George Michael’s Wham! Bandmates Tease At The Late Singer’s Return To The Stage As A Hologram

Former Wham! band member Shirley Kemp suggested that fans of the late singer George Michael may get the chance to see him again: as a hologram.

Seven years after his death, Michael’s bandmates are feeling inspired by other holographic shows, such as ABBA’s, and are toying with the idea of creating their own.

Wham! last performed in 1986 at Wembley Stadium, where they were joined by Sir Elton John. Michael’s last solo performance was in 2012.

The other surviving members of the band, which include Andrew Ridgeley and Helen ‘Pepsi’ DeMacque-Crockett, are on board with Kemp’s idea.

“My thinking would be, ‘Fantastic!’ To have Wham! at its pomp playing live,” said Ridgeley on Newsnight.

He did acknowledge potential ethical challenges that a holographic concert may pose.

“Of course, there are ethical questions. And that decision would be a mutual decision between myself and [Michael’s] estate, should it ever come to it… I don’t know how they would feel about it. But I think it could be done, and I think it could be done exceptionally well. I’d pay to go and see it!”

The idea was surely prompted by the release of Wham! on Netflix, a documentary film that was released on June 30 and marked the 40th anniversary of the band’s debut album Fantastic.

Michael died unexpectedly of natural causes on Christmas Day 2016.