After calls for a reunion tour following last year’s standout performances at Coachella, No Doubt is banding back together for a residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere, with six shows slated for 2026.
The group, consisting of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young, will head over to Sin City for what’s being billed as a six-night limited engagement on May 6, 8, 9, 13, 15 and 16.
“The opportunity to create a show at Sphere excites me in a new way,” says Stefani 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.”
No Doubt was one of the headline-grabbing performances from Coachella 2024 across both weekends, marking the first time the group performed together since 2015. The quartet followed the Coachella bookings with a performance at the FireAid benefit concert at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum earlier this January.
The Sphere residency also marks the first time that a female-fronted act will headline the venue, as previous performers have included Dead & Co., U2, Eagles, Anyma and Backstreet Boys. It would be a return to the Strip for Stefani, who staged her own “Just a Girl: Las Vegas” residency at the Zappos Theater in 2018. Those shows were set to conclude in May 2020, but eight were postponed due to the pandemic and rescheduled for the following year.
As for any indication of new No Doubt music, the band hasn’t signaled that they’ll head back to the studio to record the follow-up to their last album, 2012’s “Push and Shove.” During an interview with Nylon following their Coachella performances, Stefani said that she’s “open to anything.” “Well, I don’t have a crystal ball,” she said. “Most things have surprised me in life. One of the things I’ve learned is to be present in the moment and try to absorb what’s happening around me instead of looking ahead.”
Presale for No Doubt’s Sphere residency begins on Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. PT. General tickets will be available starting on Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. PT on Ticketmaster.
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