Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium will showcase the music of Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Stranger Things and more with visualizations of laser light this month.
Shortly after opening its doors in 1975, the planetarium began hosting laser music shows.
“Pink Floyd was really the album and the band that kind of kicked off the whole laser shows and planetariums — almost like a rite of passage for a lot of teenagers and college students,” Nick Letson, Flandrau’s marketing and communications manager, said. “So we’ve started continuing that tradition today, but expanding it to even more artists like Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish.”
Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon will play Saturday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m.
“We used to do midnight Pink Floyd shows a lot more, but now that demographic is a lot older, and they prefer the 6:30 Pink Floyd shows,” Letson said.
The Beatles show is set for Saturday, Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. It will serve as an abridgment of their discography, spanning from the Beatlemania days through the psychedelic era to the last release before their disbandment.
On Dec. 20 at 8:00 p.m., the planetarium will host “A Very Merry Swiftmas + Holiday Magic.” This original production by Flandrau technicians visualizes the music of The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection from 2007.
The 2026 lineup is still in the works. According to Letson, a tribute to John Williams is scheduled for May 4, 2026. It will include his composing work from “Star Wars” to “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”
All other shows and upcoming events can be found on their website.
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