Creating an environment for a residency at Sphere Las Vegas is tough enough—the massive $2.3 billion venue is the largest spherical building in the world at 366 feet high and 516 feet wide, presenting a cavernous canvas to paint—but to refresh and recreate the visuals each night is an even taller order. For the four-night mini-residency of jam band Phish, the design and production team of Abigail Rosen Holmes, Moment Factory, Chris Kuroda, Atomic Design, and Tait made sure the experience for each show was unique.
Click on the images above for a larger photo of some of the highlights of the third and last nights of the show, and check out videos from each night at Sphere on the Phish YouTube channel here.
Live Design Coverage Of Phish At Sphere
Abigail Rosen Holmes, who has designed for Talking Heads, Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, Miley Cyrus, and Janet Jackson, discusses her work as show director and co-creative director for the Phish show with Live Design here.
Images from the opening night show and a list of credits can be found here.
What's Next?
Dead & Company move into Sphere on May 16 for a 24-show residency, and percussionist Mickey Hart already has experience with designing for the venue having already contributed content to the Exosphere for Earth Day.