After their split in 1982, ABBA had repeatedly refused to reform, despite renewed interest in the band from the 1990s onwards. But in 2017, Benny Andersson told a Swedish newspaper that there were plans for ABBA to tour 'virtually', using digital avatars of the group.
Now, following the release of their first album in 40 years, Voyage, the Swedish supergroup have reunited in the digital world, for an ongoing show at a purpose-built 3,000-seater London arena.
of ABBA pictured in London in May 2022
For RTÉ Arena, John Maher reviews the show above: "You feel like you're going to see a religious ceremony - which it kind if is, in a way..."
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