# Maryland Is Getting Its Own (Mini) Sphere

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/maryland-is-getting-its-own-mini-sphere/
- Published: 2026-10-28T22:41:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T23:21:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Pitchfork
- Original article: https://pitchfork.com/story/maryland-is-getting-its-own-mini-sphere/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Maryland plans a 6,000-capacity Sphere at National Harbor.
- The project is projected to cost about $1.4 billion.
- Venue workers can organise under a labour agreement.

## Summary

Prince George’s County Council has approved up to $215 million in funding for a smaller Sphere venue at National Harbor, on the Potomac River south of Washington, DC. The project would bring the immersive concert venue concept to Maryland and is expected to be part of a larger complex.

The proposed venue would hold around 6,000 people, compared with up to 20,000 at the Las Vegas Sphere, and is projected to cost about $1.4 billion. County Executive Aisha Braveboy said it could generate $63 million a year in property, sales and amusement taxes; construction and opening dates have not been confirmed. A recently approved labour agreement allows venue workers to organise once it opens, but does not cover construction workers.

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