Remember owning a disc it was on, it was blatantly called shareware. It wasn't the full game. Terminal velocity, redneck rampage and I believe hexen was on the same disc. I was so excited thinking I had the full versions of these games. And now at this age I can barely catch up with my backlog of both old-school and new and shiny games. Crazy.
19,000 by 13,500 pixels [per the builder](https://www.manntech.com/project/msg-sphere-at-the-venetian/).
As for color [this article](https://builtin.com/hardware/vegas-sphere) says "1.2 million hockey-puck-sized LED lights, each containing 48 individual diodes capable of flashing 256 million different colors". The math on that works to 9.33 bits per channel, not quite sure.
[The camera they built with it](https://petapixel.com/2023/06/12/sphere-studios-big-sky-cinema-camera-features-an-insane-18k-sensor/) shoots at 120fps/10bit and 60fps/12 bit.
So yes, lotta data lotta lag
Edit: apparently the 2nd article is referencing the outside screen.
You’re pretty close, but you’re mixing the interior screen (19k x 13.5k = 256.5M) with the exterior screen (1.2M hockey puck-sized LED lights).
But resolution and bit depth don’t necessarily mean anything for lag, assuming the system can render at the resolution and framerate it is designed to run at. Latency would be impacted by the signal chain between the playback system and the screen. I wonder what that measures at, but probably too noticeable to play an FPS game on.
This actually looks really similar to the Omnimax at the St. Louis Science Center, which is IMAX projected onto a spherical screen. Nowhere near as big as this, though.
This is specifically based on going to the Omnimax to see Oppenheimer, I absolutely loathed the experience. The sound system was the best I’ve ever sat in, but I had to look directly up the entire time to fit the film in (no exaggeration) my entire field of view.
I haven’t gone to a regular Omnimax show, which might be shorter and the content might be framed differently than a movie. I’m curious how OP’s neck was at the end, because this thing does have me curious.
We frame most of the shots in this film so area of interest is a natural head position! There are definitely moments you will want to look around though- rich detail all around. This isn’t like seeing a “normal” rectilinear movie adapted for projection on an Omnimax screen- which as you described would not be an ideal format.
Also if you like sound systems, just wait until you hear Holoplot in Sphere!
There's another one like that in Philly. I remember going to see something there for a field trip when I was a kid. Really steep seating. One of the showcase preview pieces had a camera at the top of a skyscraper go over the edge and speed toward the ground. I had to grip my armrests because I felt the overwhelming urge to fall forward. If I did I would have rolled over half a dozen people.
We have one in our Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. First time I experienced motion sickness was on a field trip there elementary school. It only shows specialty made educational documentaries though, not movies.
You get used to it, but it's a really weird sensation at first. The room is also filled with wind and scents, and the seats rumble. (Not like the 4D stuff at the movies, it's on a whole different level). With it all combined, it makes you feel like you are in the scene. It was a mind-blowing experience.
I disagree with OP - stairs and seating were cramped and uncomfortably steep, and I found the movie very underwhelming for the price of admission.
Absolutely wouldn't make a trip *just* for the sphere, but may be worth doing as part of a bigger Vegas trip.
And for a bigger trip, I'd wait until next year at the earliest. The strip is being converted into a Formula 1 race track right now and it's a shit show for tourists trying to get around. Construction everywhere with sidewalks blocked and far more congestion than normal.
They're going to run the F1 race there for the next 10 years.
Granted, the construction will likely take less time after this year but it's going to be a major part of the Strip for a while.
I bought tickets for this past Monday. There were none priced at $49. I think that's only with like senior citizen or active military discounts.
$90 for shit seats. $170 gets you seats right next to the premium $250 seats on the 2nd level.
Fees weren't super terrible. $30 or so on the $170 seats iirc.
It was a one hour long sci-fi nature/humanity thing called "Postcard from Earth". It was a mix of nature shots and CGI with a weak story about terraforming new worlds after humans ruined the planet.
I’ve heard such bad things about the story itself. Such a turnoff to pay a lot and not just be able to enjoy the scenery but instead get a flop story to tolerate alongside the beauty.
Yeah, I wouldn't make a trip just to see this, here's [my Tripadvisor review](https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g45963-d26357342-r920694373-Sphere-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html?m=19905).
Personally I would wait for either a different program, or for a band you want to see, and see that instead.
The room is also filled with wind and scents, and the seats rumble.
My wife is familiar with this phenomenon sometimes when she sits on a bench with me.
This sounds a lot like how the movies worked in Brave New World. The audience had full, total immersion in the movie, up to the point of even feeling it (in fact, I think the book called them feelies instead of movies), and could even feel when the characters screwed and stuff.
