Dio throws the horns again as Wacken hologram

A hologram of late Rainbow and Black Sabbath singer Ronnie James Dio closed Wacken Open Air on Saturday night, performing with former bandmates Dio's Disciples

News By IQ | 8 August 2016

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The late Ronnie James Dio made a surprise appearance at Wacken Open Air on Saturday, following in the footsteps of deceased contemporaries 2Pac, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley to perform in hologram form with his former bandmates.

The likeness of Dio, who died from stomach cancer in 2010, was created by Eyellusion, a Los Angeles-based developer of holograms for the live music market which officially launched last weekend after “operating in stealth mode” for the past two years.

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