The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, has become an international attraction and a venue that some of the world’s greatest artists have played. We can add the ’90s iconic group No Doubt to that growing list, as it was recently announced that the band will reunite for six shows in May 2026.
Limited Engagement
There isn’t a more recognizable entertainment venue in the world than the Sphere in Las Vegas. The 17,600-seat arena is replete with the most advanced technology and state-of-the-art graphics. Acts like Dead & Company, the Eagles, Backstreet Boys, and U2 have all appeared on the Sphere’s world-renowned stage or screen.
Exciting Creative Opportunities
But for the first time in its brief history, first opening in 2023, a woman, Gwen Stefani, will headline the venue, accompanied by her infectious pop-rock/punk band, No Doubt. Tickets go on sale on October 17th, and six dates in 2026 are scheduled, including May 6th, 8th, 9th, 13th, and 15th, and wrapping up on the 16th.
“The opportunity to create a show at Sphere excites me in a new way,” Stefani said in a statement. “The venue is unique and modern, and it opens up a whole new visual palette for us to be creative. Doing it with No Doubt feels like going back in time to relive our history, while also creating something new in a way we never could have imagined.”
Added bassist Tony Kanal, “I can’t wait to get on stage again with my bandmates. There is a beautiful energy that happens when we play together, an electricity I have felt through all of our years. To be able to leave it all on the table each night and take our fans on the insane journey that is Sphere is beyond our wildest dreams. See you in May!”
No Doubt has only reunited twice since 2015, once for a set at Coachella in April 2024 and then again this past January, when the band briefly got together for FireAid in Los Angeles. Therefore, this six-set residence could portend more live concerts for the Anaheim-based band that was founded nearly 40 years ago.
Righting a Wrong
Gwen Stefani has become a household name as the lead singer for the iconic group No Doubt while enjoying a stellar solo career as well. However, the band’s last album, Push and Shove in 2012, lacked the synergy found in their previous albums, such as Tragic Kingdom in 1995, when hits like “Don’t Speak” and “Just a Girl” dominated the airwaves and continue to be played to this day.
“I feel that record was where No Doubt was most confused,” Stefani said at the time. “We just had come back together, and we wanted to do it so badly, but for me, I was completely depleted from my world tour and giving birth. So many things had happened, and then we tried to write that record … When you work with No Doubt, it’s almost like you have to have somebody that’s just there to make everybody happy so that everybody can have their little piece. It was a lot. That was a struggle, that record. But I’m happy that someone listened to it.”
Perhaps this is just the beginning of a new chapter written by an old band that refuses to grow up.
