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The multi-platinum Canadian alternative rock band will be kicking off its Wonderful Future Theatrical Experience tour next week with a pair of dates on Vancouver Island.
The June 6 concert in at the Royal Theatre in Victoria and the June 7 date at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo support the bandB次元官网网址檚 latest album, Spiritual Machines 2, and singer Raine Maida said itB次元官网网址檚 exactly the kind of B次元官网网址渇uture rockB次元官网网址� album heB次元官网网址檚 been wanting to make for 10 years.
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As with 2000B次元官网网址檚 Spiritual Machines, Our Lady Peace worked with futurist Ray Kurzweil and incorporated his predictions into the record.
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Now, Our Lady Peace is leaning into the future. Concert-goers will be greeted at the theatre by holograms thanks to technology so advanced that the band is under a non-disclosure agreement when it comes to discussing the tech. Audience members will receive a virtual playbill in the form of a non-fungible token as soon as they walk in.
Maida said NFTs hold appeal because they help create a different type of connection with fans. He said with social media platforms, artistsB次元官网网址� growth is controlled and stunted by algorithms, and likes and follows arenB次元官网网址檛 transferrable.
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Our Lady Peace wants fans to hear what Maida says is the best collection of songs the band has ever put together, presented alongside thought-provoking predictions, made memorable with holograms and digital collectibles.
And even as they play hits from 25 years ago like SupermanB次元官网网址檚 Dead, in which Maida sings about the world being a subway, they feel like they can glance back while at the same time embracing a wonderful future.
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