(London’s MSG Sphere) Populous’ spherical music venue gets go ahead to be built in London
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Architecture studio Populous has won planning approval for the MSG Sphere music and esports arena, which will be London's largest indoor venue.
Designed for the organisation that runs New York's Madison Square Garden (MSG), the 90-metre-high spherical music venue would be built near the Olympic Park in east London. ...
Designed by stadium-specialist Populous, the venue will have a capacity of 21,500 with 17,566 seated.
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The main auditorium would be placed within the 90-metre-high sphere along with restaurants, cafes and a members' club. Within the sphere, the interior surface will be covered in an "immersive LED surface" that could be utilised for esports. ...
The venue is one of a pair of sphere-shaped arenas designed by Populous that were first revealed in 2018. Its almost-identical sister venue is currently under construction in Las Vegas and scheduled to be complete next year.
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