Entering Sphere Las Vegas For The First Time Opening Night 9/29/2023

Mind Blowing

[@RyanWehr]

What I love about this video is that everyone there is seeing this for the first time. It’s incredible.

[@doingtime20]

I absolutely love the Blade Runner soundtrack, great choice for someone to enter a technological marvel for the first time.

[@Sjrick]

wasnt even aware of that. nice catch

[@NgaTaeOfficial]

Speaking of… I saw Aussie band Midnight Oil play a couple of years ago and their walk on music was Blade Runner End Title. It was HUGE!!!

[@tracysabo4176]

Looks & feels like you’re in a spaceship! So futuristic! I’m sure you all had a mesmerizing time. I can’t wait for my own 😊

[@ATalkingBadger]

Ya it was awesome. It felt like an experience from the moment you reached the outside of the venue.

[@tracysabo4176]

Oh yeah! I was watching a livestream last night when you were all waiting & walking around outside to get in. I was totally there in spirit! 😁

[@markjohnston8989]

Today is yesterdays future today. The future is now.

[@Perich29]

Way better than you see in Epcot center.

[@geralldus]

Wonderful, the capacity of human ingenuity to retreat into a fantasy world when everything is actually falling apart around their ears, having said that, it's a very impressive project.

[@jdos5643]

It’s an escapism from reality. But hushhhhhh most of the world is asleep-Only a few ppl are awake.

[@robynarmstrong7240]

Looks amazing. Beautiful

[@jamesthompson4062]

Looks incredible, looks like a complete experience, this will change large scale music events forever, history in the making 😎

[@ragetobe]

I don’t really get it, being a musician the best gigs I’ve ever had have been the smaller ones with 2000 people, the minute you get something like this you can barely see the people performing and you probably paid an arm and a leg for the ticket. I feel like I’m missing something, I’ve seen videos of the performance and it honestly looks like a nightmare.

[@cedarmagic2316]

This is like today's Epcot's vibes with a bit of Disney's Tomorrowland in here because of the design & sounds inside this amazing Las Vegas Sphere.

[@antopac4067]

The Space Mountain theme would have been tasteful

[@AudiophileTommy]

Better than Disney by a mile 🎉

[@AudiophileTommy]

Disney is dead and they have absolutely no one to blame but themselves 🎉 If Disney had built this the ticket prices would start at $8,000.00 each and a meal for one with no drink would be $500.00 😡

[@citrix123]

This place would be epic for a proper dutch trance style rave 😊😊

[@rockymntdan1]

I was thinking it looks like the ultimate brainwashing booth. And that constant hypno sound being played. That's irritating.

[@ATalkingBadger]

@@rockymntdan1 I found it pretty cool. It was like being in a queue for a big ride.

[@ATalkingBadger]

Not my style, but you're absolutely right.

[@VegasVIPs]

I'm sure Tiesto will play here

[@checkoutmyyoutubepage]

@@rockymntdan1I think it’s some form of opera since it’s displaying a classical dome building on the screen.

[@Dark_Harmony]

I felt my fear of heights kick in. Damn, how can anybody even see the band from way up there? Good thing ppl have zoom lens. That's insane.

[@ATalkingBadger]

The camera makes it seem further since I was using a wide-angle lens for most of this video. Still pretty far away, but it was like being at the back of an arena for a concert.

[@BambiGerman]

Those stairs look soooo steep 😮

[@oluwawamirionakoya3287]

Yoooooooo!!, "TALK OF THE DEVIL!" That is the most insane thing I would ever imagine being up their for the first time ever. Even if I would've stepped a foot in that dome, I would be speechless, "HOLY JESUS THAT IS MASSIVE!"🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@JM-ig4ed]

That would freak me out to be in there. Thanks for taking us on a tour.

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

One word,, PINK FLOYD, ,

[@chrissomerville2625]

Er, although that’s two words, I bloody agree!!

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Great video. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day.

[@JPWesterberg]

Sounds like the Blade Runner Soundtrack... cool! Thanks for posting.

[@autopecas_]

that’s the blade runner soundtrack indeed

[@jaynec7499]

I hear the soundtrack actually! OMG what a nice touch!

