ABBA Revival?

[RealBlackStuff]

If you're young enough to have enjoyed ABBA in the '70s, listen up!

If there’s anything more pathetic than geriatric pop stars trying to relive their glory days to raise a little cash off a wave of nostalgia, we’re not sure what it could be.
Still, plenty of acts try to do it, and many succeed, although seeing what time and the excesses of stardom have wrought can be a bit sobering.
But Swedish megastars ABBA appear to have found a way to cash in on their fame gracefully, by sending digital avatars out to do their touring for them.
The “ABBA-tars,” created by a 1,000-person team at Industrial Light and Magic, will appear alongside a live backing band for a residency at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The avatars represent Benny, Bjorn, Agnetha, and Anni-Frid as they appeared in the 1970s, and were animated thanks to motion capture suits donned while performing 40 songs.
It remains to be seen how fans will buy into the concept, but we’ll say this — the Swedish septuagenarians look pretty darn good in skin-tight Spandex.

They are reuniting next in a rather futuristic way: Rise of the ABBA-tars!

[axur-delmeria]

Wasn't born yet at the time, but growing up I got to listen to ABBA through my father's audio tapes.

[whoknows88]

Sorry to necropost, but, I loved ABBA in the 90's and 00's!!! Still do. I didn't know they were reuniting. There is an ABBA tribute concert this spring at a local arena where I live. So ABBA is still alive and well!

[dr_st]

Wasn't born yet at the time, but growing up I got to listen to ABBA through my father's audio tapes.

In my case it was my mother's audio tapes.