Gorillaz are planning to hit the road for a worldwide tour.

The cartoon band are set to break new technological ground by appearing on stage in 3D holographic format, although due to financial and creative technicalities, the trek will not take place until 2007.

A showcase event in which the group will perform a version of ‘Feel Good Inc.’ will be held in London at the end of October.

Because of the nature of the shows, the tour could feature as residency runs at theatres while the jaunt moves across the globe.

It is still undecided whether the shows will feature live musicians or the pre-recorded material.

Capitol Music UK president Keith Wozencroft said that the plans could mark the start of a number of innovative developments for the band.

He told Music Week: “Gorillaz are a perfect band for the new age in that they fit with what’s happening in the digital world, and that’s what Damon (Albarn) and Jamie (Hewlett) had in mind when they began the project. We always believed there could be a move into games, films or a tour and this is the first example of us realising one of those possibilities.”

Wozencroft also revealed that there was talk of a film surrounding the release of the first Gorillaz album, but it took until the success of follow-up ‘Demon Days’ to provide the financial and creative support.

Gorillaz have previously appeared ‘live’ at the 2002 Brit Awards in which the band were portrayed using five flat television screens.

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LONDON (Reuters) - A decade after Damon Albarn and Blur went head-to-head with Oasis during the height of Britpop, Albarn’s current band Gorillaz has knocked the Mancunian siblings off the top of the UK singles chart.

The Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday “Dare”, the new entry from the cartoon four-piece, snatched the top spot from Oasis, pushing their song down to fifth place.

“The Importance of Being Idle” was the second top hit for the one-time bad boy Manchester band from their recent album “Don’t Believe The Truth”.

The single held the coveted top slot, their eighth number one in Britain, for only one week.

In second spot was “Pon De Replay” by Caribbean-born star Rihanna, while Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter was unmoved in third.

Jessica Simpson was a new entry at four with “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” while former Blue singer Simon Webbe was down two places at six.

U.S. hip-hop act Black Eyed Peas, which debuted at number six last week with “Don’t Lie”, saw their newest song slide one place.

At eight was a new release from singer-songwriter David Grey. His tune “The One I Love” was ahead of another new entry called “Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) from Les Rythmes Digitales.

Rounding off the top ten was former number one “You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt.

Reuters