London’s huge new MSG Sphere venue plans advance despite local objections

Plans to build a new 21,500-capacity venue in east London have advanced despite objections from locals.
The MSG Sphere, the brainchild of the company that owns the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York, is earmarked for a site in Stratford, east London, on an empty parcel of land between the station and the Olympic Park. The land was previously used as a coach park during the Olympic Games.
The MSG Company also plans to build a smaller 1,500 capacity venue inside the orb-like arena that could