LAS VEGAS — Engineers at the Sphere in Las Vegas are reportedly using state-of-the-art technology to help No Doubt fans forget that lead singer Gwen Stefani is questionably MAGA during the band’s residency, confirmed sources.
“The Sphere features cutting-edge next-generation technology including the world’s highest resolution LED display and most advanced concert-grade audio system,” said lead engineer Brian Howell. “This venue has been specifically designed to allow audiences to forget that the lead singer of an all-time favorite band of theirs could have MAGA ties. Now that we’ve been successful with No Doubt, maybe we can get Eric Clapton fans to forget that he’s anti-vax? Or Harry Potter fans to forget that J.K. Rowling is a rabid TERF? The sky’s the limit.”
While Stefani has never confirmed her political affiliations, fans have been quick to notice the conservative undertones of her personal brand, particularly since her relationship with country star Blake Shelton began over 10 years ago.
“It takes a lot of cognitive dissonance to accept that this bland person with Mar-a-Lago face is the same woman who was so unbelievably cool in the ‘90s,” said Amanda Highland, a 43-year-old die hard fan who plans to travel from Chicago for the show. “Best case scenario would be that she’s truly apolitical and doesn’t vote. This would be disappointing, but not voting at all would obviously be preferable to voting for well, you know. But I still love the band as a whole and all of the old music so I’m really looking forward to seeing if the 360-degree visuals and state of the art sound system can help me forget that she partnered with an anti-abortion Christian prayer app last year.”
Official spokesperson for the Sphere Kate Dunn has confirmed that it’s part of the mission of the venue to gamify nostalgia for profit hard enough to fool fans into believing that their heroes might not suck.
“We here at the Sphere have been welcoming No Doubt fans old and new to this one-of-a-kind immersive experience,” said Dunn. “This type of content-first entertainment is truly unprecedented and if we’re successful in allowing Gwen’s fans to briefly forget about her refusal to apologize for bouts with cultural appropriation or that time she retweeted a Tucker Carlson interview, we’ll consider that mission accomplished.”
At press time, No Doubt announced plans to extend their run through the end of the year in hopes fans would forget about Stefani’s Harajuku Girls era entirely.
