SP H E RE A M ER IC AS
LAS VEGAS / USA
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Opening its doors in September last year with a 40-show run by U2, Sphere has been the talk of the industry since it was unveiled to the world in the summer. Operated by Sphere Entertainment Co., a sister company to Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. in New York City, the venue is billed as ‘the future of entertainment’ and brings excitement to spectators and creatives alike thanks to its advanced immersive technical capabilities. While at the heart of Sphere is a 17,600-seat amphitheatrestyle venue with cutting-edge audio and visual technology, the building is a feat of engineering as the world’s largest spherical structure, measuring 516 ft wide and 366 ft tall. LED completely adorns the exterior – known as the Exosphere – and inside the main bowl a 160,000 sq ft LED plane wraps around the audience and glows at 16k by 16k resolution, making it the world’s highest-resolution screen. Externally, the 580,000 sq ft of programmable LED offers up a vivid canvas, which is bright enough to be seen from