The Amy Winehouse hologram tour has been postponed after running into difficulties. Good. While Winehouse’s family consented to the show (to benefit her charitable foundation), Amy hasn’t for obvious reasons. A mere seven years after her tragic death, isn’t it grim and tasteless to send her hologram off on some naff tour?
Touring holograms are going to be big business. Already the late Roy Orbison has “toured”, while Abba are considering hologram technology for a virtual experience. Promoters must be rubbing their hands at the possibility of doing tours without having to deal with unprofessional performers who are still alive. It’s even argued that the technology could help performers such as Winehouse, who suffered from gruelling tour schedules – by allowing them to do just one gig and have their hologram appear at other venues. Is this some kind of joke?
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