U2 perform in Las Vegas in September 2023.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Can’t make it to one ofU2’s Las Vegas residency shows at Sphere? Don’t worry.
The Irish rock band will deliver thefirst-ever televised performance from the Las Vegas venue Sphereduring the 2024Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced via social media on Friday.
Group membersBonoandThe Edgeleaned into Vegas themes at times during the show, having flashed images of Elvis Presley on the walls of the venue at one point. “Elvis has definitely not left this building,” Bono, 63, said during one moment in the show.
In addition to listening to the famed band, the thousands of fans gathered inside the venue marveled at the 16K wraparound LED screen, 167,000 speakers and even the five humanoid robots greeting guests in the foyer.
Sphere.Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty
“What a fancy pad,” Bono said of the venue, which sits inside a 366-foot-tall orb just east of the famed Las Vegas Strip.
Joel’s inclusion on the lineup arrived earlier this week, shortly after the five-time Grammy winner announced the release of “Turn the Lights Back On,” hisfirst new single in over a decade.
Bono and The Edge of U2.Andrew Matthews/PA Images/Getty Images
The song comes as the “We Didn’t Start the Fire” artist is in the midst ofwrapping up his legendary, decade-long residencyat New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The show will officially come to a close later this year when he plays his 150th lifetime show at the venue on July 25.
The 2024 Grammy awards air live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET on Feb. 2.
source: people.com
