{"id":43045,"date":"2025-03-11T15:27:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T22:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=43045"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T21:15:28","slug":"harry-styles-nears-deal-for-sphere-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/harry-styles-nears-deal-for-sphere-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Styles Nears Deal for Sphere Residency [UPDATE: Not So Fast]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Much to our chagrin, the New York Post<\/a> has scooped us about the next residency at Sphere: Harry Styles.<\/p>\n

We aren’t too familiar with him, but he’s quite popular and could be a much-needed shot in the arm for the struggling venue.<\/p>\n

Styles’ residency will reportedly consist of 35 shows. By comparison, U2 did 40 shows at Sphere.<\/p>\n

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If you didn’t think we’d milk the fact Harry Styles has four nipples, you don’t know this blog at all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Details are a smidge thin because the residency hasn’t been officially announced or confirmed yet, but it could happen “as early as the second half of the year,” according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n

Sphere needs a good run by a solid artist to try and overcome it’s financial situation, and by that we mean bleeding money due to operational losses and hefty debt.<\/p>\n

Sphere’s net loss from the last quarter (three months to you and me) of 2024 was $231 million.<\/p>\n

Due to wildly generous deals with artists (U2 got a guaranteed $4 million a show), Sphere doesn’t make as much as you’d think from residencies. Sphere actually makes more from its glorified IMAX movies, “Postcards from Earth” and “V-U2: An Immersive Concert Film.”<\/p>\n

Apparently, Sphere couldn’t match Beyonce’s demands, as contract negotiations fell through.<\/p>\n

Kenny Chesney is set for 18 shows mid-2025, a glimmer of hope for Sphere, as we’re told he’s popular.<\/p>\n

Backstreet Boys<\/a> are doing nine shows in 2025 as well.<\/p>\n

We’ve cheekily called Sphere the “Bankruptcy Bulb” from day one, and there’s been some chatter<\/a> Sphere and a sister business entity, MSG Networks, may have to file for bankruptcy protection.<\/p>\n

Sphere and MSG Networks are under the Sphere Entertainment umbrella. Madison Square Garden Entertainment cleverly spun those endeavors off to protect the company’s main assets in case the inevitable happened. Why inevitable? Because Sphere cost $2.3 billion to build, more than twice the original budget. That’s a lot of Orbi bucket hats. Long story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anyway, Sphere has become an unmistakable element of the Las Vegas skyline and a must-see tourist attraction.<\/p>\n

A Harry Styles residency would be awesome, despite our not really knowing what he’s done, but ChatGPT has decided to help; “Harry Styles is an English singer, songwriter and actor who first gained fame as a member of the boy band One Direction, which was formed on ‘The X Factor UK’ in 2010. After the band went on hiatus in 2016, Styles launched a successful solo career. His debut solo album, ‘Harry Styles’ (2017), featured hits like ‘Sign of the Times.’ His subsequent albums, ‘Fine Line’ (2019) and ‘Harry’s House’ (2022), earned critical and commercial success, with songs like ‘Watermelon Sugar’ and ‘As It Was’ topping charts worldwide. In addition to music, Styles has acted in films such as ‘Dunkirk’ and ‘Don’t Worry Darling.’ He is known for his eclectic fashion sense, gender-fluid style and strong fanbase.”<\/p>\n

Hey, we watched “Dunkirk,” so we are familiar with his work.<\/p>\n

We also recognize this song, we just didn’t know it was Harry Styles.<\/p>\n

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