The Eagles are playing the Las Vegas Sphere. Here's a guide to the trippy new concert venue
If you're standing on a corner in Las Vegas, Nevada this fall, you might be able to see the Eagles at the city's hottest new concert venue.
The Eagles announced a residency at Sphere at The Venetian Resort, the Las Vegas entertainment venue regarded for its immersive audio-visual experiences. The band will perform eight shows over four weekends in September and October 2024.
The Eagles shows will incorporate The Sphere's 160,000-square-foot, high-resolution display of immersive visuals and cutting-edge sound system system, according to The Venetian.
The Eagles' Sphere shows will take place less than a year after they played Footprint Center in Phoenix on their Long Goodbye Tour.
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Here's everything to know about the Las Vegas Sphere, whether you're seeing the Eagles or not.
Are the Eagles coming to The Sphere in Vegas?
Yes. The Eagles will perform eight concerts over four weekends in fall 2024 at The Sphere. Here are the dates:
Friday, Sept. 20
Saturday, Sept. 21
Friday, Sept. 27
Saturday, Sept. 28
Friday, Oct. 11
Saturday, Oct. 12
Friday, Oct. 18
Saturday, Oct. 19
Eagles Las Vegas tickets, presales at The Sphere
Fans can sign up for the artist presale now at the band's website, Eagles.com. The presale begin at 10 a.m. Arizona time on Tuesday, June 18.
The Live Nation presale for the Eagles Sphere concerts will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 20.
General on-sale begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 21.
Tickets start at $175 per person and reflect all-in pricing, meaning the cost includes taxes and fees.
Who is performing at The Sphere in 2024?
U2 performed at The Sphere in a residency that ended in early March 2024. Next, the jam band Phish became the second music act to play Sphere. Their four-show residency ran April 18-21.
Members of Dead & Company, a spinoff of the Grateful Dead featuring former members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart along with singer and guitarist John Mayer, are performing Sphere residency called Dead Forever. The residency, which runs from May 16 to July 13, will begin a year after their final tour made a stop in Phoenix.
The Eagles will perform at The Sphere in September and October 2024.
What is The Sphere in Las Vegas?
Described on its website as "a next-generation entertainment medium that is redefining the future of live entertainment," Sphere is an immersive venue that uses haptics (seats that can move and vibrate), atmospheric simulations and visual effects to "transport audiences to places real and imagined." It opened September 2023 just off the Las Vegas Strip.
See the 366-foot-tall venue from the outside at night and it captivates people for its ability to project images from its exterior shell (also called the Exosphere) containing 580,000 square feet of LED lights, whether it's the Earth, the surface of Mars, a blinking eye, or an emoji. It developed a reputation for causing traffic gridlock since the projections began in 2023 during the Fourth of July.
What does the Sphere in Las Vegas do?
The Sphere Experience, the main attraction inside the Sphere, is a two-part attraction. The first part, guided by a humanoid robot called Aura, includes a 360-degree avatar capture and a 50-foot-high holographic installation.
The second part is a viewing of an immersive film called "Postcard From Earth" by director Darren Aronofsky on Sphere's largest, highest-definition screen. "Postcard From Earth" is described as part nature documentary, part science fiction movie.
Sphere has also hosted concerts, with U2 inaugurating it with a 40-show residency that launched on Sept. 29, 2023. Sporting events are coming as well: UFC President Dana White said in February that he booked Sphere for UFC 306, scheduled for Sept. 14, 2024.
Where is the Sphere in Las Vegas?
Sphere is at the intersection of Sands Avenue and Koval Lane, just off the Las Vegas Strip and about 1 mile east of The Venetian.
Its address is 255 Sands Ave., Las Vegas.
Who owns the Sphere in Las Vegas?
Sphere is owned by Sphere Entertainment Co., which was spun off from Madison Square Garden Entertainment in April 2023.
Can you go inside the Sphere in Las Vegas?
Yes, but it will cost you. Every guest must have a ticket for a show to enter the Sphere.
How many people does the Sphere hold?
Sphere can seat 17,500 people and has a standing room capacity of 20,000, according to The Venetian.
Do the seats move in the Sphere?
Of the Sphere's 17,500 seats, 10,000 of them are described as "haptic seats," or seats that are capable of moving and vibrating.
Where are the bad seats in the Sphere?
Any seats with an overhang of upper levels will obstruct the view of the stage and/or screen.
USA Today's 10Best suggests avoiding certain seats in the far right and far left sections in the 100 level, where rows 30 and higher are completely obstructed by the overhang.
The 200, 300 and 400 levels offer the best seats.
How long does the Sphere Experience last?
The Sphere Experience lasts just under two hours, with 60 minutes for the interactive experiences and 50 minutes for the "Postcard From Earth" film.
How much does it cost to go to Sphere Vegas?
It depends on the show and what day you plan to visit.
The Sphere Experience starts at $79 per person during the week and $99 per person on weekends.
Tickets for Dead & Company's Dead Forever residency start at $145 per person.
Is the Sphere worth going to?
Sphere has attracted an assortment of highly positive and highly negative reviews from travelers.
It has a user rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars on Google. One user, Phillipe Beaumier, called Sphere "a once in a lifetime experience" and described the immersive audio and visual as "so incredible, you feel like you are part of the travel!"
Tripadvisor users gave Sphere more mixed reviews, with an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Most of its bad reviews were critical of the message of the "Postcard From Earth" film in the Sphere Experience.
A one-star review from a Tripadvisor user named Kathryn W. expressed disappointment with the Sphere Experience's humanoid robots and how "a couple of robots that are comparable to (Amazon's virtual assistant) Alexa can't answer a question." Kathryn added that the moving seats "could be mistaken for someone kicking the back of your chair."
Michael Salerno is an award-winning journalist who’s covered travel and tourism since 2014. His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @salerno_phx.
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