David Gilmour is open to the idea of a Pink Floyd avatar show at the Las Vegas Sphere, and says that sitting back and watching himself in digital form is something he’s always wanted to do.

The mighty spherical venue has hosted a number of huge gigs with legendary artists including U2, Dead & Company, and the Eagles – none of which involved avatars, however. Made popular by ABBA with their Voyage concerts, rock band Kiss are also rolling out a new virtual era.

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Given David Gilmour and Roger Waters’ ongoing rift, and the last time Floyd played live together dating back to 2005, an avatar show could be a way forward to bring the band’s music and their classic lineup to a live setting, albeit in digital form.

During a Q&A at the UK premiere of his Live At The Circus Maximus concert film at London’s BFI IMAX, Gilmour states (via MusicRadar), “The Sphere? Well, you know, I’m hoping one of these days, to go there and sit and watch myself doing it, which is something I’ve always wanted to do. My avatar, you know? So I don’t actually have to get up and do it.”

Interestingly, Gilmour also spoke of the Sphere in an interview with Rolling Stone just a couple of weeks ago, where he suggested he may also be open to doing something solo at the venue, though he admitted he has little idea on how the Sphere actually works: “They have been on and suggested that I might do something there. In the future, who knows. I haven’t got that far. It will be in there amongst the plans that we are to think about.”

Check out the video below to see how the venue looks from inside:

The Las Vegas Sphere hosts the largest LED screen in the world. It opened in 2023, also marking the largest spherical structure ever built, and cost over $2 billion to construct. Its all-encompassing sound is backed by science: “Wave-field synthesis is the magical math behind the best quality sound in the business,” explains the Sphere website.

“The Huygens-Fresnel Principle describes how sound waves propagate and combine into new wave forms. This allows Sphere to optimise for your ears, maintain amplitude over distance, and deliver immersive soundscapes with lifelike precision.”

Learn more about the Las Vegas Sphere, or head over to David Gilmour’s website to find out where you can catch his Live At The Circus Maximus concert film.

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