Gorillaz to go on 'virtual' tour

The Gorillaz, a virtual hip-hop band created by Blur’s Damon Albarn and whose members are fronted by cartoon characters, will hit the road – or information superhighway, anyway – for a one-day online event on August 24.

The band will drop into 12 different destinations by way of www.habbohotel.com, an online virtual community for teens.

There, the band members, speaking through their cartoon alter egos, will interact with fans, who will themselves be represented by avatars.

Twenty-four lucky participants will receive “backstage” passes to conduct private interviews with each of the band members.

Albarn’s brainchild, The Gorillaz are: Noodle, 2D, Murdoc Nicals and Russel Hobbs. The band’s second disc, Demon Days, was released earlier this year.

Each tour stop will take place at a different Habbo Hotel country website.