No Doubt will reunite for a series of shows at the Las Vegas Sphere in May 2026, the band confirmed Friday. This will be the ska-punk band's first residency in more than a decade and the venue's first female-fronted performance since it opened in 2023.
“The opportunity to create a show at Sphere excites me in a new way. The venue is unique and modern, giving us a whole new visual palette to create from,” frontwoman Gwen Stefani said in a statement.
“Doing this with No Doubt is like going back in time to relive our history and also create something new that we never imagined.”
This news was hinted at Sphere Instagram account, which depicted a globe-like room illuminated in orange—ostensibly a reference to both of the group's works. Tragic Kingdom album and Stephanie's roots in Orange County, California.
No Doubt later confirmed the news with a post of their own, in which the orange peeled off, revealing the band members.
“Please remain seated. Stay where you are please. Welcome to the Vegas skyline,” they captioned the post. No Doubt will play six nights at the Sphere: May 6, 8, 9, 13, 15 and 16. Pre-sales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT and fans must register on the band's official website. Remaining tickets go on sale October 17th starting at 10am PT.
A reunion tour has been on fans' wish lists since the band performed at Coachella last year, their first show together since 2015. No Doubt also performed together in January of this year, taking the stage in Los Angeles for the FireAid fundraiser. This is despite Stefani telling Rolling Stone in 2016 that a reunion was unlikely.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen with No Doubt,” she said. told the publication. “I think we disagreed on what kind of music we wanted to make. I was very exhausted and burned out when we recorded [2012’s Push and Shove]. And I had a strong feeling of guilt: “I have to do this.” This is not the right environment for making music.”
The studio album was their sixth and final in a catalog dating back to the early '90s. But in an interview with NME in 2024, Stefani was more hopeful of a comeback alongside bandmates Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young.
“I'm sure we'll do something again at some point. It just has to be right and make sense. [with] all our schedules. It takes so much work to make a No Doubt thing—rehearsals, everything.” She said. “It's really hard for me because – I know I keep saying this – but I have three kids. I don't take it lightly; I don't want to screw it up.”
No Doubt's last residency, “Seven Night Stand,” took place in Los Angeles in 2012. Meanwhile, the 17,500-seat, US$2.3 billion “Sphere” itself has seen a slew of big names and major shows, including U2, Backstreet Boys, The Eagles and even an artificial intelligence version of the band. The Wizard of Oz.
But despite the glitz and glamour, the venue has yet to feature a female-fronted musical number. Rumors about either one or the other began to grow over the summer. Beyoncé or Taylor Swift breaking her drought, although organizers said that was not the plan.
“There is no discussion with any of them,” James Dolan, CEO of Sphere Entertainment, told The Associated Press. “We have quite a long list of artists who want to play in The Circle, but it’s just not in their plans.”
After a reporter suggested they might appear in the future, Dolan had another suggestion.
“Or we’ll build another Sphere for them,” he joked.
