Crosby Soroptimists’ long-awaited trip to the ABBA Voyage concert began well before dawn.
Twenty six Dancing Queens (Soroptimists and friends) made the long journey down to the ABBA Arena at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
We didn’t know what to expect, but the show was well worth the effort of getting there. Great tunes – lots of streaming lights: ABBA music is very uplifting. Incredibly the four singers appear as digital avatars (ABBAtars?). They were extremely life-like and it was impossible to tell they weren’t really on stage! The 10-piece live band were brilliant, too.
Casting inhibitions aside, and entering into the spirit of the day, some of our party went to town with their outfits. And why not?
Then, for the Super Troupers, it was the long haul up the motorways again. On the last leg of the journey we found ourselves on a diversion as the M57 was closed. Mamma Mia! Late at night we therefore unexpectedly visited parts of Liverpool that some of us had only heard about in legend. But at Waterloo, we knew we were nearly home.
To Ann and Pat for their supreme organisational skills – Thank You for the Music. It certainly was an unforgettable day!