Nirvana‘s Krist Novoselic may very well be open to the the iconic grudge band doing an ABBA Voyage-style show featuring late frontman Kurt Cobain as a hologram.
Celebrating the three-decade anniversary of In Utero, their third and final studio LP, when the band’s bassist was asked by MOJO magazine if they’d ever consider doing their own avatar show he replied “You never know!” “I’ll say ‘no way’, then it’s like, ‘How much?? When do we start?!’”
In conjunction with Industrial Light and Magic, it took $175,000,000.00 and seven years to develop the technology and construct the custom-built ABBA Arena that featured Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad who spent a month in motion-capture suits and helmets to help create their avatars. Including a 10-piece live band, it takes a 200-person staff to work on each 90-minute show.
Earlier this year, it was reported that the late David Bowie is set for his own virtual reality avatar show featuring the legendary singer/songwriter who passed away from cancer in 2016 at the age of 69.
A source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper “The idea of being able to recreate David’s charisma and electric showmanship for an audience is an intoxicating one, and the prospect of how that might be done is being explored. It’s a very exciting time.”
Brett Morgen, who directed the 2022 Bowie film ‘Moonage Daydream’ thinks it would be a very “interesting” plan, stating “Voyage was one of the greatest cinematic experiences I have ever seen. Could there be a Bowie one? I think there may be some interesting things happening ahead.”
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Author: Al Denté
Photo: P.B. Rage from USA