Inside the MSG Sphere in Vegas: ‘A once-in-a-generation opportunity’

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solar scenes to a massive basketball, a disturbingly real eyeball and some patriotic themes, among many more. The 20,000-seat, reportedly $2.2 billion Las Vegas venue’s audio setup is just as captivating.Essentially, each seat stands as the best in the house due to the ultraresolution audio flow pumped by Holoplot — a specialized sound system that aims to change the future of live performances.This means standing next to the stage won’t blow out your eardrums and sitting high up feels like you’re next to the stage of the Vegas venue set to premiere with a residency by rock legends U2 starting Sept.

29. (The first four dates are already sold out at nearly $1,500 a head.)When that sound is spliced in with some of the most high-def footage on Earth — ones tested by NASA in space just to be sure — that’s when Sphere hits the jackpot.“Probably the most significant change is the addition of the visual component,” Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan exclusively told The Post following a private demonstration inside Sphere. “The challenge to the artist is to create visual environments that are intertwined with their musical performance.”When asked about bringing a slice of the Big Apple to Sin City, Dolan said it’s an even bigger picture operation: “Obviously, we are bringing all the expertise we have from operating MSG.

Still, we feel like we are bringing Vegas to the World.”Not to mention, all seats have been fitted with vibrating technology to further encompass four out of the five senses (taste excluded) being tapped into during performances both musical and immersive — such as the Darren Aronofsky-directed film “Postcard from Earth,” which premieres October 6.The seats are also specially designed to have the same.