The building, explained

The technology tour goes inside with the team that built Sphere, including the Big Sky camera system invented to shoot for its enormous 16K interior screen. Start there if you want to understand what you're paying for before the reviews argue about whether it's worth it.

Inside Las Vegas Sphere & the camera they invented to make movies for it

KTLA 5

KTLA's Rich DeMuro goes inside Sphere with the team that built it, including a look at the Big Sky camera system developed to shoot for the venue's enormous 16K screen. The segment covers what a ticket bought at the time (around $70 when filmed) and what 'Postcard from Earth' asks of its audience. A technology-first tour of the building rather than a review.

Key takeaways
  • Inside Sphere with KTLA's Rich DeMuro
  • The Big Sky camera system was built specifically for Sphere's screen
  • The interior screen is 16K resolution

I Finally Went Inside the Las Vegas Sphere… Was It Worth $150?

Freakin' Reviews

Freakin' Reviews gives an honest, ground-level review of 'Postcard from Earth' at Sphere after a February 2025 visit, weighing the spectacle against a steep ticket price and asking whether it is worth $150. The verdict is nuanced: the visuals overwhelm, the message lands unevenly, and the seats matter. Useful balance to the hype reels.

Key takeaways
  • An independent review of Postcard from Earth (visited February 2025)
  • Directly weighs the experience against its high ticket price
  • Seat choice called out as a real factor

Wizard of Oz Las Vegas Sphere Experience: REVIEW & FULL WALKTHROUGH

Yellow Productions

A complete walkthrough of 'The Wizard of Oz' at Sphere, one of the venue's current headline productions, filmed from arrival to credits. It covers entering through the Venetian/Palazzo hallway, the advice to clear security about 45 minutes early, and the 4D effects inside: tornado winds and flying leaves, apples that fall into the audience and haptic seats. The most current Sphere experience film on this page.

Key takeaways
  • Full walkthrough of The Wizard of Oz at Sphere, a current headline show
  • Entry is via the Venetian/Palazzo connecting hallway
  • Arrive about 45 minutes early for security, per the film

The film experiences, reviewed honestly

The Wizard of Oz — a current headline production — gets a complete walkthrough: entry through the Venetian/Palazzo hallway, security about 45 minutes early, and the 4D effects inside (tornado winds, falling apples, haptic seats). Postcard from Earth gets two independent verdicts that don't fully agree, which is why both are here: one weighs the spectacle against a steep ticket and lands nuanced ('the visuals overwhelm; the message lands unevenly; the seats matter'), the other flatly calls it incredible and tours the parts reviews skip — the light-tunnel entrance, the atrium's Aura robot greeters, doors 45 minutes before showtime. Both flag the same practical warning: the seating rake is steep if heights bother you.

The concert side, and the time capsule

A fan reviews Metallica's Sphere residency from its second weekend — haptic seats and song-built visuals (Call of Ktulu singled out) — and is candid that his premium seats' price shapes the verdict. The last film is a deliberate time capsule: a December 2023 visit from Sphere's opening season, when U2 defined the venue and Postcard was brand new. Watch it as a record of the debut, not as a guide to today's lineup.

Sources: the seven videos on this page — a technology tour, a Wizard of Oz walkthrough, two Postcard from Earth reviews, a Metallica residency review, and an opening-season time capsule — summarized from their entries in our catalog.

An HONEST Review and TONS of info about Postcard from Earth - The Sphere Experience Movie Las Vegas

Joe In Vegas Reviews

Joe In Vegas Reviews' deep-dive on 'Postcard from Earth' at Sphere, recovered from the English caption track: part review, part explainer of how the venue's screen, sound and haptics are meant to work together. He references his own U2 opening-weekend visit as the comparison point. Includes a practical warning that the seating rake is steep for anyone uneasy with heights.

Key takeaways
  • Postcard from Earth reviewed in depth by a Vegas local channel
  • Compares the film experience with the U2 opening-weekend concert
  • How the screen, audio and haptics combine, explained

The Sphere Postcard from Earth: Was it WORTH IT?

Nick Gray

Nick Gray's first-person Sphere visit (October 2024) tours the parts most reviews skip: the light-tunnel entrance, the atrium's interactive exhibits and its Aura robot greeters, then 'Postcard from Earth' itself, which he flatly calls incredible. Practical notes run throughout: doors open 45 minutes before showtime, and the rideshare lot and the Venetian bridge are the two ways out. A ground-level visitor's cut of the whole experience.

Key takeaways
  • Full visit filmed October 2024, lobby to exit
  • The atrium's Aura robot and interactive exhibits toured
  • Doors open 45 minutes before showtime

I Saw Metallica at the Las Vegas Sphere - Was It Worth It?

B-Man & Beyond

A fan's review of seeing Metallica's residency at Sphere, second weekend of the 'Life Burns Faster' run, from seats that cost $5,000. The review raves about the haptic seats and the visuals built for songs like 'Call of Ktulu', and is candid that the price shapes the verdict. A concert-side view of Sphere to sit alongside the film reviews.

Key takeaways
  • Metallica's Sphere residency reviewed from weekend two
  • The reviewer paid $5,000 for the seats and says so
  • Haptic seats and the Call of Ktulu visuals singled out

Watch: Sphere, guided

1 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Is the Las Vegas Sphere Worth It?

Eddy Burback

Eddy Burback's December 2023 visit to Sphere during its opening months, when U2's residency defined the venue and 'Postcard from Earth' was brand new. It is a time capsule of first impressions, opening-era pricing and the initial public reaction to the building. Watch it as a record of Sphere's debut season, not as a guide to today's lineup.

Key takeaways
  • Filmed December 2023, Sphere's opening season
  • U2's residency era and opening-period pricing
  • A first-impressions time capsule, not a current guide

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