That first moment when all four members appeared from below the stage and The Visitors started...I couldn't process what was happening. I started crying because I couldn't believe I was actually watching ABBA...LIVE!!! Yes, they may be avatars (not holograms!), but ABBA poured their hearts and souls into EVERYTHING about this Voyage. So for me, the avatars are as real as ABBA themselves. I Still Have Faith In You was another really special, emotional moment. I'll never forget the wonderful, unique experience that ABBA gave us!
ABBA are and will always be the most endearing group of all time - this seems to be a new era of concerts to re- live artists we cannot let go of . I would have bawled my eyes out at this mist wonderful event . Those who have this privilege to attend are so blessed and it's wonderful to see youngsters enjoying this fab music . Don't feel down, rejoice that this is the most wonderful reunion after 40 years ! Congratulations ABBA
I completely understand how you feel. I would be the same. After all this time waiting for the concert, after all the excitement of seeing this show, after having the joy to see the "real" ABBA waving and talking to their fan for the premiere, and coming back to reality of "normal" life, I would feel the same. I feel that melancholy feeling since their split off in 1982. I was 19 years old. They came back for one more album and that was great. We all felt like we all returned in the 70's when we were all younger. But, after a while, we all came back to present. And we all know they're pretty old now and they need to enjoy a quiet and easy smooth life. I'm pretty sure the band is done. ( If only I could I would like to rejuvenate them )It's the end of an era, our era. Our life, as ABBA fans, is connected to ABBA. Thank you for the music ABBA !!!! And thank you Diego for being such a great ABBA fan !! 😉
Hello! I was there as well on the 26th and I will never forget the excitement of everybody before the show. We all didn't know what to expect; it could have been just some holograms like in the Abba Museum. But as soon as I saw them appear I was just flabbergasted. Also, when they did the bowing at the end I thought they were real, but apparently they were just the avatars! Then after that Abba came again but then as the real ones! It was truly amazing and you need to see it in order to believe it.
I found your change a few months ago, watching your ABBA reaction brought tears to me. When I was introduced to ABBA they weren’t active anymore and it was thanks to my mum. I went yesterday and it was incredible to watch it live. I understand the desire to keep it a mystery and not allowing to take pics or records clips, but we live on a social media world. I did a few clips with my phone to show my mum since she wasn’t able to come yet. I was aggressively told to put it down by this man, who ruined the mood and atmosphere for many. If they are so concerned with it, they should create a system to store media devices.
There was a video of long duration from the concert,that was uploaded from a channel some days ago.I really got sad about it.For me it's ok if some do it for private use as a "souvenir" but i can't agree being leaked publicly.Nothing can represent the feeling of being there no mobile can capture It's " 3D experience".It doesn't do justice to this magnificent work and some people take advantage of it and expose it,getting out of control .Many fans felt same way about similar leaked videos and complained.Yesterday i realised that it got "teared out" from utube by Universal people due to illegal issues though the author had hinted in a comment that there wasn't any visible threat about it.I wholeherteadly do hope though, your lovely mum to get the chance to watch it.I'm sure she will feel as a teenager again.
there is a book on loan to Sweden, from Russia, that is about the same size as the book Agnetha is holding on the cover of The Visitors, that's said to be written by the devil. Soul selling agent? hhmmm I Love the magic of Abba! what ever that is. 😁
When people criticize with, "Why go see this when you can watch a movie of them in concert, blah, blah, blah", I try to explain, it's not just a concert. It's an immersive experience...light, sound, avatars...the whole thing. Like Diego says, there's so much to see, hear, discover, try to figure out, the communal aspect. THAT is what makes it different from just watching a concert movie. I'm afraid, though, until they actually see it for themselves, they're not going to understand it. I've only seen the clips people have posted, and I find that footage impressive by itself. I can imagine what that footage must be like when you're there at the event.
I totally feel this! The week after the concert was rough adjusting back to reality after the best time of my life. And yes, I cannot stand seeing hate messages from people who have yet to attend the show! It is something that truly needs to be seen to be appreciated ! It was simply mind-blowing. If you can, GO!
I knew I was going to feel like you the day after so I consciously tried to” treasure every minute” for the last 6 months.for me the climax was seeing the 4 of them arrive when I wasn’t expecting it,cried like a baby. What a blessing the las 6 months have been❤️
I waited 10 months to see the voyage concert. When l finally saw it 2 weeks ago, l was overwhelmed. I kept pinching myself and wiping tears of joy.Took a while for me to come down. I've been listening to their music to help me x
No wonder everybody wants to have tickets for Zone H,. As I've learned that's where ABBA were sitting during the premiere. That melancholy feeling you get after some great experience is over is something we all can relate to. And in a way this is an important part of many ABBA Songs as well. Even in an uptempo song you can find some kind of melancholy below the surface.
This technology might be used for Whitney(which i love), Elvis and And so on....but there a significant difference.These acts aren't alive,Abba did it by capturing their living motions from their faces and bodies consciously working for these songs.They" put life" in it,knowing this.In other non living act this could feel spooky knowing they just got "used" without their permissIon.It would be as if they will take a dead body and make it move like a marrionette which i find it kinda direspectful.Even after Abba won''t be alive this project will still carry some life in it and would be even more precious and emotional.This will be their last gift they would have offered to be left for us.ABBA.A mega band that got brutally humiliated by critics in their heyday along with us fans that followed them.But even after 4 decades we just couldn't forget how beautifuly we grew up in their arms and felt safe in their perfumed garden.I will love them as long as i live.
@@MarcOlivermusic Thanks for your kindness Marc.My very last paragraph to this comment hides a lot of "teenage pain" that can't be discribed.Abba was for many people the biggest hug of consolation and acceptance.It felt as if they were still standing there waiting for you with open arms, no matter if the whole world had just turned you down....
