icethesite - Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus news site

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• Posted by Linda, January 21, 2010 09:17:

  The website is accepting bookings today, without the Dress Circle offer. Had to register with the RAH during the course of the booking, but got a couple of seats booked at the end of it!

  
  
• Posted by Phil D, January 21, 2010 09:23:

  Got mine!
  
  Was on the phone at 9.am - managed to get stalls row G, right next to the stage.
  
  Roll on April!
  
  The booking clerk said it was selling very quickly....
  
  Phil.

  
  
• Posted by TonyG, January 21, 2010 09:31:

  Got mine too, the Dress Circle thing is a red herring.

  
  
• Posted by Leepy, January 21, 2010 09:32:

  Got mine. Phew!

  
  
• Posted by Will, January 21, 2010 09:37:

  Yes, the website is accepting bookings but it is not hooked up to their calendar, so without the link you provided Ice I would have had to spend time on the phone that I really don't have. Thank you so much for that.

  
  
• Posted by Mark, January 21, 2010 09:37:

  Got some - yay!

  
  
• Posted by Ice, January 21, 2010 09:46:

  @TonyG - yes, all reference to that 'offer' has been deleted. I'm sure there is a genuine arrangement in place but it only added to the confusion.
  
  Ice

  
  
• Posted by Will, January 21, 2010 09:56:

  Ah, I see the event is now hooked up to their events diary. I swear it wasn't earlier!

  
  
• Posted by Heather, January 21, 2010 09:58:

  Thanks Ice - got mine! Can't wait.....!

  
  
• Posted by Tina, January 21, 2010 10:41:

  Lets hope for a second concert now if tickets are indeed sold quickly!
  And I wouldn´t mind seeing Russell as Karl-Oskar one day and Anders Ekborg the second day.

  
  
• Posted by Phil D, January 21, 2010 10:54:

  The link to the RAH events diary went live at 8.59 this morning - just as I was beginning to panic!
  
  Phil

  
  
• Posted by Mary, January 21, 2010 11:38:

  YAY! After lots of problems with credit cards I finally got a Stalls ticket. PHEW! RAH box office people have been really nice and helpful.
  Yes, let's hope for a second concert - tickets must have sold/be selling very quickly.
  Can't wait!!!!

  
  
• Posted by Gareth, January 21, 2010 12:14:

  Got my ticket this morning. Front circle W1.
  Really wanted a better seat, but funds are tight at the moment. Maybe nearer the time ill go on the second night if there is one. Hopefully the sound will be better than the Chess concert.
  Love to you all
  Gareth

  
  
• Posted by Sapphie, January 21, 2010 12:50:

  Fantastic. I never thought I'd see the day. I wonder how widespread the marketing machine will become. Benny was *everywhere* with Story of a Heart. I hope that the general public will get to know about it soon and in a big way!
  
  Lee

  
  
• Posted by Sapphie, January 21, 2010 12:52:

  Abba Fan Club have this great PDF poster:
  
  http://www.abbafanclub.nl/news/details/kristina_london_20100414.pdf
  
  Lee

  
  
• Posted by Patrick Smith, January 21, 2010 13:42:

  Many thanks for this info. I owe you a pint!

  
  
• Posted by martin goodwin, January 21, 2010 14:04:

  can't wait to see the production and finally listen to the music in english. have booked my seats and there was a que at 9.00 this morning. Look forward to seeing you all there.
  
  Cheers, Martin

  
  
• Posted by Tony, January 21, 2010 14:12:

  London and visiting fans... Enjoy :o)
  
  'Twould be lovely if a concert of this came to Australia ("Hint-Hint" to Benny & Björn, if either of you are reading this ;o) The annual 'Sydney Festival' (happens every January) would be one great place to start a tour in Oz next year ("Hint-Hint", again ;o)
  
  Cheers, Tony.

  
  
• Posted by Linda, January 21, 2010 15:12:

  Thanks for the link ICE - got mine too!
  This is very exciting, see you all in London!

  
  
• Posted by Andy Cuthbert, January 21, 2010 15:50:

  Just got mine - Row J in ths stalls - the hair on the back of my neck just stood up I am that excited. Look forward to meeting some of you at long last....

