The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa Hologram Tour Heading To UK In Spring
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Written by Jon Stickler
A holographic Frank Zappa will perform his biggest hits at UK venues this spring.
Produced in close cooperation with the Zappa Family Trust, The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa Tour will head to Edinburgh, Gateshead, Manchester, Birmingham and London between May 9 and 15.
Zappa's hologram will be joined onstage by guitarists Ray White and Mike Keneally, bassist Scott Thunes, multi-instrumentalist Robert Martin, Ed Mann, and drummer/Zappa archivist Joe 'Vaultmeister' Travers, while hours of never-before-seen Zappa performance footage from the early 1970s will form the basis of the concert. Co-trustee of the Zappa Family Trust, Ahmet Zappa said:
"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.
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. And let's not forget, Frank himself will be rocking his fans, alongside his bandmates like nobody’s business."
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on January 25.
The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu May 09 2019 - EDINBURGH Playhouse
Sat May 11 2019 - GATESHEAD Sage Gateshead
Sun May 12 2019 - MANCHESTER Bridgewater Hall
Mon May 13 2019 - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
Tue May 14 2019 - LONDON London Palladium
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