Well you know I am feeling exactly the same as you. I remind myself how lucky we were to attend these first shows. I have a fabulous holiday to look forward to later this month but I am finding really hard to get my head out of this wonderful ABBA bubble we have been in. I also had a neighbour say to me today that she just can't see the point of going to ABBA Voyage if it's not the real thing. I said it is them . Once you experience it you can totally believe that they are on stage and it's unlike anything ever done before. I knew we would feel post Voyage blues because we have been so hyped up for weeks. We're in this together ❤️
@@kyleday5026Photos are fine but Videos leaked can't do justice to a 3D "little wonder" that is as "deceptively" real as can be so that if you didn't know you could believe its them in flesh and blood.Also can't replace the feeling and the atmpsphere of being there and get the whole vibe.And last but not least...from what i know, the Abba team requested not to use Voyage gig parts to be leaked publicly in the net.I respect though that many people kept that for private use and memorial reasons only.I personally don't click to those uploaded videos,i don't find it honest,i prefer to "obey" and respect the band's wish not to do this.I'm saving money to go watch this with the whole family.
p.s.Imagine that even the harder critics put aside some of their disbelief and predjudice and finally got quite positive and rather convinced to this project.No wonder about the fans,got overwhelmed and tearfully emotional.
The best way to battle the melancholiness after watching the concert is to start listening to all the ABBA albums from Ring Ring to Voyage. I hope to someday be able to go to London and watch the concert. I’m a true huge ABBA fan. The first song I ever heard from ABBA as a kid was Nina Pretty Ballerina. My dad brought home the 45 record. Afterwards, he brought Fernando and Knowing Me, Knowing You. I played the records over and over including the b sides So Long, Tropical Loveland and Happy Hawaii. I’ve become a fan since then. The first lp that I bought was ABBA The Album, followed by Voulez Vous. I received Super Trouper as Christmas present. Then I bought The Visitors followed by ABBA then Waterloo. I later bought Arrival and Ring Ring when they came out on cd. Bought all the cd versions of all their albums when they came out.
I have been feeling some of the same down feeling since just after the release of the album. I have yet to see the concert. Hopefully we can make the trip to the UK next year. This new "Voyage" album experience has been so different and in a better way than in the past because of the internet and being able to communicate with fellow fans worldwide. I bet there will be new ABBA hits compilations, a true "Voyage" deluxe box set, an eventual concert DVD, etc. to come. This isn't really where it ends. 🙂
I feel the same. I saw the concert twice and was touching the stage. It was the most amazing joy I have ever experienced. I could not tell that they were'nt really alive and before me. Now back home in Australia, the joy and high lasted two weeks. Now I'm on a downer. I loved the concert, and will love them for always. I will make the journey again, because it is magical. Sending love from Australia.
I understand that, going back again to the normal life, I flew all the way from across the sea to be there on 26th, literally mind blowing, then on my last day in London I saw again the show on 29, first row, and I couldn't believe that is such a unforgettable experience, on my flight going back to Mexico, I was listen to ABBA, thinking on what just happened, that I had the opportunity, that non much people have, like seeing the four abba members, and reliving that moment, just feeling melancholic
I haven't been to the concert. I did have a bit of a dip after the Voyage album came out, but then I picked up considerably after a short while. I think getting a big shot of excitement always has a come down afterwards that needs some time to correct.
..."for a moment in time ABBA made the world feel great again"..Other related fan comments written couple of months back.."Suddenly the world went beautiful"..." it boosts your serotonine to the max!...,whara wonderful world"...Couldn't agree more,seems some millions of people felt same way.Who else can do this?Politicians?Surely not.
Yes it does get tiring hearing that it's only "holograms" - just had a friend in Oz saying what's the point. As you say it's an experience - the lights, the sound, the crowd. Some people just don't get it. Some folks only see the litter, we don't miss them when they gone.... Hope you feel better soon Abbadiago- think it's the blues we all experience after a nice holiday or something, but you still have much too look forward. too.
The melancholy comes from knowing that there probably will be no more new music from ABBA and this is their spectacular way of saying goodbye and setting their unique mark on musical history. If they had said they might do one more final album polishing up all those unreleased songs they were not quite happy with originally, then you would not feel flat right now. They will be feeling the same way as you I am sure, but also a sense of relief that they managed to achieve what they set out to do. It was a huge risk to take on their legacy but they did it. I like to think they are digital robotic androids or DRA's and that would fit in best as to what you were seeing. I have not seen the show yet so have something to look forward to and will head over there once the war in Ukraine is over. I don't want any chance of my plane to Europe or back home again being blown out of the sky!!
Thanks for this... I saw it on June 5th and till today I am feeling something very similar ... and definitely will go again. For me the most moving part was the beginning, I love The Visitors and couldn't believe they've opened with that! And again when Frida talked about her childhood and what she has become. I also liked the animation sequences (something unexpected because no one talks about that) and I thought Voulez Vous was just too much to take in ... the costumes, the music, the lights, choreography ... there was so much going on! Anyway, I went with my 7yo daughter and she loved every moment of it!
I haven't the time / money to visited the Show and i think it is good as it is because nothing happened to me now. It is now as it was before and i only collecting the Press releases for the moment and beeing happy with it. I compleetly understand your Feelings. We only could hope now for any future releases of more New Music from Abba because "never say never " they said.
it just means you can't get enough of Abba, coz u luv them so much. i can relate.. i lov them so much too.. i spend hours and hours of playing their music im beginning to worry what people around here would say 😁☺️😄
I know how you feel, however because I’m going back on the 20th June it’s not too bad. As Frida Said “Never say never” I feel like there will be something else after voyage or at least I hope and pray!
bjorn said recently thats it for abba but the abbatars will live on so i would assume they could record more songs for the show but maybe not an album because the main motivation for the album was the abbatar show.
