Big Sky camera providing big-screen images for feature films planned at MSG Sphere, and it’s all tested in a Burbank, Calif., studio called Big Dome.
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Located just east of The Venetian Expo, the 17,500-seat performance venue will open in September with the start of a five-week run of U2.
A controlling share of the group that operates Tao, Hakkasan, Omnia, Marquee, Wet Republic and Lavo was acquired after a bidding process by Mohari Hospitality.
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. on Thursday announced it has settled a series of lawsuits from shareholders in connection with the rising cost of its MSG Sphere at The Venetian.
The company building the $2.2 billion, 17,500-seat performance venue is looking to hire up to 3,000 people.
Allegiant Stadium continues to prove itself as one of Las Vegas’ biggest draws with nearly 1.7 million fans attending events at the $2 billion facility in 2022.
The MSG Sphere at The Venetian will open its doors this autumn and offer the first of up to six residency headliners as well as the first original immersive film content.
“When I said you can feel it, you may have thought it was a figure of speech,” MSG Sphere President Lucas Watson said Monday. “But there will be 10,000 haptic seats that will make you feel the experience in your bones.”
Crews building the 17,500-seat MSG Sphere at The Venetian appeared to be testing the exosphere screen on Tuesday.
Universal Parks & Resorts announced plans for an immersive venue that will “bring to life Universal’s vast library” of classic and modern horror films.
Las Vegas officials unveiled plans for “America’s Party 2023” during a Thursday news conference at Fashion Show mall.
Through the first 15 months that fans have been allowed in Allegiant Stadium, over 2 million people have attended events at the $2 billion facility.
A full list of events is driving up room rates during a time of the year that’s typically slow for hotel and casino operators.
Oak View Group’s planned 2,000-room resort and 20,000-seat NBA-ready arena on the south Strip are scheduled for a groundbreaking next year and an expected opening in 2026.
The last steel beam of the exosphere of the MSG Sphere at The Venetian was put into place with the massive construction crane Tuesday.
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