U2 opened high-tech Las Vegas venue Sphere in September 2023 with a fanfare perhaps unmatched in recent times.
We know every bar eventually gets raised, but it may be a while before that happens again, in this case.
No single data point wholly captures what Sphere represents. A few begin to explain the scope of the venue: It cost $2.3 billion to build, more than any other entertainment venue, and frankly, an insane amount of money for a light show and a good sound system for a bunch of old rockers the vague echoes of U2 tracks waft through the clanging casino and in the vast walkway to Sphere. This seems unnecessarily cruel.
Once U2 was underway, there was no question about where the construction money went. The sound was fantastic. The video presentation was truly incomparable. It is doubtful any venue on this planet can match either aspect. Wisely not leveraging the scope of the audio screen until several songs into the evening, the band was able to focus attention on its melodies and earnest lyrics. But by the time of “Even Better Than the Real Thing,” the audiences’ jaws dropped as eyes raised to look heavenward at the incredibly crisp and nearly 270-degree video array.
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