KISS Publicizes Plan to Tour Without end with Digital Avatars After Last Present

KISS is likely to be achieved performing in particular person, however they’ll carry on rocking out as digital pixels for years to return … one thing they simply introduced at their final present this weekend.

The legendary band performed their final gig Saturday night time at Madison Sq. Backyard — this as a part of their ‘Finish of the Street’ farewell tour … which marked their last reside efficiency ever. Or so everyone thought, anyway — ‘trigger they are saying they’re retaining the occasion going.

Relatively than proceed to sing and dance themselves, Gene Simmons and co. are gonna let their AI counterparts do it for them … within the type of computerized avatars that may carry on enjoying reveals fairly actually ceaselessly. It is known as KISS On-line … and it marks their new period.

The entire thing may sound goofy, but it surely’s truly a pattern that legacy bands are beginning to embrace an increasing number of — together with ABBA, which has just lately trotted out their very own digital avatars in full live performance … and enjoying to packed crowds, no much less.

The fellows merely placed on movement seize fits and recorded a full-blown live performance of theirs … which might then be repurposed and re-aired for years to return … with cool results and stunts they would not usually have the ability to do on their very own (particularly at their age).

The KISS avatars truly got here out onstage Saturday throughout an encore … and carried out “God Gave Rock and Roll to You” … however they solely did so onscreen, versus showing as full-blown life-size holograms. Time will inform if these holograms will debut sooner or later.

Anyway, it is actually the top of an period and the start of a brand new one. As you may think about — there are blended reactions to the information … some hate it, others are nice with digital KISS.

It additionally serves as one more reminder that we’re very a lot residing sooner or later proper now … with the way in which tech/AI goes — an increasing number of stuff like that is going to be launched.