Current:Home > InvestLas Vegas just unveiled its new $2.3 billion spherical entertainment venue-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
Las Vegas just unveiled its new $2.3 billion spherical entertainment venue
View Date:2024-12-23 15:48:36
Las Vegas has unveiled Sphere, a $2.3 billion entertainment venue that has a giant LED screen that displays a range of animations such as the moon and planets, fireworks and eyeballs.
Construction began in 2018, and it fully lit up on July 4 with a fireworks show.
Sphere is said to be the largest LED screen on Earth, at about 580,000 square feet, and has about 1.2 million puck lights. Each light has 48 diodes, a type of semiconductor device, each of which can display up to 256 million colors, according to Sphere Entertainment.
"The Exosphere is more than a screen or a billboard — it is living architecture, and unlike anything that exists anywhere in the world," said Guy Barnett, Sphere Entertainment's senior vice president of brand strategy and creative development.
Additionally, the company says it's the world's largest spherical structure at 516 feet wide and 366 feet tall. It seats 17,600 people, with a 20,000-person standing capacity.
So far, reactions to Sphere have been mixed.
"What's wild is that most communities in this country would be okay with a giant LED sphere before they'd allow an elevated train line in their neighborhood," wrote Hayden Clarkin, who tweets about transit issues.
"The MSG Sphere is officially the coolest building in the U.S.," Brian Trát tweeted.
"This 2-billion dollar one of a kind Sphere can dazzle even the pessimist. Wow this is something," tweeted Chris Maathuis, a local TV sports director.
Sphere will open for its first show in September, with rock band U2 taking the stage.
veryGood! (79917)
Related
- Oprah Winfrey Addresses Claim She Was Paid $1 Million by Kamala Harris' Campaign
- John Wilson brags about his lifetime supply of Wite-Out
- A black market, a currency crisis, and a tango competition in Argentina
- Farm Aid 2023: Lineup, schedule, how to watch livestream of festival with Willie Nelson, Neil Young
- The Daily Money: All about 'Doge.'
- Q&A: How the Wolves’ Return Enhances Biodiversity
- Bo Nix, No. 10 Oregon slam brakes on Coach Prime’s ‘Cinderella story’ with a 42-6 rout of Colorado
- Back in full force, UN General Assembly shows how the most important diplomatic work is face to face
- Why have wildfires been erupting across the East Coast this fall?
- Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic
Ranking
- West Virginia expands education savings account program for military families
- UNGA Briefing: Nagorno-Karabakh, Lavrov and what else is going on at the UN
- How the UAW strikes could impact car shoppers
- Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project
- Younghoo Koo takes blame for Falcons loss to Saints: 'This game is fully on me'
- The threat of wildfires is rising. So is new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them
- How the UAW strikes could impact car shoppers
- New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters
Recommendation
-
Saving for retirement? How to account for Social Security benefits
-
As the world’s problems grow more challenging, the head of the United Nations gets bleaker
-
Check Out the Most Surprising Celeb Transformations of the Week
-
Unpacking the Child Abuse Case Against YouTube Influencer Ruby Franke
-
California teen pleads guilty in Florida to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US
-
As Russia hits Ukraine's energy facilities with a deadly missile attack, fear mounts over nuclear plants
-
Tropical Storm Ophelia barrels across North Carolina with heavy rain and strong winds
-
How the UAW strikes could impact car shoppers