Lamentablemente yo sólo entiendo el Cordobés básico que hablamos en ésta provincia de Argentina......mucha cerveza y nada de Inglés ,estoy muy feliz con todo lo de ABBA
Hi 🙋♀️. Yes I feel exactly the same!!! Myself and my daughter went yesterday!!! Absolutely AMAZING!!! Hope you feel more like yourself soon - me too 😂. Take care Abba Friend xxx Maureen from Liverpool xxx
If I still lived in London I would go once a month to keep me on a high 😁 think after any great event always a feeling of down afterwards because of the build up. Also it is like a goodbye from Abba, but so grateful we had another album and this fabulous concert. I can't wait to see it.
I had a 5 hr train journey back to cornwall after the concert on 2nd june , i was still on a high , the next day i went to the beach wearing my tie dyed abba voyage t shirt , a couple came up to me and said they were going in 3 weeks and were excited about it , i am atm a bit down but excited about going again, i need to go again as i need to see it again just to process it all in my head .
ABBA's marketing team leaves a lot to be desired. There is only a snippet o SOS out, they should post 4 to 5 more, and disable the comments section to keep the haters at bay. Marvel spoils a lot in their trailers, and still, a boatload of people go to see their movies. Is better for people to go knowing what to expect and having a good time than to go in blind faith and complain later that was not what they expected. Also, in the comments of the bootleg videos uploaded, a lot of people expressed their desire to attend the concert after watching the video.
Absolutely spot on. ABBA often say how much they appreciate their fans, but do they? How many bands can survive in the music scene and maintain a huge fan base for almost 40 years without a new song or concert? And now what for the masses? The SOS clip is just another piece of promotional material.
Very good point. Does make you think wtf is their marketing team doing??? Would be obvious to anyone to post a few snippets of the concert professionally filmed just to give all the millions of peeps who are never going to see this an idea of what it's about and then remove all the shitty ones that people have been posting. Somewhat of a no-brainer but no one on the marketing team seems to have figured this out. Strange.
Perhaps the issue is that there may not be any more new music from ABBA? It's been so lovely to have a new album by ABBA, but there won't be any new real live in person performances by ABBA. Many bands stopped performing years ago. Wouldn't it be nice if there were several versions of the ABBA virtual concerts, but that would be unlikely based on what they've said.
👋 I do understand you Diego 😉 At the moment I’m still a little on cloud nine but I may possibly have similar feeling later 😉 Perhaps write a diary of your thoughts feelings regarding your experience as this may trigger the joy and elation you felt on 26-th 27th ect and keep reminding yourself you are lucky you experienced it and your going to experience it again soon and I can imagine possibly a few times more in the future 😀🙌😉❤️
I have just found out that can’t attend Voyage on the 8th July due to me having to have an operation on the 7th, so I’ve got a different melancholy. I am gutted.
I believe it's a little harder for you maybe because they were also all 4 of them in the premier so you could feel the momentum being even more boosted.And now subconsciously you feel we will never see them again united in public.Was propably the very last time.A bittersweet sense of loss of a beloved friend or smth.As B'sBrother said they finally gave a happy ending.Must have been quite sentimental for you to see them all together like that since your attendance in their Nov.1982 London show in BBC.BTW Do watch the fan footage From the 26th of May.(exept for the leaked VOYAGE show clips- of course!)Fans reactions were impulsive and so emotional.I personally cried each now and then like a puppy who found his boss after getting lost lol!
I've seen clips here and there, yes. It's been amazing. I did watch a lot of red carpet. Agnetha did a lot of talking, surprising. Plus a few times she would cut in when Benny said it was "the end". I think she wants to do more studio stuff.
Diego, thanks for your input. How early does one have to go from before if you have a dance floor ticket? I don't need to end up front row, but would like to be a little bit in front.
I was curious too about what u tell about the 3D aspect, and I think u r right and even I'm an engineer, I can't tell how this can be done, not being holograms... but the impression, telling from the clips I've seen, not having gone yet is that, a 3D feeling. Saludos desde Albacete.
Porsupuesto da la sensación de 3D. Video es 2D y en televisión o videos de CZcams, olvidalo. Tienes que estar presente para que los ojos vean en 3D, ni con gafas 3D lo han hecho.
I would say the depression you're feeling is normal and goes to show how amazing the show was. I have been to a few west end shows and felt relieved when it was over... I'm going Saturday and cannot wait! I found a cheap resale seat from the official site which I have to say was a surprise as Ticketmaster were always prone to adding on a lot in the way of booking fees - well done Abba if you have told them not to! As for the seats you mention all being sold for next year, I have to wonder how many are out to agencies/tour operators and so on and will reapper as they are returned? (I used to work in a West End theatre Box Office, can you tell?!) Even if a date is sold out it's worth keeping an eye out, just in case of agency/customer returns. (Not that I wish ill on people but thanks to whomever died so I could attend for my 50th!) Anyway dear, chin up! Both of them!! 😂
Whitney Houston's "hologram" concert has been out for a few years now and has a residency in Las Vegas (videos on CZcams). But the "hologram" tech is very limiting and sometimes looks weird. I read somewhere they were gonna change the show to a full-screen tech though. There is also the MJ ONE in Las Vegas (also on CZcams), but you really have to be into Cirque du Soleil.
You'd waited since September to see the Voyage shows. You're bound to be on a downer for a few days and you get to see it all again in August. They must've added more dates as it was reported the London shows were finishing in December 2022. They could pack it all up and take it all around the world.
It nice to see that ABBA have helped the UK economy because it will do wonders for the tourist industry. 😀 This is definitely a crowd pulling experience.
