There has been a lot of chatter surrounding ‘The Sphere’ at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas over the last few months. A giant glowing ball of LED lights has taken over Sin City.
It first lit up on the 4th of July and changes its display nightly, and multiple times throughout the night. The visuals it creates for those one the street and in the sky are incredible.
It can be as simple as a tennis ball.
Or as complicated as a trippy artistic exhibit.
Here is an example of how it looks over the course of an evening:
The outside of The Sphere, known as the Exosphere, boasts an impressive 580,000-square feet of LED lighting and claims the title of the largest LED screen on Earth. It is also the largest spherical structure in the world at 366 feet tall and 516 feet wide.
If the The Sphere was just an external display, it would be awesome. However, it gets even better.
The Sphere, which cost more than $2 billion, is also home to an auditorium that can fit more than 18,000 people. There is an immersive element to the auditorium, which includes even more amazing visual displays.
It can also serve as a concert venue.
U2 held the first-ever concert inside of The Sphere on Friday night and it was insane.
POV videos from the show are breath-taking. Here is how it looked when the screen first came to life:
Here is how it looked from the pit:
Here is how it looked from the upper deck:
Other videos from throughout the evening are truly insane. The Sphere’s visual capabilities are unlike anything else on earth.
The craziest moment was when the screen made it look like the concert was outside. It was inside.
The Sphere might be the coolest concert venue in the world. Certainly indoor. It’s incredible!