I'm not sure I am happy where the music industry is going with this...

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Wendy Dio: Full Ronnie James Dio Hologram Show ‘Should Be Ready by September’

Though the heavy metal icon passed away in 2010, Ronnie James Dio will hit the road again in hologram form! The heavily anticipated tour has been in the works for a long time and according to Ronnie’s widow, Wendy Dio, the hologram work “should be ready by September.”

At Wacken 2016, a crowd of 75,000 people were shocked to see Ronnie James Dio back on stage singing “We Rock.” Since the Eyellusion hologram debuted, word of a full-on hologram tour with Dio Disciples has been circulating. We managed to get some exciting news from Wendy Dio, including what material fans can expect Ronnie’s hologram to perform.

“We’re developing a new [hologram] right now with six songs,” Wendy told us. “So if we do an hour show, Ronnie will probably come out four times. If we do a 90-minute show, he’d come out six times. We’re developing that — should be ready by September.” Wendy couldn’t say for sure if the tour would begin in September, but she promises Ronnie’s hologram will perform Rainbow, Dio and Black Sabbath songs!

Wendy as Dio's wife and apparent controller of his estate has been largely above criticism. This forgets the fact that Ronnie and Wendy were estranged for a very long time. Whatever their relationship was probably isn't a factor here, but she should be open to criticism. I'm not sure I'm happy where this sort of hologram show is going. I'm not sure that Ronnie himself would want this. This smells of profiteering on a dead musical legend.
 
From a purely technical standpoint I find it kind of interesting. But personally I think I cautiously agree with the sentiment that it feels like a cash grab.

Certainly it does feel rather crass to me.
 
If people are happy enough to pay to witness such a thing, that's their look-out.

I have no problem with it in general and, like Alan, think the tech is interesting.

As far as this particular instance goes, if he wouldn't have wanted it then that sucks but the music industry was ever thus.
 
the_leander said:
But personally I think I cautiously agree with the sentiment that it feels like a cash grab.

Certainly it does feel rather crass to me.
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I have to separate legality with ethics here, but doing so may put me in fanboy mode. If so, so be it.

I don't think Ronnie James Dio died ridiculously wealthy. He had an amazing career with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell for sure. At his peak he may have had big wealth, but in the late 90's/early-mid 00's he likely struggled. Rock/metal were taboo in pop culture and Dio was specifically targeted for ridicule. Look back how Jack Black got famous, by making fun of Dio in a mean spirited way. When he finally met Dio, he changed his tune and built him back up, but for about a decade Dio was ridiculed in pop culture and the mainstream media.

Now he is dead, there is a major push to build him up and make money off his memory? Seems awful pathetic to me.
 
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