On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden.
  • ZeroCool@feddit.chOPEnglish
    791·
    1 year ago

    after 50 years of Kiss, the band is now interested in a kind of digital immortality.

    …This feels like a punishment…

  • Jeena@jemmy.jeena.netEnglish
    693·
    1 year ago

    I was already confused for the Abba digital concert and with Kiss I’m still confused. What do they mean by avatar and why would I go to a “concert” of a prerendered game sequence instead of watching a video of the original band on YouTube at home?

    • El Barto@lemmy.worldEnglish
      242·
      1 year ago

      Edit: the headline is sort of misleading. It seems like the band will still perform in motion-capturing suits, and their avatars will be displayed in multiple concert venues simultaneously. Eh, not my jam. If I go to a live show, it’s to see the actual artists with my very own eyes.

      Oh, so it would be just a 3D animated movie?

      The only way I maaaay consider watching such a concert is if I knew that the actual band is still playing and interacting with the audience behind the avatars. They could be playing sitting down, in their pajamas if they want. But the sound must be live to be okay in my book.

      Otherwise, no thanks.

    • AnonTwo@kbin.social
      268·
      1 year ago

      Because the audio quality would be really good?

      There’s already tons of concerts that are done virtual…

      I mean to be fair, if it’s been 50 years it’s probably becoming a lot more difficult for them to do concerts anyway

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        302·
        1 year ago

        Sorry but if you actually want audio quality you don’t get it at live shows with people screaming all around you. What you meant is “loud” and you can also do that at home but you quickly realise it’s not that fun to have tinnitus.

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.socialEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      It wouldn’t necessarily be prerendered; they could do gigs in VRChat for an example. It would take some effort and money, but they’ve got money and they could pay someone else to put in the effort so that all they have to do is strap on some fbt trackers and grab a guitar that’s been modified with fret sensors and then play concerts from their living rooms.

      Edit: I should have finished reading the article first and gave them more credit than I should have. It sounds like it’s the whole “”“hologram”“” thing but at a distance?

    • XeroxCool@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      1 year ago

      You go to a virtual concert for the same reason you go to the movies. Or the same reason you don’t.

  • 5in1k@lemm.eeEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    I’ve heard enough interviews and stories about the members of this band that I can’t listen to their music. They’re just real assholes.

  • Joanie Parker@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    1 year ago

    I remember when I saw them on their farewell tour on September 12th 2000 in pine knob.

    Dudes have been retiring for decades.

  • JdW@lemmy.worldEnglish
    263·
    1 year ago

    Kiss. Pretending to be a real band and becoming more of a joke every year after year since the 70s. Still, an impressive new low for them.

  • JimmyBigSausage@lemm.eeEnglish
    173·
    1 year ago

    I saw Kiss live twice in the 1970’s. They were fantastic. If they do this well, like the investment of time, artisanship, and materials, I think it could be fantastic! Just like ABBA’s production. ABBA is the original ABBAtar band. They built an arena in London and are selling out concerts coming up on the third year. All movements are their movements, especially newly recorded with careful detailing of appearance, in costumes during their peak. Edit- Not sure why this is being downvoted?

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      The article says that ILM is involved in this, and they are also involved in the ABBA thing, so I think the KISS thing will end up very similar

  • Kabloink@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    I might be interested if they had Ace Frehley and Peter Criss avatars instead of their replacements.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden.

    During their encore, the band’s current lineup — founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons as well as guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer — left the stage to reveal digital avatars of themselves.

    The avatars were created by George Lucas’ special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, in partnership with Pophouse Entertainment Group, the latter of which was co-founded by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus.

    The two companies recently teamed up for the “ABBA Voyage” show in London, in which fans could attend a full concert by the Swedish band — as performed by their digital avatars.

    In order to create their digital avatars, who are depicted as a kind of superhero version of the band, Kiss performed in motion capture suits.

    And for those who couldn’t make the Madison Square Garden show — stay tuned, because a Kiss avatar concert may very well be on the way.

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