An out of this world announcement has been made during a superbowl ad, concerning one of the biggest Irish rock bands to date. The unmissable band U2 have revealed, in a distinctively unique way, a series residency at the long awaited new Las Vegas MSG Sphere venue. The band shared the dates to be, during an ad break at the Superbowl on February 14th. It was not a very well kept secret, as they teased through a tweet “#U2SPHERE” earlier that day.
The brilliant outcome of the video announcement was portrayed as a Sphere-like UFO, lingering over different cities, which proceeded to snatch random fans of the band whilst playing U2 tunes modestly. The final scene, based in the middle of the desert, appeared to be a baby within the massive screens of the Sphere saying: “There is room for everybody… Achtung”. A clear confirmation what the shows were going to be showcasing, the bands 1991 renowned album Achtung Baby.
This will be U2’s first live tour since 2019. The series is set to be spread out over a number of gigs throughout the Autumn, however, the dates are still to be announced. This is not like any other live show or tour announcement. As well as the band coming back to showcase one of their best albums of all time Achtung Baby, it is the launch of one of the biggest live music and entertainment industry shifts we may come to experience.
The so called MSG Sphere has been in construction since 2019 and, due to covid, has been delayed in its progress so is set to finish this year. It is a 1.9 billion dollar project located just off the Las Vegas strip, east of the Venetian and Palazzo. It will be such a groundbreaking point for the industry because of many factors. It is the largest spherical construction to have ever been built, containing 17,500 seats, standing room for 2,500 guests and 23 VIP suites which comes to a total of a 20,000 person capacity building.
Not only is its spherical structure and immense dimensions an extraordinary insanity, but, the interior screen is said to be larger than the area of three football pitches wrapping around the audience in a circumferential manner and, if that’s not enough to dazzle anyone from their seat, the screen has the highest resolution ever to be seen at 19.000 by 13,500 pixels. To put the latter into context, this means the screen comes in 100 times clearer than the best TV’s in the market to this day. Not to mention, for those who turned out unlucky or unsuccessful in acquiring tickets for the inside experience, the exterior part of the dome will have 60.000 square feet of programmable lighting powered by just as high definition LED lights, making the outside show experience just as spectacular.
The Irish band will be the first to host an event at the MSG Sphere, making it a historical moment for both the band and Las Vegas.
