Music / NewsA music festival is resurrecting Harambe in hologram formThe slain gorilla appears on the bill of Houston’s Day For Night festival alongside the likes of Aphex Twin and Blood OrangeShareLink copied ✔️September 15, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut Harambe – the 17-year-old gorilla who was shot dead at Cincinnati Zoo in May and whose memory will live with us forever, R.I.P. Harambe – seems to occupy a special place in the heart of the music world. Just last month, frustratingly-named electro-pop trio CHVRCHES dedicated a song to the slain gorilla, while Nicki Minaj was recently heard rapping the words “I’m dragging these hoes like Harambe did the kid”. Now, a music festival is going one step further to preserve the memory of the ape who died: they’ve added a Harambe hologram to their lineup. As CoS report, Houston’s Day For Night festival will feature a ‘performance’ from Harambe alongside artists like Aphex Twin (himself making his first appearance in the US since 2008), John Carpenter, and Blood Orange. Harambe joins the likes of Tupac and Michael Jackson in making posthumous appearances in hologram form. Day For Night festival doesn’t actually take place until December 17, by which point the Harambe meme will be deader than the dead ape himself. Listen to Nick Minaj’s Harambe-referencing “The Pinkprint Freestyle” below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThis new event series aims to bring spirituality back to live musicMargo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’AdanolaLila Moss fronts Adanola’s latest spring 2026 campaignThe Boy who cried Terrified: Ranking all the tracks on fakemink’s new EPA massive exhibition on Black British music is coming to V&A East RIMOWAAirport aesthetics and the timeless appeal of the RIMOWA caseAtmospheric dream-pop artist Maria Somerville shares her offline favouritesA 24-hour London will save the city’s nightlife, says new report‘It’s a revolution’: Nigeria’s new-gen rappers are hitting the mainstreamWhy are we so nostalgic for the music of 2016?Listen to Oskie’s ‘perennially joyful’ Dazed mixCorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy