Phish opened its four-night stay at the Sphere Thursday with a four-hour show. The concert used the advanced technology in the $2.3 billion Las Vegas arena to give even the fans that have seen Phish hundreds of times something they’ve never experienced before.
The exterior of the Sphere is pictured on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Las Vegas . The band Phish started its four-night residency on Thursday. Keyboardist Page McConnell, left, and Trey Anastasio , guitarist and singer-songwriter of the band Phish, rehearse before the group’s four-night engagement at the Sphere on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Las Vegas . Wires run between sections of light on one of the individual screens behind the stage of the Sphere on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Las Vegas .
Here’s how Phish is creating a set of shows that even fans who’ve seen the band perform hundreds of times won’t have experienced before.While Phish shows usually get their visual punch from lighting guru Chris Kuroda’s massive lighting rig, these shows are completely different as the band uses custom visuals on the 160,000-square foot 16K-by-16K LED screen.
Kuroda sits beside her, using six light towers behind the stage plus spotlights to find the right moments to bring people back to the band on stage.
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