[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajVGIRsKXdo]Tupac Hologram Full Performance Coachella 2012 - YouTube[/ame]

 

Not sure how many fans of Hip-Hop are here (probably not that many), but this was pretty cool to see!

I don't like very much Hip Hop but I saw the video. For me, that was creepy. :uhoh:

Are you joking? No like seriously are you being sarcastic? This is the stupidest shit ever. And I love Pac, but this is pathetic, and worrying- is it going to be acceptable to start paying money for festivals to see holograms?

 

I know it was only 1 song, and (hopefully) just something to fill time, but still.

Are you joking? No like seriously are you being sarcastic? This is the stupidest shit ever. And I love Pac, but this is pathetic, and worrying- is it going to be acceptable to start paying money for festivals to see holograms?

 

I know it was only 1 song, and (hopefully) just something to fill time, but still.

 

 

I thought it was pretty cool, a bit creepy, but cool nonetheless.

 

The entire set was headlined by Dr. Dre and Snoop. It was about an hour-ish long and it had many guests come in a la Eminem, 50 Cent, Wiz, among others.

 

It was their way of paying homage, the way I see it. Every concert that Snoop and Dre do, they always have a segment where they give respects to Pac.

 

In this set, they paid tribute to both Nate Dogg (earlier in the set) and Pac.

 

Also, something to keep in mind, anything Tupac-related on the set was approved by his mother, Afeni. She basically controls his estate, and if she gave the go-ahead, I'm cool with it.

 

However I agree, that if they continue to do this with Tupac or any other rapper/singer etc, it could get out of hand and become distasteful.

 

But, this was just a one-time treat for the fans and it was unexpected and pretty neat.

 

The entire set was amazing, one of the best I've watched.

 

(One thing that I noticed is that Dre never shared the stage with Tupac and this may have been deliberate as Tupac had a falling out with Dre)

 

This is their tribute back in 2001's Up In Smoke Tour:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSV-QEGIENU]2Pac Tribute Dr.Dre feat. Snoop Dogg live at Boston - YouTube[/ame]

It could get seriously out of hand.

 

What if an act like The Beatles are reunited in a few years time, after the last two die? How much many will be made from that?

What if artists decide that they won't tour war-torn/dangerous countries, but they'll get their holograms to?

What if artists decide to play three gigs on one night, with a hologram?

What if artists with stage-fright, like Adele, Brandon Flowers, decide they don't want to play, but they'll have a computer re-enact?

What if manufactured bands actually become holograms? No one would need play instruments again...

What if the closing set at Coachella 2030 or Glastonbury 2035 is a massive disappointment because there are no holograms?

What if acts can't afford to keep up with established names to buy them? There will be no new artists coming through, and hey, we can live off the last 50 years of music forever now.

What if an act like Kate Bush - who famously only toured once - dies, but is resurrected? That's wrong.

 

Sure, there are a lot of benefits from the new technology, and it's exciting, but all I can think of is how scary it actually is. I like music just the way it is, but I must be in the minority when I say I'm more impressed by watching a band like Kings of Leon perform gimmick-less than I was with Tupac's second coming.

It could get seriously out of hand.

 

What if an act like The Beatles are reunited in a few years time, after the last two die? How much many will be made from that?

What if artists decide that they won't tour war-torn/dangerous countries, but they'll get their holograms to?

What if artists decide to play three gigs on one night, with a hologram?

What if artists with stage-fright, like Adele, Brandon Flowers, decide they don't want to play, but they'll have a computer re-enact?

What if manufactured bands actually become holograms? No one would need play instruments again...

What if the closing set at Coachella 2030 or Glastonbury 2035 is a massive disappointment because there are no holograms?

What if acts can't afford to keep up with established names to buy them? There will be no new artists coming through, and hey, we can live off the last 50 years of music forever now.

What if an act like Kate Bush - who famously only toured once - dies, but is resurrected? That's wrong.

 

Sure, there are a lot of benefits from the new technology, and it's exciting, but all I can think of is how scary it actually is. I like music just the way it is, but I must be in the minority when I say I'm more impressed by watching a band like Kings of Leon perform gimmick-less than I was with Tupac's second coming.

 

I agree that it could get out of hand if used extensively and in poor taste (making money off dead artists) and many of the examples you give are extremes. But you have to remember, this is not the first time it has been done. It's been done with Mariah Carey, and Madonna and Gorrilaz used it back in 2006. The technology has always been there, it depends how one uses it.

 

I disagree with you calling it a gimmick though. If that's a gimmick, then Coldplay using Xylobands is just as much a gimmick. Both provide a way for the fans to connect to the performance. The 2 songs Tupac performed wasn't dragged out for the entire set nor was it done to promote or hype the set. It was done in good taste and Dre and Snoop's headline act was, according to reviews, the highlight of Coachella.