I may be totally wrong, but the other day, I read on a pretty reliable Abba youtube site, that they we're going to release the concert on dvd about, er around the end of the year. Have you heard that at all Mr Diego? Of course it would be nothing like the live event, but I'd sure reserve my copy. Maybe that would cure the meloncholie's? Then we could throw our own personal Abba Arena after parties at home as well :)
I'm feeling down. Haven't seen the concert and likely never will, as will be the case for most fans. I'm feeling down having waited for 40 years for something concrete from ABBA and this is it. So much build up and anticipation for something but we won't even get a video recording? Really? Clips are being taken down? I thought there was talk of a tour but apparently not. This is so depressing and dissapointing. Yes, other things *might* happen but when? Next decade? I am so dissapointed in ABBA right now that I feel like binning all of my ABBA stuff and forgetting them. The vast majority of loyal long suffering fans will get nothing.
That's a strange reaction from a fan. I live in the US and know I'll probably not get to see the show, but I'm happy for those who do and for ABBA too. I love them and even though I've always had to love them from afar, their music adds so much to my life. I hope you overcome your hurt.
Hey there, I have tickets for October but I can't wait until then. There are resale tickets through the website but many are on or near the back row. Do you think that would still be a good view? Cheers
Really anywhere is good. It isn’t Wembley with 15,000, there you wouldn’t see very well at the back, 3,000-it’s really a great number. Just right, even from the back you get super views. Even the 2 huge side screens really give you the “alternative” angles as if shot by a cameraman on stage with them, but they are invisible of course!
Just spent £511 for: tickets for next Friday and Saturday, first class return train ticket and hotel for a night in Stratford. That's a lot of money for me though not a bad price really. Just had to. Roll on next Friday.
Even tho I’m in North America, I don’t think it should come to Vegas, or really anywhere over here. I think it would cheapen the show a bit, and North Americans have never been the biggest Abba supporters. I think if it’s going to eventually leave Europe then it should go to Australia, they deserve it more!
@@ABBADiego abba are known worldwide even in the middle east and people have come from america to see voyage and if whitney has a hologram show with lower tech than voyage then voyage there in vegas will be even better because it is new technology and more ground beaking.
Vi tu video de sobre el copyright, y de cierta forma no estoy del todo de acuerdo. Hay personas que por X motivos no pueden asistir al show y no podrán, y se van a quedar con las ganas de verlo, y si Abba no pretende lanzar un dvd o algo con el concierto lo veo bien difícil.
Hey, I know you blocked comments on your previous video about copyright infringements regarding the abba shows, But I just wanna comment on it cause I strongly disagree with their business decisions How on earth do they expect people who live in other parts of the world, who doesn’t have the money to get a plane to London and even buy tickets to the show?? That is why people want to view clips and have a DVD of the show cause they cannot afford the money, not everyone is a millionaire I’m not blaming you but the decisions made by management just proves how money hungry they are, cause they expect other people to go broke and waste money on a digital show
@@ABBADiego I’m sorry that I called it a waste of money, however the management has made very poor business choices when it comes to what the audience can and can’t do And seeing some of the clips that did make it online I will admit the show looks fantastic and I would love to go see it however I don’t have the money I live in Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 and it is absolutely difficult for a individual myself to afford the money to go to London and then pay extra for tickets I’m not attacking you or the show itself and I again apologise for some of my choice of words but I really do strongly disagree with the management’s business decisions
Having seen them live in Sydney, it's a matter of whether one becomes somewhat skeptical that it can live up to the hype. It'd be interesting to hear the perspectives of those who saw the real thing and the new show as well and if it lived up to expectation. How can they recreate Frida tumbling over on stage in Sydney with the rain? It's those sort of unexpected memories that you likely cant produce in a show like this. Whether it just looks mechanical? Sing, dance a bit, sing, bow etc.
That first moment when all four members appeared from below the stage and The Visitors started...I couldn't process what was happening. I started crying because I couldn't believe I was actually watching ABBA...LIVE!!! Yes, they may be avatars (not holograms!), but ABBA poured their hearts and souls into EVERYTHING about this Voyage. So for me, the avatars are as real as ABBA themselves. I Still Have Faith In You was another really special, emotional moment. I'll never forget the wonderful, unique experience that ABBA gave us!
The Visitors is one of my top 5 ABBA songs 🤩. Did they perform the whole song or just a clip? Thanks.
@@chocolate70 Two verses and choruses, then transition into another song. 😊
@@WindowsOnWindows thanks for the info 💗
ABBA are and will always be the most endearing group of all time - this seems to be a new era of concerts to re- live artists we cannot let go of . I would have bawled my eyes out at this mist wonderful event .
Those who have this privilege to attend are so blessed and it's wonderful to see youngsters enjoying this fab music . Don't feel down, rejoice that this is the most wonderful reunion after 40 years ! Congratulations ABBA
The Visitors is also one of my favourite songs of them. Always loved it! They should have made a single of it.
I completely understand how you feel. I would be the same. After all this time waiting for the concert, after all the excitement of seeing this show, after having the joy to see the "real" ABBA waving and talking to their fan for the premiere, and coming back to reality of "normal" life, I would feel the same. I feel that melancholy feeling since their split off in 1982. I was 19 years old. They came back for one more album and that was great. We all felt like we all returned in the 70's when we were all younger. But, after a while, we all came back to present. And we all know they're pretty old now and they need to enjoy a quiet and easy smooth life. I'm pretty sure the band is done. ( If only I could I would like to rejuvenate them )It's the end of an era, our era. Our life, as ABBA fans, is connected to ABBA. Thank you for the music ABBA !!!! And thank you Diego for being such a great ABBA fan !! 😉
You said it all Nat.
