given. We then had to wait an hour with no sign of the jacket being found. We asked several staff until the Duty Manager ( Vio) finally got involved . We received an email when we were home to say the coat had been found and posted. However when the proof of posting receipt was emailed there was a mistake on the address and the coat has not arrived. Absolutely abysmal and chaotic practise at a costly event that was utterly ruined by this episode. Think twice about firstly wearing an expensive garment if you want it back, we were not the only ones with lost possessions! Secondly think twice about using the cloakroom at all- an ordeal frankly.