[@philipdesailles5286]

I would love to see David Gilmour or Roger Waters perform their that would be a awesome show.

[@ATalkingBadger]

I was thinking the same thing. If only Dolan & Azoff could convince Pink Floyd to do a reunion residency (even though it'd be sad to not see Syd and Richard there).

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

I'm saying the same thing, on other posts,

[@AeroDude73]

@@ATalkingBadger I’ve seen other people say that but Waters & Gilmour are beyond wealthy on their own now, as is Nick Mason, so they aren’t going to do anything together. Which leaves only David & Nick, as Richard Wright died years ago. And having only Two original members is not really Pink Floyd. Plus, they’re 79 & 80, so I’m pretty sure they’re done playing at this point in their lives. Roger is 80 also, and apparently still loves playing Live, and he’s made hundreds of millions on his past few tours. He could easily do 20-30 shows here if he wanted.

[@davebowers8631]

That's exactly what I was thinking. The Pink Floyd ship sailed long ago but Roger is still touring at 80! Saw him 4 times in 2022 and he always has some of the most hi-tech and innovative ways to display multimedia visuals and sound. This place would be ideal. But. He's 80. Anyway I'm sure U2 will rise to the occasion as they are also touring pioneers! Cheers!

[@danjakobsson2425]

Absolutly Fantastic! I Hope to visit one day! Greetings from Sweden!😊👋👍

[@ATalkingBadger]

I'll make you a deal: you come visit Vegas and the Sphere and I'll return the favor and eventually make it to Sweden and check out Liseberg and Gröna Lund (cause I love amusement parks).

[@michaelh2716]

My wife, adult son, & I will be attending the Sphere in December 2023! Can’t wait to see it!!!

[@gobbletegook]

Wow. Spectacular! It is like being inside the TRON movie! Thanx for showing it to us. I wonder if the lighting (all LED I suspect) will change from the blue to something else depending on the shows/time of year or holidays. Who the hell even thinks up something like this. I wonder if anyone gets vertigo--or that strange feeling when you go into a plain IMAX theater? This is like 100x that feeling I would imagine.

[@ATalkingBadger]

Ya the lighting changes colors. It was all a red-ish color when I was leaving after the concert ended.

[@marinakukso]

i like your light-up slushie cup! thanks for the tour :}

[@japawaiian]

I feel like the birth of this idea comes from Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's "Empirical Theater" which is a 360° view movie theater inside of a sphere. It's pretty cool, a very long time ago i remember they had Halo tournaments in that theater!

[@ma9c]

An Omnimax theatre. On a grander scale.

[@marlanfarrokhi]

There was a moment there when I was unsure it would get finished! Viva Las Vegas 🔥

[@bdawg2513]

The wife and I were in Vegas just a month ago and construction was still happening on this. Thanks for the video. Can't wait to go see it in person next time we go back

[@rickmunoz5913]

Thank you for the no commentary post!!! Too many of these with excessive talking

[@MisterSplinters]

Thank you for sharing , hope you enjoyed the show!

[@madal55]

Thanks for uploading. Needed this to get some idea of the scale of the thing!

[@BrianFromArizona]

Thanks for posting your videos of U2... I am in section 405 row 5 on 10/27... it gave me really good perspective on what to expect... looking through your uploads, I really like your eclectic blend a concerts that you have been to!

[@ATalkingBadger]

Thank you! You have about as good of seats as you can possibly have in that venue, so you're going to have an amazing experience. For perspective, I was one section to the right of the middle of the 400 level (when you're facing the stage). You will be mirrored to that, one section left of the 400 level, but 8 rows closer. I loved my seats, the only tweak I would've made is being just slightly closer to have just a little more screen behind me. You'll have near-perfect seats cause you'll be 8 rows closer.

[@shawnstanford527]

I'm in section 405, row 23, at the 9:30p show on the same date

[@ATalkingBadger]

@@shawnstanford527 that'll be a good view.

[@Grazie76gw]

Oh hell nah I will admire it from outside. Makes me dizzy looking at the seats 😱🫨

[@iamric23]

Let's hope that we can keep the idiots out of there and nothing gets broken. The one thing they missed was illuminating the row numbers, then also before you enter the stairwell, indicate which # starts the row.

