Date/Time: Saturday, 30th May 2026 at 15:00
Location: Abba Arena, 1 Pudding Mill Lane, London, E15 2RU
Price: £91 per person. Member and guest £182. Face value £101.50pp
Event Organiser: Pete Wells. 7 Wayfaring Court, Safflower Lane, Harold Wood RM3 0LQ
The show starts with The Visitors, an icy, electronic track in which authoritarian agents hammer on the door of a fearful dissident – not the Abba you expected to come calling in this trailblazing, retro-futurist extravaganza of a show. The song’s lead singer, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, is, as we all know, not really on stage tonight either. She and her bandmates are 3D renderings created via CGI.
A big chunk of Abba Voyage is, of course, devoted to the Chiquititas, Fernandos, Mamma Mias and Waterloos of playlist overkill. It’s a theatre performance rather than a gig. Quite a lot of big numbers accompany this production, which really does recapture much of the essence of one of the biggest bands in the world in their prime, give or take a slightly glassy expression here and there. One thousand animators worked on digitising footage of the four, who were filmed performing their songs by 120 motion capture cameras, then projected on this 65m pixel screen.
The purpose-built, collapsible 3,000-capacity venue was designed to be shipped elsewhere with a relatively small carbon footprint. The surround sound is terrific (291 speakers), the 10-piece band are lively, fleshing out the 70s and 80s-era vocals.
Seating is in block G (see here for seat plan).
Accessibility
- The venue provides seating arrangement for guests with visual impairments.
- The arena has a closed-loop hearing system to assist the hearing impaired.
- The arena has several spaces dedicated to wheelchair users, ambulant seats as well as those who want to be transferred to seats from their wheelchairs. Concertgoers must book them in advance.
- There are 10 parking spaces available for Blue Badge holders. They must be booked in advance.
- The arena welcomes guide dogs.
Event Booking
Please note that all bookings are subject to our Event Booking Rules.
The standard, printable event booking sheet is downloadable here.