Current:Home > Finance'Elvis Evolution': Elvis Presley is back, as a hologram, in new virtual reality show -FinanceMind
'Elvis Evolution': Elvis Presley is back, as a hologram, in new virtual reality show
View
Date:2025-04-15 20:14:04
The King of Rock' n' Roll will once again be seen by a new generation of fans, this time in hologram form.
Elvis Presley gets the futuristic treatment in "Elvis Evolution," an "immersive concert experience" using artificial intelligence and holographic projection, which will debut in London in November, with additional shows scheduled for Las Vegas, Tokyo and Berlin.
The hologram was created in partnership between British immersive entertainment company Layered Reality and Authentic Brands Group, which owns the rights to Elvis' image. According to Layered Reality's website, the technology will create a life-size digital Elvis to perform his famous songs and moves.
The show will also feature an on-site Elvis-themed bar and restaurant offering live music, DJs and performances.
Thousands of the rock legend's personal photos and home videos, as well as "the power of AI and holographic projection, augmented reality, live theatre and multi-sensory effects," were used to create the hologram, according to a news release.
Tickets for the London show go on sale in June.
Fans "no longer want to sit there and passively receive entertainment – they want to be a part of it," Layered Reality founder and CEO Andrew McGuinness said in a statement. "It'll be a memory-making experience that will be a bucket list item for Elvis fans and admirers around the world."
Whitney Houston died 10 years ago.But her legacy and voice live on in Vegas hologram show.
The Elvis hologram is the latest project bringing music icons to life in digital form.
Immediately after KISS' final concert in December, virtual avatars of the band were shown playing their anthem "God Gave Rock and Roll to You." The band has promoted the avatars with the tagline: "Immortalized and reborn as avatars to rock forever."
There is also the early Michael Jackson "illusion" and the Whitney Houston hologram, the latter of which debuted in 2020 in the U.K. and in 2021 in Las Vegas.
Elvis has re-emerged in the cultural consciousness in recent years, thanks to back-to-back Elvis films: Baz Luhrmann's stylish music biopic "Elvis" and Sofia Coppola's drama "Priscilla," about the life of ex-wife Priscilla Presley.
The rock star was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on Jan. 8, 1935, and died in Memphis on Aug. 16, 1977, at age 42. Tens of thousands of fans made their way to Graceland, his Tennessee mansion, to pay their respects.
Elvis would have turned 89 next week.
Contributing: Olivia Munson
How did Elvis Presley die?A look inside the rock legend's death and health.
veryGood! (54)
Related
- Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
- Zendaya Serves Another Ace With Stunning Look at L.A. Challengers Premiere
- This new Google Maps feature is game changer for EV drivers
- A vehicle backfiring startled a circus elephant into a Montana street. She still performed Tuesday
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- Bojangles expands to California: First location set for LA, many more potentially on the way
- Lakers lock up No. 7 seed with play-in tournament win over Pelicans, setting up rematch with Nuggets
- Which teams need a QB in NFL draft? Ranking all 32 based on outlook at position
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- NPR suspends Uri Berliner, editor who accused the network of liberal bias
Ranking
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- CBS News poll: Rising numbers of Americans say Biden should encourage Israel to stop Gaza actions
- Confused about the cost of going to college? Join the club.
- Why Tori Spelling Isn't Ashamed of Using Ozempic and Mounjaro to Lose Weight After Giving Birth
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Supreme Court to hear biggest homeless rights case in decades. What both sides say.
- What Jax Taylor Said About Divorce Months Before Brittany Cartwright Breakup
- 2024 NBA playoffs: First-round schedule, times, TV info, key stats, who to watch
Recommendation
Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
'We must adapt': L.L. Bean announces layoffs, reduced call center hours, citing online shopping
Uber is helping investigators look into account that sent driver to Ohio home where she was killed
Katie Couric recalls Bryant Gumbel's 'sexist attitude' while co-hosting the 'Today' show
A White House order claims to end 'censorship.' What does that mean?
Boat full of decomposing corpses spotted by fishermen off Brazil coast
Federal women's prison in California plagued by rampant sexual abuse to close
Catholic officials in Brooklyn agree to an independent oversight of clergy sex abuse allegations