U2 visits The Sphere, Boneyard ahead of ticket sale announcement

The MSG Sphere is pretty cool. But what about those cool signs at Neon Boneyard?

U2 has visited both.

Bono and The Edge walked The Sphere and also visited the Neon Boneyard a month ago for a promotional video, which premiered on social media Friday.

While sauntering toward The Sphere, Bono says, “There’s nothing like it in the world.”

He could also have been talking of the Boneyard, also a uniquely Las Vegas experience.

The clip promotes the band’s upcoming series “U2 UV: Achtung Baby Live at The Sphere,” and also teases DJ and multimedia presenter Zane Lowe’s interview with Bono and The Edge on Apple Music.

The second part of that podcast premieres Monday. That is a significant day for the band, and also for The Sphere. We expect specifics on ticket prices and dates to be issued Monday morning, with the previously reported Sept. 29-30 dates igniting what the band calls a “venue launch” rather than a residency.

We anticipate weekend dates to drop into openings Oct. 7-8, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28 and Nov. 3-4. The Sphere’s projection show, “Postcard From Earth,” is dark on those dates. Look for ticket prices starting at about $200 up to about $550 for lower-level floor seats (for info on “U2 UV,” go to verifiedfan.livenation.com/u2/entry).

Update: U2 announces start date, ticket prices for MSG Sphere

Bono gives his early review of The Sphere: “The idea about U2 is to make the worst seat in the house, the best seat in the house. This building was built for immersive cinema and performances. There are no speakers. The entire building is a speaker.”

He understands the risks, too. “There’s something great about a band that doesn’t believe in luck coming to Las Vegas.” The Edge reminds, “I think you make your own luck.”

Bono has a plan for the Boneyard, if The Sphere show somehow falters. He and The Edge are shown in front of the Boneyard’s neon. “What an adventure we’re on,” Bono says. “If we fail, you’ll just be coming here, in 10 years, and there will be a big sign up saying, ‘The Edge.’” Whatever, U2 is ready to … Plug in, in Las Vegas.

Hard Hat to pause

The ever-rocking Frankie Sidoris is playing another solo — at Hard Hat Lounge. Sidoris has bought out his pizza-making partner Robby Cunningham of Guerilla Pizza. Sidoris is bringing in Bobby Meader’s Stay Tuned Burgers as his culinary partner. The tavern that opened in 1962 at 1675 Industrial Road is shutting down Monday for renovations, coming back in June. The guitar great promises, “A big reopening hang to come.”

Mulaney’s first Encore

Star comic John Mulaney came with some sharp Las Vegas-specific material in his Encore Theater debut Friday night. He also had the phones locked. But by loose memory he mocked the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix planned for the Strip. “Let’s take our most popular street, and turn it into a a race track!” He also took a glancing shot at one of his previous Vegas venues. “I used to play at a place near hear. If you walk along the Strip, it seems like it’s there, but it really isn’t, like a mirage.”

Quotes taken from memory, from a memorable show. Mulaney closes his run Sunday night.

Cool Hang Alert

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