 

Mariah Carey as a Hologram:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH2dBHZ47uU]Deutsche Telekom's Hologram Christmas Surprise with Mariah Carey - YouTube[/ame]

 

Madonna and Goriilaz at the Grammys:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_gnMOom7kE]Gorillaz & Madonna Live - Feel Good Inc - Hung up. - YouTube[/ame]

It could get taken out of hand, and it probably will get taken out of hand but who cares!

 

The whole set was amazing and will definitely go down as one of the best Coachella sets

A Coldplay hologram would be interesting...

There's something very odd happening on this forum.

So many guys were talking about this at school today. But, God that's creepy. I don't think I want to watch it.

tbh the peak of their set was this

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubTWWx8pAnQ]50 Cent-G-Unit - In Da Club - (Live at coachella 2012) - YouTube[/ame]

^ tony yayo is terrible

 

50's entrance was nice though.

 

peak of the concert was all the 90's classics for me.

It could get seriously out of hand.

 

What if an act like The Beatles are reunited in a few years time, after the last two die? How much many will be made from that?

What if artists decide that they won't tour war-torn/dangerous countries, but they'll get their holograms to?

What if artists decide to play three gigs on one night, with a hologram?

What if artists with stage-fright, like Adele, Brandon Flowers, decide they don't want to play, but they'll have a computer re-enact?

What if manufactured bands actually become holograms? No one would need play instruments again...

What if the closing set at Coachella 2030 or Glastonbury 2035 is a massive disappointment because there are no holograms?

What if acts can't afford to keep up with established names to buy them? There will be no new artists coming through, and hey, we can live off the last 50 years of music forever now.

What if an act like Kate Bush - who famously only toured once - dies, but is resurrected? That's wrong.

 

Sure, there are a lot of benefits from the new technology, and it's exciting, but all I can think of is how scary it actually is. I like music just the way it is, but I must be in the minority when I say I'm more impressed by watching a band like Kings of Leon perform gimmick-less than I was with Tupac's second coming.

 

This.

 

Soon we won't know if a concert where we're attending is a hologram or real!

I agree that it could get out of hand if used extensively and in poor taste (making money off dead artists) and many of the examples you give are extremes. But you have to remember, this is not the first time it has been done. It's been done with Mariah Carey, and Madonna and Gorrilaz used it back in 2006. The technology has always been there, it depends how one uses it.

 

I disagree with you calling it a gimmick though. If that's a gimmick, then Coldplay using Xylobands is just as much a gimmick. Both provide a way for the fans to connect to the performance. The 2 songs Tupac performed wasn't dragged out for the entire set nor was it done to promote or hype the set. It was done in good taste and Dre and Snoop's headline act was, according to reviews, the highlight of Coachella.

 

Mariah Carey as a Hologram:

 

 

Madonna and Goriilaz at the Grammys:

 

 

This opens doors though, because it brought back Tupac. He's so revered and to resurrect him from the dead is a groundbreaking moment for music. I may be talking about extremes, but there are quite a lot of them aren't there? It scares me, is all I was saying.

 

As for the word "gimmick"... I wasn't implying anything was gimmicky, just if you watch Kings of Leon, they're four men with instruments, and often, there aren't even visuals. That is truly gimmickless, and I think it's more impressive than Tupac's resurrection. The Xylobands, you're right, are fantastic, but they're only secondary to a performance. A hologram is a performance.

2Pac Hologram Might Be Going on Tour

"This is just the beginning. Dre has a massive vision for this."

 

http://pitchfork.com/news/46182-2pac-hologram-might-be-going-on-tour/

^ Wat.

2Pac Hologram Might Be Going on Tour

"This is just the beginning. Dre has a massive vision for this."

 

http://pitchfork.com/news/46182-2pac-hologram-might-be-going-on-tour/

 

 

 

OK, that's ridiculous, the only acceptble Hologram tour would be a Gorillaz one, AND with LIVE sound

O man, Dre, what are you doing?

 

and release detox

All-Hologram Coachella Lineup Leaks!!! :dance:

 

Well, The Beatles are bigger than Jesus.

Well, The Beatles are bigger than Jesus.

 

Jesus wouldn't have released the White Album I feel.

Michael Jackson Hologram Could "Absolutely" Go On Tour With His Brothers

 

http://www.eonline.com/news/marc_malkin/move_over_tupacmdashmichael_jackson/309702#ixzz1sUb6SltO

 

 

:facepalm:

 

So it begins...

I think it still looks too fake for people to be touring the technology...the Tupac thing was only amazing because of it's context. The whole Dre + Snoop set was ridiculous and in the scale of things, a holographic Tupac didn't seem that crazy...at least that's how I saw it.

 

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