Ronnie James Dio - Hologram World Tour Announced
After debuting at last year's Wacken festival in Germany, a hologram of late heavy-metal singer Ronnie James Dio will set out on a world tour, backed by musicians who played with him, this fall. The trek, dubbed "Dio Returns", will kick off with a European leg of performances in theaters on November 30th in Helsinki before hitting South America, Australia and Asia. The tour will arrive in the U.S. in the spring of 2018 and hit select festivals next summer.
The Dio estate has worked with hologram company Eyellusion so the singing specter could perform many of the late vocalist's hits, including "Holy Diver," "Rainbow In The Dark," "We Rock," "King Of Rock And Roll," Black Sabbath's "Neon Knights" and "Heaven And Hell" and Rainbow's "Man On The Silver Mountain," among others. The production uses audio of Dio's live performances from throughout his career with a live band backing him up in front of a stage set that hearkens back to the singer's Sacred Heart and Dream Evil tours. The hologram's set will differ from night to night, and audiences should expect to see the Dio Band also perform with vocalists Tim "Ripper" Owens and Oni Logan on select dates.
The Dio Band consists of guitarist Craig Goldy, drummer Simon Wright, keyboardist Scott Warren and bassist Bjorn Englen. The musicians have previously made appearances as the Dio Disciples. Goldy said that after showcasing at both Pollstar Live!, put on by a U.S. concert-industry trade magazine, and the International Live Music Conference in London, the band received multiple offers to perform.
Confirmed "Dio Returns" tour dates:
November 30 - Helsinki, Finland - The Circus
December 03 - Stockholm, Sweden - Fryshuset
December 04 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller Music Hall
December 06 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
December 13 - Barcelona, Spain - Bikini
December 15 - Santander, Spain - Escenario Santander
December 17 - Bucharest, Romania - Arelene Romane
December 20 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
December 21 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
The Dio estate has worked with hologram company Eyellusion so the singing specter could perform many of the late vocalist's hits, including "Holy Diver," "Rainbow In The Dark," "We Rock," "King Of Rock And Roll," Black Sabbath's "Neon Knights" and "Heaven And Hell" and Rainbow's "Man On The Silver Mountain," among others. The production uses audio of Dio's live performances from throughout his career with a live band backing him up in front of a stage set that hearkens back to the singer's Sacred Heart and Dream Evil tours. The hologram's set will differ from night to night, and audiences should expect to see the Dio Band also perform with vocalists Tim "Ripper" Owens and Oni Logan on select dates.
The Dio Band consists of guitarist Craig Goldy, drummer Simon Wright, keyboardist Scott Warren and bassist Bjorn Englen. The musicians have previously made appearances as the Dio Disciples. Goldy said that after showcasing at both Pollstar Live!, put on by a U.S. concert-industry trade magazine, and the International Live Music Conference in London, the band received multiple offers to perform.
Confirmed "Dio Returns" tour dates:
November 30 - Helsinki, Finland - The Circus
December 03 - Stockholm, Sweden - Fryshuset
December 04 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller Music Hall
December 06 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
December 13 - Barcelona, Spain - Bikini
December 15 - Santander, Spain - Escenario Santander
December 17 - Bucharest, Romania - Arelene Romane
December 20 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
December 21 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
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