Sphere

Friday, August 21 at 2:00 PM is one of the final Friday afternoon shows in this Wizard of Oz run at Sphere — a production that reframed what a Las Vegas immersive experience could be when it opened in August 2025.The infrasound haptic seats, 16K wraparound display, live 4D effects, and remastered orchestral score work […]

The Into the Millennium residency lands on Friday, August 21 at Sphere for the sixth Friday of the Backstreet Boys' summer run. Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, and Kevin Richardson have been harmonizing together since 1993, and that shared history shows in how naturally these five voices lock together on the big […]

Saturday, August 22 at 2:00 PM, one of the penultimate Saturdays in this Wizard of Oz run at Sphere draws a Las Vegas crowd that knows what it is getting: the most technically advanced immersive film production the city has staged.Sphere's 4D effects — wind, snow, fog, fire, and life-size UAV-piloted flying monkeys — run […]

Into the Millennium wraps week six at Sphere on Saturday, August 22. The Backstreet Boys deliver their tightest vocal performances in the Saturday slot because the crowd is the biggest of the week and the show consistently rises to match it.The late-August Las Vegas stretch of this residency has been in high demand since these […]

Sunday, August 23 at 8:00 PM is one of the rarest slots in this entire run: a Sunday evening show of The Wizard of Oz at Sphere, with the production now in its final days on the Las Vegas Strip.This is the version of the film that sold 2.2 million tickets and proved that Sphere's […]

Monday, August 24 at 5:00 PM is the final scheduled date in this Wizard of Oz run at Sphere — the close of a residency that redefined what a Las Vegas immersive production could be over nearly a full year on the Strip.Wind, snow, fog, pyrotechnics, infrasound haptic seats, and UAV-deployed flying monkeys one last […]

Tuesday night at Sphere kicks off the final stretch of summer with a show that redefines what a screening can be for Las Vegas audiences.The 1939 MGM classic has been rebuilt from the ground up for this venue — AI-upscaled to 16K across Sphere's 160,000-square-foot screen, with a fully re-recorded full orchestral score, and live […]

Wednesday, August 26 brings The Wizard of Oz to Sphere for an 8:00 PM screening — the perfect way to pull a midweek Las Vegas night out of the ordinary.This isn't the film you grew up watching on a television screen. Sphere's 160,000-square-foot 16K display and full multi-sensory rig — haptics, wind, fog, scent — […]

A Thursday afternoon show at Sphere puts The Wizard of Oz in a totally different light — a 2:00 PM start means you're settled into your seat before the evening crowds ever arrive.The production wraps AI-enhanced 16K visuals around Herbert Stothart's re-recorded orchestral score, and the room itself does the heavy lifting: haptics pulse through […]

Into the Millennium opens its final week at Sphere on Thursday, August 27 — the first of the Backstreet Boys' closing stretch of dates for the summer Las Vegas residency. The group revealed these as the final shows of the engagement, which means this Thursday night is the literal start of the last chapter for […]

The Friday afternoon slot on August 28 — the one-year anniversary week of the show's premiere — is a great moment to see what Sphere was actually built for.The Wizard of Oz was reimagined specifically for this room: Google AI upscaled the original footage to 16K, the full score was re-recorded with a live orchestra, […]

Into the Millennium hits Sphere on Friday, August 28 — the second-to-last night of the Backstreet Boys' final weekend in Las Vegas. Closing shows at a long-running residency carry a weight that makes every harmony land harder and every visual cue feel more deliberate and purposeful.The Millennium album and the Sphere production have been inseparable […]

Saturday morning at Sphere opens the weekend with an 11:00 AM curtain — an early start that makes The Wizard of Oz a first act for the rest of your Las Vegas day.Creative director Zack Winokur and a team that includes Oscar-winning VFX specialist Ben Grossmann and editor Jennifer Lame rebuilt this 1939 classic for […]

The Into the Millennium residency closes at Sphere on Saturday, August 29 — the final night of the Backstreet Boys' summer Las Vegas run. The group announced these August dates as the last of the engagement, making this the last Saturday the show will be on the Strip this year.Over the course of the residency, […]

Sunday evening at Sphere — 5:00 PM on August 30 — gives The Wizard of Oz a warm, golden-hour send-off for the weekend.The 16K screen wraps the entire field of vision, and live effects running throughout the auditorium — haptics in every seat, wind gusts, scent cues, and rolling fog — sync precisely to every […]

Monday night, August 31, at Sphere — an 8:00 PM show to close out the month in real style.The Wizard of Oz at Sphere has sold nearly three million tickets since its premiere, and it earns every single one of them. AI-enhanced 16K imagery, a fully re-recorded orchestral score, and a complete suite of in-room […]