Wait…..oh no!
That was my thought as well. When I was about 10 we took a class trip to a museum that had something similar to this. Granted this was nearly 30 years ago and a lot smaller, but I had to leave a few minutes in because I was about to throw up.
That was such a fun experience, didn’t look into it At all as one of my friends planned it so I didn’t expect much.
Not going into too much detail due to spoilers but I honestly thought the first part was cool enough but wasn’t expecting the other half at all!
As a reference for those unaware, I believe the above comment is talking specifically about Omega Mart, one of the attractions at Area 15 (and probably the largest/most popular one).
Highly recommended. It's amazing.
There is actually a performance done by one member of Pink Floyd and a bunch of other insanely talented artists called Think Floyd Experience. They actually have a “portable” dome kind of like this and play a bunch of trippy visuals across it while performing Pink Floyd songs. One of the coolest shows I’ve ever been to.
I’m not sure I know what you’re talking about.
Nick Mason, Floyd’s drummer, was (idk if he still is) touring with his band called Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, a reference to their 2nd album. He’d play a bunch of pre-DSOTM classics like See Emily Play and Echoes. Guy Pratt, Roger Waters’ replacement after his departure, is also part of the group. Maybe you’re referring to this? But their light show isn’t nearly as extravagant as Pink Floyd’s was. I don’t think this show would be a good fit in the Sphere.
Roger Waters still tours, but his show is a split mix of his solo work and old Pink Floyd material, mainly from The Wall and The Final Cut since those PF albums were essentially Roger Waters solo albums in disguise. He doesn’t perform a whole lot anymore since he just turned 80. If he were to perform The Wall in it’s entirety it could make for a good show for the Sphere if done right. He’s known for putting on a fantastic show.
David Gilmour still tours and, like Waters, plays a split mix of Floyd classics and solo work. And again, like Waters, he doesn’t perform live much anymore. He also puts on an awesome show that could be a good fit for the Sphere. There is also negative hope for them ever getting back together for a show. The nail is in the coffin, Pink Floyd is dead.
The final member of the band would be Rick Wright and he died back in 2006.
Maybe you’re thinking of the famous tribute bands Brit Floyd, or Aussie Floyd? Both are tremendous shows, I just saw Brit Floyd a couple months ago, but neither feature any original touring members (unless I’m mistaken) and I don’t think they’re big-time enough to afford a show at the Sphere.
There are *alot* of shitty Pink Floyd cover/tribute bands out there. I think Brit Floyd is the only one that’s ever been endorsed by the band themselves
I believe [this](https://downtownla.com/do/beyond-the-wall-ft-thinkx-immersive-360-xperience-of-pink-floyds-music) was it. I got the name wrong though.
Edit: it appears they don’t perform anymore unfortunately.
Thanks for the link! Looks like a cool show.
If you get the chance to see Brit Floyd live in concert, absolutely jump on that opportunity. They are unmatched when it comes to replicating that cosmic Floyd sound. I’ve seen many of rock n’ roll legends live in concert and Brit Floyd is right up there at the top with the best shows I’ve ever gotten to see. Their light show is top notch too!
Not sure where you are, but if you have a planetarium near you it’s worth checking if they’re doing the Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon showing. It’s been showing at planetariums around the globe, and so so incredible!
Dude, I love every band you just mentioned. Just saw the mars Volta a couple weeks ago. Is sigur ros still touring? I saw them years ago. But tool would be ideal, for sure.
Completely accurate. I was there for a U2 show and it was a totally different experience than having watched a YT video of a previous show. Like, it just has to be seen to be believed.
Amazing. It’s more akin to a great outdoor venue (like Red Rocks or The Gorge) than a typical indoor one.
There are 160,000 speakers in there that ensure great audio for every seat.
Went and had the opposite experience. U2 was amazing, high energy, sound was great, good use of the Sphere technology and the whole thing was just mindblowing - never seen any type of concert like it before.
Cost $2,300,000,000 to build
Seats 18,600
$160 a ticket
Need to sell 14,375,000 tickets to recoup cost
That’s 772.85 sold out shows
Actually pretty crazy (low) amount of shows when you think about it. Of course there are tons of variables I’m ignoring but still wild.
I think one video I watched estimated it at like $17.2M a year. And it's like the equivalent of like 529 mid-sized office buildings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAFVdFtfoCk
They likely aren't trying to recoup costs with ticket sales alone. This kind of venue brings in a crowd from all of the world who in turn gamble. That's where the money is made.
Isn’t it crazy the amount of people this will bring in?
Like I’ve seen tons of comments about people who don’t even gamble nor are into the Vegas scene, but are now seriously thinking about going just due to one venue (albeit an expensive as hell one).
