Las Vegas has long been America's electronic music capital, with its massive Electric Daisy Carnival and an annual circuit of resort megaclub residencies. Later this year, dance music will get its first crack at the city's most extravagant new venue, Sphere.
EDM producer and audiovisual experimentalist Anyma will take over the venue on New Year’s Eve 2024. The artist is fresh off performing at Coachella, both alongside Eric Prydz on the new Quasar stage and collaborating with Grimes on the striking visuals during her own set (Grimes has posted some very affectionate photos of the two).
This year, the Italian artist, one half of the groundbreaking dance duo Tale of Us and co-founder of the Interscope label Afterlife Records, released “Genesys II,” a compilation of new singles and remixes following his 2023 debut LP.
This set will mark the first time Sphere has merged with the city’s dominant EDM-driven nightlife industry, where the artist (born Matteo Milleri) will have ample space to indulge his cosmic sci-fi aesthetic with longtime collaborator, 3D artist Alessio De Vecchi.
With recent residencies by jam bands Phish and Dead & Company, along with a spectacular debut from U2 and a planned residency from the Eagles, Sphere had already established itself as the definitive place to see veteran rock bands in a whole new light. Anyma’s show will be a showcase of what the venue is capable of in a more contemporary context.
