Jon Bon Jovi Isn’t Opposed to a Hologram Tour
Jon Bon Jovi entered the chat about hologram tours, and it’s an idea he isn’t against.
Speaking with Ultimate Classic Rock, the Bon Jovi frontman was asked if the band would ever consider doing what KISS is doing with their “avatars.”
While JBJ expressed uncertainty about the technology, he said, “I don’t mind the idea of images of us being out there for people to go and enjoy. I don’t think that’s a sin. I don’t find that to be at all a turn off.”
Details on the KISS Avatars
According to Billboard, the KISS avatar show is targeting 2027 for its premiere. The KISS avatars were unveiled as the “new era” of the iconic band following their final show ever.
Per KISS’ official website, “The KISS avatars were created by visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic using their advanced performance-capture technology, gathering every nuance of KISS band members’ face and body performance in exact detail.”
Industrial Light & Magic was founded by George Lucas in 1975. Since its founding, the visual effects company has over 500 film and TV credits. Among them are the many Star Wars properties and the various titles within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Pophouse, of course, is part of this “new era” and will helm the making of the KISS avatar show. The Swedish group is responsible for ABBA Voyage, the acclaimed digital concert honoring the iconic pop group.
Per a press release from Pophouse Entertainment Group, “The band’s transformation into avatars will ensure their immortalization, while pushing the boundaries of rock and roll performances, as KISS have done throughout their career to date. This avatar performance will feature KISS as fantasy-based superheroes, and will provide a glimpse of just one of the many and varied ways in which KISS will live on as digital performers through their avatars in the future.”
KISS & Their Massive Deal with Pophouse
Earlier this month, it was announced KISS sold their catalog, name, logo and makeup rights to Pophouse in a nine-figure deal worth a reported $300 million.
In a statement, Gene Simmons said of the catalog and intellectual property deal, “We have always been breaking new ground in popular culture, and this partnership will ensure that we continue to do so for years to come … The future could not be more exciting!”
Simmons noted that the future includes the KISS Avatars, a biopic and what he called “a KISS-themed experience.”
Paul Stanely added, “Our journey with Pophouse is fueled by the desire to eternally resonate across diverse facets of global culture … This partnership is not just a chapter; it’s an eternal symphony of rock ‘n’ roll immortality.”
