Phoebe Bridgers will premiere her new album ‘Lost Weekend’ by playing it in planetariums worldwide alongside custom-made visual displays.
The indie icon and Boygenius member is set to release her long-awaited third solo record next Friday (August 14) via Dead Oceans. It comes as the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Punisher’, and has already been previewed by lead single ‘Lost Boys’.
Ahead of the release, she has also revealed the full tracklist for the album, and sparked rumours that it could feature guest vocals from Geese frontman Cameron Winter, who may be singing under an alias.
Now, Bridgers has confirmed that fans can listen to the album in full at planetariums around the world, and each listening session will come with a specially-designed visual display.
Beginning on Monday August 10, the shows come as part of a partnership with Spotify, and each showing will display one of two original visual accompaniments. The first is a custom dome show designed by renowned night-sky photographer Babak Tafreshi, and the second is a unique immersive laser show designed by Laser Fantasy.
Aiming to turn the album into a shared sonic and visual experience, there are 44 planetariums taking part, including 35 locations based in the US. In Europe, there are shows being held in Switzerland, France, Ireland and Scotland, and in Australia and New Zealand there are five planetariums taking part, situated in Melbourne, Wellington and more.
All of the showings will be phone and camera free, and visitors will have to place all phones, smart watches, recording and filming devices into Yondr pouches upon arrival.
The number of showings and available tickets vary per venue, and you can visit here for more information. Find a list of participating planetariums below.
Planetariums taking part are:
USA & Canada:
Boston, MA – Museum of Science
Bozeman, MT- Museum of the Rockies – Taylor Planetarium
Bridgeport, CT – SHU Discovery Science Center and Planetarium
Chicago, IL – Adler Planetarium
Columbus, OH – COSI Planetarium
Costa Mesa, CA – Orange Coast College Planetarium
Dayton, OH – Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Des Moines, IA – Science Center of Iowa – Star Theater Planetarium
Detroit, MI – Michigan Science Center
Eugene, OR – Eugene Science Center
Fort Worth, Texas – Jane & John Justin Foundation Omni Theater
Grand Rapids, MI – Chaffe Planetarium
Jersey City, NJ – Liberty Science Center
Kansas City, MO – Union Station
Laramie, WY – UW Physics & Astronomy
Las Vegas, Nevada – CSN Planetarium
Miami, Florida – Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Nashville, TN – Sudekum Planetarium
Newport News VA – Virginia Living Museum
Orono, Maine – Versant Power Astronomy Center & Jordan Planetarium
Peoria IL – Peoria Riverfront Museum – Dome Planetarium
Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Science Center – Dorrance DOME
Pleasant Grove, UT – Christa McAuliffe Space Center
Richmond, VA – Science Museum of Virginia – The Dome
Rochester, NY – RMSC
Rowan NJ -Edelman Planetarium
Sacramento, CA – Museum of Science and Curiosity
Salt Lake City, Utah – Clark Planetarium
San Francisco, CA – Morrison Planetarium
Seattle WA – PacSci
Spruce Pine, NC – Earth to Sky Park
Tallahassee FL – Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee FL
Tucson AZ – Flandrau Science Center
Vancouver, Canada – The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Wichita KS – Exploration Place
Europe:
Luzern, Switzerland – Verkehrshaus der Schweiz
Paris, France – Planétarium de la Cité des sciences et de l’industrie
UK & Ireland:
Armagh, N. Ireland- Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
Glasgow, Scotland – Glasgow Science Center
Australia & New Zealand:
Auckland, New Zealand – Te Whatu Stardome
Dunedin, NZ – Tūhura Planetarium
Melbourne, AUS – Scienceworks – Melbourne Planetarium
Wellington, NZ – Space Place
Wollongong, NSW – UOW Space Space
As well as the visual displays in planetariums worldwide, Bridgers will also be hosting an exclusive listening event for top fans on Spotify in New Jersey soon as part of a partnership with Spotify and Dead Oceans.
Additionally, there will be over 300 midnight album release parties taking place worldwide on August 13, allowing fans to listen to ‘Lost Weekend’ for the first time together. Events are scheduled for the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Australia, Japan, Brazil, South Korea and more, and you can find more details here.
The tracklist for ‘Lost Weekend’ includes contributions from Boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, as well as from Christian Lee Hutson, Jack Antonoff and an unknown guest named ‘Son-John Johnson’, who many suspect to be Cameron Winter.
Bridgers recently performed two different versions of the lead single on The Tonight Show, including a haunting acoustic rendition. Before then, the indie star played her first solo live show in three years in Roswell, New Mexico, where she debuted three new songs.
Later this year, Bridgers will head out for a tour across North America, the UK and Europe, celebrating ‘Lost Weekend’. Support comes from Alex G at the North American shows and Isaac Wood at the UK and European dates.
The singer has also confirmed that there will be a “no phones” rule at all upcoming gigs, with phones and other recording devices locked away during the performances. You can view the full list of dates here and buy any remaining tickets in the UK here and US here.