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ABBA struggling to shift tickets for their run of shows featuring digital avatars of themselves
ABBA are struggling to shift tickets for their run of shows featuring digital avatars of themselves.
The “ABBA-tars” Voyage residency opens at the 3,000-capacity Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park venue in East London later this month.
ABBA are struggling to shift tickets for their run of shows featuring digital avatars of themselves
Fans raced to buy tickets for the early shows.
But organisers later extended the run and the final three months — October, November and December — are proving a hard sell.
Almost all dates have “high availability” — with some blocks 100 per cent unsold, the Ticketmaster site shows.
A source said: “There’s a notable drop-off after the initial excitement.
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“Plans are already being considered for discount deals in a bid to shift tickets.
“The fear is that unlike shows in the West End, tourists won’t enjoy a meal out in Covent Garden and then pop to the gigs as they’d have trek across town to East London.”
ABBA Voyage is due to open on May 27.
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