I HAVE a brand new marker for a terrific night time out.
It’s whether or not greater than 20 per cent of my wine will get spilled as a result of I’m having such a very good time (don’t choose me).
By these requirements, the Abba Voyage present in East London is an absolute winner.
My buddy and I had been dancing so exhausting in our seats that by the top of the gig, we had been in a puddle of wine.
For individuals who have been dwelling beneath a rock, Abba Voyage is a dwell live performance, carried out by CGI variations of the 4 bandmates.
The tech wizardry is so spectacular it’s exhausting to imagine the actual stars aren’t performing onstage and also you typically end up cheering at one thing one in every of them mentioned, regardless that they clearly can’t hear you.
There’s no denying Abba have an unimaginable again catalogue — from SOS, Mamma Mia and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! to Waterloo and Thank You For The Music, each single particular person in my row was singing alongside.
A powerful real-life backing band offered a dwell component and because the present takes place in a purpose-built venue, the visuals had been like nothing I’d ever seen earlier than.
A very dazzling array of brightly colored lights come down from the ceiling for Dancing Queen.
Subsequent yr, it is going to be half a century since Abba stormed to victory within the Eurovision Tune Contest.
Again then, the UK gave the unknown Swedish band zero factors for his or her rendition of the now much-loved hit Waterloo. How instances have modified.
It has been greater than a yr since Abba Voyage launched in Pudding Mill Lane, and regardless of reveals seven instances per week, the venue was packed after we visited on a Friday.
I might advise fascinated with what you need from the present when reserving — the standing zone in entrance of the stage had way more room to bounce than within the seats.
For these eager to hold on the occasion afterwards, it’s properly value testing the musically-themed Arduous Rock Resort in Marble Arch.
From the trendy foyer, dotted with costumes and mementos from a number of the world’s largest pop stars, to the glossy rooms, that is Arduous Rock however plus-sized.
The A-list memorabilia is what the model is legendary for, however the rooms are suitably rock star too.
We handled ourselves to the Sound Of Your Keep programme, which helps you to rent an electrical Fender guitar (with headphones, clearly) and a file participant.
Raiding the mini bar whereas dancing to legendary pop songs, then posing for photographs with the guitar was such fun that we ended up partying till 2am.
A pleasant contact was the mirror that exposed the heights of varied celebrities — I’m as tall because the late Jimi Hendrix, who stayed on the venue in its earlier incarnation as The Cumberland Resort.
The lodge has a bar and restaurant, with dwell music each night, and a menu providing typical American fare.
However given its excellent West Finish location, inside strolling distance of a number of the capital’s finest eating places, my recommendation can be to go out for a chew to eat and return for a cocktail and a few tunes.
The lodge’s setting is excellent — our room missed Marble Arch.
However extra importantly I had an excellent night time dancing the night time away like a real-life rock star.
- Room-only charges at Arduous Rock Resort London are from £279 an evening. See hardrockhotels.com/london.
- Tickets for Abba Voyage begin at £21 from abbavoyage.com/tickets.
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