‘Big and bold’ Abba exhibition revisits 70s UK and nul points
Immersive show at the O2 will have music, memorabilia and a homage to Brighton Dome
It became an instant hit and helped propel four unknown Swedes to superstardom, but the opinion of the British jury at the Eurovision song contest in 1974 was a less enthusiastic “nul points”.
The British vote proved irrelevant. Everybody else seemed to love the performance by Abba of their song Waterloo, which kicked off a musical journey resulting in eight albums and a legacy that shows no sign of fizzling out.