Coldeanseagull
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Wife went with daughter and grand daughter last month. Not heard a bad word said against it
If I remember correctly, the story of the preview night sums up how impressive it is. Abba really were there that day. The audience gave the group a standing ovation when they emerged at the end - only to realise they'd been applauding the avatars when the actual band members took to the stage.Went yesterday. Absolutely brilliant. If you are thinking about going then just do it.
Surprised to see the real ABBA walk on at the end now in their 70s (or were they real.?)
What time did you get home? After midnight?Went yesterday. Absolutely brilliant. If you are thinking about going then just do it.
Surprised to see the real ABBA walk on at the end now in their 70s (or were they real.?)
For the casino definitelyExpensive night then !
I paid 77 and was worth every bit. Firstly, the music and experience is brilliant from beginning to end, the hall is relatively quite small so has quite a refreshing intimate feel given how most big gigs are in aircraft hangers these days. Second there is the fascination of how the technology will work. Sure, it will become commoplace over the next few decades and you may feel world wearniness is justified then after seeing it multiple times. But to see how well they've done it as a first attempt, it's genuinely amazing.Genuine question: do people not have any issue paying that much for a holographic gig? Had considered going last year, but once we looked at the ticket prices, no way could we justify it.
One of those events that definitely seems to be targeted by Ticketmaster's now notorious (thanks to the Oasis tour exposing it to a wider audience) Dynamic Pricing model - ie, the more popular an event is, they raise the price of tickets.I looked but the tickets seemed so expensive. Would be interested though.
Back in bed in Henfield at 12.15What time did you get home? After midnight?
I paid 77 and was worth every bit. Firstly, the music and experience is brilliant from beginning to end, the hall is relatively quite small so has quite a refreshing intimate feel given how most big gigs are in aircraft hangers these days. Second there is the fascination of how the technology will work. Sure, it will become commoplace over the next few decades and you may feel world wearniness is justified then after seeing it multiple times. But to see how well they've done it as a first attempt, it's genuinely amazing.
My only regret is standing so far back in the standing pit - I'd have loved to be right next to the holograms at the front to see them close up! But you got to be there early for that
I went to the security test night with half capacity crowd to test everything. Not sure if that's the same as the preview night. Basically doing the full show with an audience to check how everything works. My son lives 5min from the Arena so we got free tickets. Amazing night, avatars, band, innovative light show overhead and excellent staging. The brain believes you are watching the live ABBA on stage, because it's so realistic and we are trained to think the images on screen are images and the characters on stage are real. So that's what we see. We saw Benny in the audience, but frankly have no idea if the four older members of ABBA who came out and thanked us at the end were holograms or the band. We thought they were real because they stood in front of where the holograms stood and nearer the audience, but by then we had no idea. Forget what you aren't seeing (the live band). You are paying for a phenomenal, technological experience and show created around some of the finest popular music of the last 50 years. If you don't go, you won't regret it, because it's impossible to imagine what it is like. I would say to anybody who enjoys a musical experience or show, just save up your money, book well in advance or very late, and go with an open mind to enjoy yourself. I have been to every type of concert experience from Barry Manilow, David Essex, Kenny Rogers and Willie Nelson to Pink Floyd, Free, Led Zep, Rolling Stones and all points in between. This show was that amazing.If I remember correctly, the story of the preview night sums up how impressive it is. Abba really were there that day. The audience gave the group a standing ovation when they emerged at the end - only to realise they'd been applauding the avatars when the actual band members took to the stage.
We had a great time when we went too. Very clever and fascinating. Brilliant view wherever you sit. Incredible cash cow but good luck to them - it was a very expensive risk in the first place.
In any case, it's Abba music so what's not to like?