ABBA Voyage is a hit 40 years after the band split up.Credit:Johan Persson
Michael Bolingbroke,chief executive officer and executive producer ofABBA Voyage,which built an auditorium in London’s East End to host the 90-minute concert,has scouted locations in Melbourne.
While in Melbourne,ABBA Voyage executives met with impresario Paul Dainty,president and chief executive of TEG Dainty,which holds the option to produce the concert,and other stakeholders including the state government and Visit Victoria.
“They are in advanced conversations,” said an industry source who declined to be named as they were unauthorised to comment publicly.
“TEG won’t be commenting as it is commercial in confidence,” a company spokesman said.
Steve Dimopoulos,the Victorian Minister for Tourism,Sport and Major Events,is understood to be keen to secure the concert.
“As Australia’s major events capital,we’re always looking at new opportunities and events for our calendar,” Dimopoulos said.
A spokeswoman for Dimopoulos declined to comment further on the negotiations.