I've been an Abba fan for thirty years, for me this is all amazing! real south, you are amazing!❤️❤️❤️
Hello! I was there as well on the 26th and I will never forget the excitement of everybody before the show. We all didn't know what to expect; it could have been just some holograms like in the Abba Museum. But as soon as I saw them appear I was just flabbergasted. Also, when they did the bowing at the end I thought they were real, but apparently they were just the avatars! Then after that Abba came again but then as the real ones! It was truly amazing and you need to see it in order to believe it.
I found your change a few months ago, watching your ABBA reaction brought tears to me. When I was introduced to ABBA they weren’t active anymore and it was thanks to my mum.
I went yesterday and it was incredible to watch it live. I understand the desire to keep it a mystery and not allowing to take pics or records clips, but we live on a social media world. I did a few clips with my phone to show my mum since she wasn’t able to come yet. I was aggressively told to put it down by this man, who ruined the mood and atmosphere for many. If they are so concerned with it, they should create a system to store media devices.
There was a video of long duration from the concert,that was uploaded from a channel some days ago.I really got sad about it.For me it's ok if some do it for private use as a "souvenir" but i can't agree being leaked publicly.Nothing can represent the feeling of being there no mobile can capture It's " 3D experience".It doesn't do justice to this magnificent work and some people take advantage of it and expose it,getting out of control .Many fans felt same way about similar leaked videos and complained.Yesterday i realised that it got "teared out" from utube by Universal people due to illegal issues though the author had hinted in a comment that there wasn't any visible threat about it.I wholeherteadly do hope though, your lovely mum to get the chance to watch it.I'm sure she will feel as a teenager again.
ABBA is melancholy, aren't they? That's their unique greatness - expressed in so many songs, lyrics & melodies. Magic - musical genius or witchcraft?
there is a book on loan to Sweden, from Russia, that is about the same size as the book Agnetha is holding on the cover of The Visitors, that's said to be written by the devil. Soul selling agent? hhmmm I Love the magic of Abba! what ever that is. 😁
When people criticize with, "Why go see this when you can watch a movie of them in concert, blah, blah, blah", I try to explain, it's not just a concert. It's an immersive experience...light, sound, avatars...the whole thing. Like Diego says, there's so much to see, hear, discover, try to figure out, the communal aspect. THAT is what makes it different from just watching a concert movie. I'm afraid, though, until they actually see it for themselves, they're not going to understand it. I've only seen the clips people have posted, and I find that footage impressive by itself. I can imagine what that footage must be like when you're there at the event.
I totally feel this! The week after the concert was rough adjusting back to reality after the best time of my life. And yes, I cannot stand seeing hate messages from people who have yet to attend the show! It is something that truly needs to be seen to be appreciated ! It was simply mind-blowing. If you can, GO!
I knew I was going to feel like you the day after so I consciously tried to” treasure every minute” for the last 6 months.for me the climax was seeing the 4 of them arrive when I wasn’t expecting it,cried like a baby. What a blessing the las 6 months have been❤️
I waited 10 months to see the voyage concert. When l finally saw it 2 weeks ago, l was overwhelmed. I kept pinching myself and wiping tears of joy.Took a while for me to come down. I've been listening to their music to help me x
No wonder everybody wants to have tickets for Zone H,. As I've learned that's where ABBA were sitting during the premiere.
That melancholy feeling you get after some great experience is over is something we all can relate to. And in a way this is an important part of many ABBA Songs as well. Even in an uptempo song you can find some kind of melancholy below the surface.
This technology might be used for Whitney(which i love), Elvis and And so on....but there a significant difference.These acts aren't alive,Abba did it by capturing their living motions from their faces and bodies consciously working for these songs.They" put life" in it,knowing this.In other non living act this could feel spooky knowing they just got "used" without their permissIon.It would be as if they will take a dead body and make it move like a marrionette which i find it kinda direspectful.Even after Abba won''t be alive this project will still carry some life in it and would be even more precious and emotional.This will be their last gift they would have offered to be left for us.ABBA.A mega band that got brutally humiliated by critics in their heyday along with us fans that followed them.But even after 4 decades we just couldn't forget how beautifuly we grew up in their arms and felt safe in their perfumed garden.I will love them as long as i live.
I just cried...
Brilliant comment! I feel what you are saying deep in my heart.
@@MarcOlivermusic Thanks for your kindness Marc.My very last paragraph to this comment hides a lot of "teenage pain" that can't be discribed.Abba was for many people the biggest hug of consolation and acceptance.It felt as if they were still standing there waiting for you with open arms, no matter if the whole world had just turned you down....
That was so nicely put-very eloquent
Well you know I am feeling exactly the same as you. I remind myself how lucky we were to attend these first shows. I have a fabulous holiday to look forward to later this month but I am finding really hard to get my head out of this wonderful ABBA bubble we have been in.
I also had a neighbour say to me today that she just can't see the point of going to ABBA Voyage if it's not the real thing. I said it is them . Once you experience it you can totally believe that they are on stage and it's unlike anything ever done before. I knew we would feel post Voyage blues because we have been so hyped up for weeks. We're in this together ❤️
Bless ya Lisa. Roll on August! We will be at the evening show August 28th, will be a great time to have a natter.
Lisa..."to this wonderful ABBA buble we have been in"...!!!!
would u say the photos and videos leaked dont do the abatars justice its better to see them live.
@@kyleday5026Photos are fine but Videos leaked can't do justice to a 3D "little wonder" that is as "deceptively" real as can be so that if you didn't know you could believe its them in flesh and blood.Also can't replace the feeling and the atmpsphere of being there and get the whole vibe.And last but not least...from what i know, the Abba team requested not to use Voyage gig parts to be leaked publicly in the net.I respect though that many people kept that for private use and memorial reasons only.I personally don't click to those uploaded videos,i don't find it honest,i prefer to "obey" and respect the band's wish not to do this.I'm saving money to go watch this with the whole family.
p.s.Imagine that even the harder critics put aside some of their disbelief and predjudice and finally got quite positive and rather convinced to this project.No wonder about the fans,got overwhelmed and tearfully emotional.
