Coverage dated September 28, 2023 to October 1, 2023

U2's mesmerizing visual spectacle launches Las Vegas' grand Sphere venue

Headline from Foxla, from the development of Sep 30, 2023

Newest development Oct 2, 2023 · 4 reportsSphere Entertainment Up 11% Following Las Vegas Opening

This scene may seem customary, but the visuals were created by floor-to-ceiling graphics inside the immersive Sphere. I

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    U2's mesmerizing visual spectacle launches Las Vegas' grand Sphere venue

    Headline from Foxla ·

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    Sphere Entertainment Up 11% Following Las Vegas Opening

    Headline from Forbes ·

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Reports & sources

19 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    U2’s Vegas Residency Kicks Off Friday at the Sphere: Here’s Where to Get Last-Minute Tickets Online (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The 22-time Grammy-winning Irish rock band will play 25 dates at the Venetian Resort's new cutting-edge venue, the largest spherical structure in the world.

  2. The Hollywood Reporter

    U2 Opens Las Vegas Sphere With a Dazzling Musical and Visual Odyssey Before 18,000 Fans (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Friday night's performance of 'U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere' marked the debut of the $2.3 billion bleeding-edge entertainment venue.

  3. Rolling Stone

    U2 Launch New Era of Live Music at Stunning Sphere Opening Concert in Las Vegas (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The show featured a complete performance of Achtung Baby, a mini Rattle & Hum set, and the debut of stand-in drummer Bram Van Den Berg

  4. Deadline

    Sphere Draws Rave Reviews As U2 Opens Unique Las Vegas Venue Residency (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    The Sphere didn’t fall flat on opening night. The Las Vegas venue debuted Friday night with U2 as its resident artist, and drew foaming at the mouth raves from reviewers. Paul McCartney, “Bre…

  5. Variety

    U2 Takes to Playing in the Round (the Very, Very Round) at Las Vegas’ Sphere With Spectacular Results: Concert Review (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    For all the buildup to U2's opening at Las Vegas' Sphere, there wasn't a moment of letdown... not even in the moments when the screens got turned off.

  6. Bangor Daily News

    U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas

  7. Entertainment Weekly

    U2 kick off jaw-dropping Sphere shows in Las Vegas: See photos (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    U2 kicked off their Las Vegas Sphere shows Friday, pairing beloved songs from past and present with jaw-dropping visuals. Check out the photos.

  8. The Hollywood Reporter

    Hollywood Descends on Las Vegas for U2’s Sphere Kick-Off: “This Is Arguably The Greatest Music Venue on the Planet” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Oprah, Jeff Bezos, Paul McCartney, LeBron James, Jon Hamm, Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Banks and Darren Aronofsky were among the big names who attended Sphere's opening night on Friday.

  9. Fortune

    U2 concert opens $2.3B Sphere in Las Vegas with Oprah, LeBron James, and Paul McCartney looking on (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The state-of-the-art venue was the brainchild of Knicks owner James Dolan and marks an evolution in live-music entertainment.

  10. Foxla

    U2's mesmerizing visual spectacle launches Las Vegas' grand Sphere venue (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    This scene may seem customary, but the visuals were created by floor-to-ceiling graphics inside the immersive Sphere. I

  11. Forbes

    U2’s Bono Thanks Paul McCartney As The Band Opens Las Vegas’s The Sphere (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    During U2’s first show of their Las Vegas residency at the MSG Sphere, Bono spoke to the audience in between songs, calling out one of the greatest rockers who has ever lived—Paul McCartney.

  12. Forbes

    U2 Bring Legendary Passion To Opening Of The Sphere In Las Vegas (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    U2 opened the 2 billion dollar Sphere in Las Vegas this weekend. The building is a marvel, but the Irish Rock And Roll Hall of Fame band proved they were still the stars.

  13. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Peak inside U2's visually stunning premiere concert at Las Vegas' MSG Sphere (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Bono recognized Paul McCartney, who was in the crowd Friday night, saying the MSG Sphere may have solved the problem The Beatles started at She Stadium nearly 60 years ago.

  14. Insider

    The coolest high-tech moments from U2's Sphere concert in Las Vegas (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Stunning visuals at The Sphere in Las Vegas left attendees, like Amazon's Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez, in awe of its capabilities.

  15. Forbes

    Sphere Entertainment Up 11% Following Las Vegas Opening (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The band U2 performed at the Las Vegas venue’s opening this weekend.

  16. KTVZ Bend

    Las Vegas’ Sphere venue debuted this weekend with concerts by U2. Here’s what it was like (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN Review by Brandon Griggs, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — For several years a mysterious spherical structure has been rising on the skyline of this desert playground, teasing visitors in recent months with its wraparound LED screen transforming the giant orb into a planet, a basketball, or — most distract…

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