[@ATalkingBadger]

They had the seats that were in each section, so when it'd say something like "407 Seats 16-32, 408 Seats 1-15", you knew that left side of stairwell (walking down) would be section 407 seat 32 and right side would be section 408 seat 1.

[@BeCoShooter]

You can see where the money went.

[@jimmyrun4eva885]

I'm getting futuristic dead mall vibes here !

[@robertfurniss4415]

This should have been a Pink Floyd show

[@camillefunn6405]

Thanks for posting!!!!

[@rx7dude2006]

Absolutely amazing!

[@007Yasir]

I can’t wait for other acts to perform in this incredibly technologically built arena. It says in their documentation half of the seats, about 10,000 can have haptic technology, when you can feel and touch through goggles Im guess. But I think Journey would play well, Santana and maybe the moody blues if they still have the band together. Thanks for uploading 👌

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

How about Pink Floyd,

[@chrissomerville2625]

@@user-bl6ne3hc6nNow that’d be the hottest ticket on earth. Could you imagine what they could do in this place. Fark

[@colourfaze86]

@@user-bl6ne3hc6nThat's more like it!

[@ATalkingBadger]

Ya you'd be able to feel touch in the seats (which wouldn't work at a U2 show since you have to stand for the vast majority of it). The seats that don't have it are down in the 100 level, since those seats can move in or out depending on the event. U2 unfortunately didn't use any of the 4D technology. That was disappointing.

[@jeff8039]

I can't wait to see Metallica play there.

[@jaynec7499]

I'd love to see an interview with the person that project managed this build! This is a new amazing wonder of the world! Looks like a spaceship! Thank you for sharing! What's the visual sweet spot seating area in this place?

[@ATalkingBadger]

Definitely the center of the 400 level. If I Could choose any seat in the house, it would be Row 1 of the center section of the 400-level. I ended up about 1 section over from there, Row 13, so not too far off from the perfect visual experience.

[@mr3002u]

Thank you for sharing

[@2puffs770]

They need to bring back 'Laserium' shows set to musical genres, like we used to have here at Griffith Observatory, in Los Angeles, Ca

[@sktsofvegas]

A masterpiece!

[@harryyarrow4110]

Las Vegas,again shows us what we can do,when we put our minds(and bodies) to work.💛🧡💜

[@andyevans2336]

And a buttload of $$$$$$!

[@JPB69420]

​@@andyevans2336yeah mainly just throwing a couple of billion dollars at it

[@markferguson3550]

Wow amazing you yanks are so lucky. I'm so jealous stuck here in my cold wet third world country called not so great britain wish I was there seeing the fabulous U2

[@madal55]

Albert Hall is 150 year old sphere.

[@TravelPhuket]

Thank you!!

[@King_Klownzilla]

I’m so stoked to go in December!!

[@stankormy5717]

Looks incredible!

[@WarlordMoA]

It feels like London Tracadero - Sega World back in the good old days and life was simple, this Sphere is a recreation of that time.

[@marksaunders6135]

Simply fabulous 🤩

[@Jeff-ej4wp]

Vegas is the perfect place for this.

[@carlsaganlives6086]

Baghdad was the first choice, but zoning laws forced investors to look elsewhere, as long as it was hot and water was scarce...after passing up a bid from Beirut, Vegas wound up being a compromise location.

[@rolandsaludares694]

Wow amazing 😂

[@ricinro]

Well that escalated quickly...

[@haywoodjablowme699]

I was wondering if I was the only one to notice.

[@jeri8853]

My first laugh in a week!!! Ty!

[@Strings-jg2to]

Wow! Only in America. Goddamn I love this country.

[@clairepierson15]

wow so futuristic ty for sharing

[@viddiot]

Awesome, the NPC's look very realistic!

[@DelightLovesMovies]

I wanted to see how it was before the show started. Thanks for sharing.

[@awb17a96]

The future is now. Quite amazing.

[@robertw.1499]

Truly breathtaking 🙏

[@AllFirstHand]

Steep like the 1990's New Comiskey Park nosebleeds.

