Chris Gawlik
December 5, 2023
The 2024 NHL Entry Draft will be held June 28 and 29 at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
The National Hockey League has a long-standing history with Las Vegas before awarding the city an expansion team. Vegas has been the home to the NHL awards multiple times and the expansion draft was held in Vegas in 2017.
T-Mobile Arena, Wynn Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the Palms have been home to previous NHL events.
Reports surfaced in October that the Sphere was being considered as a potential location. “It’s certainly something the league has explored and I think the reason we’re standing here in October and we don’t know where the June draft is because the league has looked at a lot of venues in Vegas. But I can confirm one of the ones they have considered is the Sphere,” TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston said. “And that’s one of the places I think the league would like to have the draft there ultimately in June. We’ll just have to see if they can get all the logistics taken care of to make it happen.”
U2’s residency: UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere started in Sep. 2023 and is scheduled to run through Mar. 2024. U2 will have performed 40 shows by the end of their residency, assuming it does not get extended.
“Phish” just announced a four-date residency Apr. 18-21, 2024.
The Sphere opened Sep. 29 when U2 performed the opening show. Capacity can be up to 20,000 depending on the floor layout. The largest high-resolution LED screen on Earth wraps halfway around the audience. Over half the seats feature a specialized sound system capable of making guests feel sound vibrations.