  
  
• Posted by StephenUk, January 21, 2010 17:08:

  Just to add my thanks again Ice for your links which must have saved many of us hunting around for the web ticket page. Seating plan was not the clearest for stalls so not sure where abouts I am sitting but its great to have a ticket and be able to see and hear this long awaited and well overdue first UK performance of the musical (and no jet lag!).
  With the Live New York CD out by then hopefully they will have a full programme for sale and maybe other merchandise.
  Will the "Ice" be making a UK visit?, to be honest B&B should fly you first class and give you a top ticket for the promotional work you do for them but will be great if you make it over
  Only 83 days to go...

  
  
• Posted by Ice, January 21, 2010 17:19:

  Thanks for your kind words StephenUk but if B&B were to "fly me first class" to London it would be a waste of time, as I'm actually just down the motorway!
  
  Ice

  
  
• Posted by vera, January 21, 2010 17:45:

  I´m sooo excited, got tickets for "G" I have no clue if they are good, I hope so! WOOOWWW, love it already! See you then and thanks for the info!

  
  
• Posted by David Allison, January 21, 2010 17:57:

  Got mine at 9.02am whist on a conference call- hope its a good seat it cost me enough lol
  So happy-
  Seen it 3 times in Swedish and could not understand any of the words (apart from the English bits) lol
  Kristina here I Come.
  

  
  
• Posted by colinthebruce, January 21, 2010 18:15:

  Had said all along I wasn't going to go as I had been to Carnegie Hall...but couldnt stop myself!! Grand Tier !! (whatever that is!) see y'all there! (don't know who I'm taking mind...- Ag I'm available!

  
  
• Posted by Martin, January 21, 2010 19:35:

  Row 17 of the arena and that's calling at 9 o'clock. Can't wait to see it all again.

  
  
• Posted by andrea arrigoni, January 21, 2010 20:32:

  Got mine in the afternoon!
  Stalls J 10 .. hoping is a good position! I will come straight from milan where i live...can't wait to enjoy kristina!
  ciao everybody
  andrea

  
  
• Posted by Anna, January 21, 2010 20:53:

  Yay, I got a ticket! I´ve checked RAH and this site since December...

  
  
• Posted by Graeme Quinn, January 21, 2010 22:11:

  ive got one coming from abbf i hope it comes ok otherwise i will be GUTTED they emailed to say i have one but i want it here ! ! ! !

  
  
• Posted by StephenUK, January 21, 2010 22:16:

  Sorry Ice for some reason had you down as a Canadian!

  
  
• Posted by finnesse, January 21, 2010 22:37:

  so excited.. couldn't make New York....can we all arrange a meet???

  
  
• Posted by SUE A, January 21, 2010 22:42:

  Saw the musical in Gothenburg (Benny and Goral organised our tickets)pure magic...see you at the albert hall grand tier. P.S ABBAWORLD TOO does it get any better than this.......

  
  
• Posted by Mr Love, January 22, 2010 15:22:

  What about the £17.50 tickets? The cheapest tickets I've been able to find cost £36.00 - is there some alternative site to buy from?

  
  
• Posted by Elaine, January 22, 2010 15:41:

  Vera, you are SOOOO fortunate to get a seat in "G" and that is one of the best areas at the RAH as it is just beside the stage itself. I have been continually looking at the RAH website today and whilst I am willing to pay, I could not find any decent seats as I was allocated seats at the other end of the hall all the time - very frustrating. Vera, enjoy the show!!

  
  
• Posted by Kathryn, January 22, 2010 17:22:

  Wish I could go! Costs too much to come to London and I'm already coming down at the start of April so I can't come down again :( Will just have to hear about how amazing it is from everyone on here!!

  
  
• Posted by Finnesse, January 22, 2010 18:01:

  I bought 2 tickets in Stalls L @ £60 each but through a contact at RAH now have much better ones in Stalls G front row....so if anyone wants to buy my stalls L tickets, please let me know....

  
  
• Posted by Elaine, January 22, 2010 20:34:

  After not having any success with the Royal Albert Hall website, I just thought that I would call them to find out the best single seat available. Boy, am I really glad I did as I managed to get a great seat in the "O" area of the Stalls, just a few seats away from the stage! I am now looking forward to the evening and cannot wait!!

  
  
• Posted by Ian, January 22, 2010 21:32:

  Booked my tickets yesterday on the RAH website. Really looking forward to 14th April!

  
  
• Posted by Alex Jones, January 24, 2010 10:52:

  How great to have simply "Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus present..." above the title on the British poster.
  
  Good to see the Europeans not needing that "From the creators of Mamma Mia CHESS and ABBA" malarchy that was on the top of the New York poster!
  
