ABBA Voyage 2nd Anniversary (BENNY & BJÖRN)

Filmed: Monday 27 May 2024

Location: ABBA Arena, London, UK

Broadcast: See below

Additional information

ABBA Voyage celebrated its second anniversary at the ABBA Arena in London on Monday 27 May 2024.

Benny & Björn were both there for a Q&A (Question & Answer) session before the evening performance.  The host of this was journalist and ABBA fan, Pete Paphides.

A few weeks earlier, ABBA Voyage had requested fans to submit a question for Benny & Björn which might end up being asked.  However, it turned out that some minor celebrities were in that night and were invited to ask their questions, so that reduced the amount of 'proper' fan questions that were asked.

Celebrities that asked questions were: Richard Arnold (Good Morning Britain entertainment presenter), Dame Joanna Lumley (actress), Rick Astley (singer), Matt Lucas (comedy actor and half of Little Britain ), Sharleen Spiteri (singer with the band Texas), Clare Balding (TV presenter), Rosamund Pike (actress) and Dawn O'Porter (TV presenter).  Other celebrities present were Mike Batt (songwriter), Maz Murray (current 'Donna' in London's Mamma Mia! ) and Holly Johnson (lead singer with Frankie Goes To Hollywood). 

  1. Svana Gisla's Instagram
    Before the performance, Benny & Björn posed for photos (away from the fans) outside the Arena with show producers Svana Gisla, Ludvig Andersson and Baillie Walsh. Svana Gisla filmed Björn singing a bit of Tiger and Benny joined in. Svana posted this to her Instagram account the following morning with the words, "Killing some time before our amazing 2nd Anniversary last night. I’m truly sorry for my terrible contribution but can I now say I’ve provided vocals for Benny and Björn?"

  2. Good Morning Britain
    The following morning, Tuesday 28 May 2024, Richard Arnold talked about the 2nd Anniversary and showed a small snippet of the filmed Q&A with Benny & Björn.

  3. ABBA Voyage
    On Thursday 30 May 2024, ABBA Voyage posted a video montage of clips from the 2nd anniversary evening including clips of Benny & Björn posing for photos with celebrities, parts of the Q&A, lots of fans and Benny & Björn waving to the crowds at the end of the show.

 

Thanks to Neil Barber and Jan Bach.
Thanks to Svana Gisla for the Instagram post.
YouTube link c/o ABBA Voyage

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