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Duran Duran to Perform Virtual Gigs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the for-varying-degrees-of-'live' dept.

Sir Haxalot writes "The British band Duran Duran is to create a virtual island within the online world of Second Life, on which they will perform actual live concerts." From the article: "Three-dimensional versions of the band members - called Avatars - have been commissioned and will be revealed in September. The band hopes to perform their first virtual concert in the coming months. Rhodes added: 'We are hoping to give the crowd that come to the virtual concert a real immersive experience, so they can interact with us and react while we are stage.'"

6 of 67 comments (clear)

  1. Does anyone know? by aschoeff · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...if they need any virtual roadies?

    1. Re:Does anyone know? by bcat24 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think they'd be more interested in virtual groupies. :)

  2. A virtual island? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    A virtual island? Will there be an NPC named Rio who dances on the sand?

  3. Re:Aha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, not a-ha, it's Duran Duran. (sorry, bad 80s humour)

  4. so what's different? by cyberbian · · Score: 3, Funny

    I bet they've been performing virtual concerts in their minds for years now...

    It's probably just bad boys experiencing the reflex.

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  5. Re:Kudos by craXORjack · · Score: 3, Funny

    On the down side, now they won't be able to play the Goldstein Bar Mitzvah which was a paying gig and this Second Life island is going to cost them at least $9.95 a month.

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