The ABBA Voyage live band are looking forward to playing for “multiple years”

nme.com:

ABBA Voyage digital concerts have spoken to NME about the experience of recreating the magic of the pop legends, and how long they expect to be playing for.

Watch our video interview with some of the band above.Premiering earlier this week at the purpose-built ABBA Arena in Stratford, East London, to a delighted response from fans, the ambitious production sees a “digital” version of ABBA (or ‘ABBAtars’) performing alongside a 10-piece live band (put together with the help of Klaxons’ James Righton).Speaking to NME on the red carpet ahead of the performance, guitarist Dom John said that they were “buzzing, locked in and ready.”John recalled the first time he met ABBA in rehearsals – when he looked up to find Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson watching him play. “We played one of their songs, and I was playing both guitar parts and then looked up and realised that Benny and Bjorn were standing right in front of me!” he said. “They just looked at each other and said, ‘Ah maybe we don’t need two guitars’ – then walked away without saying hello or anything.”As for the visual aspect of the show, John echoed the idea that this is not something that has been seen on stage ever before. “They’re not holograms, that’s old technology!” he said. “This is ABBA Voyage, it’s the future!”Asked how long he expected to be performing as part of the show, he replied: “Multiple years, maybe.

We’ll see!”Sarah Burrell, on keys and synth, recalled first getting the call to be part of the band.“It just seemed like a bit of a dream, really,” she said.

We couldn’t tell if it was real.”“We’ve rehearsed together quite a lot, so we’ve really got the opportunity to pick on each other’s playing and vibe.