The best way to battle the melancholiness after watching the concert is to start listening to all the ABBA albums from Ring Ring to Voyage. I hope to someday be able to go to London and watch the concert. I’m a true huge ABBA fan. The first song I ever heard from ABBA as a kid was Nina Pretty Ballerina. My dad brought home the 45 record. Afterwards, he brought Fernando and Knowing Me, Knowing You. I played the records over and over including the b sides So Long, Tropical Loveland and Happy Hawaii. I’ve become a fan since then. The first lp that I bought was ABBA The Album, followed by Voulez Vous. I received Super Trouper as Christmas present. Then I bought The Visitors followed by ABBA then Waterloo. I later bought Arrival and Ring Ring when they came out on cd. Bought all the cd versions of all their albums when they came out.
I have been feeling some of the same down feeling since just after the release of the album. I have yet to see the concert. Hopefully we can make the trip to the UK next year.
This new "Voyage" album experience has been so different and in a better way than in the past because of the internet and being able to communicate with fellow fans worldwide. I bet there will be new ABBA hits compilations, a true "Voyage" deluxe box set, an eventual concert DVD, etc. to come. This isn't really where it ends. 🙂
I feel the same. I saw the concert twice and was touching the stage. It was the most amazing joy I have ever experienced. I could not tell that they were'nt really alive and before me. Now back home in Australia, the joy and high lasted two weeks. Now I'm on a downer. I loved the concert, and will love them for always. I will make the journey again, because it is magical. Sending love from Australia.
I think your melancholy is natural after such a high (and how rare for reality to exceed expectation!). I'm sure it will soon pass.
I understand that, going back again to the normal life, I flew all the way from across the sea to be there on 26th, literally mind blowing, then on my last day in London I saw again the show on 29, first row, and I couldn't believe that is such a unforgettable experience, on my flight going back to Mexico, I was listen to ABBA, thinking on what just happened, that I had the opportunity, that non much people have, like seeing the four abba members, and reliving that moment, just feeling melancholic
I’m looking forward to it in late September. I’m taking an ABBA vacation from here in NYC. The concert and museum in Stockholm.
You’ll have a blast!
I haven't been to the concert. I did have a bit of a dip after the Voyage album came out, but then I picked up considerably after a short while. I think getting a big shot of excitement always has a come down afterwards that needs some time to correct.
Don't feel down because ABBA is gone, feel up because they were there. For a moment in time ABBA made the world feel great again.
..."for a moment in time ABBA made the world feel great again"..Other related fan comments written couple of months back.."Suddenly the world went beautiful"..." it boosts your serotonine to the max!...,whara wonderful world"...Couldn't agree more,seems some millions of people felt same way.Who else can do this?Politicians?Surely not.
Yes it does get tiring hearing that it's only "holograms" - just had a friend in Oz saying what's the point. As you say it's an experience - the lights, the sound, the crowd. Some people just don't get it. Some folks only see the litter, we don't miss them when they gone....
Hope you feel better soon Abbadiago- think it's the blues we all experience after a nice holiday or something, but you still have much too look forward. too.
The melancholy comes from knowing that there probably will be no more new music from ABBA and this is their spectacular way of saying goodbye and setting their unique mark on musical history. If they had said they might do one more final album polishing up all those unreleased songs they were not quite happy with originally, then you would not feel flat right now. They will be feeling the same way as you I am sure, but also a sense of relief that they managed to achieve what they set out to do. It was a huge risk to take on their legacy but they did it.
I like to think they are digital robotic androids or DRA's and that would fit in best as to what you were seeing. I have not seen the show yet so have something to look forward to and will head over there once the war in Ukraine is over. I don't want any chance of my plane to Europe or back home again being blown out of the sky!!
Thanks for this... I saw it on June 5th and till today I am feeling something very similar ... and definitely will go again. For me the most moving part was the beginning, I love The Visitors and couldn't believe they've opened with that! And again when Frida talked about her childhood and what she has become. I also liked the animation sequences (something unexpected because no one talks about that) and I thought Voulez Vous was just too much to take in ... the costumes, the music, the lights, choreography ... there was so much going on! Anyway, I went with my 7yo daughter and she loved every moment of it!
So cool ABBA did this for us. Going 27th this month. Last concert I was only 4 in 1977 Perth with my parents sneaking me in ❤️ Thank you 🙏
I haven't the time / money to visited the Show and i think it is good as it is because nothing happened to me now.
It is now as it was before and i only collecting the Press releases for the moment and beeing happy with it.
I compleetly understand your Feelings.
We only could hope now for any future releases of more New Music from Abba because "never say never " they said.
it just means you can't get enough of Abba, coz u luv them so much.
i can relate.. i lov them so much too.. i spend hours and hours of playing their music im beginning to worry what people around here would say 😁☺️😄
I know how you feel, however because I’m going back on the 20th June it’s not too bad. As Frida Said “Never say never” I feel like there will be something else after voyage or at least I hope and pray!
bjorn said recently thats it for abba but the abbatars will live on so i would assume they could record more songs for the show but maybe not an album because the main motivation for the album was the abbatar show.
That’s what I think
If you’ve seen something brilliant other things can pale in comparison but just listen to ABBA and you’ll work through it
Lamentablemente yo sólo entiendo el Cordobés básico que hablamos en ésta provincia de Argentina......mucha cerveza y nada de Inglés ,estoy muy feliz con todo lo de ABBA
Hi 🙋♀️. Yes I feel exactly the same!!! Myself and my daughter went yesterday!!! Absolutely AMAZING!!! Hope you feel more like yourself soon - me too 😂. Take care Abba Friend xxx Maureen from Liverpool xxx
😲😮😯😳 How can they NOT HAVE......."Take A Chance On Me" on their official set-list for the show ⁉🤔😕🤨😟
Same for The Name of the Game and Super Trouper. I have a feeling that these are being held back for a reshuffle later on.