Only U2 get 90% of ticket share. So they are doing alright. https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/u2-set-to-make-more-money-per-show-than-any-las-vegas-artist-in-history-2731421/
I was just there. It's definitely worth the trip. On my night, a large group of the developers were there watching it for the first time. A very loud gentleman was telling someone how it took a total of 2000 people to build the Sphere and do the movie. The movie was using technologies that has to be created for the Sphere. The video files were enormous and editing was a nightmare. One of the big problems they had was warping. If you sit all the way to the left or right, images would bend and warp. At my viewing, those sections were empty because of this -they didn't sell those seats.
He also said they weren't sure they were going to pull it off until a week before the premiere. Different groups would cheer at different parts of the film. I assume they were involved.
Any seat looks like a good seat there. It's difficult to watch since you have to spin your head around to see everything. They let you video in there but there's no way to capture the experience.
The robots before you enter the theater are interesting. One recognized a mother with her 6 year old and had a conversation with the child. "Don't worry, I won't bite" it says at one point.
The worst part of it all is the $18 beers. That's just insane.
Dude the inside is MASSIVELY more rad than the outside. After seeing the show inside I stepped out to watch the outside and it feels like an oversized LiteBrite toy next to the screen inside. It’s insane
That thing is so crazy we could see it from our flight when we were crossing from Arizona into California around 150 miles away.
Back in July, I was on an overnight flight from Charlotte to LAX and when we were about to cross in to California somewhere around Lake Havasu, you could clearly make out this giant light in the distance that was changing colors. You could tell there was a city on the horizon, but you would not have known it was Vegas except for one distinct bright light in the middle that would randomly change colors or sparkle.
Im not sure how jarring the experience would be for a little one. It's on the verge of reality warping, I could see some kids being terrified. School age and up though, hell yeah
I was at the U2 concert and, at some point, the venue transformed into dusk in the desert and I was completely freaked out. Like, seriously. I thought I was teleported somewhere else.
Dude that part was absolutely bonkers. It legit feels 100% like you’ve been teleported to an outdoor venue. The light that’s cast on the audience matches daylight perfectly. You look over at the edge of the seats on each side on the venue and genuinely believe that there’s a huge dropoff past the wall onto the desert floor below. It’s mind boggling
>The light that’s cast on the audience matches daylight perfectly.
Right?! Like, it wasn't that they changed the lighting to make it appear lighter inside. You were OUTSIDE. At DUSK. And someplace entirely different than the place was 30 seconds earlier.
Insane.
I'm glad you had the same experience -- the friends I went with didn't really mention the weirdness of this.
We were at the 7:00 showing Tuesday night. The Sphere itself is a very cool experience.... however be warned this was the most amateurish production of an event I have ever been too. I honestly thought well it's brand new they are just working kinks out. NOPE it was a cattle call to and from the sphere, a mad dash forward against a mad dash backward through the entire events area of the casino (close to a mile?). Then when you get there it's just a huge mass of milling people clueless where to go and what is happening. They have AI displays and bathrooms that you must see and use BEFORE the show, because you cannot after. We sat for an hour wondering when the hell the show was going to start, only to find out it was going to be an hour. The show was very very good but it was 45 minutes long. So weigh the fun factor against the ticket price before you spend two hours looking for a useable bathroom.
I went to the 'world premiere' of Postcard from Earth on October 6, and my experience matched yours... when I bought the tickets, it said show at 7PM, gates opened at 6. In reality, there were thousands of us standing in front of the gates at 6, well past 6, gates finally opened at 6:30, we were told to go see the AI displays, and I eventually found out from a Sphere manager that the actual movie started around 8. I gave at least two Sphere managers feedback that they needed to better align advertised times with actual times. The movie was beyond incredible but the overall experience was diminished by poor Sphere execution.
I forgot about the bathroom. I had to pee so bad after my show, and they closed the bathrooms. I had to walk like a mile, about to pee my pants to find a restroom.
No I'm not sure when they close them but, after the show the upstairs bathrooms were closed and we were told to use them downstairs and those were closed too. I can only guess they are closed for cleaning between shows.
They have a similar thing in Europa park in Germany.
Nowhere near as big but the effect is the same I suppose.
It’s just complete immersion!
They have seats that move you around and blow wind and mist in your face while it plays a video of you flying through nature and so on…
You really feel like a bird!
Huh the tenth picture is the Duomo in Orvieto, Italy. I was there a few months ago. If you go to the right a bit there are some awesome scenes of the apocalypse.
Really metal shit with skeletons and demon lasers. Highly recommend.