[@ATalkingBadger]

Just went there in August (if you're referring to Guaranteed Rate Field. Definitely pretty steep in the upper deck.

[@carlsaganlives6086]

Before they took out a few rows of seats at the top and added the overhang, only seasoned mountaineers and goats could make it up there...vendors? Hell no. Great park now, though.

I have 210 section. I'm i good located?

[@ATalkingBadger]

You'll definitely be surrounded by screen. I personally would always go for the 400-level, but you're still going to have a great experience. You'll have a better view of U2 themselves.

[@gaae2000]

Merchandise, bars on every floor!!!.....paradise

[@countalucard4226]

I would like to see Sir Paul play there with all the imagery from old Beatles photos all over the place.

[@ATalkingBadger]

He was in attendance that night, so I could see him trying to play at least 1 show there!

[@countalucard4226]

@@ATalkingBadger thanks for replying!

[@andrewpalmorekyle7887]

It looks like the Crystal Theater from Sing 2, where Clay Calloway (Bono) performed!

[@jmason61]

Lots of regular working people in LV, this world be a way better place to get a paycheck vs some old casino

[@ATalkingBadger]

I agree. I just recently got a degree in audio engineering and wish I could go work at the Sphere because of how cool that would be, but I have a different path I need to take for my future.

[@irishoxley994]

How many escalators are in that place

[@ATalkingBadger]

A LOT. There are also some by the exit where the Venetian skybridge connects.

[@redpanther1027]

So sick hearing the blade runner soundtrack there, wish vangelis was around to perform there, would be an epic experience.

[@davidbreen4353]

WOW! that is freaky. almost like you can enter, but you ain't getting back out until we reach planet X. that is pretty wild. Freaky is the best way to describe it.

[@elainewilliams5019]

Can't wait to be there New Year Eve.

[@ATalkingBadger]

There won't be any event in there, unless a concert is scheduled between now and then. You should see the Sphere Experience the day before or after NYE.

[@d.julian8337]

Imax concert, who woulda thought?

[@bigd3087]

AT&T needs to become the corporate sponsor for this venue. It's a building designed specifically for their logo...

[@mr.whipple2953]

0:07 There’s a statue of Gort from ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’. Pretty cool..

[@willicat44]

I thought that's what it was but the camera missed it

[@ATalkingBadger]

Not familiar with that. I was overwhelmed by all of the nee stuff, it made it where I wasn't paying close attention to the details. I'll be sure to take more time to look at things next time I'm in there, since I won't be in as big of a rush to get upstairs to see the main part of the venue.

[@Scott-yg6bf]

Cool🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

Wow, I love it. I can see why Dana White wants to host a UFC event here. The acoustics of this place sound incredible! Imagine tens of thousands of fight fans screaming after a crazy war or knockout?! That would sound insane!!! 👌

[@alisiawilliams7390]

I was'nt going to go back to Vegas for a 5th time. I just changed my mind. This is awesome!!! I gotta see this with my own eyes. Lord willing !

[@discodave6153]

Such a shame that Chas Hodges died. Seeing Chas and Dave perform Rabbit here would be incredible.

[@magictravbowler4223]

THAT IS SO FUTURISTIC!!!

[@bicknell67]

So cool and futuristic I love it and it would amazing to watch Avatar 3 in here.

[@GiannaFiore]

I like your light up cup!

[@ATalkingBadger]

Thank you! Definitely worth the $14. I think it's safe to say that mine is the most popular Sphere souvenir cup lmao.

[@cooldude7046]

I keep thinking of the theme to The Jetsons 🎶 Stay cool 😎

[@alanbaxter8100]

The Truman Show 🎉

[@rx7dude2006]

Tool would be absolutely epic in there.

[@stevendavies3563]

Meanwhile in Stratford London UK we can’t decide if we should build one or not 🤦‍♀️. If it can’t be built there because of light pollution etc get it built somewhere else plenty of carbuncles that need dropping around the uk. Build it in the north of England instead of London

[@ATalkingBadger]

I wish if anything, they'd build a cube or pyramid instead since I'd hate for such an important new Las Vegas landmark to be cloned.

