Is Sphere damaged? Some LED pucks on popular attraction not working properly
The Sphere is still working and isn’t damaged despite a nighttime post on social media saying a “mysterious crack” was on the structure’s exterior.
A 1:30 a.m. Tuesday a post on Las Vegas Locally’s X account showed pictures taken at night of the Sphere with a bright white spot and the caption “A mysterious crack has appeared on the surface of the Sphere.”
A mysterious crack has appeared on the surface of the Sphere. (📸 Amber Michelle) pic.twitter.com/mDWKArSAXh
— Las Vegas Locally 🌴 (@LasVegasLocally) December 26, 2023
A Sphere spokesperson confirmed there hasn’t been any damage to the structure.
A Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter viewed the Sphere’s exterior at about 10 a.m. Tuesday and saw that a small number of the 1.2 million LED pucks — round lightbulbs, as in the shape of a hockey puck — that make up the external color display weren’t functioning properly. These pucks remained white while the rest of the pucks changed colors.
No crack to the Sphere was apparent.
Even in the daylight and with a few pucks not functioning properly, the Sphere was a popular attraction for onlookers walking on Sands Avenue on Tuesday.
Contact Sean Hemmersmeier at shemmersmeier@reviewjournal.com. Follow @seanhemmers34 on Twitter.