Sources: U2 to open Las Vegas residency by performing the first concerts at the MSG Sphere next year

Sources: U2 to open Las Vegas residency by performing the first concerts at the MSG Sphere next year

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  • Dave Brooks, Billboard
July 23, 2022 6:00 PM
  • Dave Brooks, Billboard

U2 will be the first group to perform at the MSG Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas when the $1.8 billion arena opens next year, multiple sources tell Billboard.

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The performances will be the first dates of a multi-show residency by the band at the high-tech arena, which is being built by Madison Square Garden Entertainment chairman James Dolan near the Venetian off the Las Vegas Strip.

Officials with MSGE describe the MSG Sphere at The Venetian as the next generation of live entertainment, offering fans a multi-sensory experience of sound and light inside the largest spherical structure ever created. For concerts, the MSG Sphere at The Venetian can hold 20,000 standing spectators or 17,500 seated guests, with 23 VIP suites.