Drew Carey Says Seeing Phish at Sphere Made U2 ‘Look Like a Bar Band’

Drew Carey isn’t satisfied about U2’s functionality following looking at Phish rock The Sphere in Las Vegas.

“My buddy of mine’s genuinely into it [U2],” Carey, 65, said all through an appearance on SiriusXM’s Phish Radio on Thursday, May possibly 2. “He goes, ‘Hey, let’s go see U2 at The Sphere,’ and I believed, ‘Yeah, at The Sphere, I have constantly wished to see The Sphere. Could possibly as very well.’ I went [and] it blew my thoughts how good it was and I instructed all my pals and I talked to the Rate Is Correct audience how excellent it was.”

After likely to see Phish, on the other hand, Carey said he “honestly was type of mad … I wanted to simply call U2 and get my money back again.”

The Price is Appropriate host mentioned that Phish “made [U2] glimpse like a bar band,” introducing, “Nothing in opposition to U2, it was a good present. I consider Phish took complete advantage of the audio and the online video in that place and what could perhaps be done.”

Carey has been raving about Phish for some time now. Final thirty day period, he reported he would do anything at all to see the Vermont band yet again.

“I swear, I just talked to God,” Carey wrote on X in April. “I would give you all my dollars, adhere my d–k in a blender and swear off p—y for the rest of my existence in trade for this. Bro, I met God tonight for authentic. I feel like I just got saved by Jesus no lie.”

X people responded to Carey’s tweets with enthusiasm — and humor.

‘“I sat powering @DrewFromTV and can attest to what he mentioned! I experienced no plan it was his 1st exhibit, but gentleman was he into it! Was so cool seeing a new enthusiast in actual time,” a person person wrote. The unreal venue will help. You are the man and glad you had pleasurable. Pumped to see you on tour.”

“Congrats, Drew, on your transcendent weekend,” one more wrote. “I truly hope your hotel suite did not have a blender in it.”

Next their residency announcement in 2023, Phish conveyed their enthusiasm for doing at just one of Las Vegas’ most recent venues, which arrived with a value tag exceeding $2 billion.

“From the instant we very first read about Sphere and its prospective, we have been dreaming up techniques to provide our show to this spectacular canvas,” direct vocalist and guitarist Trey Anastasio claimed at the time. “We’re thrilled to existing this completely exclusive encounter to Phish enthusiasts.”

Phish executed four dates from April 18 to April 21 2024. U2 performed a whole of 40 shows titled “U2: UV Achtung Little one Dwell at Sphere” from September 2023 to March 2024. The residency marked the debut of the location with reveals centered all over the band’s 1991 album Achtung Infant.

In Oct 2023, U2 announced an extra 11 dates for the show “due to unparalleled need,” according to a write-up on the band’s formal Instagram account.