[@hivemindconcussion2173]

Entertainment game changer! 🌎

[@Robert-California]

bro the graphics for black ops 2 remastered are insane

[@unclesgiraffe16]

I’m feeling Tron vibes….

[@Robert-cq1xo]

❤ I can't wait to go

[@jaynec7499]

I hope they can film movies designed to be shown in here too!

[@ATalkingBadger]

They did. It's called something like "Postcard To Earth". They start showing those in the Sphere this upcoming weekend. It's about $50 to experience.

[@autoauto2000]

holy shit, what a monster

[@paigeturner7788]

Wow! 🤯

[@greggreg2263]

First time I’ve seen the inside the sphere is absolutely awesome. I would definitely go to Las Vegas just to see this.😎😁🦾

[@cathrynm]

Did you get any food there? I see lots of vending machines, but I'd be curious if they have hot dogs.

[@ATalkingBadger]

They had a variety of food concessions. I wish I spent more time looking at the menu, but I was turned off when I saw $11 for fries. My friend and I ended up splitting a basket of fries. Ended up a decent snack for $5.50 each, but still very overpriced. They definitely weren't aiming for an affordable night out in their $2.3 Billion venue.

[@rapunzel39]

@@ATalkingBadgerWould you have been allowed to bring in food from the outside?

[@krabysniper]

​@@rapunzel39no

[@rapunzel39]

@@krabysniper Glad to know that. 👍

[@tommy2x4]

somebody else that was there said they got 2 beers and a water for $50... yeesh!

[@MrRayAx]

up to 10k per seat, in the center

[@ATalkingBadger]

Sounds about right. I didn't look at all of the concession prices, but my souvenir cup was $14 and fries were $11.

[@carlsaganlives6086]

Only at happy hour - expect to pay full price usually around $27.50 a beer and $10-$12 a water, although free in the bathroom, the toilets are pay.

[@CapitaineFlam-sc3vj]

The music playing into the sphere at the end is from Blade Runner

[@charliehale4960]

The drinks are fun!

[@AdvanceForce-qh4sx]

How many graphics card does the new Las Vegas sphere use to run those huge led displays ? Just wondering how many graphics cards are required to run that huge display, what graphics card and how many of them are used ? What cpu used too ?

[@TheBigLeChowski]

You’d think with all those fancy lights and haptics in the seats, they could’ve installed light-up numbers on the ground next to the rows so you could easily find your seat without a flashlight

[@ATalkingBadger]

The aisles are lit up, so you can easily see the row numbers.

[@ChadBray]

I bet that place is going to be super loud when U2 plays

[@thechefsoffice]

It was!!! It's incredible in there!!!

[@ayuwyn]

Is the music add on after editing? Or it’s there actually music in there, if yes that’s amazing cool!

[@ATalkingBadger]

That's the actual ambience playing in the venue. Made for an even cooler experience.

[@jaynec7499]

I want to see Sphongle play in here!!!

[@arnkriegbaum]

wow. that is super steep. not sure i would deal well with the height

[@jayg339]

Yeah I almost wonder if they are going to have accidents because people fall... especially drunk people. And if you fell down those stairs, boy thats might be a fatal fall.

[@madal55]

There were grab rails

[@jayg339]

@@madal55 drunk people still fell though. Happens in stadiums all the time

[@nNicok]

I wonder how much you can shrink the sphere to keep the same experience for less upfront costs. Maybe have multiple smaller ones for more dense cities. I think you can clear some floors of a skyscraper and construct inner spheres for multiple shows. At this size, I can only see it being built in large cities that have the space for these. But if you can buy some floors of a skyscraper or a whole warehouse then I can see these popping up everywhere. Could completely omit the outer sphere to lower costs as well as get rid of current residences fears of light pollution.

[@dudoklasovity2093]

you don’t even need LSD to be trippin’ here!😂😂😂

[@jasonkyer8572]

How many escalators do you have to go up to get to your seat?

[@ATalkingBadger]

Can't remember. I included all of them in this video though. I wanna say it ended up like 4 to get from ground level to the top.

[@TmsVgs]

Thanks for sharing! Are bags and cameras allowed?