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‘Hologram’ of Roy Orbison to perform in Denver

Even though he died in 1988, a Roy Orbison concert tour date in downtown Denver is scheduled for this fall.

DENVER – Fans of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Roy Orbison will get a chance to see his music performed in a unique way in downtown Denver this fall.

To recreate the singer on stage, the Los Angeles company BASE Hologram will use holographic film technology and laser imaging. Even though he died in 1988, the voice will be Orbison's, digitally remastered and supported by a live 31 piece orchestra. In Denver, those performers will come from the Denver Pops Orchestra.

Emporium Presents, a national independent concert promoter based in Golden, is working to educate the public about this new kind of performance.

“We’ve seen this work, in a sense, with tribute acts out there,” said Emporium Presents marketing director Aaron Reynolds. “I think this can take it to the next level.”

The use of a Hologram-like figure on stage made a big splash at Coachella in 2012, when the late Tupac Shakur seemingly performed along with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Reynolds said since then, BASE Hologram has perfected the technology.

“They took a lot of time to be able to match every movement [Orbison] makes to every sound that you hear,” Reynolds said. “They take a variety of still images and they piece him together. And so, it’s a painstaking process of being able to take those images and replicate Roy’s movements and facial expressions into this hologram.”

“In Dreams: Roy Orbison In Concert – The Hologram Tour” will stop in Denver on Tuesday, Oct. 16tat Denver’s historic Paramount Theatre at 1621 Glenarm Place.

“The fact that it’s going to be Roy Orbison I think is very fitting for here,” said Paramount Theatre’s head production manager Michael Stovall. “A smooth operator. He’s just a smooth operator, you know. I mean let’s face it, he’s kind of a dorky guy like me – had the thick horn-rimmed glasses on – but man he could sing, and he sang beautifully. It’s good music. So, why not?”

The show is all ages and begins at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 31 and are available at AltitudeTickets.com or by phone at 866-461-6556. They are $69.50, $54.50, and $39.50 and are subject to additional fees.

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