A 'hologram' of Roy Orbison will perform at Oakland's Fox Theater this fall

"In Dreams" - Roy Orbison in Concert during The Hologram UK Tour at Eventim Apollo on April 19, 2018 in London, England. "In Dreams" - Roy Orbison in Concert during The Hologram UK Tour at Eventim Apollo on April 19, 2018 in London, England. Photo: Tabatha Fireman/Getty Images For BASE Holograms Photo: Tabatha Fireman/Getty Images For BASE Holograms Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close A 'hologram' of Roy Orbison will perform at Oakland's Fox Theater this fall 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

Roy Orbison may not exactly be live and in person when he takes the stage at Oakland's Fox Theater, but fans will be able to see him perform nonetheless.

Orbison, who died in 1988, will be the latest act to be resurrected, so to speak, in "hologram" form (or, for the sticklers, in 3D projection form) for a 28-date American tour this fall.

The show on Oct. 1, 2018, will be the first in the United States following a run of European shows collectively called, "In Dreams: Roy Orbison in Concert." The tour, per Rolling Stone, will feature "newly recorded, never-before-heard, digitally remastered arrangements of his classics" with live instrumentation.

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The show, which was approved by the Orbison estate, was created by BASE Hologram. In a statement, the company said that the artist loved to play in smaller venues, because he could more intimately connect with fans.

Alex Orbison, who is Roy's son and the president of Roy Orbison Music, said in January that he was pleased with the production.

"My father had a special transcendent vocal ability that made him something of an anomaly in the world of pop and rock, but that's what endeared him to his fans," he said. "For our family it was an amazing emotional experience to see this for the first time and we know audiences worldwide will have the same reaction."

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Orbison joins a line of late star performers who have been re-created by hologram or by using other light tricks in modern years. The most famous was likely that of rapper Tupac Shakur, who famously joined Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg onstage at Coachella in 2012.

Tickets for the show at the Fox in Oakland on Oct. 1 are available at the official Orbison in Concert website.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.