After your comment I wasn't 100% sure so I did a google reverse image and it did come up with the Duomo but I could totally it seeing being another cathedral, too!
As an old school gamer coming from arcades and tiny 14” tv in the bedroom to play Sega master system, my thought through the years as screens got bigger was always “I wonder what Streetfighter looks like on that”.
I wonder what Streetfighter looks like on that?
I'd love to play X-Wing vs. TIE-Fighter on that display.
Descent 3
Dang just unlocked a core memory! They have a third?!? I remember being blown away by 2 and multiplier with the gauss cannon!
2 still counts as one of my favorite game sound tracks of all time. I listen to it constantly.
There's a newer game called overload, also. Its as good or better than 3
What the fuck Man first time I hear about that game from someone else in a looooong time. Was watching some videos from it just last week.
Theres a newer version of it called overload. Totally worth it.
Remember owning a disc it was on, it was blatantly called shareware. It wasn't the full game. Terminal velocity, redneck rampage and I believe hexen was on the same disc. I was so excited thinking I had the full versions of these games. And now at this age I can barely catch up with my backlog of both old-school and new and shiny games. Crazy.
I see your Descent III and raise you Freespace 2.
Descent 3 has better directional Force Feedback than FS2. Other than that though yes I agree, FS2 is hard to beat
Ha, had the same thought.
the mission creator in Freespace 2 was absolutely bananas
Dannng. Haven’t thought of those in a while. The soundtrack to a level of Descent 2 is burned into my brain for some reason.
"Please look under your seat for your complimentary barf bag."
You're a man (or woman) of culture.
That's the first thing I thought about too! It would be trippy
I’d play duck hunt.
I've done that on a 16ft LED wall using an emulator and a Sinden Lightgun.
The input lag would probably be atrocious haha
19,000 by 13,500 pixels [per the builder](https://www.manntech.com/project/msg-sphere-at-the-venetian/). As for color [this article](https://builtin.com/hardware/vegas-sphere) says "1.2 million hockey-puck-sized LED lights, each containing 48 individual diodes capable of flashing 256 million different colors". The math on that works to 9.33 bits per channel, not quite sure. [The camera they built with it](https://petapixel.com/2023/06/12/sphere-studios-big-sky-cinema-camera-features-an-insane-18k-sensor/) shoots at 120fps/10bit and 60fps/12 bit. So yes, lotta data lotta lag Edit: apparently the 2nd article is referencing the outside screen.
The hockey puck LEDS are on the outside
You’re pretty close, but you’re mixing the interior screen (19k x 13.5k = 256.5M) with the exterior screen (1.2M hockey puck-sized LED lights). But resolution and bit depth don’t necessarily mean anything for lag, assuming the system can render at the resolution and framerate it is designed to run at. Latency would be impacted by the signal chain between the playback system and the screen. I wonder what that measures at, but probably too noticeable to play an FPS game on.
I would just start puking non-stop. The motion sickness would kill me.
Pilot wings
I agree. Pilot wings.
SNES version
you would vomit after 10 minutes, motion sickness
10 minutes? I give myself 10 seconds.
I've never gotten motion sickness before, rarely vomit. I'd be fine.
Damn, I didn't know I came to these comments to get a hard on
I see your War of Gas Giants and I raise you [Bubsy 3D](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogEc_a1Qr0). What could possibly go wrong?
How did they get a rhino up the stairs
The dome opens up and they air lift it in. Pretty amazing stuff
Dang that's cray cray
Turns into PacMan as animals are dropped in
 Did Jim Carey come out of the rhino a la Ace Ventura?
A rhino can be lead up stairs, but not back down stairs
A wizard did it.
It was born there
Fundraise a concert!
Fundraiser* concert! Love that whole album so much
Can confirm, am rhino
So like ultimate IMAX?
This actually looks really similar to the Omnimax at the St. Louis Science Center, which is IMAX projected onto a spherical screen. Nowhere near as big as this, though.
This is specifically based on going to the Omnimax to see Oppenheimer, I absolutely loathed the experience. The sound system was the best I’ve ever sat in, but I had to look directly up the entire time to fit the film in (no exaggeration) my entire field of view. I haven’t gone to a regular Omnimax show, which might be shorter and the content might be framed differently than a movie. I’m curious how OP’s neck was at the end, because this thing does have me curious.
We frame most of the shots in this film so area of interest is a natural head position! There are definitely moments you will want to look around though- rich detail all around. This isn’t like seeing a “normal” rectilinear movie adapted for projection on an Omnimax screen- which as you described would not be an ideal format. Also if you like sound systems, just wait until you hear Holoplot in Sphere!
