TechAudioLegends never die: KISS follow in ABBA’s footsteps with virtual avatars that can play foreverWith five decades of thrilling shows under their studded belts, the iconic rockers are going virtualWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechAudioLegends never die: KISS follow in ABBA’s footsteps with virtual avatars that can play foreverWith five decades of thrilling shows under their studded belts, the iconic rockers are going virtualWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
With five decades of thrilling shows under their studded belts, the iconic rockers are going virtual
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Pophouse entertainment)
(Image credit: Pophouse entertainment)
If there’s one thing we know about KISS it’s that you should never believe them when they say they’re calling it a day. So we’re not entirely surprised that their latest apparent exit was more of a see you later than a final farewell. As the band prepared to finish the last show of their End of the Road tour, they unveiled a new virtual version of the band to perform God Gave Rock And Roll To You.
What are the plans for KISS’s virtual band?
KISS frontman Paul Stanley says that the avatars will keep the band “forever young and forever iconic”, taking the band “to a completely different level beyond just being a music band.”
According toPophouse, “The technology has enabled ILM to capture the band’s face and body performance, forming the basis of the avatars in combination with ILM’s artistry and machine learning technology, allowing the creative essence of KISS to be able to live on forever.” And “The new KISS avatar shows will be the second immersive, avatar-powered music concert project that Pophouse Entertainment is involved in”.
Of all the bands to embrace virtual versions, KISS are perhaps one of the least surprising: they’ve been a brand almost as long as they’ve been a band, with spin-offs including Marvel comic books, board games, condoms and coffins. The Financial Timescallsthem “rock’s greatest capitalists”, and with the band now in its fifth decade age is beginning to take its toll: as Paul Stanley told the FT, there’s “40lb of armour and studs” in their stage outfits.
Going virtual enables the band to keep delivering thrilling live shows when the individual band members' backs and knees aren’t so keen on donning the costumes and platform boots. Whatever the band is planning, you can be sure that’ll it’ll be big, it’ll be bombastic and it’ll be gloriously over the top: expect crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy nights.
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