U2 opens $3.58b Vegas Sphere,taking live music to a new dimension

U2 opens $3.58b Vegas Sphere,taking live music to a new dimension

U2 made their presence felt at the Sphere,which stands 111 metres high and 157 metres wide and surrounds the audience with massive visuals and pure sound.

  • byJonathan Landrum jnr

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What happens in Vegas:Why NRL wants to base players away from the Strip

What happens in Vegas:Why NRL wants to base players away from the Strip

The NRL has dealt with plenty of off-field dramas over the years and wants to avoid another public relations disaster during its American adventure.

  • byMichael Chammas
Vegas talent quest:NRL to fly club bosses to USA searching for players

Vegas talent quest:NRL to fly club bosses to USA searching for players

The NRL will start 2024 with a historic season opener in the United States - and they want all 17 clubs to scout American athletes.

  • byAdam Pengilly
The NRL is going to Vegas ... to play on one of the smallest rugby league fields ever

The NRL is going to Vegas ... to play on one of the smallest rugby league fields ever

Fitting a rugby league field on the $3 billion Allegiant Stadium was always going to be tough. But it can be revealed that a length-of-the-field try will only be 96 metres in Las Vegas.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘Betting adds more entertainment to rugby league’:Inside V’landys’ Vegas plan

‘Betting adds more entertainment to rugby league’:Inside V’landys’ Vegas plan

The NRL’s wild proposal to start the 2024 season with a double-header in Las Vegas has thrown up many questions. The Herald grilled ARLC chair Peter V’landys on the how,why ... and how much.

  • byAndrew Webster
Travelling to Las Vegas,USA:Is it worth visiting?

Travelling to Las Vegas,USA:Is it worth visiting?

Brash,glitzy,trite,trivial:everything I've heard about Las Vegas sounds warning bells in my head. Surely,it's nothing more than a soulless,air-conditioned,environmental disaster - its high-rise hotels sweltering in the US desert sun as dead-eyed gamblers dream in vain of riches they will never win?

  • byNick Trend
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Best things to see,do and eat in Las Vegas:Expert expat travel tips

Best things to see,do and eat in Las Vegas:Expert expat travel tips

Nothing says Vegas more than a Tiki Bar haunt,according to this acrobat.

  • byBelinda Jackson
Downtown Las Vegas'revival brings hip new restaurants,bars

Downtown Las Vegas'revival brings hip new restaurants,bars

At Therapy,we sample the retirement-threatening fried buttermilk chicken on red velvet waffle with maple syrup.

  • byRod McFarland
Top 10 Las Vegas hotel gimmicks

Top 10 Las Vegas hotel gimmicks

In Las Vegas,a gym and a conference room isn't quite enough to stand out from the crowd. And some hotels go to extraordinary lengths to do something different.

  • byDavid Whitley
Ten things I never knew about Las Vegas until I ran a high-roller suite

Ten things I never knew about Las Vegas until I ran a high-roller suite

Think what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Not this time.

  • byBrandon Presser
The seven dishes you must try in Las Vegas:Chef Joshua Smith of BARDOT Bistro

The seven dishes you must try in Las Vegas:Chef Joshua Smith of BARDOT Bistro

One of this chef's favourite dishes makes diners want to stand up and start clapping.

  • byJulietta Jameson