ABBA-Merry Christmas Brings a Festive Pop Show to Newcastle City Hall

ABBA-Merry Christmas comes to O2 City Hall Newcastle on Friday 18 December 2026, with a festive show carrying ABBA’s name into the final weekend before Christmas. Doors are advertised for 6.30pm and the event is scheduled to begin at 7.30pm. The date is separate from the Allstars: The Music of ABBA concert in March 2027, so anyone looking at both listings should make sure they are booking the production and time they actually want to attend.

ABBA’s original recordings mix bright, carefully arranged pop melodies with close vocal harmonies and dance-floor rhythms. Songs such as Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Mamma Mia and Take a Chance on Me remain familiar reference points for their catalogue. They are useful background for understanding the musical theme, but the official ABBA-Merry Christmas Newcastle listing does not publish a confirmed song-by-song programme or identify the individual performers for this date.

The Christmas setting distinguishes this show from a typical ABBA-themed concert earlier in the year. It is scheduled just seven days before Christmas Day, with evening doors and a 7.30pm performance time, making it a seasonal outing rather than a summer festival appearance. The event title signals the festive framing, but the venue has not specified that any particular Christmas song or stage effect is included, so those details should not be taken for granted.

O2 City Hall hosts a number of concerts and themed stage productions in December, and ABBA-Merry Christmas has its own booking and event image within that programme. A ticket for this event does not include entry to the Lindisfarne concert the following night or the separately advertised Allstars production in 2027. If you are travelling with a group, checking the exact show title and Friday date is especially useful before purchasing tickets.

Doors open at 6.30pm, with the show advertised for 7.30pm and an 11pm venue curfew. Use the official City Hall booking page for confirmed tickets, access arrangements and further announcements about the show’s performers and repertoire.

For the latest details, visit the official ABBA-Merry Christmas Newcastle event page.