Kiss Retires From Touring, Introduces Digital Avatar Replacements

[grrg63]

I wonder if the avatars will generate new fans and still be touring 10-20 years from now?
Will bands with worldwide followings like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin do the same?

 

[Michedelic]

I wonder if the avatars will generate new fans and still be touring 10-20 years from now?
Will bands with worldwide followings like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin do the same?

Only if anyone learns(or cares)about them…
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Then there was the Billie Eilish/VH thing. But then again, when was the last time you thought about Rudy Vallee or Bing Crosby?

 

[WI Short Scaler]

I don't really understand why they did this. The KISS forums are lit up with negative feedback on the whole avatar thing. I have no real interest in it, sad to know I won't be attending anymore KISS shows. Met lots of great people and had some fun times at those.

 

[ScoobyDoober]

I wonder if the avatars will generate new fans and still be touring 10-20 years from now?
Will bands with worldwide followings like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin do the same?

Let's hope it fails spectacularly and these old grifters disappear into the memory of what they were 40-50 years ago

 

[2saddleslab]

Not sure if this has legs. But 20 years from now The Stones will still be playing live.

 

[MonetBass]

No live band = no interest in seeing a show, at least for me.

EDIT: I'd rather watch a concert on disc or streaming than that.

 

[BassJuju]

Maybe this will facilitate the move of concerts into theatres with decent sound systems.

 

[Bob_Ross]

Didn't Frank Zappa do a tour as an avatar long after he died?
This trend is just creepy.

 

[Michedelic]

Didn't Frank Zappa do a tour as an avatar long after he died?
This trend is just creepy.

They did that sort of thing with Elvis…films of him singing with the aged remnants of his band playing along live.

 

[gln1955]

Live shows with real musicians is so 20th century.

 

[Spidey2112]

I don't really understand why they did this.

Money... 'they' aren't through with them, just yet.

 

[friskinator]

No avatar will ever be able to capture the flawless onstage banter from Paul Stanley.

 

[1960jbass]

No live band = no interest in seeing a show, at least for me.

EDIT: I'd rather watch a concert on disc or streaming than that.

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