U2 guitarist The Edge on the convergence of art, music, and technology at The Sphere in Las Vegas
Sep 29, 2023
4 minutes
If Las Vegas is about big bets, it doesn’t get much bigger than a new $2.3-billion venue opening Friday on the Strip called The Sphere.
From the outside, images are projected onto a huge dome to make it look like the moon or a basketball. On the inside, the highest resolution LED screen on earth, thousands of speakers, scents and wind create an immersive experience for those who bought a seat.
On opening night, the rock band U2 will harness all this to kick off a 25-show residency — U2:UV: Achtung Baby Live at Sphere — in the first performance inside the new venue. The nearly sold-out residency run
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