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ABBAworld opens in London
Get ready, ABBA fans, because ABBAworld, the first official (and band-supported) ABBA museum has just opened in London.
The interactive museum will contain 25 rooms full of ABBA memorabilia, including behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, never-before-seen music videos and photos, and clothes, instruments, and personal belongings from each member of the band. In one room, you'll even find the helicopter pictured on the cover of the "Arrival" album.
Visitors will have the chance to feel like a part of the group too, as they see images of themselves projected into music videos and photos and onto album covers (which fans can then access online afterwards). The can test their trivia knowledge with quizzes, remix their own ABBA tunes and even be a "dancing queen" up on stage with a holographic projection of the band.
The exhibit is open daily now through March 28. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster for £21.45 per adult and £14.30 for kids.
The exhibition is expected to visit other cities, but so far no others have been announced.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
David S. Jan 30th 2010 5:48PM
How many bands can still get this kind of attention and rake in the money some 30 years after they broke up? The Beatles are the only other one I can think of....
Al Schrader Jan 31st 2010 6:48AM
Sveden, Yah.
Dave Jan 30th 2010 9:25PM
ABBA still get that kind of attention because their music has lasted the test of time. It's still as infectious and danceable now as it ever was, and new generations are discovering how good they really were. They really do stand alongside The Beatles as being one of the best music groups of all time.
W.S. Jan 30th 2010 11:24PM
I hope this exhibit comes to the states because I'll be there! I've been a fan since I was a boy and still listen to them daily daily. Abba are undoubtedly the greatest pop band of all time.
Finally this year they also will get inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame too, and it's about time for that. I'm so glad that all of them have survived to see the day that the announcement occurred. I'm so proud of them and also proud to have been such a life long fan!
Way to go Benny, Frida, Bjorn, and Agnetha!