Backstreet Boys Headline Official F1 Afterparty at Sphere in 2026

The Ticket Packages, Broken Down

Four ways to buy in, and the price spread is significant enough to matter.

The cheapest path is the add-on option: if you already hold a T-Mobile Zone at Sphere race ticket, you can bolt on the F1 Afterparty for $116. That is the floor. Fans holding tickets in other Las Vegas Grand Prix fan zones can buy afterparty access separately starting at $162.

Building from scratch, the T-Mobile General Admission package runs $925 and covers three days of race access in the T-Mobile Zone at Sphere plus the afterparty. Step up to the T-Mobile Grandstands package and a reserved seat for all three days plus the afterparty starts at $1,560. Both prices include taxes and fees.

The top-tier option is the Venetian bundle, sold through Vibee. That package combines a multi-night hotel stay at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, three-day race access in the T-Mobile Zone at Sphere, and afterparty entry, starting at $2,062 per person. The Venetian is the only resort with a direct connection to Sphere, which means race weekend guests there are as close to the venue as you can get without sleeping in the building.

For anyone looking to attend only the afterparty without a full race weekend, details on standalone tickets are not yet confirmed. The official F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix site has the full breakdown.

Backstreet Boys at Sphere: Production and Crowd

The Backstreet Boys‘ prior Sphere run sold out and drew strong reviews for the production scale. Sphere’s LED interior — the largest in the world at 160,000 square feet — is a different environment for a concert, and acts with strong catalog material tend to benefit from that kind of immersive format. The visuals carry a lot of the weight.

The F1 crowd on race night skews international, has money, and is already in a high-energy state when the checkered flag drops. Emily Prazer, President and CEO of Las Vegas Grand Prix, Inc., noted that the combination of F1, the Backstreet Boys, and Sphere is a Las Vegas-specific proposition — the kind of convergence that does not exist in Monaco or Silverstone.

Jen Koester, President and COO of Sphere, pointed to the Backstreet Boys‘ previous sold-out performances there as proof of concept. Sphere has been selective about which artists it plugs into its system — U2 was the launch act, and the venue has since worked with a short list of major names. The Backstreet Boys returning for an F1-branded show fits the venue’s pattern of anchoring its calendar with repeat high-demand acts.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix Race Weekend Context

The 2026 Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix runs November 19 through 21, with the race itself on Saturday night. The Las Vegas Street Circuit cuts through the Strip, running past major casino properties. This is the third year Las Vegas has hosted a Formula 1 race under the current modern contract, and the event has grown its ancillary programming each year.

Adding a formal official afterparty at Sphere is a meaningful escalation. Previous F1 weekends in Las Vegas had scattered afterparties and club events across the Strip, but nothing with this level of institutional backing from the Grand Prix organization itself. Positioning the Backstreet Boys as the headliner rather than a DJ or a generic club event signals that F1 Las Vegas is trying to compete with the full weekend experience you get at events like the Super Bowl or Coachella, where the official ancillary programming is as curated as the main event.

Sphere sits immediately adjacent to The Venetian Resort on the east side of the Strip, roughly a 10–15 minute walk from the T-Mobile Zone grandstands near the Sphere straight — the section of the Las Vegas Street Circuit that runs along Koval Lane parallel to the venue. Post-race foot traffic from that zone to Sphere will be direct.

The $116 add-on price for existing T-Mobile Zone ticketholders is priced to convert. Anyone who has already spent $925 or more on a race package is not walking away from a $116 upcharge for a Sphere show on the same night. Expect that tier to sell through quickly once packages go live. Full information and ticket purchases are available at f1lasvegasgp.com/f1-afterparty.