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Mamma Mia! Opening of ABBA Museum Delayed

by Jarrett Martineau | September 12, 2008 at 08:50 am

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Don't despair, ABBA fans, you'll still get your museum of band memorabilia, it just won't be as early as June 2009.

In the interim, you can satisfy your ongoing cravings with a dose of ABBA on Broadway or ABBA at the box office.

The opening of a museum dedicated to Swedish pop group ABBA has been delayed.
The initial target for the opening was June 2009, but project co-founder Ulf Westman said Thursday the renovation of the building will take longer than expected because it is "more complicated than what was predicted earlier."

Westman did not say when the museum might open.

ABBA is one of the world's most successful bands, with album sales of more than 370 million since the 1970s. The group has not performed together since 1982, but continues to sell nearly 3 million records a year. ABBA's music also inspired the long-running Broadway musical "Mamma Mia!" and the recent movie adaptation starring Meryl Streep.

The band members have donated memorabilia to the project.

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andy_townsend2001

at 04:58 on September 17th, 2008

Bjorn Again performing at Lincoln Castle,as part of the summer spectacular concerts held over the August bank holiday weekend.
This is the second time i have seen Bjorn Again perform,and i could watch them time and time again.
From a personal view then i would say they have to be the best Abba tribute band you`ll ever see.

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