Spectacular Sphere Las Vegas became Sin City’s premier performance venue when it opened on Sept. 29, 2023, with its U2/UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere residency, which ran for 40 shows and ended on March 2, 2024.
Since that first residency, more global superstar bands and performers have brought their talents to the magical globe for sell-out shows, and even more are scheduled through 2026.
Sphere has welcomed its first country music acts with Kenny Chesney’s 15-show residency, which opened May 22, 2025, and closed June 21. It also signed Zac Brown Band for its four-show “Love & Fear” engagement on Dec. 5, 6, 12, and 13, 2025, which coincides with the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Dec. 4-13 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Variety of musicians headline Sphere
Sphere has also scheduled electronic artist Illenium for a residency in March and April 2026, and popular Mexican artist Carin Leon arrives in September 2026 for a residency
Legendary superstar 1990s boy band Backstreet Boys opened its “Into the Millennium” residency at Sphere Las Vegas on July 11, 2025, and has extended the sold-out engagement to 35 total shows, ending on Feb. 15, 2026.
Two legendary rock bands have even longer residencies at Sphere, has been completed, and the other is continuing.
Record-breaking music artists at Sphere
Grateful Dead spinoff band Dead & Company opened its “Dead Forever Live at Sphere” residency on May 16, 2024, and closed the engagement on May 17, 2025, setting a new record for most shows at Sphere after 48 shows.
Another huge rock band, Eagles, opened their “Live In Concert At Sphere” residency on Sept. 24, 2024, and matched U2’s 40 shows performed at Sphere when it completed its Oct. 11 show. Eagles will surpass U2 on Oct. 31 after completing that show.
The “Hotel California” band will challenge Dead & Company’s performance record at Sphere as it has scheduled 48 shows through Jan. 31, and more shows are coming in 2026 to shatter Sphere’s residency record.
No Doubt arrives at Sphere in May 2026
Sphere is still signing some additional impressive music acts, as iconic rock band No Doubt, fronted by superstar singer Gwen Stefani, will return to the stage to launch a six-show residency at Sphere Las Vegas, beginning May 6, 2026.
No Doubt, which reunited for two Coachella weekends in 2024, brings their highly anticipated shows to the magical globe on May 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, and 16, 2026.
No Doubt Sphere Las Vegas residency dates
- May 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, and 16, 2026.
The shows mark the “Hey Baby” band’s first extended run of shows in 14 years, since their “Seven Night Stand” in Los Angeles in 2012.
Artist presale begins Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. Pacific time and ends Oct. 16 at 9:45 Pacific on Ticketmaster.com.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. Pacific.
How to get No Doubt Sphere Las Vegas tickets
- Artist presale starts on Oct. 15, 10 a.m., Pacific time at Ticketmaster.com.
- Tickets on sale to general public Oct. 17, 10 a.m., Pacific time at Ticketmaster.com.
The “Just A Girl” band revealed the “No Doubt Live at Sphere” residency on Oct. 10, the 30th anniversary of the release of the band’s groundbreaking album “Tragic Kingdom,” which included the No. 1 hit “Don’t Speak.”
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“The opportunity to create a show at Sphere excites me in a new way,” Stefani said in a statement. “The venue is unique and modern and it opens up a whole new visual palette for us to be creative.
“Doing it with No Doubt feels like going back in time to relive our history, while also creating something new in a way we never could have imagined,” Stefani said.
Attendees of No Doubt’s residency shows will experience the world’s highest resolution LED display that wraps up, over, and around the audience, creating a fully immersive visual environment, according to the Sphere’s website.
Sphere also features the world’s most advanced concert-grade audio system, Sphere Immersive Sound.
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