Once a crude sketch, the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas

U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas

Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit skies before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and U2 frontman Bono, who kneeled to ground while singing “Vertigo.”

WATCH: Las Vegas' newest concert venue, the Sphere, opens

The Sphere is the most expensive entertainment venue built in Las Vegas, eclipsing the approximately $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium sports facility that opened in 2020.

10 photos show what it was like inside the mind-bending Las Vegas Sphere for the opening night of U2's residency

U2 perform on the opening night of the UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere residency on Friday.Kevin Mazur, Tayfun Coskun/Getty Images The Sphere, a new performance venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, opened on Friday. The globe-shaped venue that features a floor-to-ceiling LED screen is home to U2's new residency. Take a look at some of the incredible visuals from inside the venue below. The Sphere, a new performance venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, opened on Fr…

Surreal collages in the Las Vegas night sky: With a spectacular appearance on the new ball stage” The Sphere “, the rock band U2 ushered in a new live show era. The fans were overwhelmed.

U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and frontman Bono, who kneeled to the ground while singing the band’s 2004 hit “Vertigo.”

U2's futuristic concert at £1.8 billion Las Vegas Sphere arena is mind-boggling

U2 have stunned fans with the first glimpses at their jaw-dropping concert at Vegas’s cutting-edge Sphere arena (Picture: Getty/Rex) U2 have kicked off their residency at the futuristic Sphere arena in Las Vegas – and it looks truly mind-boggling. The rock group announced that they would be the opening act for the MSG Sphere, which cost a whopping $2.3billion (£1.8bn) to build, in February with a huge Super Bowl ad featuring a UFO. However, thin…