Three Residencies. Three Genres. One Summer Inside the Dome.
Sphere's summer 2026 lineup covers a remarkable amount of ground. Country music returns first, an electronic residency that rewrote the rules for what a Sphere show can be wraps up its run, and a pop act that defined an entire era takes over for the back half of the summer. Different audiences, different sounds, same 160,000-square-foot wraparound screen and immersive sound system underneath all three.
Kenny Chesney at Sphere
Kenny Chesney at Sphere returns starting June 19 at 8:00 PM, with additional dates running through the summer. Chesney has been a defining voice in mainstream country since his 1994 debut, and the catalog he brings to Sphere reflects three decades of hits -- American Kids, Get Along, You and Tequila, Pirate Flag, and more. What separates this from a Chesney stadium show is Sphere itself -- the venue wraps the visuals and the spatial audio completely around the audience, turning a catalog built for outdoor stadium crowds into something far more immersive. For "No Shoes Nation," this is country music experienced in a format that did not exist anywhere until Sphere was built.
When: Starting June 19 at 8:00 PM | Venue: Sphere
Illenium Presents Odyssey at Sphere
Illenium Presents Odyssey at Sphere runs July 3 and 4 at 9:30 PM. Illenium -- the Denver-based producer born Nicholas Miller -- already holds a place in Las Vegas history as the first electronic music artist to headline a football stadium, when he took over Allegiant Stadium in 2021. ODYSSEY pushes further: a full 19-track sixth studio album, written and produced specifically for this Sphere residency, performed live with cinematic visuals synchronized across the venue's entire wraparound screen. No artist of any genre had built an album around a Sphere residency before this one. The July dates bring special guest appearances from Slander, DJ Diesel, and Tape B, closing out a run that critics have described as a genuine turning point for what a concert at Sphere can be.
When: July 3 & 4 at 9:30 PM | Venue: Sphere
Backstreet Boys at Sphere
Backstreet Boys at Sphere brings the Into the Millennium residency back starting July 16 at 8:00 PM, with dates running through August. The residency takes its name from the group's 1999 album Millennium -- a Diamond-certified record that sold over 13 million copies in the US alone and 24 million worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums in American music history. I Want It That Way, Larger Than Life, Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely -- the songs that defined late-90s pop, performed inside a venue that did not exist when any of them were written. For anyone who came of age with this album, hearing it inside Sphere's sound system is a genuinely different experience than the nostalgia alone would suggest.
When: Starting July 16 at 8:00 PM | Venue: Sphere
The Practical Truth
Three completely different nights, all inside the same venue. Chesney for country, Illenium for the most technically ambitious thing Sphere has done with electronic music yet, Backstreet Boys for a pop album that has not lost a step in 25 years. Check the booking section below for current availability across all three residencies.
