# London |MSG Sphere **URL:** \ **Category:** London\ **Created:** [January 29, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351 "2023-01-29T19:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/1 "2023-01-29T19:05:34Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/1/910730080fc81266fac4bfac69f9d7eab3fd2f7a.jpeg) [https://completemusicupdate.com/article/aeg-hits-out-as-the-digital-display-plans-for-msg-sphere-london-get-approval/](https://completemusicupdate.com/article/aeg-hits-out-as-the-digital-display-plans-for-msg-sphere-london-get-approval/) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/9/c9062a61f2ad0daf3f703d3a16edab27891246c2.jpeg) „ The MSG Sphere will have 17,500 permanent seats and room for 2,500 retractable seats to bring capacity to 20,000. It’s intended to be multi-purpose, hosting everything from concerts to esports as well as experiential content enhanced with spatial audio and haptics. That means that all of the bells and whistles it has installed and the content creation technology it has developed will be put at the disposal of artists to make of what they will.“ > **[MSG Sphere: Not only in Vegas](https://www.ibc.org/features/msg-sphere-not-only-in-vegas/9406.article)** > > Immersive experience venues are changing the face of live events and the Madison Square Garden Sphere aims to top the lot by creating a new entertainment medium, writes Adrian Pennington ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/2 "2023-01-29T19:30:48Z")
I wonder if it’ll be bigger than the one in Vegas? ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/3 "2023-01-29T19:48:31Z")
> **[MSG Sphere London could get final approval from Sadiq Khan within weeks -...](https://accessaa.co.uk/msg-sphere-london-could-get-final-approval-from-sadiq-khan-within-weeks/)** > > Following last night’s, 24 January, decision by London Legacy Development Corporation’s Planning Decisions Committee (LLDCPDC) to give the 21,500-capacity MSG Sphere arena in Stratford the green light subject to a five-year review, the final decision... MSG SPHERE LONDON COULD GET FINAL APPROVAL FROM SADIQ KHAN WITHIN WEEKS ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/4 "2023-01-29T22:44:25Z")
It has the same capacity so i’d imagine it to be exactly the same size, but if it is bigger/smaller it won’t be by a visible amount. I’d also assume it’s the same because they’d just use the existing design drawings but configured. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/5 "2023-06-08T03:11:12Z")
> **[Construction companies claim they’re owed millions for work on MSG Sphere](https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/construction-companies-claim-theyre-owed-millions-for-work-on-msg-sphere/)** > > Being billed as the largest sphere in the world, MSG Sphere is expected to open in late September with band U2 as its first act. Yet, two construction companies have filed lawsuits claiming they ar… ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/6 "2023-07-05T15:57:34Z")
> **[MSG Sphere: Mayor urged to reject 21,500-capacity O2 rival in Stratford - 853](https://853.london/2023/05/17/msg-sphere-mayor-urged-to-reject-21500-capacity-o2-rival-in-stratford/)** > > Sadiq Khan is being urged by City Hall politicians to refuse planning permission for a controversial rival to the O2 Arena, amid concerns over its impact on wildlife. Members of the London Assembly’s environment committee have warned that the... ---
**Author:** ![NewYorkCity76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/newyorkcity76/32/190647_2.png) [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/7 "2023-07-05T16:23:26Z")
Well this is interesting ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/8 "2023-07-06T00:49:42Z")
Ah yes, the typical “do what we want because we believe it’s better” though it’s the mayor’s choice. My suggestion, go with your gut ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/9 "2024-01-22T15:25:49Z")
Oh well! > **[London Sphere Plan Withdrawn by MSG Entertainment](https://www.adweek.com/media/london-sphere-proposal-withdrawn-by-madison-square-garden-entertainment/)** > > The project was seen as a potential new advertising destination for the U.K. sector. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/10 "2026-01-19T23:48:00Z")
With the Sphere not coming to London, one may be built in Maryland instead. ---
**Author:** ![Blubbering\_Cactus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/blubbering_cactus/32/19342_2.png) [@Blubbering\_Cactus](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Blubbering_Cactus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/11 "2026-01-20T13:00:55Z")
Lol is there much demand for these boondoggles outside of LV ---
**Author:** ![Dior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dior/32/164097_2.png) [@Dior](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dior)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-msg-sphere/22351/12 "2026-01-20T17:20:21Z")
love me a glorified planetarium