{"id":68693,"date":"2023-12-04T13:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=68693"},"modified":"2023-12-04T13:16:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:16:01","slug":"gene-simmons-announces-kiss-will-live-eternally-as-digital-avatars-like-abba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/music\/gene-simmons-announces-kiss-will-live-eternally-as-digital-avatars-like-abba\/","title":{"rendered":"Gene Simmons announces KISS will \u2018live eternally\u2019 as digital avatars like ABBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Gene Simmons predicts Donald Trump to be next US president<\/h3>\n<p>KISS performed their last-ever concert last weekend at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden after an epic End of the Road final tour.<\/p>\n<p>But as Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer left the stage for the final time, the four band members &#8220;returned&#8221; in the form of their younger digital avatars to perform God Gave Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roll to You II.<\/p>\n<p>The motion-captured performance creations were designed by George Lucas\u2019s Industrial Light &amp; Magic and financed by Pophouse Entertainment, who were behind London\u2019s ABBA Voyage.<\/p>\n<p>The virtual concert residency features younger ABBAtars of the Swedish band made from mo-cap performances by the actual band, alongside a 10-piece live band.<\/p>\n<p>The London-based stadium show makes over $2 million a week and now it looks like KISS will be following suit in some form.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Read more&#8230; <\/strong> <strong>KISS review \u2013 Gene Simmons leads insanely entertaining theatrical extravaganza[KISS REVIEW] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/35\/590x\/secondary\/KISS-motion-capture-5098408.jpg?r=1701695414577\"><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yl5PGoy5X6g<\/p>\n<p>In a new video, KISS were shown in motion capture suits creating virtual performances that can be used beyond their retirement and long after they\u2019re dead. They teased: \u201cWe can live on eternally\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, it\u2019s not be revealed if KISS will have a similar virtual concert residency like ABBA (presumably in their native New York?) or if they\u2019ll be used for a rock opera, musical or another attraction.<\/p>\n<p>Stanley said in a video: \u201cPeople say, \u2018Well what are you going to do when you stop?\u2019 Well, the band will never stop because we don\u2019t own the band. The fans own the band, the world owns the band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley sued over KISS guitar tech Covid death[KISS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Gene Simmons gets &#8216;choked up&#8217; as he recalls mother forced to Nazi salute[GENE SIMMONS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>KISS Farewell Tour \u2013 Gene Simmons explains missing bandmates Ace and Peter[ACE AND PETER] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FWZ9omnAAIs<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/35\/590x\/secondary\/kiss-avatars-5098411.jpg?r=1701695414657\"><\/p>\n<p>Simmons shared: \u201cWe can be forever young and forever iconic by taking us to places we\u2019ve never dreamt of before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe technology is going to make Paul [Stanley] jump higher than he\u2019s ever done before.\u201d And Stanley added: \u201cAnd it won\u2019t hurt!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/entertainment\/music\/1841891\/Gene-Simmons-Paul-Stanley-KISS-avatars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gene Simmons predicts Donald Trump to be next US president KISS performed their last-ever concert last weekend at New York\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68692,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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