It香蕉视频直播檚 never really the end of the road for . The hard rock quartet have sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million, it was announced Thursday.
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The cutting-edge technology was created by George Lucas香蕉视频直播� special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, in partnership with Pophouse. The two companies recently teamed up for in London, in which fans could attend a full concert by the Swedish band in their heyday, as performed by their own digital avatars.
The ways in which Kiss香蕉视频直播� avatars will be utilized has yet to be announced, but Pophouse CEO Per Sundin says fans can expect a biopic, a documentary and a Kiss experience on the horizon.
An avatar show is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2027 香蕉视频直播� but don香蕉视频直播檛 expect it to look anything like 香蕉视频直播淎BBA Voyage,香蕉视频直播� Sundin told the AP. And fans can expect it to kick off in North America.
Sundin says the goal of the purchase is to 香蕉视频直播� which he believes sets Pophouse apart from .
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香蕉视频直播淚 don香蕉视频直播檛 like the word acquisition,香蕉视频直播� tells the AP over Zoom, assuring the band would never sell their catalog to a company they didn香蕉视频直播檛 appreciate.
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And within that: no more live touring, for real. 香蕉视频直播淲e香蕉视频直播檙e not going to tour again as Kiss, period,香蕉视频直播� he says. 香蕉视频直播淲e香蕉视频直播檙e not going to go put the makeup on and go out there.香蕉视频直播�
Kiss are Pophouse香蕉视频直播檚 second investment outside of Sweden: In February, Cyndi Lauper entered a partnership with the company which including the sale of the and a new immersive performance project she香蕉视频直播檚 calling an 香蕉视频直播渋mmersive theater piece香蕉视频直播� that transports audiences to the New York she grew up in.
The aim is to develop new ways to bring Lauper香蕉视频直播檚 music to fans and younger audiences through new performances and live experiences.
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