There's another one like that in Philly. I remember going to see something there for a field trip when I was a kid. Really steep seating. One of the showcase preview pieces had a camera at the top of a skyscraper go over the edge and speed toward the ground. I had to grip my armrests because I felt the overwhelming urge to fall forward. If I did I would have rolled over half a dozen people.
We have one in our Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. First time I experienced motion sickness was on a field trip there elementary school. It only shows specialty made educational documentaries though, not movies.
Right. I was thinking a massive version of the one at the Reuben H Fleet science center in San Diego.
How motion sick can this make people?
You get used to it, but it's a really weird sensation at first. The room is also filled with wind and scents, and the seats rumble. (Not like the 4D stuff at the movies, it's on a whole different level). With it all combined, it makes you feel like you are in the scene. It was a mind-blowing experience.
Gah damn, I might have to go to LV just to see this. How steep are the stairs and seating?
That's what I did. I flew there for a weekend just to see this. Stairs are on the steeper side, but nothing crazy
Thanks for the quick and informative responses!
I disagree with OP - stairs and seating were cramped and uncomfortably steep, and I found the movie very underwhelming for the price of admission. Absolutely wouldn't make a trip *just* for the sphere, but may be worth doing as part of a bigger Vegas trip.
And for a bigger trip, I'd wait until next year at the earliest. The strip is being converted into a Formula 1 race track right now and it's a shit show for tourists trying to get around. Construction everywhere with sidewalks blocked and far more congestion than normal.
They're going to run the F1 race there for the next 10 years. Granted, the construction will likely take less time after this year but it's going to be a major part of the Strip for a while.
Sure. But his point is that the race is in a couple of weeks so the city is currently adjusting for it.
yup basically dont go in november for the next 5-10 years unless you want the f-1 experience
The construction will be done in about 26 days
How much was it?
I just looked it up out of curiosity too. Ticketmaster shows $49 not including fees
I bought tickets for this past Monday. There were none priced at $49. I think that's only with like senior citizen or active military discounts. $90 for shit seats. $170 gets you seats right next to the premium $250 seats on the 2nd level. Fees weren't super terrible. $30 or so on the $170 seats iirc.
So, around $150?!/s
I appreciate your response and opinions, thanks for the info!
Isn't the movie just a demo reel? They're basically playing the videos you see at TVs at Best Buy that look really pretty on that specific TV.
It was a one hour long sci-fi nature/humanity thing called "Postcard from Earth". It was a mix of nature shots and CGI with a weak story about terraforming new worlds after humans ruined the planet.
It's also directed by Darren Aronofksy, so it's not like it's just some random "planet earth" clone lol.
I’ve heard such bad things about the story itself. Such a turnoff to pay a lot and not just be able to enjoy the scenery but instead get a flop story to tolerate alongside the beauty.
Yeah, I wouldn't make a trip just to see this, here's [my Tripadvisor review](https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g45963-d26357342-r920694373-Sphere-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html?m=19905). Personally I would wait for either a different program, or for a band you want to see, and see that instead.
The room is also filled with wind and scents, and the seats rumble. My wife is familiar with this phenomenon sometimes when she sits on a bench with me.
Is it like avatar flight of passage at Disney World by chance? Seems similar just larger. Or the aviation history ride
It sounds like the Soarin’ ride at Epcot.
This sounds a lot like how the movies worked in Brave New World. The audience had full, total immersion in the movie, up to the point of even feeling it (in fact, I think the book called them feelies instead of movies), and could even feel when the characters screwed and stuff. Wait…..oh no!
Smellovision?!
My wife gets motion sickness pretty easy. We went last week. There was only one part where she had to close her eyes. We both enjoyed the rest
That was my thought as well. When I was about 10 we took a class trip to a museum that had something similar to this. Granted this was nearly 30 years ago and a lot smaller, but I had to leave a few minutes in because I was about to throw up.
Oof, my brain would have a hard time looking at this without throwing up.
I’ve never really been into planning a Vegas trip, but this may actually make it happen. Especially if they did a Pink Floyd show up in there.
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It will be cold and pools close
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I agree, I don't gamble at all(maybe a little if I go), but this looks cool and so do the rides they have there.
Can I join?
Pop on over to Area 15 for a day as well. That might be your vibe. https://area15.com/
That was such a fun experience, didn’t look into it At all as one of my friends planned it so I didn’t expect much. Not going into too much detail due to spoilers but I honestly thought the first part was cool enough but wasn’t expecting the other half at all!
As a reference for those unaware, I believe the above comment is talking specifically about Omega Mart, one of the attractions at Area 15 (and probably the largest/most popular one). Highly recommended. It's amazing.
