Adele has announced the addition of 32 dates to her Las Vegas residency, with the new shows extending Weekends With Adele at the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace through next June.
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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, “Breaking Bad” costars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre were among the A-listers at the grand opening. Sphere owner James Dolan was saluted on the night, dubbed “a madman” from the stage by U2’s Bono for his vision and planning in the venue’s construction.
Reviewers were beside themselves to come up with superlatives that could adequately convey the venue’s multimedia. They called the $2.3 billion Sphere a “stunning spectacle” (USA Today), “mind blowing” (The Verge), and “utterly astonishing” (The Guardian), among other media kudos.
The visual and audio effects of the 16-foot-wide, 17,500 seat Sphere were so overwhelming, they seemed to eclipse the actual attraction of the night, namely U2’s music. The Irish rock group has 25 more shows at the venue to change that, but even they seemed overwhelmed at times at the stunning visuals.
“Look at all this stuff,” Bono said at one point as he looked about the arena. “Elvis has definitely NOT left this building. It’s an Elvis cathedral and tonight there is a password to enter: flirtation.”
Some of the online reactions:
Next time someone tells you that humans haven’t built anything noteworthy in centuries, show them this video from inside the Sphere from last night’s concert. pic.twitter.com/qY48OX94xJ
The Sphere changes everything possible for concerts. I’ve never heard better live audio or seen better visuals. What an experience. pic.twitter.com/YRMVCgaDEx
U2 at the Sphere. And yes, the video screen is insane! pic.twitter.com/hYXBR5Gctv
This is inside the Sphere in Las Vegas.
Adele has announced the addition of 32 dates to her Las Vegas residency, with the new shows extending Weekends With Adele at the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace through next June.
U2 are set to extend their residency at the new Sphere venue in Las Vegas, adding an extra 11 dates to the run.Held at the newly launched venue in Nevada, the Irish rock veterans became the first artist to perform at the Sphere and are currently underway with their residency which sees them perform some ‘Achtung Baby’ deep cuts for the first time in 30 years along with other classic hits.The live shows – titled ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ – kicked off on September 29, and was scheduled to run until December 16. However, the band have now confirmed more dates for the residency following reports earlier this week that this would be the case.A press release said the new dates, which will arrive in January and February, have been added due to “unprecedented demand.”DUE TO UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND, ADDITIONAL 11 DATES ANNOUNCED FOR U2:UV ACHTUNG BABY, LIVE AT SPHERE IN 2024.JAN 26, 27, 31&FEB 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18https://t.co/JseHnTNcHe paid subscribers may submit a Ticketmaster Request now through Saturday, October 21 at 10PM PT.… pic.twitter.com/7FhjHEDYbN— U2 (@U2) October 19, 2023A pre-sale will run from October 19 10am PT to October 21 10pm PT for U2.com paid subscribers.
U2 are set to extend their residency at the new Sphere venue in Las Vegas, according to reports.Held at the newly launched venue in Nevada, the Irish rock veterans became the first artist to perform at the Sphere and are currently underway with their residency which sees them perform some ‘Achtung Baby’ deep cuts for the first time in 30 years along with other classic hits.The live shows – titled ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ – kicked off on September 29, and was scheduled to run until December 16. However, according to new reports, it seems that the band are set to be adding more dates to the residency.The speculation arose after outlets like The New York Post claimed that U2 are set to add a total of 12 more dates to the list while organisers continue to seek out other acts to take on the headline spot at the $2.3billion venue.It is not yet clear whether these 12 extra dates have been locked in or not, however, with Bono and co.
Christina Aguilera just announced a ten-concert residency at Las Vegas’ Voltaire Belle de Nuit at The Venetian Resort from December 2023 through March 2024.This is the second residency for the five-time Grammy winner; from May 2019 through March 2020, she performed 24 shows at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas.Her next run of shows at the Venetian — which Kylie Minogue described as “a cross between a ‘30s cabaret club and Studio 54” in an interview with Billboard — will be different though.“I look forward to bringing Las Vegas a new show that fuses music, sophistication and art in ways I have never performed before,” the sultry-voiced singer said in a statement. “What I love about the intimacy at Voltaire at The Venetian Resort is how up-close-and-personal I can be with the audience.
dirrrtier. Christina Aguilera announced a new, intimate Las Vegas residency at the new Voltaire Belle de Nuit inside the Venetian Resort. “Immerse yourself in the fusion of art and music
Christina Aguilera is returning to Las Vegas!
Kylie Minogue has shared that the Las Vegas venue where her residency will be taking place “hasn’t even finished its build yet”.The ‘Can’t Get You Of My Head’ singer is set to kick off her Sin City residency on November 3, and will be the first performer to grace the brand new Voltaire stage at The Venetian Resort. Minogue has revealed she is getting nervous because the Voltaire venue she is set to launch has yet to be built and could go “down to the wire”.She’s quoted by the Daily Star newspaper’s Wired column (via Music News) as saying: “I open at the start of November.
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U2 honoured the late Sinead O’Connor at their Las Vegas Sphere show last weekend by performing a snippet of her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ during ‘With Or Without You’.The Irish rockers kicked off their residency at the brand new $2 billion MSG Sphere venue at the Venetian Resort last Friday (September 29), which saw them christen the 18,000 seated structure that has 160,000 speakers and a dome-shaped wraparound LED screen.During Saturday night’s (September 30) show, the band performed their 1987 classic ‘With Or Without You’ in which frontman Bono concluded the song with the lyrics, “Nothing compares to you“, from O’Connor’s 1990 release of the same name.Watch footage of the performance below.Irish music legend O’Connor died at the age of 56 in July.
U2 have played their track ‘So Cruel’ live for the first time since 1992 at the opening of the MSG Sphere venue this past weekend.On Friday (September 29), the Irish rock band began their Las Vegas residency at the Las Vegas Sphere – a $2.3bn, 18,000 seater sci-fi structure that has 160,000 speakers and a giant wrap-around LED screen. They opened the new venue on the first night of their ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere’ in which they played their 1991 LP in its entirety along with their hits.Bono and Co.
U2 kicked off their residency at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas by dedicating one of their tracks to drummer Larry Mullen Jr, who is not taking part in the shows due to various injuries.The Irish rock icons launched their long-awaited residency at the new MSG Sphere in Nevada last week, and used the opening show to pay tribute to the absent member.Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and stand-in drummer Bram Van Den Berg all made a nod towards Mullen Jr during the set, dedicating their 1988 track ‘All I Want Is You’ to him. The drummer is not taking part in their 25-show residency at the £2.3billion venue due to injuries sustained to his elbows, knees and neck.He previously confirmed that the injuries are all drumming-related, and said that he would “like to take some time… to get myself healed”, rather than persevere with the Las Vegas shows.
@U2 had to perform WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME! That guitar riff is so iconic! As soon as we heard it… ! This felt like a once-in-a-lifetime experience at @spherevegas!
We thought the ginormous screen at @spherevegas would give us VERTIGO, but it didn’t! @u2 did!!!
Lights! Camera! Bono!!! Taking us to a higher ELEVATION at @U2’s new residency at the @spherevegas!
I felt so much DESIRE and happiness at @U2’s new residency at @spherevegas!
We need to go see @u2 at @spherevegas ONE more time!!!
@U2 is the first act to perform at the just-opened @SphereVegas. Is their new residency worth seeing?
What a star! What a show!! @u2 @spherevegas
The opening night of the new Sphere Las Vegas event space was a star-studded affair!