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Just because your favorite singer is dead doesn't mean you can't see them 'live'

The upcoming immersive "Elvis Evolution" experience in London employs everything from cutting edge AI to a 200-year-old magic trick.
Elvis Presley pictured circa 1966.

Concert experiences headlined by simulations instead of live artists have captured the public imagination. Tupac Shakur's posthumous appearance at California's Coachella Festival back in 2012 is a cultural touchpoint to this day. Audiences have been flocking to the ongoing ABBA Voyage experience in London since it debuted in May 2022. And there's been lots of chatter over the past couple of months about the forthcoming Elvis Evolution.

Scheduled to launch in November, will employ the latest in machine-learning technologies to reanimate the late King

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