RONNIE JAMES DIO hologram to play more than 80 theatre shows

27 July 2017

Live music’s premier hologram production company, Eyellusion, today 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 30th. 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:

November

30 - The Circus - Helsinki, Finland

December

3 - Fryshuset - Stockholm, Sweden

4 - Rockefeller Music Hall - Oslo, Norway

6 - Progresja - Warsaw, Poland

13 - Bikini - Barcelona, Spain

15 - Escenario Santander - Santander, Spain

17 - Arelene Romane - Bucharest, Romania

20 - Trix - Antwerp, Belgium

21 - 013 - Tilburg, Netherlands

The Dio Returns tour will also make stops throughout Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Venezuela and other countries, with dates to be announced. The tour is expected to go 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.