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Today we have the full story.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Sphere residency will feature never-before-seen visual storytelling from Dead &amp; Company, providing fans with the ultimate connection to the music through these innovative and immersive shows. Each weekend&#8217;s three performances will feature a unique setlist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The band will be the third band booked at the venue so far, following <strong>U2<\/strong> and <strong>Phish<\/strong> as the first three to ever blow their fans&#8217; minds in such a way that the venue promises. I&#8217;ve got tickets for the Phish run and will probably need to add a three-night Dead &amp; Co run to the mix now.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>These shows will utilize Sphere&#8217;s next-generation technologies, including the world&#8217;s highest resolution LED display that wraps up, over, and around the audience creating a fully immersive visual environment. The venue also features the world&#8217;s most advanced concert-grade audio system, Sphere Immersive Sound, powered by HOLOPLOT, which delivers audio with unmatched clarity and precision to every guest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Scroll down for the dates confirmed so far.<\/p>\n<p><em>Th\u2060ursday, Ma\u2060y 16; Fr\u2060iday, Ma\u2060y 17; Sa\u2060turday, Ma\u2060y 18<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Fr\u2060iday, Ma\u2060y 24; Sa\u2060turday, Ma\u2060y 25; Su\u2060nday, Ma\u2060y 26<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Th\u2060ursday, Ma\u2060y 30; Fr\u2060iday, Ma\u2060y 31; Sa\u2060turday, Ju\u2060ne 1<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Th\u2060ursday, Ju\u2060ne 6; Fr\u2060iday, Ju\u2060ne 7; Sa\u2060turday, Ju\u2060ne 8<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Th\u2060ursday, Ju\u2060ne 13; Fr\u2060iday, Ju\u2060ne 14; Sa\u2060turday, Ju\u2060ne 15<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Th\u2060ursday, Ju\u2060ne 20; Fr\u2060iday, Ju\u2060ne 21; Sa\u2060turday, Ju\u2060ne 22<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Advance presale registration is available now here and the Artist Presale begins Monday, February 5th at 10am PT. The general on-sale will begin Friday, February 9th at 10 AM PT at <a href=\"http:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/1430113\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fdead-company-tickets%2Fartist%2F2150235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticketmaster.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.livemusicblog.com\/livemusicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stealie-at-the-sphere.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-264987\" src=\"https:\/\/media.livemusicblog.com\/livemusicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stealie-at-the-sphere.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.livemusicblog.com\/livemusicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stealie-at-the-sphere.jpg 666w, https:\/\/media.livemusicblog.com\/livemusicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stealie-at-the-sphere-200x119.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.livemusicblog.com\/livemusicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stealie-at-the-sphere-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-two-column.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9430,13822],"department":[],"class_list":["post-264985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-dead-company","tag-the-sphere"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dead &amp; 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