Kings of Leon fans who can’t attend today’s concert in London may still end up with the best seat in the house: the show will be livestreamed over YouTube, and a viewer-controllable 360-degree camera will be set right on stage. Beyond the dizzyingly intimate all-angles view of the band, the livestream will include a number of other traditional cameras to switch between, as well as a main feed that’s being directed by Portlandia’s Fred Armisen. The show will kick off Friday at 4PM ET (9PM local time).
YouTube debuts 360-degree controllable camera with live Kings of Leon concert this afternoon
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Though livestreamed concerts may not be out of the ordinary nowadays, this is the first time that a 360-degree controllable camera has been brought to YouTube. Even so, Kings of Leon’s use of the technology may not be able to one-up Beck’s, which allowed viewers to look around in all directions by capturing their movements with a webcam.
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