(S4, E16) Praise Be to the Las Vegas Sphere

This week on Pop Culture we’re taking a closer look at the Sphere at the Venetian. As Las Vegas’ newest and most expensive concert venue, the Sphere is promising concert-goers that it will be the “future of entertainment”. But now that they’re $2.3billion in the hole, have invented a new camera and booked U2 for a residency, what does that actually mean?

You can find a full list of references here:

• Richard N. Velotta (2019, Las Vegas Review Journal) - MSG Sphere at The Venetian to cost $1.2B plus

• Richard N. Velotta (2020, Las Vegas Review Journal) - MSG Sphere design upgrades boost total cost to $1.66B

• Richard N. Velotta (2023, Las Vegas Review Journal) - MSG Sphere show to run up to 4 times a day

• Richard N. Velotta (2023, Las Vegas Review Journal) - Sphere technologists develop special camera for upcoming films

• Carolyn Giardia (2022, The Hollywood Reporter) - MSG Sphere Studios Opens in Burbank

• Carolyn Giardia and Alex Weprin (2023, The Hollywood Reporter - The Las Vegas Sphere Is a “Mind-Boggling” Vision of the Future of Entertainment

• Chris Willman (2023, Variety) - Darren Aronofsky on His Sphere Film, ‘Postcard From Earth’: ‘I Had No Idea What an 18K Image Would Look Like, Four Football Fields Large’

• Daniel Kline (2023, The Street) - U2, James Dolan, and a Looming $2.2 Billion Las Vegas Strip Disaster

You can download a full transcript here.