SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT — The Sphere made its debut in spectacular fashion on July 4 in Las Vegas with animated displays on its exterior surface, beginning with the message “Hello World.”
The Sphere sits just east of the Las Vegas strip and is connected to the iconic Venetian Resort by a walkway. The project owner is Sphere Entertainment Co., a spin-off from Madison Square Garden Company, a live entertainment and media holding company that also owns the New York Knicks and New York Rangers., known for over 3,000 people-gathering projects of all types around the world, including stadiums, convention centres and Olympic Games venues.
Such an immense curved projection surface created new levels of challenge for the project team to deliver both distortion-free images as well as protection from UV and heat. Many of The Sphere’s critical components were built virtually using theDavid Hopkinson, president and Chief Operating Officer of MSG Sports, described The Sphere’s Exosphere in aas, “a 360-degree canvas for brand storytelling that will be seen around the world.