Another deceased music legend appears in hologram form

Elvis Presley He is the latest deceased artist to return to the stage digitally.

British immersive specialist Layered Reality announced Thursday it is creating the show. Elvis Evolution with the King in holographic form.

The show will premiere in London in November before traveling to other major cities around the world including Las Vegas, Berlin and Tokyo.

“The show culminates with a concert experience that will recreate the seismic impact of a live Elvis performance for a whole new generation of fans, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy,” Layered Reality states on the show’s website.

He said that a “life-size digital Elvis will share his most iconic songs and moves” through a “unique combination of technology, augmented reality, theatre, projection and multi-sensory effects,” adding that “Elvis fans can look forward to an unforgettable experience” like no other another”.

Following the show, the venue will also host an Elvis-themed restaurant and bar event with live music, DJs and performances.

“Elvis Evolution is a new generation’s tribute to music legend Elvis Presley,” Layer Reality CEO Andrew McGuinness said in a statement. “Elvis remains a global superstar and people around the world no longer want to sit around and passively receive entertainment, they want to be a part of it.”

McGuinness said the event will be “a memorable event that will be a bucket list item for Elvis fans and admirers around the world,” adding that audiences will be able to “enter Elvis’ world, walk in his shoes” and celebrate his landmark musical. heritage.

The use of holograms to resurrect deceased artists has generated a lot of controversy in recent years, with some loving how the technology can recreate concert-sized events featuring their favorite artists, while others find it downright creepy.

However, high-tech events do not always feature artists who are no longer with us. Seventies pop legends ABBA have been staging a hit show in London since last year, featuring digital versions of all four members and the rockers Kiss recently announced that they will be sending holograms on the road so they can take things a little easier, which is understandable considering the four band members have a combined age of 273 years.