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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.'"

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  1. Kudos by Kesch · · Score: 4, Insightful

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

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    1. 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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  2. 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. :)

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

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

  4. Oh come on... by Fred+Porry · · 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...

  5. Publicity by Thanatos69 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Are they just doing this to create publicity for themselves or is SL paying them to do this to bring in the older crowd?

  6. Re:Hmm by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Have you actually listened to their early stuff? (I'd guess the answer is 'no') They get a lot of crap for their later stuff, but they had some great songs early on. Rio was a great album (in fact, I'd say every song is good), and their early hit Planet Earth was really good, too.

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  7. Re:No one cares by Spazntwich · · Score: 2, Informative

    Maybe he's more like American farmers, and hoping to be paid karma to not post.

  8. Duran Duran, huh? by FusionDragon2099 · · Score: 2

    I hope I get a good view...

  9. The Gorillaz did this with holograms by FauxReal · · Score: 4, Informative

    The Gorillaz did a virtual performace using holograms at the European MTV Music Awards show in Nov 2005.

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  10. Re:Hmm by apflwr3 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Does Second Life take place in 1983?

    Seriously - Duran Duran has virtually sucked for virtually 25 years.

    I know you're trolling, but that does beg the question-- will the Duran Duran avatars be modelled after their 40-50 year old bodies today (complete with wrinkles) or will they be the pretty-boys from the Rio video? Not that I particularly care, of course... Ahem...

    This kind of this could literally give a "Second Life" to musical acts whose careers ended when their looks started to go.

  11. 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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