Abba's Björn Ulvaeus: I had no idea 1970s Britain was so gloomy

Band member speaks at preview London exhibition that lovingly recreates scenes from era of band’s sensational success

There were endless strikes, power cuts, three-day weeks, TV programmes that finished at 10.30pm and Noel Edmonds. “You get very close to the reality of Britain in the 70s,” said Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus. “I had no idea it was so gloomy.”

Ulvaeus was speaking at the first preview of a new immersive Abba show at the Southbank Centre, which aims to tell the sensational success story of the band, as well as put it in the social and political context of 1970s Britain.

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