@@rdwulf6289 I have a feeling that there are about 5 that are not “in” yet that could go “in” at any point during this summer.
@@rdwulf6289 👍😉 Yep.....I didn't think of that ❗ ♫♫♫♫♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♥
@@ABBADiego Totally sure about this!All 3 were No1 hits!And not only these ones but there will be even more to come after sometime.
@@ABBADiego what songs did abba do mocap for.
I like that retro t-shirt ! ...I know Las Vegas wants the show very much, hope it is here in USA by 2024.
If I still lived in London I would go once a month to keep me on a high 😁 think after any great event always a feeling of down afterwards because of the build up. Also it is like a goodbye from Abba, but so grateful we had another album and this fabulous concert. I can't wait to see it.
I had a 5 hr train journey back to cornwall after the concert on 2nd june , i was still on a high , the next day i went to the beach wearing my tie dyed abba voyage t shirt , a couple came up to me and said they were going in 3 weeks and were excited about it , i am atm a bit down but excited about going again, i need to go again as i need to see it again just to process it all in my head .
Lo has visto en la realidad. Ya habían dicho que iban a estar realmente en el concierto. Que experiencia!!
I haven't seen it yet... But booked up for July, September and the week before Christmas x
ABBA's marketing team leaves a lot to be desired. There is only a snippet o SOS out, they should post 4 to 5 more, and disable the comments section to keep the haters at bay. Marvel spoils a lot in their trailers, and still, a boatload of people go to see their movies.
Is better for people to go knowing what to expect and having a good time than to go in blind faith and complain later that was not what they expected. Also, in the comments of the bootleg videos uploaded, a lot of people expressed their desire to attend the concert after watching the video.
Absolutely spot on. ABBA often say how much they appreciate their fans, but do they? How many bands can survive in the music scene and maintain a huge fan base for almost 40 years without a new song or concert? And now what for the masses? The SOS clip is just another piece of promotional material.
Very good point. Does make you think wtf is their marketing team doing??? Would be obvious to anyone to post a few snippets of the concert professionally filmed just to give all the millions of peeps who are never going to see this an idea of what it's about and then remove all the shitty ones that people have been posting. Somewhat of a no-brainer but no one on the marketing team seems to have figured this out. Strange.
Perhaps the issue is that there may not be any more new music from ABBA? It's been so lovely to have a new album by ABBA, but there won't be any new real live in person performances by ABBA. Many bands stopped performing years ago. Wouldn't it be nice if there were several versions of the ABBA virtual concerts, but that would be unlikely based on what they've said.
👋 I do understand you Diego 😉 At the moment I’m still a little on cloud nine but I may possibly have similar feeling later 😉 Perhaps write a diary of your thoughts feelings regarding your experience as this may trigger the joy and elation you felt on 26-th 27th ect and keep reminding yourself you are lucky you experienced it and your going to experience it again soon and I can imagine possibly a few times more in the future 😀🙌😉❤️
AMO TE VER QUERO QUE MANDE TUDO DE VOCÊ ASSIM ESCLUSIVO E TUDO RELACIONADO A ABBA SEU INCRÍVEL BOM TE VER 👍
I hope it also come to Canada I live in Vancouver
I have just found out that can’t attend Voyage on the 8th July due to me having to have an operation on the 7th, so I’ve got a different melancholy. I am gutted.
I believe it's a little harder for you maybe because they were also all 4 of them in the premier so you could feel the momentum being even more boosted.And now subconsciously you feel we will never see them again united in public.Was propably the very last time.A bittersweet sense of loss of a beloved friend or smth.As B'sBrother said they finally gave a happy ending.Must have been quite sentimental for you to see them all together like that since your attendance in their Nov.1982 London show in BBC.BTW Do watch the fan footage From the 26th of May.(exept for the leaked VOYAGE show clips- of course!)Fans reactions were impulsive and so emotional.I personally cried each now and then like a puppy who found his boss after getting lost lol!
I've seen clips here and there, yes. It's been amazing. I did watch a lot of red carpet. Agnetha did a lot of talking, surprising. Plus a few times she would cut in when Benny said it was "the end". I think she wants to do more studio stuff.
Diego, thanks for your input. How early does one have to go from before if you have a dance floor ticket? I don't need to end up front row, but would like to be a little bit in front.
Be inside the bar area ready to go inside. 45 minutes or so before start.
Diego super men 🎸🎙🎤🎹!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mel·an·chol·y, that is what you are feeling...
I was curious too about what u tell about the 3D aspect, and I think u r right and even I'm an engineer, I can't tell how this can be done, not being holograms... but the impression, telling from the clips I've seen, not having gone yet is that, a 3D feeling. Saludos desde Albacete.
Porsupuesto da la sensación de 3D. Video es 2D y en televisión o videos de CZcams, olvidalo. Tienes que estar presente para que los ojos vean en 3D, ni con gafas 3D lo han hecho.
I would say the depression you're feeling is normal and goes to show how amazing the show was. I have been to a few west end shows and felt relieved when it was over...
I'm going Saturday and cannot wait! I found a cheap resale seat from the official site which I have to say was a surprise as Ticketmaster were always prone to adding on a lot in the way of booking fees - well done Abba if you have told them not to!