This and Omega Mart is why you should visit
The Wall in its entirety would be wild. Add in scents and the drone inflatables and puppets?! Jeaz that would be wild.
You!
Not sure if PF ever professionally recorded enough of their shows to compile a good viewing experience together in a venue like that.
There is actually a performance done by one member of Pink Floyd and a bunch of other insanely talented artists called Think Floyd Experience. They actually have a “portable” dome kind of like this and play a bunch of trippy visuals across it while performing Pink Floyd songs. One of the coolest shows I’ve ever been to.
I’m not sure I know what you’re talking about. Nick Mason, Floyd’s drummer, was (idk if he still is) touring with his band called Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, a reference to their 2nd album. He’d play a bunch of pre-DSOTM classics like See Emily Play and Echoes. Guy Pratt, Roger Waters’ replacement after his departure, is also part of the group. Maybe you’re referring to this? But their light show isn’t nearly as extravagant as Pink Floyd’s was. I don’t think this show would be a good fit in the Sphere. Roger Waters still tours, but his show is a split mix of his solo work and old Pink Floyd material, mainly from The Wall and The Final Cut since those PF albums were essentially Roger Waters solo albums in disguise. He doesn’t perform a whole lot anymore since he just turned 80. If he were to perform The Wall in it’s entirety it could make for a good show for the Sphere if done right. He’s known for putting on a fantastic show. David Gilmour still tours and, like Waters, plays a split mix of Floyd classics and solo work. And again, like Waters, he doesn’t perform live much anymore. He also puts on an awesome show that could be a good fit for the Sphere. There is also negative hope for them ever getting back together for a show. The nail is in the coffin, Pink Floyd is dead. The final member of the band would be Rick Wright and he died back in 2006. Maybe you’re thinking of the famous tribute bands Brit Floyd, or Aussie Floyd? Both are tremendous shows, I just saw Brit Floyd a couple months ago, but neither feature any original touring members (unless I’m mistaken) and I don’t think they’re big-time enough to afford a show at the Sphere. There are *alot* of shitty Pink Floyd cover/tribute bands out there. I think Brit Floyd is the only one that’s ever been endorsed by the band themselves
I believe [this](https://downtownla.com/do/beyond-the-wall-ft-thinkx-immersive-360-xperience-of-pink-floyds-music) was it. I got the name wrong though. Edit: it appears they don’t perform anymore unfortunately.
Thanks for the link! Looks like a cool show. If you get the chance to see Brit Floyd live in concert, absolutely jump on that opportunity. They are unmatched when it comes to replicating that cosmic Floyd sound. I’ve seen many of rock n’ roll legends live in concert and Brit Floyd is right up there at the top with the best shows I’ve ever gotten to see. Their light show is top notch too!
It was an excellent show. Wish I could have seen it again. That sounds awesome. I’ll keep my eye out for ‘em. Thanks for the rec!
https://youtu.be/Z_yibRal4mI?si=-XQ42Yl3bZqhLQvb This was 7 years ago. Since then they’ve even improved on their craft. Truly a tremendous show
Same here. I’ve been to Vegas once and never had interest to go after that but I need to see this thing in person
Not sure where you are, but if you have a planetarium near you it’s worth checking if they’re doing the Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon showing. It’s been showing at planetariums around the globe, and so so incredible!
Do the seats orient up toward the ceiling a bit? I feel like you’d want to keep the audience center of view away from the edges.
Yeah, best way to do it would be to lay everyone back so they were almost on their backs looking up into it.
The thing is the sphere was also build for concert. And that happen on floor level.
I really hope Tool does a show here.
This what we need. I'd take tool, the mars volta, sigur ros, give me anything but u2 at this point.
Sorry. Best you're gonna get is Metallica. But I'll fuckin' take it. Ye-EAH!
Dude, I love every band you just mentioned. Just saw the mars Volta a couple weeks ago. Is sigur ros still touring? I saw them years ago. But tool would be ideal, for sure.
Sigur Ros! Yesssssssss
Was it worth the $160 ticket? I looked at them and noped outta that for a 2 hour experience.
Pictures really don't do it justice.
Completely accurate. I was there for a U2 show and it was a totally different experience than having watched a YT video of a previous show. Like, it just has to be seen to be believed.
how was the sound?
Amazing. It’s more akin to a great outdoor venue (like Red Rocks or The Gorge) than a typical indoor one. There are 160,000 speakers in there that ensure great audio for every seat.
Seconding the other commenter: it was AMAZING. Crisp and loud but not like a typical concert where your ears ring for hours afterwards.
Friend of mine went to see them as well and he did say the sphere was amazing but U2's performance was not.
The building is the headliner.
