{"id":299836,"date":"2023-11-20T19:51:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T01:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=299836"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:45:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T18:45:29","slug":"sphere-bounced-london-rejects-second-proposed-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sphere-bounced-london-rejects-second-proposed-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Sphere Bounced: London Rejects Venue&#8217;s Second Proposed Location"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>London\u2019s city leadership has rejected a twin of the Las Vegas Sphere that MSG Entertainment proposed to build in Stratford, a residential college town.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_299838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-299838\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-299838 size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/london-sphere-MSG-Entertainment-1-858x515.jpg\" alt=\"artist rendering of the proposed 300-foot London Sphere \" width=\"858\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/london-sphere-MSG-Entertainment-1-858x515.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/london-sphere-MSG-Entertainment-1-430x258.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/london-sphere-MSG-Entertainment-1.jpg 1111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-299838\"class=\"text-description\">This is a 2019 artist rendering of the proposed 300-foot London Sphere in Stratford. Note the absence of a 1,149-foot Stratosphere, 735-foot Fontainebleau, and a 675-foot Resorts World in the background. (Image: MSG Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\">According to city documents reported by the <em>BBC,<\/em> officials including London mayor Sadiq Khan called it a \u201cdetriment to human health&#8221; that would cause \u201csignificant\u201d harm to \u201chundreds\u201d in the area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>The second globular concert venue would have been nearly 300 feet high and 400 feet wide. That\u2019s about 20% smaller than the Vegas version, but still nearly as tall as Big Ben. It would have held a similar number of people: 18K.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Sphere is designed for Vegas,\u201d said &#8220;Stop the MSG Sphere London&#8221; spokesperson Lindesay Mace to the <em>Daily Telegraph<\/em> last month.\u00a0\u201cIt is not designed for a small site that is surrounded with three blocks of residential properties. Developers are insulting residents by offering black-out blinds. Some of our group live directly opposite it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Black Balled<\/h2>\n<p>According to the <em>BBC<\/em>, a spokesperson from Sphere Entertainment issued the following response to the news: \u201cWhile we are disappointed in London\u2019s decision, there are many forward-thinking cities that are eager to bring this technology to their communities. We will concentrate on those.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a company earnings call in August, Sphere Entertainment executive chairman and CEO James Dolan said he wants to add more Spheres around the globe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p><strong>Sphere is brand new, never-before-seen media and we believe it will take the world by storm,\u201d<\/strong> Dolan said at the time. <strong>\u201cWe\u2019ve designed the Sphere product for other marketplaces that go as low as 2,500 seats. and has a construction period of less than two years.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Las Vegas has welcomed The Sphere to its skyline, where its external LED display, the world\u2019s largest, congratulated the Oakland Athletics on becoming Las Vegas&#8217; next pro sports team, informed tourists of pole positions during the inaugural Las Grand Prix last weekend, and normally just makes people laugh with its wacky emoji face and giant, blinking eyeball.<\/p>\n<p>But, for now, at least, the Sphere is something that happens and stays only in Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London\u2019s city leadership has rejected a twin of the Las Vegas Sphere that MSG Entertainment proposed to build in Stratford, a residential college town. According to city documents reported by the BBC, officials including London mayor Sadiq Khan called it a \u201cdetriment to human health&#8221; that would cause \u201csignificant\u201d harm to \u201chundreds\u201d in the area. 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