Frank Zappa hologram tour coming to Birmingham

The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa will see the legendary musician brought back to life at Birmingham's Symphony Hall alongside his former bandmates.

The touring show includes guitarists Ray White and Mike Keneally, bassist Scott Thunes, multi-instrumentalist Robert Martin and drummer and Zappa archivist Joe 'Vaultmeister' Travers with special guests set to join in on some shows.

“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,” said Ahmet Zappa, EVP of business development for Eyellusion and co-trustee of the Zappa Family Trust.

“This mind-melting show we’re putting together celebrates the music, often surreal imagery and humour synonymous with Frank.

"We will be pushing the limits of what anyone has seen holographically on stage before in a live venue.

"Circumstances, objects, places and subject matter from Frank’s songs and imagination will be brought to life for the first time on stage.

"We are anthropomorphizing Frank’s music, so his own hand drawn illustrations, classic imagery from his album artwork and characters from his songs can all interact and perform on stage.

“My father and I actively discussed 3D and ‘holography’ and it was a concept he actively engaged in. He actually devoted half a chapter of his The Real Frank Zappa Book to this subject.

"This is a love letter and a journey celebrating the genius artistry of Frank Zappa. On a personal note, I feel like I am finishing something my father started years ago.

"And let’s not forget, Frank himself will be rocking his fans, alongside his bandmates like nobody’s business.”

Frank Zappa was an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker that released more than 60 albums with his band The Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. He died in 1993 after a long battle with prostate cancer.

In 1995 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1997 he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2000, he was ranked number 36 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at number 71 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa comes to Birmingham's Symphony Hall on May 13.

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