Frank Zappa Hologram Tour UK Dates Revealed

"The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa"
 – “The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa”
So far, only the UK dates have been revealed

The first dates for the much-talked about “The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa” hologram tour have been announced for the UK.
Pete Wilson of Triple A Entertainment is promoting the four UK dates, which are listed below.
The hologram show is realized by production company Eyellusion. According to the announcement, former members of Zappa’s band The Mothers of Invention are going to join the tour, including guitarists Ray White and Mike Keneally, bassist Scott Thunes, multi-instrumentalist Robert Martin, Ed Mann and drummer and Zappa archivist Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers. 
Hours of Zappa performance footage from the early seventies will form the basis of the show, which is produced in close cooperation with the Zappa Family Trust.  
“In 1974, Frank Zappa transformed his Los Angeles rehearsal space into a sound stage and cranked out a passionate, trademark performance seen only by the camera operators in the room who captured every last bizarrely beautiful moment. This footage, locked away in the Zappa vaults for 44 years, will serve as the basis for what will be the world’s most ambitious hologram tour to date, blending live footage of Frank with outrageous visuals that offer a striking view into his complex musical works,” the announcement states.
Frank Zappa’s son, Ahmet Zappa, EVP of business development for Eyellusion and co-trustee of the Zappa Family Trust, commented: “As a futurist, and hologram enthusiast, Frank fearlessly broke through boundary after boundary as an artist and in honouring his indomitable spirit we’re about to do it again, 25 years after his passing.
“This mind-melting show we’re putting together celebrates the music, often surreal imagery and humour synonymous with Frank. We will be pushing the limits of what anyone has seen holographically on stage before in a live venue. Circumstances, objects, places and subject matter from Frank’s songs and imagination will be brought to life for the first time on stage.”
He went to to explain, “we are anthropomorphizing Frank’s music, so his own hand drawn illustrations, classic imagery from his album artwork and characters from his songs can all interact and perform on stage. My father and I actively discussed 3D and ‘holography’ and it was a concept he actively engaged in. He actually devoted half a chapter of his The Real Frank Zappa Book to this subject.
“This is a love letter and a journey celebrating the genius artistry of Frank Zappa. On a personal note, I feel like I am finishing something my father started years ago.”
“The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa” UK dates:
May 9 Edinburgh Playhouse, Scotland,
May 11 Sage Gateshead, England
May 12 Bridgewater Hall Manchester, England
May 13 Symphony Hall Birmingham, England
May 14 The Palladium London, England
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