Letter From America

Marion McKeone: U2’s latest Las Vegas gamble pays off in spectacular style

Revolutionary venue Sphere and U2 have together delivered something extraordinary, ground-breaking and unforgettable: the immersive future of live entertainment

U2 are performing their Achtung Baby Live residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas

Sometimes it takes a grand madness, a Field of Dreams obsessiveness to push human endeavour to the next level. It takes great courage to risk a spectacular failure, to stare down the prospect of crashing, burning and flaming out. And not just rise above it, but create something transcendent in the process.

Last week I attended a 20th anniversary musical celebration of the visionary architect Frank Gehry. The venue for the gala was what is ...