Las Vegas Strip Sphere signs huge band for more…

Las Vegas Strip Sphere signs huge band for more residency shows

Since opening about 10 months ago, Sphere Entertainment's (SPHR) Sphere Las Vegas has become the premier entertainment venue on the Strip.

Several Las Vegas Strip hotel casino theaters host superstar entertainers, such as MGM Resort's International's (MGM) Dolbv Live at the Park MGM, Caesars Entertainment's (CZR) Colosseum at Caesars Palace, or Wynn Resorts' (WYNN) Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Lady Gaga wrapped up her Jazz & Piano residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM on July 6, and Adele's Weekends With Adele residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace will wrap up its 100-show schedule with 10 more shows Oct. 25 to Nov. 23.

Country superstar Brad Paisley will return to the Strip at the Encore Theater at the Wynn for his five-show acoustic residency "One Man Six Strings" Oct. 18, 19, Dec. 6, 7 and 8.

The Sphere has not disappointed since opening with U2's Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere residency on Sept. 29, 2023. After U2 closed its residency March 2, popular jam band Phish followed for a quick mini-residency with four shows April 18-21. Ultimate jam band Dead & Co. followed for 30 concerts that end Aug. 10.

Don Henley of the Eagles performs on stage at Murrayfield on June 22, 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns)
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The Eagles add shows to Las Vegas Sphere residency

And now legendary rock band The Eagles will make the Las Vegas Strip its home for an extended period as the group has signed on for an additional four shows on its Eagles Live at Sphere residency over two weekends Jan. 17-18 and Jan. 24-25, 2025. The four shows, which were added due to overwhelming demand, increase the residency's total shows to 20, which begin Sept. 20.

Artist, Official Platinum and VIP package presales begin July 23 at 10 a.m. Pacific time, and Live Nation and Sirius XM presales begin July 25 at 10 a.m. Pacific. Tickets go on sale to the general public on July 26 at 10 a.m. Pacific. Tickets are priced $175, $225, $325, and $425 inclusive of all taxes and fees.

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The Eagles and the Sphere on June 13 unveiled the original eight shows of the residency for September and October and then on June 18 added four more shows in November. The band on June 26 added another four shows in December. The Sphere shows are the only shows The Eagles have scheduled through the end of the year.

The band claims that it retired from touring with the final show of its "Long Goodbye" tour that concluded June 15 in the Netherlands. Fans can speculate whether The Eagles truly have retired from touring, since the band embarked on its "Farewell 1 Tour" in 2003, but continued touring for another 21 years.

Residencies and extended engagements might make more sense for future performances by The Eagles as they would eliminate the expense and exhaustion of concert tours. Bands can save a lot of money by eliminating the cost of setting up a stage in every city on the road and instead setting up one stage in a city for multiple performances in a residency or extended engagement.

Fans can still hold out hope for another tour as The Eagles late founding member Glenn Frey, who died in 2016, once hinted at a 2005 concert in Sacramento that the band may never retire from touring as he proclaimed, "If you're payin', we're playin'." The band kept touring after Frey passed, until proclaiming the "Long Goodbye" tour as its final one.

The current lineup of The Eagles includes Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, country and bluegrass star Vince Gill and band founder Glenn Frey's son Deacon Frey.

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