Millions have seen 70s Abba brought back to life in their hologram show.
Now Queen could go one further with similar concerts that bring frontman Freddie Mercury back from the dead.
Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, 78, has revealed he and drummer Roger Taylor are exploring ways to recreate their original line-up with Freddie, who died in 1991, and bass player John Deacon, 74, who retired in 1997. Speaking to Big Issue, Sir Brian said: ‘Freddie is still alive through the music that we listen to all the time.
‘In a sense, John is still with us in the same way, but now we have so many other opportunities. I mean things that are immersive, like The Sphere [arena] in Las Vegas, it will be possible to give people the experience very closely of what things were like for us when we were Freddie, John, Brian and Roger, and that really appeals to me.’
He added: ‘It wouldn’t be just playing old footage. It would be creating Queen as if we were creating it today. I’m very taken with the idea that we can be the original Queen again.’
Rumours of a Queen hologram show began circulating when the company which manages Mercury’s back catalogue filed a trademark for his name in 3D and Virtual Reality (VR). At the time the band’s representatives said there was ‘nothing to say’.
Freddie Mercury could be brought to life on stage as Queen’s frontman again using artificial intelligence
Queen pictured with all original members Brian May, Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, performing in 1977
Taylor, 76, said: ‘I think technology now has come so much further since the Abba show started, I think a lot more can be done.’ Taylor said Mercury would be ‘thrilled’ that the band’s work is ‘still relevant today’.
He added: ‘We haven’t finished yet, we can play fine, but we are getting older, and so we’re just looking at all the options, especially with the incredible technology we have now which is literally changing by the day.’
Queen have had six UK number one singles and ten UK number one albums, with hits including Bohemian Rhapsody and We Are The Champions.
The Abba Voyage concert has been running since 2022, with more than three million having seen the London show.