  Alex
  

  
  
• Posted by Sapphie, January 24, 2010 14:55:

  According to an entry near the bottom of this post http://bit.ly/6UjQVY there are only 200 out of 7000 tickets left.
  
  Could this be true?
  
  Lee

  
  
• Posted by Martin Lower (Bristol), January 24, 2010 15:32:

  Got my ticket LG 5 Section: Loggia boxes seat 2. Hope this is a good seat....anyone in this box with me let me know :-)
  

  
  
• Posted by Brian, January 24, 2010 19:48:

  grand tier booked within 2 mins of getting RAH notification.seats 3 & 4. I've never been there before so I hope they're good seats.Cannot wait!

  
  
• Posted by Maria, January 25, 2010 04:19:

  There is a new Swedish fansite about Helen Sjöholm, which was ready yesterday:
  
  http://www.helensjoholm.nu/
  
  Parhaps you can read it with the Google translator!

  
  
• Posted by jan, January 25, 2010 18:17:

  I've 3 tickets and looking forward to this big event. Perhaps a silly question, but what's the dressing code for such events?
  
  Thanks,
  Jan.

  
  
• Posted by Eileen Quinlan, January 25, 2010 18:19:

  Anyone know if Bjorn or Benny will be making an appearance?

  
  
• Posted by Ice, January 25, 2010 18:23:

  You can almost guarantee it Eileen!

  
  
• Posted by Ice, January 25, 2010 19:47:

  There is no dress code Jan. You would probably feel most comfortable dressed smart-casual.

  
  
• Posted by Ian Cole, January 25, 2010 21:09:

  @ Alex, January 24, 2010 10:52: you obvously haven't seen the official website recently. That malarky you hate is there, big and bold.

  
  
• Posted by Phil D, January 25, 2010 21:37:

  Hi Eileen
  
  I will be very surprised if B&B are not there - the UK premiere of their masterpiece!
  
  I just hope they get called to the stage at the end as have seats just to the left of the stage.
  
  Can't wait! Maybe some of us ice-the-siters should come up with a code for the night so we can recognise each other. Carrying an ICE cube would be appropriate but then again, maybe not. Any suggestions?
  
  
  xx

  
  
• Posted by Andrew, January 25, 2010 23:05:

  At Carnegie Hall lots of people were dressed up, I saw guys wearing tuxedos , I wore a suit and a tie and I didn`t feel overdressed.

  
  
• Posted by Martin Bolton, January 26, 2010 07:29:

  Björn and Benny were dressed smart casual at Carnegie Hall. I'm sure the same will go for the RAH. And yes, at Carnegie Hall some people were in tuxedos and some people were in jeans. Wear what you feel most comfortable in I'd say.

  
  
• Posted by Elaine, January 26, 2010 09:55:

  Hi Eileen
  
  A reliable source has confirmed that Benny and Bjorn will, indeed, be at the concert. It would be great to see them both again!
  
  Enjoy your evening, everyone
  
  Elaine

  
  
• Posted by Alex Jones, January 26, 2010 10:48:

  The only people I saw "dressed down" at the Carnegie Hall event were a handful of fans in ABBA T-Shirts, caps and badges.
  
  I found that terribly embarrassing, but maybe that's because I'm a bit of a snob!

  
  
• Posted by Nick, January 26, 2010 19:01:

  I see that the standing only balcony has not been made available for the performance - do you think this hints of the event being filmed?

  
  
• Posted by vera, January 27, 2010 06:09:

  Hey Elaine, thanks that sounds god! I called them that evening and said I wanted the best seas! Wow great! Yeah folks, is there a lovely and big location just across the road where we can meet afterwards the show to party on and chat about the lovely evening?? I´d love to meet you ABBA Fans from all around the world!
  See you soon :O)

  
  
• Posted by Mary, January 27, 2010 20:09:

  @ Nick - a user from the 'Russell Watson UK' forum wrote this: "I phoned RAH and booked a seat in stalls as only rear arena available. The ticket agent said some of front arena seats were being held back due to filming."
  
  One can hope...!

  
  
• Posted by Nick Marks, January 28, 2010 09:53:

  The Box Office told me the balcony standing area and choir are were not being used as well - I suspected for filming purposes.
  Fingers crossed for a TV programme and/or possible DVD release.

  
  
• Posted by neil, January 29, 2010 03:09:

  I see via the interactive booking system on the Royal Hall website that the concert is now virtually sold out. So, when are they going to announce the second concert ?
  