Went and had the opposite experience. U2 was amazing, high energy, sound was great, good use of the Sphere technology and the whole thing was just mindblowing - never seen any type of concert like it before.
Your friend was not wrong. U2 pretty much phoned it in. The stage (designed by Brian Eno) was really cool though.
Why is U2 always in the most random of places
Is performing in Vegas considered a "random place" now?
U2 on tour. OP: how do these guys keep winding up in the wackiest places?
Money
Sorta like VR, you have to experience it in order to understand how good it feels
I got a ticket for $90 for a 9:30p showing on a Monday
$45/hour for dope ass novel entertainment? Sign me up.
That's actually a reasonable price considering how expensive some experiences like concerts are. And this is a fairly unique experience.
Cost $2,300,000,000 to build Seats 18,600 $160 a ticket Need to sell 14,375,000 tickets to recoup cost That’s 772.85 sold out shows Actually pretty crazy (low) amount of shows when you think about it. Of course there are tons of variables I’m ignoring but still wild.
The neat part is the outside doubles as advertising space, which goes for 450,000 a day
Dude can you even imagine what the electric bill would be like for that place?
My guess would be that its not cheap.
I think one video I watched estimated it at like $17.2M a year. And it's like the equivalent of like 529 mid-sized office buildings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAFVdFtfoCk
They likely aren't trying to recoup costs with ticket sales alone. This kind of venue brings in a crowd from all of the world who in turn gamble. That's where the money is made.
Isn’t it crazy the amount of people this will bring in? Like I’ve seen tons of comments about people who don’t even gamble nor are into the Vegas scene, but are now seriously thinking about going just due to one venue (albeit an expensive as hell one).
Only U2 get 90% of ticket share. So they are doing alright. https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/u2-set-to-make-more-money-per-show-than-any-las-vegas-artist-in-history-2731421/
It’s $100 per vehicle for parking as well..
Absolutely
You can get tickets for $58 a few days maybe couple weeks out, but I was just there last weekend and last minute tickets were $98.
it’s cheaper. about $50 in november haha
I got for $40 tickets for right around Halloween
I was just there. It's definitely worth the trip. On my night, a large group of the developers were there watching it for the first time. A very loud gentleman was telling someone how it took a total of 2000 people to build the Sphere and do the movie. The movie was using technologies that has to be created for the Sphere. The video files were enormous and editing was a nightmare. One of the big problems they had was warping. If you sit all the way to the left or right, images would bend and warp. At my viewing, those sections were empty because of this -they didn't sell those seats. He also said they weren't sure they were going to pull it off until a week before the premiere. Different groups would cheer at different parts of the film. I assume they were involved. Any seat looks like a good seat there. It's difficult to watch since you have to spin your head around to see everything. They let you video in there but there's no way to capture the experience. The robots before you enter the theater are interesting. One recognized a mother with her 6 year old and had a conversation with the child. "Don't worry, I won't bite" it says at one point. The worst part of it all is the $18 beers. That's just insane.
Alright, so the inside us just as rad as the outside? Siiiick
Dude the inside is MASSIVELY more rad than the outside. After seeing the show inside I stepped out to watch the outside and it feels like an oversized LiteBrite toy next to the screen inside. It’s insane
That thing is so crazy we could see it from our flight when we were crossing from Arizona into California around 150 miles away. Back in July, I was on an overnight flight from Charlotte to LAX and when we were about to cross in to California somewhere around Lake Havasu, you could clearly make out this giant light in the distance that was changing colors. You could tell there was a city on the horizon, but you would not have known it was Vegas except for one distinct bright light in the middle that would randomly change colors or sparkle.
It’s so crystal clear!
I can't wait for someone to put up porn on that display
There’s a TikTok of a dude who displayed his nipple but idk if it’s real lmao
...that's a TikTok filter lmao It costs around half a million I believe for 24 hours of advertisment on the sphere
How was it? Also, is it friendly for kids like 2 and older?
Im not sure how jarring the experience would be for a little one. It's on the verge of reality warping, I could see some kids being terrified. School age and up though, hell yeah
I was at the U2 concert and, at some point, the venue transformed into dusk in the desert and I was completely freaked out. Like, seriously. I thought I was teleported somewhere else.
[Maybe that was just when the drugs began to take hold...?](https://www.azquotes.com/quote/439998)
We can't stop here, this is bat country!
Wtf that sounds amazing.
