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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

System of a Down’s Serj Tankian is Gonna Save the World

posted by on April 9 at 20:40 PM

Via Yahoo News:

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Serj Tankian, the frontman for Los Angeles rock band System of a Down, is so dedicated to saving the planet that he wants to launch a virtual concert tour to reduce his carbon footprint.

“I’ve had an idea for a long time, which might sound a little crazy, but I really want to look into holographic touring,” Tankian told Billboard.

“I think we could reduce our need to travel if we could project ourselves into meetings and concerts. We have the technology, and we’re not using it right now.”

He suggested that he could broadcast a show in real time from his home studio, and he could interact with fans as if they were in the same room.

“After all, it’s not like the audience can touch me, anyway,” he said with a laugh.

He also stresses that shows wouldn’t be limited to clubs and bars and that ticket prices would cost less. Read the whole story here.

What do you think? Would you pay, say, ten bucks to see a holographic image of Kanye West perform instead of $66 to see the real deal?

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I generally don't go to shows that cost even $10 and I very rarely go to shows where I couldn't touch the band if I wanted to, so I don't think I'm the target demographic for this question.

Well, except for that Kanye show next week. I shelled out the $66 for that one. And I doubt I'll touch him.

Posted by bunnypuncher | April 9, 2008 10:37 PM
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i hate the future.

Posted by brian cook | April 10, 2008 8:14 AM
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kanye sucks in concert live. seem him twice. so i dont give a shit about him. serj is a revolutionary artist w/ an annoying voice so dont care about him either.

Posted by merko | April 10, 2008 8:22 AM
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I agree with Brian...

Posted by Amnesiac79 | April 10, 2008 9:46 AM

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