{"id":3673,"date":"2023-02-13T02:55:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T10:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/13\/u2-announce-las-vegas-residency-at-the-msg-sphere\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T02:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T10:55:52","slug":"u2-announce-las-vegas-residency-at-the-msg-sphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/13\/u2-announce-las-vegas-residency-at-the-msg-sphere\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 announce Las Vegas residency at the MSG Sphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Irish rock band U2 have announced a Las Vegas residency which will take place at the new MSG Sphere at the Venetian, which is set to open this year.<\/p>\n<p>Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere will begin this autumn, but exact dates have not yet been revealed. The band shared a trailer during last night (Sunday)\u2019s Super Bowl LVII announcing the residency.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>U2 will be the first act to perform at the new 17-500-seat venue, which was due to open in 2021, but was delayed until this year. The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestadiumbusiness.com\/2019\/06\/04\/aecom-build-msg-sphere-las-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brought in AECOM<\/a> as the main contractor to build the venue in 2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The band confirmed that drummer Larry Mullen Jr will not being accompanying Bono, the Edge and Adam Clayton as he is taking time out to undergo and recover from surgery this year. Instead, drummer Bram van den Berg will take his spot for the residency.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, U2 said: \u201cIt\u2019s going to take all we\u2019ve got to approach the Sphere without our bandmate in the drum seat, but Larry has joined us in welcoming Bram van den Berg who is a force in his own right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sphere show has been in the works for a long time. We don\u2019t want to let people down, least of all our audience\u2026 the truth is we miss them as much as they appear to miss us\u2026 our audience was always the fifth member of the band. Bottom line, U2 hasn\u2019t played live since December 2019 and we need to get back on stage and see the faces of our fans again. And what a unique stage they\u2019re building for us out there in the desert\u2026 We\u2019re the right band, Achtung Baby the right album, and the Sphere the right venue to take the live experience of music to the next level\u2026 That\u2019s what U2\u2019s been trying to do all along with our satellite stages and video installations, most memorably on the Zoo TV Tour, which ended in Tokyo 30 years ago this fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sphere is more than just a venue, it\u2019s a gallery and U2\u2019s music is going to be all over the walls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Edge added: \u201cThe beauty of the Sphere is not only the ground-breaking technology that will make it so unique, with the world\u2019s most advanced audio system, integrated into a structure which is designed with sound quality as a priority; it\u2019s also the possibilities around immersive experience in real and imaginary landscapes. In short, it\u2019s a canvas of an unparalleled scale and image resolution and a once-in-a-generation opportunity. We all thought about it and decided we\u2019d be mad not to accept the invitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<div class=\"tax-cat-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Awards<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Tags<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Stadiums<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2023\/02\/13\/u2-announce-las-vegas-residency-at-the-msg-sphere\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Irish rock band U2 have announced a Las Vegas residency which will take place at the new MSG Sphere at the Venetian, which is set to open this year. Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere will begin this autumn, but exact dates have not yet been revealed. 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