As for the seats you mention all being sold for next year, I have to wonder how many are out to agencies/tour operators and so on and will reapper as they are returned? (I used to work in a West End theatre Box Office, can you tell?!) Even if a date is sold out it's worth keeping an eye out, just in case of agency/customer returns. (Not that I wish ill on people but thanks to whomever died so I could attend for my 50th!) Anyway dear, chin up! Both of them!! 😂
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Whitney Houston's "hologram" concert has been out for a few years now and has a residency in Las Vegas (videos on CZcams). But the "hologram" tech is very limiting and sometimes looks weird. I read somewhere they were gonna change the show to a full-screen tech though.
There is also the MJ ONE in Las Vegas (also on CZcams), but you really have to be into Cirque du Soleil.
You'd waited since September to see the Voyage shows. You're bound to be on a downer for a few days and you get to see it all again in August. They must've added more dates as it was reported the London shows were finishing in December 2022. They could pack it all up and take it all around the world.
Bjorn said, on the red carpet, the show was not moving anywhere.
It nice to see that ABBA have helped the UK economy because it will do wonders for the tourist industry. 😀 This is definitely a crowd pulling experience.
Not even ABBA can pull the UK out of the self inflicted misery.
@@ABBADiego You could be right.
I may be totally wrong, but the other day, I read on a pretty reliable Abba youtube site, that they we're going to release the concert on dvd about, er around the end of the year. Have you heard that at all Mr Diego? Of course it would be nothing like the live event, but I'd sure reserve my copy. Maybe that would cure the meloncholie's? Then we could throw our own personal Abba Arena after parties at home as well :)
Gee, I just don’t know, the visuals, can’t be reproduced in DVD or BluRay…I very much doubt it though.
I'm feeling down. Haven't seen the concert and likely never will, as will be the case for most fans. I'm feeling down having waited for 40 years for something concrete from ABBA and this is it. So much build up and anticipation for something but we won't even get a video recording? Really? Clips are being taken down? I thought there was talk of a tour but apparently not. This is so depressing and dissapointing. Yes, other things *might* happen but when? Next decade? I am so dissapointed in ABBA right now that I feel like binning all of my ABBA stuff and forgetting them. The vast majority of loyal long suffering fans will get nothing.
That's a strange reaction from a fan. I live in the US and know I'll probably not get to see the show, but I'm happy for those who do and for ABBA too. I love them and even though I've always had to love them from afar, their music adds so much to my life. I hope you overcome your hurt.
Keep the faith, I suspect that there will be more. See Agnetha on red carpet, she LOVED it!
Hey there, I have tickets for October but I can't wait until then. There are resale tickets through the website but many are on or near the back row. Do you think that would still be a good view? Cheers
Really anywhere is good. It isn’t Wembley with 15,000, there you wouldn’t see very well at the back, 3,000-it’s really a great number. Just right, even from the back you get super views. Even the 2 huge side screens really give you the “alternative” angles as if shot by a cameraman on stage with them, but they are invisible of course!
@@ABBADiego Thanks, that's very helpful.
Just spent £511 for: tickets for next Friday and Saturday, first class return train ticket and hotel for a night in Stratford. That's a lot of money for me though not a bad price really. Just had to. Roll on next Friday.
Money well spent. It really sounds like something extraordinary that you are not going to see anywhere else.
You can start looking forward to the next album!
I hope so!
@@ABBADiego Benny categorically said "No more!"
It would be intresting to hear how your life changed compared before April 2018 and after, and before 2 September 2021 and after, e.t.c.
Have A Big Hug From Me !!! x
ABBA themselves will be feeling a kind of comedown themselves I am sure.
Even tho I’m in North America, I don’t think it should come to Vegas, or really anywhere over here. I think it would cheapen the show a bit, and North Americans have never been the biggest Abba supporters. I think if it’s going to eventually leave Europe then it should go to Australia, they deserve it more!
Berlin is my bet.
@@ABBADiego abba are known worldwide even in the middle east and people have come from america to see voyage and if whitney has a hologram show with lower tech than voyage then voyage there in vegas will be even better because it is new technology and more ground beaking.
I would have thought Las Vegas would be a natural fit for Voyage??
Did they do Voulez Vous ???
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Vi tu video de sobre el copyright, y de cierta forma no estoy del todo de acuerdo. Hay personas que por X motivos no pueden asistir al show y no podrán, y se van a quedar con las ganas de verlo, y si Abba no pretende lanzar un dvd o algo con el concierto lo veo bien difícil.
Hey, I know you blocked comments on your previous video about copyright infringements regarding the abba shows,
But I just wanna comment on it cause I strongly disagree with their business decisions
How on earth do they expect people who live in other parts of the world, who doesn’t have the money to get a plane to London and even buy tickets to the show??
That is why people want to view clips and have a DVD of the show cause they cannot afford the money, not everyone is a millionaire
I’m not blaming you but the decisions made by management just proves how money hungry they are, cause they expect other people to go broke and waste money on a digital show
Your views are quite understandable. However, I disagree that it is a "waste of money on a digital show". I will leave it at that.
@@ABBADiego I’m sorry that I called it a waste of money, however the management has made very poor business choices when it comes to what the audience can and can’t do
And seeing some of the clips that did make it online I will admit the show looks fantastic and I would love to go see it however I don’t have the money
I live in Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 and it is absolutely difficult for a individual myself to afford the money to go to London and then pay extra for tickets
I’m not attacking you or the show itself and I again apologise for some of my choice of words but I really do strongly disagree with the management’s business decisions
Having seen them live in Sydney, it's a matter of whether one becomes somewhat skeptical that it can live up to the hype.
It'd be interesting to hear the perspectives of those who saw the real thing and the new show as well and if it lived up to expectation.
How can they recreate Frida tumbling over on stage in Sydney with the rain? It's those sort of unexpected memories that you likely cant produce in a show like this. Whether it just looks mechanical? Sing, dance a bit, sing, bow etc.