Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan is looking to duplicate the success of his Las Vegas Sphere with a new, eye-popping, high-tech venue just outside Washington, DC — a massive orb-shaped arena at National Harbor backed by roughly $200 million in public and private investment.
The proposed 6,000-seat venue in Prince George’s County, Md., would become Sphere’s second US location and its first scaled-down design, promising a year-round entertainment draw projected to generate more than $1 billion annually once it opens.
The project was announced Sunday by Sphere Entertainment alongside the State of Maryland, Prince George’s County and developer Peterson Companies, with National Harbor slated to become the company’s second US outpost after Las Vegas.
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