  

  
  
• Posted by Sapphie, January 29, 2010 10:22:

  This really is quite something, considering that the concert has barely been advertised beyond this and other fan sites and the booking only started 5 days ago!
  
  This must show the depth of feeling amongst us of how great this masterpiece is.
  
  I am beginning to wonder if I am obsessing over this musical so have tried listening to other music for a few days (i.e. non B&B stuff) and I just keep coming back to Kristina! I really do hope that the English CDs due to be released in April live up to expectations.
  
  I hope they also include the libretto in the booklet that accompanies it ...
  
  Of course they are *bound* to be recording the RAH concert as well, aren't they?
  
  Lee

  
  
• Posted by Elaine, January 29, 2010 16:05:

  Hi Neil
  
  When the booking first opened, there was no interactive booking system on the RAH website and the system only selected the 'best' seats for people which I discovered were not any good at all as the seats were at the other end of the hall, having been given a detailed seating plan of the RAH a few years ago.
  
  I had to call the RAH and specify a particular area, to which the Box Office Clerk said there were seats there at that time and I questioned why the system did not choose those seats for me. She did not know the answer as she believed that the allocation online was the same as when people call the RAH.
  
  And I agree with you, when is the second concert going to be announced, taking into consideration that this is almost sold out?
  
  Elaine

  
  
• Posted by Martha, January 29, 2010 16:41:

  If B&B add a second Kristina concert at RAH, I believe it would be on the 13th as Louise Pitrie has a concert in Canada on the 16th and Russell Watson has a concert in Dublin on the 15th. It would be great to have 2 concerts since many travel a long distance for Kristina! Martha

  
  
• Posted by Darren, February 04, 2010 13:42:

  A few extra seats appear to have been released in the arena and the circle having just checked the Albert Hall seat plan again.

  
  
• Posted by Martin, February 04, 2010 22:41:

  Elaine Paige played 'A Sunday in Battery Park' on her show last Sunday and was plugging the concert. She says that she will be there!

  
  
• Posted by Steve, February 07, 2010 16:48:

  Just booked seats for Kristina this saturday, managed to get 2 seats on the 2nd tier, a bit more expensive than rear arena seats, does that mean they are better seats? booked our tickets through SEE tickets. Looking forward to the show, we have been listening to Helen on you tube and saw her at Hampstead Heath, she is brilliant.

  
  
• Posted by Mark, February 23, 2010 14:48:

  Only 60 non obscured view seats left in the Gods at £36.00
  About 200 with barriers obscuring view left but I would imagine these will be difficult to shift now.
  Mind you not bad to sell all but 200 ish seats from 5000+ on sale.

  
  
• Posted by Wendy, February 24, 2010 22:10:

  The cast recording from Carnegie Hall is now available for preorder on Amazon.co.uk, due out on 5th April. http://bit.ly/9rV9bc

  
  
• Posted by Sapphie, February 25, 2010 13:07:

  There is a link at the bottom of the official kristinathemuscal.com site to a letter from B&B.
  
  In it they say they hope a full theatrical version of Kristina will follow ...
  
  Only 5 weeks to go before April 5th and the CD release!
  
  Lee

  
  
• Posted by Mark, March 06, 2010 12:03:

  If you're wondering why you've not got your tickets through the post yet I was informed by the booking office that the promoters have not yet decided/approved on the art work for the ticket designs.
  You can if you want collect in person from the box office a bog standard computerised standard ticket if you're desperate to ensure you've got your tickets, although the box staff said the release of the tickets is imminent in the next few days.

  
  
• Posted by Bryn, March 12, 2010 18:05:

  Mark,
  
  Thank you so much for the last comment - I was getting worried about having no ticket yet! I was starting to look with suspicion at my postman!

  
  
• Posted by Sheringdale, March 19, 2010 12:15:

  I've just been told that they have released the Choir seats for sale, behind the stage, for £17.50 each.
  
  There are very few restricted view Circle seats still available. Looks like a sell out!

  
  
• Posted by Nick, March 22, 2010 18:52:

  Tickets were printed on Friday - arrived at Box Office today - in the post tomorrow onwards - shuld be with everyone by Friday.

  
  
• Posted by Nick, March 24, 2010 18:50:

  Got my tickets today.
  Not sure why there was such a delay as they're literally bog standard RAH tickets. I'd imagined some art work on the ticket like Chess had.....