The Las Vegas Strip is getting ready for U2's spectacular residency opening Sept. 29 at Sphere Entertainment's (SPHR) -) Sphere at The Venetian Resort and running through Dec. 16.
U2's residency includes 25 shows for U2/UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere, which will be the band's first live shows since it performed before the Covid pandemic in December 2019. The Sphere website lists four sold out shows in the residency on Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 7 and 8. A fifth show on Oct. 5 that originally "sold out" back in April still has some tickets available at $1,450. Tickets available for the remaining 20 shows range from $400 to $1,450.
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Ticketmaster opened U2.com subscriber presale ticket requests, as well as Verified Fan Presale registration, April 24-26, and said it sold out the first five shows of the residency in the presale on April 27 before tickets could go on sale to the general public. Over 1 million potential ticket buyers registered for Verified Fan for the residency, which would grow to 25 shows in the 17,500 seat venue.
U2 ticket prices skyrocketed for Sphere residency
The original ticket prices reportedly started at $140 with all fees included, with the highest price for a floor seat expected to be $550. But Ticketmaster's "dynamic pricing" kicked in, driving up prices to $950 to $1,250, with some $600 VIP tickets skyrocketing to $6,000, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported at the time.
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As U2 wraps up its residency in the holiday season, the Sphere will be preparing for its next headliner residency to take over at the $2.3 billion entertainment venue. Speculation has been swirling with regards to which big name act will be the next to book a residency at the Sphere.
As U2 was selling out it's first shows of the residency back in April, the big rumor that hit was former One Direction member and popular solo artist Harry Styles might be the next performer to take residency at The Sphere after U2 departs. British tabloid The Sun reported that Styles has been offered $50 million for a residency at the new venue, the Review-Journal reported.
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The article said that the reason for this theory was that Styles had sold about 250,000 tickets for several shows at Madison Square Garden. Styles' manager Full Stop Management, which is reportedly involved in lining up performers for The Sphere, also has a connection working as a consultant for one of the venue's partners, Madison Square Garden Entertainment.
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Popular performers line up for the Sphere
The Harry Styles rumor has not disappeared as people familiar with the Sphere's booking plans are saying that the One Direction lead singer will be the next residency at the Sphere beginning in March 2024, the Review-Journal reported.
Following Styles to the Sphere in April 2024 for a residency might be popular jam band Phish, which the entertainment venue's booking insiders have consistently name-dropped, reports said. Earlier rumors claimed Phish might perform in the venue on New Year's Eve, but that is not possible since the band is already committed to four shows around New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden in New York.
