Duran Duran to Perform Virtual Gigs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday August 8, 2006 @10:41AM 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.'"

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Kudos by Kesch · 2006-08-08 10:50 · Score: 4, Insightful

They are embracing new technology and trying new distribution methods, good for them.

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Oh come on... by Fred+Porry · 2006-08-08 10:57 · Score: 2, Insightful

Are people actually paying for this? Okay, it may be great for fans, but...do you have to pay extra for this? It just makes no sense to me...