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    9 months ago

    In 10 years this thing may very well be near abandoned and doing the same thing countless underfunded planetariums around the US have been doing for years to get some cash and stay operating.

    Laser Floyd

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    9 months ago

    I’m sure the billionaires who invested in this are very pleased. Imprisoning U2 in the ForeverBall turned out to be worth it.

    They can only be freed with the united powers of the REO’s Speeedwagon, the Led Zeppelin, Roger Water’s pig balloon, and the clouds that Jodi Mitchell was looking at that gave her an understanding of life, the universe, and everything.

    MWAHAHAHA!!!

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      9 months ago

      Kind of, the central government did this in response to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan:

      In December 2023, Gove used his powers to “call in” Khan’s rejection of the project, overturning the Mayor’s rejection and turning the final decision to DLUHC ministers.

      But the project did withdraw anyway:

      However, in January 2024, MSG wrote to the Planning Inspectorate officially withdrawing its plans for the project.

      I suspect it has more to do with London being left by advertisers right now. A few years back the tube had all the advert slots filled, always. Today, the advert slots are usually half filled and it’s been like that for years. I expected it to change after COVID lockdowns ended, but it has persisted all the way until now.

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    9 months ago

    Dead & Co just announced their limited run residency this summer. $600 for two for a Thursday night. These people suck donkey balls.

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      9 months ago

      Yeah I was really disappointed when I saw that. Went to a show on their “farewell tour” last year, and they were really hyping up the fact it would be the last opportunity to see them live. Tickets were already stupid expensive. Not only was that a complete lie, but now they’re playing at this ridiculous monolith? I feel slightly betrayed.

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      9 months ago

      I like the potential of the outside but it looks like they are using it as a billboard rather than a cool visual. It also needs a night mode.

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        9 months ago

        When I was there a few months ago it was mostly just weird imagery and the occasional Mortal Kombat ad.

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    9 months ago

    and how many extra fatalities in traffic-collisions were there, around it, and were they worth the money?