Sdallnct

Didn’t know there was thread for this. I went early in the month. Got my tix back when announced thru the U2 fan club. Joined just to get tix. We were upper, nose bleed and loved it. Might try to hit another show. Most amazing concert/show I’ve seen.

Decker

Well, I don't love this news at all :

Edit : That tweet is wrong. The article states a few times that Dolan thought Vegas was the perfect place to open the first Sphere because of it's vigorous tourism market.

Kdogg

The Sphere CFO did resign after Dolan threw a tantrum and was yelling and screaming at him. Apparently he calmly walked out can sent the lead council his resignation letter.

I'm not sure they can charge much more than they currently are. The movie "Postcard from Earth" is between $50-250 (for a 50 minute flick). U2 is between $270-1500. Not sure the next headline can get much more. Maybe they can eventually have a sports book and show Sunday and Monday NFL games.

Decker

Looks like there is only gonna be one Sphere for a while.

London rejects twin of Las Vegas Sphere: reports

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — It appears Sphere will be a Las Vegas-exclusive for now as London’s city government has rejected a proposed twin structure being built in England’s largest city.

The landmark, which made quite a splash at the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, is apparently a thing that happens in Vegas that will stay in Vegas as Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, rejected the proposed British version of the enormous LED ball, a BBC report indicated Monday.

On July 4, Sphere’s so-called exosphere illuminated for the first time in Las Vegas. The structure’s 1.2 million LED pucks can each display 256 million colors. Local politicians said they did not anticipate the brightness of the building would cause a problem.

“It’s not a super intense light,” Tick Segerblom, Clark County Commissioner, said of Sphere in July, just after the exosphere lit for the first time. Drivers in the area initially complained of some distracted driving — individuals slowing down their vehicles to take photos and video of the new attraction. He confirmed that local government officials had collaborated with officials from Sphere Entertainment to ensure that the building followed brightness and safety regulations.

It appears, however, that London’s local government disagreed. City documents called the potential structure a “detriment to human health” that would cause “significant harm” to “hundreds” in the area, the report indicated.

According to the BBC reporting, a spokesperson from Sphere Entertainment said: “While we are disappointed in London’s decision, there are many forward-thinking cities that are eager to bring this technology to their communities. We will concentrate on those.”

PerryD

After the Headbanger's Boat cruise earlier this month and another 5 shows in the two weeks after, I kind of ran of out steam to plan out a Vegas trip for the U2 show. I put the tickets up for sale on the Ticketmaster site, and before I even got a confirmation of the listing, the tickets sold, so there are some active bots looking to scoop up tickets or something. I'll keep an eye out for the next round of tickets for March and April.

Kdogg

https://www.billboard.com/pro/u2-shows-sphere-110-million-ticket-sales

I honestly thought the average ticket price would be higher but they probably had a lot of fan club seats which didn't have the platinum pricing. It definitely will be for the next phase.

BDB

Curious if they sold for Face through TM? or you got a bit more for them. '

Finally going on Friday..

PerryD

Yeah, for GA, it's face value, I get back exactly what I paid. There is no way to transfer the ticket, so I'm not sure how Stubhub can have listings for GA, I didn't want to risk selling there to find out how it's handled.

dex14

Phish is the next band to play the Sphere. https://www.jambase.com/article/phis...as-sphere-2024

BDB

Well that was amazing. Floor was great. Loads of space. We got in at 745 or so.

visuals are wild. They really ramped it up for the end.

bono did rainy night in soho for Shane macgowan. Was cool.

only thing I felt it lacked was the crowd singing didn’t feel as loud as usual. Not sure if that’s just the crowd or acoustics.

Decker

Glad you enjoyed it. I can't do floor any more, but good to hear it wasn't too crowded down there.