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Sphere Debuts 24-Hour Livestream, Exterior Sound and Drones to Celebrate Illumination Anniversary

Sphere Las Vegas debuted a livestream, drones and more on the 4th of July in a show touting an expansion of Exosphere's capabilities and reach.

Sphere guests, hundreds of onlookers and thousands more online gathered to see the customized Exosphere show, themed “America in six acts.” The presentation featured both Independence Day content and a retrospective of visuals from Sphere’s first year, including an animated emoji face and U2, Dead & Company, and Phish concert graphics. Launched in March in partnership with Sphere, Clark County School District and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, invited more than 100,000 students to enter a competition exploring the intersection between art and science. Eight Clark County-based students from elementary to graduate school were ultimately chosen both by the general public (more than 75,000 votes were cast) and a panel of judges — including professional artists Refik Anadol and Michela Picchi, both of whom have previously designed for the Exosphere — to have their work appear on the Sphere on July 4.

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