The inside of the Las Vegas Sphere is scary

It looks great to me! And they can project anything they want onto the walls.

Agreed, it looks frightening.

It's giving me vertigo just watching it on video. I can't imagine what it would be like in person.

I'm claustrophobic and afraid of heights, so, it's a no from me..

You can sit closer to the stage where it isn’t so high up lol

I'm sure that's very inexpensive lol

I agree, I was repelled the minute I saw it. The last thing I want to experience is some over-stimulating artificial reality type huge distracting immersive projection screen doing psychedelic-style powerful images while I watch a live music performance.

But I suppose this sphere is not targeted to me. The demo audience is probably people on mushrooms, ecstasy , pot and other drugs.

It highlights how ridiculous concerts in general have become. Used to just go to see a band or singer, not that many big effects - or it was outdoors during the day. it didn't cost you a fortune.

Looks like shit

No masks!!

I want to see the Sphere in person pretty badly. Not interested in U2.

It’s giving galactic senate

It cost over a billion dollars to construct r6. Not too expensive.

No! The end of ‘Brazil’!

It was filmed in a decommissioned power plant cooling tower.

I actually think it detracts from the music

It’s like being trapped inside a screensaver

You people are nuts. It's gorgeous and inspiring.

It reminds me of the Omni Theater at the Science Museum of Minnesota. I went there on a school field trip in the early 80s. The first thing that I did upon walking into the theater was fall down.

from the perspective of the video, you might as well watch them on TV.

I think it's gorgeous. I'd pay $400 to see Right Said Fred there if it came with that projection show.

Some people are radioactive and think shit like this is “beautiful”.

I’m so tired of technology like this. Mount Everest or the Grand Canyon is beautiful, this is obnoxious.

Why does it have to be one or the other, R20? I think both are beautiful.

You crabby motherfucker.

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They can finally do a production of Phantom where the chandelier realistically drops.

Agree, R20, heart of artifice.

Is that all there is to the circus?

Bono must be turning over in his grave.

If you don’t like it don’t go. It’s Vegas, ground zero for bizarre and tacky.

But is it okay to have an opinion, sir?

Can you imagine it on fire?

How much were the tickets for this show? Seeing U2 at one of the stadiums or someplace like Fenway Park would set one back $200 for a cheap seat.

This place is gorgeous but the VERTIGO. I mean, how many steep escalators do you need to take to get to your seats? Those are a mass casualty event just waiting to happen. Look at the high drop from the upper level escalators.

It seems pretty dark in there as well. How did the 50- and 60-somethings fare at the show? I'd end up lost.

Wheelchair friendly?

There have the elevators.

Meant to type, there have to be elevators.

When the screen is static, it’s pretty boring

People want to see the musicians, just project them

[quote]Mount Everest or the Grand Canyon is beautiful, this is obnoxious.

Pretty isn't beautiful mother, pretty is what changes. What the eye arranges is what is beautiful.

Whitney's hologram would look amazing there!

It’s just as ridiculous from the outside. Like some type of alien mothership that mistakenly landed on the Strip.

Yeah, I looked up some ticket prices because I was looking or a destination for my 50th birthday, and the cheapest seats are around $250.

Wait till some terrorist uses poison gas or suicide bombs the motherfucker.

No backpacks or bulky items allowed R42. It’s like going through TSA to get into these events. When was the last time you left home?

What are the acoustics like in there? Aren't oval-shaped spaces supposed to have terrible sound?

Sorry, but 18,000 people is way too many for my liking. I'd rather stay home and watch on my teevee.

[quote]What are the acoustics like in there?

There are over 160,000 speakers.

Must be fun in a power outage.

This show seems like too much for me, but Adam Clayton could still get it. I like his white hair.

Horrific

Gorgeous and horrific at the same time. And nothing cozy about it. Quite alienating.

Ha! I thought the same thing, r12!

Oddly they have a level on the bottom which has an overhang which blocks the view of most of the dome; however, it has the cleanest view of the stage and for vertigo/agoraphobes may actually be ideal

If you sit far off to the side it doesn’t seem too overwhelming

The NY Times called U2 low enthusiasm!

[quote]No backpacks or bulky items allowed.

Um, how about when they are setting up the show/event? Certainly an opportunity to sneak in something then.

I know. Folding chairs.

So excited for the Sufjan Stevens and Bon Iver residencies.

This is a venue for a marginally talented “singer” who wants to put on a huge spectacle. The venue is the star of every show.

And what's wrong with that, R58?

R59 ‘s taste is all in her mouth

What a dumb venue.

[quote] [R59] ‘s taste is all in her mouth

And R60's stick is way up her ass.