{"id":71063,"date":"2018-02-23T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=71063"},"modified":"2018-02-23T15:40:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T23:40:19","slug":"futuristic-concert-venue-msg-sphere-waits-for-faa-clearance-for-takeoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/futuristic-concert-venue-msg-sphere-waits-for-faa-clearance-for-takeoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Futuristic Las Vegas Concert Venue MSG Sphere Waits for FAA Clearance for 2020 Takeoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madison Square Garden and Las Vegas Sands<\/a> have a proposal to bring a giant futuristic spherical glass arena to the city of Las Vegas, and they\u2019re eager to get the ball rolling, but first they need approval from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA).<\/p>\n

\"MSG
The MSG Sphere Las Vegas concert venue promises to offer the \u201cnext generation of transformative immersive experiences.\u201d The entertainment environment will be connected to the Sands Expo Center via a climate-controlled pedestrian bridge. (Image: Populous)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Representatives of the two companies told the Clark County Commission on Wednesday that they need a greenlight from the FFA to ensure that the 360-foot-tall orb won\u2019t disrupt air traffic coming and going from McCarran.<\/p>\n

MSG and LVS want to begin construction of the 18,000-seat concert venue later this year for completion in 2020. But its location, to the east Sands Expo Center, is close to\u00a0McCarran International Airport.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Representatives of the stadium architecture firm Populous, which is the Sphere, said the FAA review should take a matter of months and they don\u2019t anticipate any problems. The agency is likely to pay particular attention to how light emanates from the structure, the architects surmised.<\/p>\n

Highest Resolution Media Display on Earth<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Sphere will host music and entertainment, with an exterior display that\u2019s fully programmable.<\/p>\n

Inside, it will boast the biggest and highest resolution media display in the world and, according to the Las Vegas-Review Journal<\/em>, \u201ca dynamically adaptive acoustics system that will deliver crystal clear audio to every seat in the house through the use of \u2018planar waves\u2019 and \u2018beamforming.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

MSG told the R-J<\/em>\u00a0that this is the first in a planned series of music and entertainment-focused venues that \u201cwill revolutionize the way artists and audiences connect\u201d via the \u201cnext generation of transformative, immersive experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Monorail Stop<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Sphere will be connected to the Sands Expo Center by a climate-controlled pedestrian bridge, running 32 feet above the street. Developers said they are also in talks with the Las Vegas Monorail about adding a new stop near the venue.<\/p>\n

After hearing the project would create annual salaries of $110.7 million for local workers and have an economic impact of $680 million on the city during the construction phase alone, the Clark County Commission was suitably impressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHats off to the Sands for having the vision of bringing something so iconic and historic (to the city),\u201d Commissioner Lawrence Weekly said, according to the R-J<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the boroughs in New York are going to be a little jealous here,\u201d he added, and we’re not sure anyone knows exactly what he was referring to there. We sure don’t.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After the MSG Sphere Las Vegas, Populous has said it also plans to build a similar venue across the pond in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Madison Square Garden and Las Vegas Sands have a proposal to bring a giant futuristic spherical glass arena to the city of Las Vegas, and they\u2019re eager to get the ball rolling, but first they need approval from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). 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