Illenium

The Sphere

Introduced to EDM by my son—through the portal of Excision—I’ve since become a fan.

So when Illenium announced his short residency at the Sphere, I called my daughter and said,
“Let’s go.”

I did the research.
Got the exact tickets I wanted.
And then waited… six months.

The day finally arrived.

I was already in Vegas for a board game convention.
Amethyst flew in, Ubered over, and we got ready.

Toast!
Energy building.
Then up… up… up the escalators…
and into the arena.

People say you have to see the Sphere.

They’re wrong.

You don’t have to.
But if you do…

…it’s better than expected.

Way better.

There are things in life I recommend if you’re inclined.
The Sphere?

It blows past recommendation.

It’s BUILT for EDM.

Illenium put a year into that show.
You could feel it.

It wasn’t just good.
It was transportive.

And the wild part?

You didn’t even need to be an Illenium fan to enjoy it.

(Though it didn’t hurt…)

As an Excision fan, hearing I Prevail, Gold, Zombie—
those collabs hit different.

But the real moment?

I kept looking over at my daughter.

Eyes wide.
Fully lit up.

And I thought—

Who gets to do this with their daughter?

What a gift.
That she came.
That we shared it.

Pure magic.

We even met people in the row ahead of us—
also from Utah.

Of course we did.

After the show, standing in the taxi line at midnight…
t-shirt, shorts…

Perfect weather.

Vegas, just… cooperating.

And then the cherry on top—

Back at the hotel,
Tom and Jennie were (kind of) awake.

Tom held strong longer.

We sat there… talking it all through.
Still buzzing.

My recommendation?

Do the small things daily.
You know I believe in that. Core 4. Discipline. Alignment.

But every once in a while—

Do something big.

Something memorable.
Something that cracks life open a little wider.

You’re worth it.

And so are the people you love.