U2 utilized a Super Bowl commercial tonight (Feb. 12) to confirm a long-rumored series of concerts to launch Vegas’ new MSG Sphere entertainment venue this fall. “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere” will take place over multiple nights at the new, state-of-the-art MSG Sphere at the Venetian. It will mark the band’s first live shows in four years and, as the name indicates, will focus on material from U2’s beloved 1991 album.
In a major additional piece of news, Dutch musician Bram van den Berg will fill in for drummer Larry Mullen Jr. for the Sphere shows, while the latter recovers from unspecified surgery. “It’s going to take
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