MSG Entertainment Brings Sphere Immersive Sound to Radio City Music Hall

The immersive sound Sphere will premiere in November in the New Yorker Radio City Music Hall, providing the greatest innovation of this almost hundred-year-old venue, which will have two new technological functions to make it the theater with the best audio in the world.

The show Christmas Spectacular 2025, starring the Radio City Rockettes, will mark the debut of Sphere surround sound, in the historic theater Radio City Music Hall from New York, as announced Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE).

Sphere Immersive Sound, which is currently used in both Sphere Las Vegas (more details in Digital AV) as in the teatro Beacon from New York, will make this theater one of the most innovative, offering an unparalleled sound experience for both the artists of their concerts and events, as for fans.

“The introduction of Sphere Immersive Sound at Radio City is the next evolution in the nearly hundred-year legacy of this iconic venue and represents a significant investment in the music hall that will benefit all artists and attendees”, assures Josephine Vaccarello, vp. ejecutiva de Live for MSG Entertainment.

After its installation in the Beacon theater and in Sphere Las Vegas “we continue to expand this technology throughout the portfolio of MSG Family of Companies precincts, and we look forward to sharing this new system with the Radio City Music Hall audience.”.

Jessica Tuttle, vp. MSG Entertainment Productions Executive, adds that “with the return of Christmas Spectacular for its 92nd season, production continues to focus on theatrical and technological innovation. Thanks to the unique capabilities of Sphere Immersive Sound, “We can play creatively with music and sound effects to immerse audiences in Christmas like never before.”.

Sphere immersive sound uses 3D audio beamforming and wavefield synthesis technology next-generation to transform the way audio is transmitted, the result of which is a controlled sound, consistent and crystalline for the public, regardless of where you are in the room.

The levels of consistent audio from source to destination provide every audience member with an exceptional listening experience: It's headphone-quality sound without the need for them..

Con more than 7.000 individually amplified speakers, This technology will substantially improve the audience experience at Radio City and provide artists and engineers with a greater control and flexibility in programming, including the ability to spatialize audio, sending different sounds to different parts of the theater.

The installation of the system at Radio City will also mark the launch of new features for Sphere surround sound, like the 3D Differential Beamforming technology, making it easy for artists and their teams to digitally sculpt the sound in the room, optimizing the acoustic experience for both the audience and the performers on stage.

Another innovation is the intelligent audio system synthesis, which allows speakers that are not Holoplot se incorporen al ecosistema Sphere Immersive Sound, ensuring exceptional sound throughout the venue, with constant volume and clarity, even in traditionally hard-to-reach areas.

These two new features open opportunities for Sphere surround sound to be incorporated into venues and installations of all types and sizes in the future., redefining live entertainment.

The debut of Sphere surround sound for Christmas Spectacular, that will take place next 6 November en Radio City Music Hall, It is the most recent example of the technological innovations that production has adopted, from holographic images to mapping projections and drones.