David Gilmour has said he would agree to an ABBA Voyage-style Pink Floyd hologram show, subject to “a series of very, very difficult and onerous conditions”.
Gilmour revealed in a new interview with Uncut that he’d been invited to watch the show alongside his wife, the writer Polly Samson.
“If you were a determined ABBA fan, you might enjoy it,” he said. “I thought the images of them were sort of OK, but they weren’t ever going to convince me it was real. If you’re down the sort of mosh pit end of the thing and it’s all going on, it’s probably great. The best moment for me was when the live band played a song [‘Does Your Mother Know’] on their own.”
When asked if a Pink Floyd hologram show would ever be a possibility, he answered: “If someone came up with all the money and all the brilliant ideas – and then once we’ve agreed to a series of very, very difficult and onerous conditions – I’d say, ‘Yeah, OK.’”
Meanwhile, a KISS hologram show is on the way. Earlier this month, their catalogue, brand name and IP were acquired by the Swedish entertainment and music investment firm Pophouse, who were involved in putting together the Voyage show. Simmons confirmed that the band’s virtual avatars will “get better”, and revealed that “about 200 million” dollars was being invested in the technology. The show is expected to be launched in 2027.
Meanwhile, earlier this week Gilmour announced ‘Luck And Strange’ – his first solo album in nine years. Its lead single ‘The Piper’s Call’ was released on Thursday.
‘Luck and Strange’ is set for release on September 6. The LP was recorded over five months in Brighton and London. His wife – author and lyricist Polly Sampson – previously documented Gilmour’s studio visits and shared the photos on her personal Instagram.
