Ronnie James Dio Hologram to Make U.S. Debut
The hologram of metal great Ronnie James Dio will make its U.S. debut this February, six months after it debuted at a German music festival.
The Dio hologram, along with tribute group Dio Disciples, will perform February 2nd at Los Angeles’ The Novo, the site of this year’s Pollstar Awards.
The performance is the precursor to a promised Dio Disciples tour in 2017 that will feature the Dio hologram, Blabbermouth reports.
In a recent interview, Jeff Pezzuti, the CEO of the hologram’s creator Eyellusion, said the Dio facsimile would be utilized as part of “an over-the-top, mind-blowing experience. We are going to have both live singers with [Tim “Ripper”] Owens and Oni Logan as part of the show, as well as Ronnie appearing throughout the show at different parts, some duets. It’s going to be mind blowing from the fans’ perspective. We are going to bring album covers to…