No Doubt opened its Las Vegas Sphere residency with a show that felt equal parts comeback, tribute, and deep-cut gift to longtime fans. On May 6, Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, and Adrian Young played a 21-song set at the 20,000-capacity venue, marking the band’s first multi-date run in 14 years and turning the first night into a major catalog celebration. The residency was expanded from six shows to 18 because of demand, and No Doubt became the first female-fronted act to headline the Sphere.
They did not play it safe. The band opened with Tragic Kingdom for the first time since 2009, then kept the surprises coming with “The Climb,” “Running,” and “Trapped in a Box,” all of which had been absent from the stage for years. By the time the night was over, the set had leaned heavily on Tragic Kingdom while still reaching into Return of Saturn, Rock Steady, and even the band’s pre-breakthrough material.
Gwen Stefani made the emotional weight of the night obvious. “I’m getting a little emotional up here,” she told the crowd while reflecting on the band’s history and the people who have stuck with them. Later, she spoke candidly in a video vignette about how the band’s songs came from pain and healing, saying they were written “from a lot of pain” and that she was trying to express what she felt rather than chasing a hit. Tony Kanal added that the breakup-era lyrics were heavy, but for him they made sense as catharsis.
The Sphere’s visuals turned the nostalgia into a full sensory experience. During “Tragic Kingdom,” the screen transformed into a theme-park ride; during “Underneath It All,” the band played against sea imagery; and “Don’t Speak” triggered orange-tree visuals that led to foam oranges falling from the ceiling. That kind of production fit a set built to reward fans who know the band’s history song by song.
The night also carried extra meaning because Tom Dumont recently revealed that he has early-onset Parkinson’s disease. In his Instagram video, Dumont said it has been “a struggle every day,” but he also stressed the good news: “I can still play music, I can still play guitar.” He said he was speaking openly in part to reduce stigma and raise awareness, and the Sphere run now feels even more significant because of that honesty.
No Doubt’s first night at Sphere was not just about the hits everyone expected. It was about the songs fans hoped they might hear but never assumed would come back, the pain and chemistry behind the catalogue, and a band that still knows how to make its own history feel alive.
Best moments
“The Climb” returning after 29 years was the kind of deep-cut moment that made the night feel special, not routine.
The “Don’t Speak” sequence, with the orange-tree backdrop and foam oranges raining down, was one of the show’s most memorable visual spikes.
Stefani’s emotional comments about the songs coming from pain gave the performance a more human edge than a typical reunion show.
Dumont’s Parkinson’s revelation added a quiet but powerful layer of resilience to the whole residency.
Setlist
- Tragic Kingdom — first time since 2009.
- Excuse Me Mr.
- Different People
- Total Hate ’95
- Spiderwebs
- Underneath It All
- Hey Baby
- Bathwater
- Ex-Girlfriend
- Happy Now?
- Hella Good
- The Climb — first time since 1997.
- Running — first time since 2012.
- It’s My Life — Talk Talk cover.
- Simple Kind of Life.
- Don’t Speak.
- Trapped in a Box — first time since 2002.
- New.
- End It on This.
- Just a Girl.
- Sunday Morning.
