Entertainment and venue company Sphere Entertainment has announced plans to bring a smaller-scale version of its high-tech, immersive dome to the US East Coast.
The original $2.3bn Sphere opened in 2023 just off the the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. This colossal entertainment venue features an LED exterior, or ‘Exosphere’, and a huge 14,900 square metre LED display inside, along with audiovisual technology and capacity for 20,000 people.
The aim is to offer audiences a completely immersive experience using technology such as spatial sound, haptic seating and 4D effects. It has been used for concerts, films and other screenings including an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz that uses wind, scent, fog and interactive visuals to surround the audience.
The new one planned for National Harbour, in Maryland just outside Washington DC, will be a ‘mini-Sphere’ with capacity for about 6,000 seats. It will feature the signature Exosphere to showcase both artistic and branded content. Inside it will include...