New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Eyellusion) Live music's premier hologram production company, Eyellusion, has revealed initial dates for "DIO Returns: The World Tour," featuring a hologram of Ronnie
James Dio reunited with the late rock star's former bandmates from the DIO Band. The tour will make more than 80 stops around the globe, kicking off in Helsinki, Finland on November 30. It marks the first tour of its kind, breaking new ground just as Dio did throughout an accomplished career as a lead singer and songwriter in defining bands such as Rainbow,
Black Sabbath and DIO.
Initial tour dates being announced include:
The "DIO Returns" tour will also make stops throughout Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, Venezuela and other countries, with dates to be announced. The tour is expected to come to the United States in spring 2018 and play festivals globally during the summer.
The Ronnie
James Dio hologram will perform for the majority of the show, treating fans to an alternating set list that will feature songs such as
Rainbow In The Dark, We Rock, Neon Nights, King of Rock & Roll, Man On The
Silver Mountain,
Heaven & Hell, Holy Diver and more.
In August 2016, Eyellusion surprised fans when it debuted the Ronnie
James Dio hologram at the Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival in Germany. The hologram was also tapped to open the 2017 Pollstar Awards, wowing bookers and promoters in attendance and creating excitement for the forthcoming tour. The "DIO Returns" tour will feature Dio's actual live vocals, with the DIO Band playing live, featuring
Craig Goldy on guitar,
Simon Wright on drums, Scott Warren on keyboards and Bjorn Englen on bass. Veteran metal vocalist Tim Ripper Owens will also perform, with singer Oni Logan also joining on select dates.
"Working with Eyellusion over the past year and a half to turn our dream of this tour into a reality has been absolutely incredible," said Wendy Dio, who managed Ronnie
James Dio throughout his career and is overseeing every aspect of the "DIO Returns" tour. "No one has ever been able to put together a show and tour like this and we like to think of Ronnie smiling down as we continue to find new ways to share his music with all generations of fans. We cannot wait to be able to finally bring this incredible experience to Ronnie's fans around the world."
"We've really only given DIO fans a small taste of what they're going to see on this tour," said Jeff Pezzuti, CEO and founder of Eyellusion. "We are creating a completely new hologram of Ronnie, designing an amazing light show and continuing to add more dates around the world to make sure that as many fans as possible get an opportunity to take part in this experience."
Eyellusion's holograms and live productions are supported by a team of live music and special effects veterans, including Wendy Dio, who leads industry relations, veteran rock manager Todd Singerman, who supports artist relations, and Kenny Aronoff, world renowned live and studio drummer, who supports business development and technical live production efforts. Chad Finnerty at
Digital Frontier FX is Eyellusion's exclusive content creation partner, working directly with clients to bring every project vision to the live stage. Legendary Hollywood digital effects executive Scott Ross advises Eyellusion on overall content creation for all productions.
Eyellusion is actively raising funding to secure additional artist rights and finance projects and tours in its growing pipeline.
For more information, visit www.eyellusionlive.com and follow the company @eyellusionlive on Twitter and Instagram.
About Eyellusion
Eyellusion is live music's premier hologram entertainment company. It provides end-to-end hologram production services, from live streaming to full digital recreation. As music industry business models evolve, Eyellusion is working with a fast-growing roster of artists to open up new revenue streams, expand touring capabilities and meet fan demand. The Eyellusion team brings decades of global music industry and live touring experience, combining deep expertise with cutting-edge production and hologram display capabilities. Eyellusion is based in Los Angeles with offices in New York. For more information, visit www.eyellusionlive.com.
