With a touch of magic, they’re back on stage… ADRIAN THRILLS sees band’s ‘live return’

ABBA Voyage (The ABBA Arena, London)

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For those lucky enough to witness last night’s opening show of Abba’s virtual London residency, there was only one conclusion: Mamma Mia! How can we resist you?

In the words of Dancing Queen, they were having the time of their lives at the Abba Arena in London’s Olympic Park… and were rewarded at the end of an emotional evening when Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad walked on stage in the flesh to take a curtain call.

Up to that point, the famous foursome hadn’t actually been on stage in person during a 95-minute run-through of their greatest hits and a few slightly deeper cuts.

Up to that point, the famous foursome hadn’t actually been on stage in person during a 95-minute run-through…