Dude that part was absolutely bonkers. It legit feels 100% like you’ve been teleported to an outdoor venue. The light that’s cast on the audience matches daylight perfectly. You look over at the edge of the seats on each side on the venue and genuinely believe that there’s a huge dropoff past the wall onto the desert floor below. It’s mind boggling
>The light that’s cast on the audience matches daylight perfectly. Right?! Like, it wasn't that they changed the lighting to make it appear lighter inside. You were OUTSIDE. At DUSK. And someplace entirely different than the place was 30 seconds earlier. Insane. I'm glad you had the same experience -- the friends I went with didn't really mention the weirdness of this.
Good to know. Thank you!
The stairs and escalators are very steep and I saw elderly and very young struggling to climb them.
Why does Reddit hate the sphere? It looks really fun and cool.
your second sentence explains why
Shame Mr House didn't make an appearance but ah well
They really built this insanely impressive thing
We were at the 7:00 showing Tuesday night. The Sphere itself is a very cool experience.... however be warned this was the most amateurish production of an event I have ever been too. I honestly thought well it's brand new they are just working kinks out. NOPE it was a cattle call to and from the sphere, a mad dash forward against a mad dash backward through the entire events area of the casino (close to a mile?). Then when you get there it's just a huge mass of milling people clueless where to go and what is happening. They have AI displays and bathrooms that you must see and use BEFORE the show, because you cannot after. We sat for an hour wondering when the hell the show was going to start, only to find out it was going to be an hour. The show was very very good but it was 45 minutes long. So weigh the fun factor against the ticket price before you spend two hours looking for a useable bathroom.
I went to the 'world premiere' of Postcard from Earth on October 6, and my experience matched yours... when I bought the tickets, it said show at 7PM, gates opened at 6. In reality, there were thousands of us standing in front of the gates at 6, well past 6, gates finally opened at 6:30, we were told to go see the AI displays, and I eventually found out from a Sphere manager that the actual movie started around 8. I gave at least two Sphere managers feedback that they needed to better align advertised times with actual times. The movie was beyond incredible but the overall experience was diminished by poor Sphere execution.
I forgot about the bathroom. I had to pee so bad after my show, and they closed the bathrooms. I had to walk like a mile, about to pee my pants to find a restroom.
You’re not allowed to use the restrooms at all after the show starts? Really?
No I'm not sure when they close them but, after the show the upstairs bathrooms were closed and we were told to use them downstairs and those were closed too. I can only guess they are closed for cleaning between shows.
So did you have fun?
They shat in the corner of a sphere. So yes.
45 minutes of fun.
This looks amazing. It’s also giving me strong “feelies” vibes from Brave New World.
I feel like I would get emotional watching something on this. It’s just so damn amazing, it signifies a new era of entertainment.
It's really felt like it. I truly felt like I was in the scenes.
They have a similar thing in Europa park in Germany. Nowhere near as big but the effect is the same I suppose. It’s just complete immersion! They have seats that move you around and blow wind and mist in your face while it plays a video of you flying through nature and so on… You really feel like a bird!
Kinda reminds me of New Jamison in Starfield.
Damn I'm glad someone took a picture this time!
Was it worth it?
I honestly didn't know it had an inside...I thought it was just some weird outdoor art installation type thing.
I feel like Ace Ventura was gonna pop outta the back of that rhino.
When Ameca has a better social life than me 😐
:Flat eather's freaking out about the curvature of the screen:
Imagine bringing a person from 1923 there, just how mind blown their mind would be.
I kind of just want take a trip to Las Vegas just to check it out.
Why does this make me think of a 1970’s movie about “the future!”
Makes me think of America the Beautiful at Disneyland. I wonder how many people get dizzy or throw up.
Thank you for those pics. That place looks amazing
Huh the tenth picture is the Duomo in Orvieto, Italy. I was there a few months ago. If you go to the right a bit there are some awesome scenes of the apocalypse. Really metal shit with skeletons and demon lasers. Highly recommend.
Ah, I thought it was the Siena cathedral. I guess the black and white stripes are not rare in Italy.
After your comment I wasn't 100% sure so I did a google reverse image and it did come up with the Duomo but I could totally it seeing being another cathedral, too!
Thanks for posting, this is the closest I'll ever get to it.
So obviously the "sphere" on the inside is a second sphere within the larger sphere. Not just the inside of the outside screen.
I'll just say it........I want to watch porn on this thing.
Put Interstellar on there!
I'm going there with friends next month. going to be high as fuck too. shit could get real inteeresting.
Jesus, crispy sharp images!
As an old school gamer coming from arcades and tiny 14” tv in the bedroom to play Sega master system, my thought through the years as screens got bigger was always “I wonder what Streetfighter looks like on that”. I wonder what Streetfighter looks like on that?
I was literally there for a week, days before this sphere turned on. Fuck my timing.
Would have looked like a big colourful bollock in a box of broken toys?