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No one knows what to make of the $2.3bn Las Vegas Sphere

Las Vegas Sphere’s opening weekend took place on 29 September with a U2 concert

The Independent UK

People aren’t sure what to make of the $2.3bn Las Vegas Sphere: ‘Truman Show’

Las Vegas Sphere’s opening weekend took place on 29 September with a U2 concert

The Independent UK

UFC fights at the Sphere? Dana White zones in on Mexican Independence Day for potential debut

U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas has made all the international headlines. Could the UFC be next? Dana White likes the odds.

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What is the Las Vegas Sphere? Music arena reveals nearly $100 million loss in latest quarter

The loss was announced around a week after the CFO resigned

Evening Standard

Don’t play the hits! Rarities are one of the great joys of live music

From the National to U2 and Taylor Swift, artists are digging beyond their best-known songs to affirm the connection they share with their loyal fans

The Guardian - UK

U2 at the Madison Square Gardens Sphere in Las Vegas review: this could be the greatest show on earth

With the largest LED screen in the world, the Sphere has bells, whistles and everything in between. It cost more than $2 billion and you can see every dollar

Evening Standard

What was Live Aid? West End musical to pay tribute to benefit concert

One of the most famous concerts of all time is set to have its tale told on stage, but what was it all about?

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U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas

Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit skies before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and U2 frontman Bono, who kneeled to ground while singing “Vertigo.”

The Independent UK

James Dolan's sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas

It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside

The Independent UK

"Impeccable, clear and soulful in equal measure": Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson album review

Robbie Robertson hooked up with producer Daniel Lanois for his debut solo album, conjuring up a fashionably atmospheric twist to his ongoing fascination with American culture

Louder

“For me, a power chord is laziness”: Rolling Stones, U2 and XTC producer Steve Lillywhite explains why certain uses of power chords are “not art”

They're used in many of music's most famous songs and form the bedrock of numerous styles, but super-producer Lillywhite isn't overly keen on power chords – here's why

Guitar World

‘Taylornomics’ and Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour: what are the most lucrative music tours ever?

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is already the fifth highest-grossing tour of the decade

Evening Standard

Producer Steve Lillywhite: "For me, a powerchord is laziness", explains why The Edge only used them for one U2 song

A pet hate for the iconic XTC, Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, Killers, Dave Matthews Band and Simple Minds producer – "You can get that power from something else"

MusicRadar

Add some Edge to your rhythm guitar with four unusual chords from U2 songs

Pride (In The Name Of Badd4)

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Happy One Year to the Vegas Sphere. Here's Everything We Know, So Far

It's been a wild ride with more in store. Here's how the Sphere celebrated July 4.

Louder

Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman Gentle Giant, Strawbs and more on new Tony Visconti box set

The work of famed producer Tony Visconti celebrated in new 4 disc or 8 LP box set, Produced By Tony Visconti, out in October

MusicRadar

Watch the incredible Nathaniel Murphy play U2's With Or Without You on a Mosrite double-neck guitar (with some help from a colleague)

Sleight of hand and twist of fret

Metal Hammer

"Geddy didn't understand what a blues scale was." Gene Simmons recalls the time he gave Rush's Geddy Lee a bass lesson on tour

Kiss' Gene Simmons reflects on helping Rush's Geddy Lee with his bass knowledge while the two bands were on tour together

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Louder

Inside the lost Tony Visconti-produced U2 album that never was

Bowie producer Tony Visconti thought he'd get a crack at working with U2 on their upcoming record, before he was ghosted by Bono and co.

Metal Hammer

"Wherever you go, the Metallica family is there": Front row and in the snake pit at the opening night of Metallica's blockbuster M72 tour

Metal Hammer meets the Metallica fans who have travelled around the world to see the opening night of the M72 tour

Louder

“Look at Kate Bush or Queen: sometimes when you don’t do the norm, that’s what changes the world a little bit” - How Midge Ure finally embraced his prog tendencies

Ultravox’s Vienna and Band Aid might have made his name but Yes, Uriah Heep and ELP figured in his musical education - even if no one noticed

Dublin Live

Inside RTE's €30,000 K Club bash paid for using secret barter account

Green fees were priced on the day at €175 per person which RTE paid for

Irish Mirror

Inside RTE's €30,000 K Club bash for clients paid for using secret barter account

Green fees were priced on the day at €175 per person which RTE paid for.

The Independent UK

Use of barter account to bring RTE clients to sporting events ‘outrageous’

Sinn Fein TD Imelda Munster suggested that RTE had been ‘very flippant with taxpayers’ money’.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Enjoy U2 and Dog Day’s punks while you can, pop culture is on its way out

This September, U2 start their long-awaited residency at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, a fully immersive visual and sonic experience that will — yet again — move the dial on live performance. More than a decade ago they reinvented the stadium experience with their 360 tour, while this new…

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