Industry · venue
Sphere
Sphere is a spherical venue east of the Las Vegas Strip that opened on 29 September 2023 with a U2 residency. It is owned and operated by Sphere Entertainment Co.; published capacity figures range from about 17,600 seats to roughly 20,000 including standing areas.
- Current relationships
- 1
- Historical
- 0
- Publishers cited
- 3
- Latest evidence check
- 2026-08-24
Who owns and operates Sphere?
- Sphere Entertainment Co. owns Sphere. Ownership · Confirmed · verified 2026-08-20 · record
Relationship evidence
Each row is one sourced assertion. Ownership, operation, booking, promotion, ticketing, management and roles are recorded separately and never merged. "Unknown" means the cited source does not state it.
| Relationship | Counterparty | Scope / territory | Status | Date / basis | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownerowns (inbound) | Sphere Entertainment Co. | Unknown | confirmed | Unknown | 2026-08-20 | Sphere Entertainment Co.1 source
|
The record
- Type
- Venue
- Venue type
- Theatre
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Region
- West (U.S. Census region)
- Address
- 255 Sands Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89169
- Coordinates
- 36.1213, -115.1616
- Founded
- 2023
- Capacity
- 20,000 (maximum published)
- Capacity qualifier
- 17,600 seats, with capacity to hold up to 20,000 guests, as stated in Sphere Entertainment Co.'s annual report. The stored figure is the maximum guest number.
- Coordinate basis
- Coordinates derived from the venue's published street address.
- Official site
- www.thespherevegas.com
Evidence for this record
- Sphere Entertainment Co. Completes Spin-Off of Traditional Live Entertainment Businesses — Sphere Entertainment Co.. Company press release. Published 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: The company retained the Sphere venue business in the April 2023 separation.
- U2 opens Sphere in Las Vegas — Associated Press. News report. Published 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2026-08-20.States: The report records Sphere's opening on 29 September 2023 under Sphere Entertainment.
- Sphere Entertainment Co. — Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. SEC filing. Retrieved 2026-08-24.States: The filing states that Sphere in Las Vegas is a 17,600-seat venue with capacity to hold up to 20,000 guests, and that the company's first Sphere venue opened in Las Vegas on 29 September 2023.
Ownership
| Relationship | Type | Period | Status | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphere Entertainment Co. owns Sphere. Sphere Entertainment Co. | Ownership | — | Confirmed | 2026-08-20 | Sphere Entertainment Co. |
Research mentioning Sphere
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Published Live Index research that names Sphere in its text. A mention is not a relationship: recorded relationships are the tables above.
Cite this reference
- Plain
- Live Index, "Sphere — industry register record", Live Index, https://liveindex.io/industry/venues/sphere-las-vegas
- APA
- Live Index (n.d.). Sphere — industry register record [Reference guide]. Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/venues/sphere-las-vegas
- Chicago
- Live Index. "Sphere — industry register record." Live Index. https://liveindex.io/industry/venues/sphere-las-vegas.
- BibTeX
- @online{industry-venues-sphere-las-vegas, author = {{Live Index}}, title = {Sphere — industry register record}, organization = {Live Index}, url = {https://liveindex.io/industry/venues/sphere-las-vegas} }
Live Index industry register. Each relationship cites the document it was read from. Latest evidence check: 2026-08-24; this is not a review date for every claim.
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