The venue of the new ABBA Voyage concert
ABBA unveiled their brand new ABBA Arena in May 2021 in East London – the state-of-the-art venue that hosts exciting new show ABBA Voyage.
ABBA Voyage is the epic new concert that sees Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Björn and Benny digitally reunited with a live 10-piece band, in this brand new, purpose-built arena in London.
ABBA Arena has 3,000 seats, located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London, and is designed by Stufish Entertainment Architects.
Based in London and Hong Kong, Stufish are entertainment and concert specialists, and design sets for artists including Beyonce, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Queen + Adam Lambert and Elton John.
Credit: ABBA Voyage Instagram
ABBA Arena is taking up a huge6,710m² space, and is mainly built from timber with a timber cladding. It has been designed to be demountable and re-usable – so maybe once they are done in London, they will be off to other cities in the UK and around the world.
ABBA Arena is located on the site of a car park site in Barbers Road, next to Pudding Mill DLR station in East London. Which doesn’t sound glamorous but we are sure it will be.
The venue allows concert-goers to either have general admission, a seat in the auditorium, or your own dance booth!
The London Legacy Development Corporation gave its approval for the pop-up arena in March 2020, and it is able to stay on the plot for five years. They even thought the design had the potential to be beautiful – and looking at the designs, we do too.
The main auditorium has been designed to create an ‘internal clear span of 61m and allow for a 360-degree immersive experience’, plus the space will have a box office, backstage facilities and storage, shops, food stalls, bars and a covered concourse.
ABBA Voyage is an epic show – and ABBA Arena is the perfect venue to host it!
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