ABBA tease 'Voyage' announcement scheduled for September 2
ABBA are teasing an announcement scheduled for September 2 titled ABBA Voyage.
Posted from a brand new verified Twitter account @ABBAVoyage, the announcement graphic showcases four planets adorned with golden light, linking to a website that allows you to sign up for a mailing list.
Update: Tune into ABBA’s YouTube channel live on Thursday September 2 at 5.45pm UK time for the big announcement.
The Sun are reporting that ABBA Voyage is the name of the legendary Swedish group's upcoming hologram tour, and the release of a new song will coincide with the show's reveal. Their unconfirmed report states that ABBA Voyage will open in East London next May, with all four members of ABBA present.
Join us at https://t.co/AAFQLIrqJu #ABBAVoyage pic.twitter.com/7LYw3kojzB
— ABBA Voyage (@ABBAVoyage) August 26, 2021
First detailed way back in October 2016, the hologram spectacle will beam ABBA's younger selves to audiences across the world, bringing their classic hits to new generations in addition to new music, the hit-makers' first new material in 39 years.
The ABBAtar hologram tour was to be promoted in a BBC TV special in December 2018, but was delayed due to both legal complications and technical difficulties with the digital likenesses of Bjorn, Benny, Anna-Frid and Agnetha, and then the pandemic.
Last July, Benny Andersson told journalist Geoff Lloyd that the band plan to release five new songs in 2021, set to include two "timeless" tracks titled I Still Have Faith in You and Don't Shut Me Down, first unveiled back in April 2018.
ABBA have scored nine Number 1 singles and nine Number 1 albums in the UK. Their greatest hits collection Gold is the only album to spend more than 1000 weeks on the Official Albums Chart and is the second bestselling album of all time in the UK, with 5.61 million copies sold as of August 2021. Look back at ABBA's full Official UK Chart history.
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RyanT
OMG! the world will stop when this happens finally. I cant be more excited
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Sarah
Haha my world sure won't.
DW
D.m. Wilson
So you came into a thread you obviously don't care about to post something negative...feel better now troll? :)
Blank
With so many false starts and optimistic announcements and reports, I'll believe it when I see: A confirmed release date and actually out.
Mark Wislen
ABBA will be Releasing at least 1 New Song, in the 1st Minute of Friday 3rd September. It may be 2 New Songs. The rest, (of their New Songs), will be Released at a later Date. There are probably 5 New Songs altogether. Some say 8 New Songs, or a New Album. But 5 New Songs is the 'News' that most of the Global Media are saying. We will see. The New Songs do exist, and some are being Released on Friday 3rd September. It is 100% true.
Blank
With an official confirmed announcement since your comment, now I believe it and it's all systems go to get the album :-)
Bengy
Last year GOLD was certified Platinum 19x - so that's at least 5.7m sales by then.
Its sales are NOT 5.61m by August 2021 - that is a very old figure. Please update!
Blank
Could be an old figure. It could also be awarded due to wholesale sales and retail sales haven't caught up yet. It's only 90,000, so at the rate it's selling shouldn't be long.
Mark Wislen
No. The B.P.I. now only give out UK Sales Awards, when a Single, or Album, has attained that Sale. 'ABBA Gold' was given a 19th UK Platinum Award, (5,700,000), on Monday 10th August 2020. That was over a Year ago. It sells between 2,000 and 2,500, (mostly), every Week in the UK. It has sold over 100,000 UK copies since August 2020. It is now on over 5,800,000 UK Sales. 5,610,000 is far too low, and a way out of Date Total. 'ABBA Gold' sold around 3,700, to be at No.14 this Week - W/E 2nd September.
Blank
OCC are good at recycling old articles without updating all the numbers. Do you know when BPI awards changed from wholesale figures to 'counter' sales?
Bengy
July 2013.
Blank
I haven't really kept up since the last Guinness book (2005!)
DW
D.m. Wilson
Benny's son is behind the development of the site