THE SPHERE · A BRIEF HISTORY
366 FT
TALL
1.2 MILLION
LED LIGHTS
...AND IT STARTED AS
A HOLE
IN THE DIRT.
FEB 2018
A WILD IDEA
MSG announces a giant LED ball
right off the Las Vegas Strip
right off the Las Vegas Strip
PROJECT: "MSG SPHERE"
$2.3 BILLION · SEATS 17,600
SEPT 27, 2018
SHOVELS DOWN!
Crews dig out 0
cubic yards of desert
cubic yards of desert
2019
STEEL RISES
One of the biggest cranes on Earth
lifts a dome 516 feet wide
lifts a dome 516 feet wide
MARCH 2020
...UH OH.
PAUSEDCOVID-19
The pandemic stops construction cold
AUG 2020
BACK TO WORK!
JUNE 2021
TOPPED OFF
A 170-ton steel ring
caps the top of the dome
caps the top of the dome
MAY 2022
THE SKIN GOES ON
580,000 sq ft of LED "exosphere" —
the biggest screen on Earth
the biggest screen on Earth
JULY 4, 2023
FLIP THE SWITCH
Independence Day. The whole Strip is watching...
3
2
1
LIGHTS ON!!
1.2 million LED "pucks" light up the desert
...and the internet LOST ITS MIND 👁️
DOORS OPEN!
opening night · 9.29.23
FIRST SHOWU240 NIGHTS
$2.3 BILLION
priciest venue in Vegas history
16K SCREEN
wraps over 17,600 seats
167,000
speaker drivers
4D SEATS
haptics, wind & even scent
NOW EVERY LEGEND
WANTS IN
$420.5M2024 · BILLBOARD'S BIGGEST VENUE GROSS EVER
AUG 28, 2025
KANSAS, 1939...
A twister is headed straight for the Sphere!
NOW SHOWING
THE WIZARD OF OZ
The classic film, AI-expanded to wrap the dome —
with real wind blowing through the seats
with real wind blowing through the seats
THERE'S NO PLACE
LIKE DOME! 🏠
OCT 1, 2026
24 shows · Oct 2026 → Mar 2027
AND GUESS
WHO'S GOING?
?
WE ARE!!!
10.01.2026 · SEE YOU IN 7 DAYS 🤘