Abba-themed restaurant set to open in London

An ABBA-themed restaurant is set to open London next year. ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus will be bringing his MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY experience to London’s O2 in spring 2019.

According to The Mirrorit will be “an immersive dining experience” and the restaurant will be a recreation of a taverna on the island of Skopelos, mirroring the setting of the first Mamma Mia!movie.

Mediterranean cuisine will be served whilst hits from ABBA’s extensive back-catalogue are played live during the experience. You can see what it will look like here:

A similar experience has been on offer in Stockholm since 2016 and has sold out shows there for three consecutive years.

Speaking about the new London venture, Ulvaeus said: “We have long admired The O2 and the huge entertainment success it has become…we believe bringing MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY to The O2 will add to this already vibrant cultural destination and provide the perfect location for our exciting new show.”

In a press statement released in April, the band said: “The decision to go ahead with the exciting Abba avatar tour project had an unexpected consequence…We all four felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the recording studio. So we did.

“And it was like time had stood still and that we only had been away on a short holiday. An extremely joyful experience!”