ABBA fans have been banned from wearing 1970s “disco wigs” to the pop group’s virtual concert because they are “culturally insensitive”.
Ticket-holders for the ABBA Voyage show – which is held at a purpose-built venue in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and features holograms of the band performing their greatest hits – received an email telling them Afro-style hairpieces are “not appropriate” for the event.
In the email, seen by the Mail on Sunday, promoters said: “Many of our guests will want to get in the spirit of the show by dressing up for their visit. [But] please do not wear so-called ‘Afro’ wigs.
“These wigs are culturally insensitive and not appropriate to be worn as fancy dress. If any guests are wearing this style of wig they will be respectfully asked to remove them as a condition of entry to the arena.”
Bit of a category error to include any derivation of the word “culture” alongside the name of this popular beat combo, no?
As an uncultured vileness myself my reaction is “Fuck off, tossers” but that’s as may be.
Does this mean that Blacks who wear their hair short should be ticked off for cultural appropriation?
Please tell me that we don’t have to be culturally sensitive to the seventies!
So people are paying to see virtual images – not the real group, but virtual images – of Abba. Do you mean like looking at a you tube performance, especially one where you can wear an afro wig if you wish? There’s and old saying, I believe, about fools and their money.
ticked off for cultural appropriation
There’s certainly an argument to be had about Blacks straightening their hair, and cultural appropriation!
Maybe this is to stop Justin Trudeau from showing up.
Good news for those who would have been stood or sat behind the bewigged.
A great way for Abba to increase their productivity. There’s no end to the amount of concerts they can perform around the world, even simultaneously.
Penseivat,
“So people are paying to see virtual images – not the real group, but virtual images – of Abba. Do you mean like looking at a you tube performance, especially one where you can wear an afro wig if you wish? There’s and old saying, I believe, about fools and their money.”
I saw the Chemical Brothers last year. They were headlining with Kraftwerk* as support and I really went for Kraftwerk. But went to watch a bit of Chemicals. And for all I know the blokes were sat at home having a cup of tea. Lots of video stuff, no sight of the stage. It was quite fun, bit of a bonus for my main thing, but I’m not sure I’d spend £70/ticket on it.
* yes, it might sound odd, but Kraftwerk are really good live.
Is it still remotely possible to see a screening of Bo Derek in “10”?
Less than a day or two after mocking the French for hyperventilating of their language, we find the English banning wigs at an ABBA concert in the name of racial justice.
Do I even need to say it?
I’m puzzled by the ‘culturally insensitive bit. IIRC Anni-Frid Lyngstad had a big hair perm thing at one point in their career so presumably the ‘afro’ wig thing is a nod to that. Tim’s epithet is entirely appropriate.
NN, can be arranged, but only as a double-feature with Barbarella.. 😉
But honestly… They should get in trouble for even making the request…
That particular fad is mostly perpetrated by the G and T in the Woke Alphabet…
I see a lovely little row coming up….
As the song goes:
“Waterloo
we were defeated, blacks won the war
Waterloo
Promise to love them forevermore”
@Sam Vara
So it was actually the battle of water melon then?
BoM4
What do Kraftwerk do without Florian Schneider ? He was always the madcap clown personality of the group.
Given the limited options for hair can any culture claim to have a truly unique style that has never been used elsewhere?
https://youtu.be/dwaxWoJPUC0
I’m sorry, it has to be shared.
What is Art Garfunkel’s policy?
Otto,I’ve never seen Madcap and Kraftwerk in the same sentence before. Was he wiggling his eyebrows?