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Achtung! Interactive U2 Experience Coming To The Venetian

Author Shawn Tempesta
The ultimate U2 fan experience will be next door to the ultimate U2 concerts.

Could you pick a better band to open the multi-billion dollar Sphere venue than U2? We think not. This will be a show like Las Vegas has never seen before, and The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is playing the perfect neighbor with the ultimate experience for fans!

Zoo Station: A U2:UV Experience plans on being the epicenter for U2 fans pre- and post-show. The project is a collaboration between the band, their creative director Gavin Friday and Vibee, according to the press release. The over 12,000 square foot venue will feature two stories of stories, exclusive merch and imagery.

The second floor of the venue will feature a cozy theater that will feature film screenings throughout the day. Everything from original documentaries to unreleased concert footage and more! It is cozy so expect tickets to go as fast as the main affair next door at the Sphere. If you shell out some coin, people that spring for the Vibee VIP package will get free tickets for each screening through the day.

Zoo Station opens at The Venetian on September 28th and is expected to stay open through November 4th. It will re-open December 1st through December 16th. The schedule coincides with the band’s shows at the Sphere. Visit the website for more details.

What is “Zoo Station” and what does it have to do with this U2 experience?

Listen carefully if you are not Bono-inclined. This is a U2 history lesson.

“Zoo Station” is the first track on the album Achtung Baby. U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At The Sphere is the name of their shows next door. So, there’s the direct connection.

The song was considered transformative for the sound of the band, according to SongTell. The song seizes the moment and takes the band in a different direction from their past tracks to a new era. Their shows at Sphere are certainly marking a new era for the band that hasn’t stopped rocking as far back as 1976. Nearly 50 years later, and they are still transforming.

Shawn Tempesta is the co-host of Aimee+Shawn on 102.7 VGS in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is also an Emmy award nominated television host. As a content creator for 102.7 VGS, Shawn writes about current events, education, funny and trending stories.

30 Iconic Tracks Bumped from 'Rolling Stone's' New 500 Greatest Songs List

Rolling Stone created some major buzz today (September 15) with the release of an updated version of their “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list.

The first version of the list was released in 2004, a time when “…the iPod was relatively new, and Billie Eilish was three years old.” With that in mind, Rolling Stone reached out to a wide variety of music figures, from artists to industry professionals to journalists, “to give the list a total reboot.”

Rolling Stone notes, “Nearly 4,000 songs received votes. Where the 2004 version of the list was dominated by early rock and soul, the new edition contains more hip-hop, modern country, indie rock, Latin pop, reggae, and R&B. More than half the songs here — 254 in all — weren’t present on the old list, including a third of the Top 100. The result is a more expansive, inclusive vision of pop, music that keeps rewriting its history with every beat.”

Of course, with that in mind, that means there are many songs from the 2004 version that are no longer on the 2021 version. Which tracks didn’t make the cut this time around? Scroll below to view just 30 songs that are no longer on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list and where they ranked on the list in 2004.

  • The Rolling Stones -

    Previously ranked #495.

  • Neil Young - “Rockin’ in the Free World”

    Previously ranked #216.

  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts -

    Previously ranked #491.

  • Sly and the Family Stone - “Dance to the Music”

    Previously ranked #225.

  • Alice Cooper - 'I'm Eighteen

    Previously ranked #487.

  • The Clash - “Should I Stay or Should I Go”

    Previously ranked #228.

  • Guns N' Roses -

    Previously ranked #459.

  • AC/DC - “Highway to Hell”

    Previously ranked #258.

  • John Cougar Mellencamp -

    Previously ranked #447.

  • The Troggs - “Wild Thing”

    Previously ranked #261.

  • Deep Purple -

    Previously ranked #434.

  • U2 - “Sunday Bloody Sunday”

    Previously ranked #272.

  • Green Day -

    Previously ranked #432.

  • Jefferson Airplane - “Somebody to Love”

    Previously ranked #279.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QAF2qF4wHU

  • Billy Joel -

    Previously ranked #429.

  • Bruce Springsteen - “Born in the U.S.A.”

    Previously ranked #280.

  • Aerosmith -

    Previously ranked #416.

  • David Bowie - “Ziggy Stardust”

    Previously ranked #282.

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd -

    Previously ranked #407.

  • Led Zeppelin - “Black Dog”

    Previously ranked #300.

  • The Police - “Roxanne”

    Previously ranked #398.

  • Rolling Stones - “Street Fighting Man”

    Previously ranked #301.

  • Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - “Ohio”

    Previously ranked #395.

  • Queen - “We Will Rock You”

    Previously ranked #338.

  • The Verve - “Bitter Sweet Symphony”

    Previously ranked #392.

  • Aerosmith - “Walk This Way”

    Previously ranked #346.

  • Pink Floyd - “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2”

    Previously ranked #384.

  • Big Brother and the Holding Company - “Piece of My Heart”

    Previously ranked #353.

  • Cream - “White Room”

    Previously ranked #376.

  • Depeche Mode - “Personal Jesus”

    Previously ranked #377.

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