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Developer says p roposed 6,000-seat facility at mixed-use complex on Potomac River outside Washington, D.C., is the first of a planned global network of smaller-scale versions of the original $2B, 875,000-sq-ft Las Vegas Sphere, which opened in 2023.

Prince George’s County, Md., has given the go-ahead to build the $1.4-billion Sphere National Harbor concert and entertainment venue at the National Harbor riverfront entertainment complex just south of Washington, D.C.

A unanimous 8-0 vote by the County Council on Oct. 27 authorizes up to $215 million in special obligation bonds to help build the 6,000-seat entertainment venue.

Project owner Sphere Entertainment Co., which also operates the $2-billion, 875,000-sq-ft Las Vegas Sphere entertainment venue, will gradually repay those bonds to the county, which has also committed to building a $40-million parking garage to support the multi-purpose facility.…