Eagles at Sphere Las Vegas (Photo: Chloe Weir)
Eagles are the latest musical act to stage a lengthy residency at Sphere Las Vegas, the state-of-the-art facility nestled in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip.
The legendary band‘s run is currently scheduled to run into March 2025, and a recent interview with Vince Gill from American Songwriter found the singer trying to sum up his firsthand experience at Sphere.
ViaAmerican Songwriter:
“The stage is about this big,” Gill says, making a square with his hands. “Then all the stuff goes to the sides and up to the ceiling. The ceiling is 15, 20 times bigger than all of that. It’s staggeringly massive.”
One of the most immersive aspects of Sphere’s setup, as utilized quite effectively by Dead & Company‘s recent run, is how the enveloping video screens can create the illusion that the entire structure is moving:
“I was getting kind of where I felt like I was going to fall over because things are tilted, and you think you’re moving, but you’re not,” Gill told American Songwriter. “It’s a trip. It’s the most people I’ve ever been ignored by when I’m playing. You’re playing, and they’re all staring at all the stuff on the ceiling. They’re not paying any attention to you. It’s kind of fun, really.”
Gill’s reflections make for a pretty good recommendation of taking in one (or more!) of these Sphere shows … the remaining dates:
Friday, December 6 / Saturday, December 7
Friday, December 13 / Saturday, December 14
Friday, January 17 / Saturday, January 18
Friday, January 24 / Saturday, January 25
Friday, February 14 / Saturday, February 15
Friday, February 21 / Saturday, February 22
Friday, March 7 / Saturday, March 8
Friday, March 14 / Saturday, March 15
