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Episode: The Weekend Read: Elmo Keep on the insane spectacle of U2 at the Las Vegas sphere
Description: On the Las Vegas strip, in a sea of casinos, sits an enormous dome that lights up the sky.It’s called The Sphere and it’s a performance venue where punters are dazzled by 54 thousand metres of LED screens capable of showing 256 million colours, in a display so overwhelming that some concertgoers faint. Writer Elmo Keep travelled to Vegas to see her favourite band U2 play at The Sphere in their inaugurating residency. There she found in equal parts, a religious experience and a hyper capitalist nightmare.  Socials: Stay in touc...