I bet absolutely no fan of Frank Zappa is surprised that he's going on a posthumous hologram tour. It absolutely fits that the late musician's quirky, thought provoking, and experimental life would keep on being just that 25 years after his death. His son Ahmet Zappa said as much in a statement released earlier this week:
“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”
In 1974 Zappa converted his rehearsal space into a sound stage and recorded an entire, never-before-seen show including songs that were never released. This footage is what's being used to construct the hologram.
Tour dates listed below, for more information visit www.zappa.com .
The 'Bizarre World of Frank Zappa' Tour
4/19 – Port Chester, NY, Capitol Theater
4/20 – Rochester, NY, Kodak Center Theater
4/22 – Red Bank, NJ, Count Basie
4/24 – Long Island, NY, Paramount Theatre
4/26 – Boston, MA, Shubert
4/28 – Albany, NY, The Palace Theatre
05/1 – Wilkes Barre, PA, Kirby Center
05/2 – Collingswood, NJ, Scottish Rite Auditorium
05/3 – Baltimore, MD, the Modell Lyric
5/9 – Edinburgh, UK, Playhouse
5/11 – Gateshead, UK, Sage
5/12 – Manchester, UK, Bridgewater Hall
5/13 – Birmingham, UK, Symphony Hall
5/14 – London, UK, The Palladium
5/16 – Ostend, BEL, Kurssal
5/17 – Amsterdam, NLD, Rai Theater