{"id":64093,"date":"2026-05-07T17:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/no-doubt-kick-off-sphere-residency-with-nostalgic-heavy-set\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:39:50","slug":"no-doubt-kick-off-sphere-residency-with-nostalgic-heavy-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/no-doubt-kick-off-sphere-residency-with-nostalgic-heavy-set\/","title":{"rendered":"No Doubt Kick Off Sphere Residency With Nostalgic-Heavy Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/no-doubt\/\" id=\"auto-tag_no-doubt\" data-tag=\"no-doubt\">No Doubt<\/a> launched their residency at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-sphere\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-sphere\" data-tag=\"the-sphere\">the Sphere<\/a> in Las Vegas on Wednesday, playing a nostalgic-heavy set packed with rarities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe band \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/gwen-stefani\/\" id=\"auto-tag_gwen-stefani\" data-tag=\"gwen-stefani\">Gwen Stefani<\/a>, bassist Tony Kanal, guitarist Tom Dumont, and drummer Adrian Young \u2014 kicked off the set with the title track to 1995\u2019s <em>Tragic Kingdom<\/em>, their first performance of it since 2009. The album opener \u201cSpiderwebs\u201d is typically reserved for the end of each set, but they played it five songs in, confirming it was bound to be a special evening. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"No Doubt Live at Sphere Las Vegas - Tragic Kingdom - 5\/6\/26 - Opening Night\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G8RLwf01xvc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe rest of the set featured beloved hits like \u201cUnderneath It All\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Speak,\u201d and deep cuts like \u201cThe Climb\u201d (first since 1997) and \u201cTrapped in a Box\u201d (2002). They capped it off with \u201cJust a Girl\u201d and \u201cSunday Morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOver at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Blake Shelton spoke about Stefani, and missing his wife\u2019s show so he could play his own. \u201cShe\u2019s over there, at the other venue,\u201d he told the crowd, joking that his manager is to blame for booking the couple \u201con the exact same nights, every single night.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 Blake Shelton had some choice words to say about his conspicuous absence from the opening night of Gwen Stefani&#8217;s No Doubt residency at the Las Vegas Sphere!<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Instagram\/JPasc24 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hxIo57oULe\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/hxIo57oULe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/2052395672452595773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPrior to the Sphere kickoff, the members of No Doubt indicated in interviews that the residency would lean into nostalgia. Stefani <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/gwen-stefani-talks-no-doubt-sphere-residency-fallon-1235477420\/\">told Jimmy Fallon<\/a> on <em>The Tonight Show<\/em> that it\u2019s really for the fans. \u201cI want people to come and make it feel really nostalgic, like they\u2019re back in time,\u201d she said. \u201cLike, \u2018Remember this? Remember this, guys? This is what we did together.&#8217;\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a recent<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/no-doubt-adrian-young-sphere-ocdp-drums-guitar-center-1235538687\/\"> <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> interview <\/a>with Young, the drummer confirmed they\u2019d revisit \u201cboth the music and the aesthetic\u201d of<em> Tragic Kingdom.<\/em> \u201cThere\u2019s definitely more of that in the set than we\u2019ve done in recent years,\u201d he said. \u201cI won\u2019t give too much away, but there\u2019s a nostalgic feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"No Doubt at The Sphere: Don\u2019t Speak [Live 4K] (Las Vegas, NV - May 6, 2026)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qJRwgRqdK7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe show also marked Dumont\u2019s first performance since he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/no-doubt-guitarist-tom-dumont-parkinsons-disease-diagnosis-1235545531\/\">revealed his diagnosis<\/a> with early onset Parkinson\u2019s disease. \u201cThe good news is I can still play music, I can still play guitar,\u201d Dumont said, in an announcement last month. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing really well. I\u2019ve just been very inspired by other people who have come out to talk about their health issues on social media and that sort of thing. I think it helps erase some of the stigma and it raises awareness obviously, and awareness is really important for prevention and for research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFollowing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/no-doubt-las-vegas-sphere-residency-gwen-stefani-1235444272\/\">initial announcement<\/a> of the residency in October 2025, No Doubt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/no-doubt-final-six-shows-las-vegas-sphere-residency-1235461642\/\">added six dates<\/a> to the run, making it 18 shows altogether. The final show will take place on June 13; tickets are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/product-recommendations\/tickets\/no-doubt-sphere-tickets-buy-online-1235450844\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/no-doubt-kick-off-sphere-residency-1235559113\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No Doubt launched their residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Wednesday, playing a nostalgic-heavy set packed with rarities. 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