‘Like a sun on Earth’: Las Vegas warning if dazzling venue built in London’s East End

An image of how a MSG Sphere could look in Stratford, east London, during a concert. Photograph: -

East London residents are being warned that light pollution from a controversial huge new concert venue – the MSG Sphere – will be “like a sun on Earth”. The message comes from neighbours of a Las Vegas version, more than 5,000 miles away.

Plans for the new concert hall in Stratford took a step closer to realisation last week when the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) approved plans for its advertising display covered with more than one million light emitting diodes that will show videos and adverts from dawn until late.