He’s one of the most prominent names in the world of alternative-rock, but now Perry Farrell is set to bring back one of his more short-lived projects, Porno For Pyros, for an upcoming performance in Las Vegas.
A few days back, Perry Farrell announced the creation of his new immersive musical project, Kind Heaven. According to Forbes, the project is set to cost over $100 million, and is described as “a one-of-a-kind immersive complex that will transport attendees into another world, taking them deep into a Southeast Asia-inspired fantasy that is a complete playground for the senses, featuring multiple musical stages, 40 food stations, bars and much, much more.”
“It’s a very hard thing to explain because we’ve become almost abused with words like immersive, experiential,” explained Immersive Artistry’s Cary Granat. “VR and AR companies define themselves as immersive and experiential and yet they’re really only visual. This is the greatest moment because we get to finally explain to everybody what we are and fulfill Perry’s vision.”
Considering that Perry Farrell is the man behind such ventures as Lollapalooza, it’s no surprise that he’s creating such an immense project, which is reportedly set to include the likes of holographic porn, virtual reality pickpockets, and virtual wrestling monkeys. However it’s one of the musical announcements that has rock fans talking.
As Deadline reports, only two bands have been confirmed for the event so far, but these groups just so happen to be Farrell’s highly-influential Jane’s Addiction, and side-project Porno For Pyros.
Formed back in 1992 after the demise of Jane’s Addiction, Porno For Pyros existed for roughly five years, and managed to record some pretty huge songs, including ‘Pets’, which made it to #33 in the very first Hottest 100 back in 1993.
The group reunited back in 2009 for a performance at Farrell’s 50th birthday party, but despite claims that more music and performances were set to come from the group, they’ve been rather silent. However a reunion such as this is undoubtedly set to be one of the biggest draw cards for Perry Farrell’s Kind Heaven project.
While little information has been released so far, including whether or not we’ll be seeing more music from the group, or a full-blown reunion tour, it seems at this stage you might need to start making plans to get to Las Vegas in 2019 for one of the biggest alt-rock reunions in years.
Check out Porno For Pyros’ ‘Pets’:
