U2 drops punky ‘Atomic City’ single before Vegas residency opens: review

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!

Lady Gaga and boyfriend Michael Polansky are checking out the shows in 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.

Usher surprised fans at a recent show in Paris by bringing out rapper Offset on stage to perform Migos‘ track ‘Bad And Boujee’.Over the weekend, the ‘My Way’ singer was in the French capital for his European residency, ‘Rendez-Vous Á Paris’ residency at La Seine Musicale. Coinciding with Paris Fashion Week this year, many celebrities were in town to catch the renowned R&B star.Last Sunday (October 1), Usher shared a video of him directing the packed crowd to chant “That shit cray,” referring to Kanye West and Jay Z‘s 2011 hit single ‘N****s in Paris’.

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.

Lights! Camera! Bono!!! Taking us to a higher ELEVATION at @U2’s new residency at the @spherevegas!

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@U2 is the first act to perform at the just-opened @SphereVegas. Is their new residency worth seeing?

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It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and frontman Bono, who kneeled to the ground while singing the band’s 2004 hit “Vertigo”.

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.

U2 is kicking off their 25-night run at Las Vegas’ Sphere with U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere!

beloved Irish rock band officially christened Sphere — a 20,000 capacity, $2.2 billion state-of-the-art venue from the Madison Square Garden Company — Friday night in Las Vegas. For months now, it has snatched the world’s attention for its massive exterior that doubles as a video screen which quickly become a staple on the Sin City strip.The term immersive doesn’t give this production its due justice.

U2 kicked off their Las Vegas residency at the new MSG Sphere venue last night (September 29) – see clips from the show and the full setlist below.The Irish rock band’s residency is centred on a full play-through of their seventh album, ‘Achtung Baby’ (1991) but, as confirmed by reports, the setlist will be broken up by a secret segment focusing on a different U2 album.Variety reports that singer Bono revealed to the crowd the they plan to focus on a different album (or possibly other people’s albums, he added, teasingly), however, he didn’t clarify whether that would mean a setlist switch-up on each of the residency’s 25 shows.Last night U2 played the first eight songs of ‘Achtung Baby’ before breaking into a four-song secret segment of their a hybrid live/studio album ‘Rattle And Hum’.The band’s debut residency gig, which opened on the same day that they released their first new song in two years, ‘Atomic City’, was attended by a host of famous faces including Paul McCartney and Snoop Dogg. NME writer Damian Jones also confirmed that Dr Dre and Flavor Flav were at the concert.Ahead of performing ‘Angel Of Harlem’ from ‘Rattle And Hum’, Bono said: “The macca [McCartney] is in our prescience.