Phoebe Bridgers is premiering her upcoming album, “Lost Weekend,” across more than 40 planetariums worldwide beginning August 10. The phone-free listening sessions pair the 16-track record with custom visual dome shows and laser displays ahead of its August 14 worldwide release via Dead Oceans.
Fans eager to hear Phoebe Bridgers’ third solo record are heading for the stars. Beginning August 10, participating science centers, museums, and planetariums across the globe are hosting advance listening events for the indie artist’s first full-length solo project since her 2020 album Punisher. The scale of the global rollout spans more than 40 venues across the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, offering audiences an avant-garde approach to an album preview.
Immersive Dome Displays and Laser Artistry Under the Planetarium Sky
Rather than a standard playback, each one-hour session pairs the music with one of two distinct visual accompaniments. Venues feature either a custom dome show designed by renowned night-sky photographer Babak Tafreshi or a unique immersive laser show engineered by Laser Fantasy. Tafreshi’s visual journey draws on two decades of documenting nocturnal scenes across nearly 20 countries without the use of computer-generated imagery, taking viewers from the starlit skies of Madagascar and Iceland’s glacial northern lights to Texas stormscapes.
The listening sessions are presented in partnership with Spotify and COSM. Max Gilbraith, coordinator at the University of Wyoming’s Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium, noted that both presentations offer their own atmospheric perspective that turns your first listen into a shared sonic and visual experience.
Ticket prices and seating capacities vary by location—for instance, the Laramie venue seats 64 people in its Physical Sciences Building basement with $10 admission—while larger institutions like Chicago’s Adler Planetarium and San Francisco’s Morrison Planetarium are accommodating larger crowds through multiple screenings.
Strict Phone-Free Policies and Global Midnight Release Parties
To preserve the intimate and unreleased nature of the project, organizers are enforcing strict security measures inside the domes. Attendees must secure all phones, smartwatches, recording gear, and filming devices inside Yondr pouches upon entry, keeping the locked pouches with them during the show and regaining access only after leaving the venue.
Beyond the planetarium events, Bridgers and Spotify are hosting an invitation-only listening event for select top fans in the Jersey City, New Jersey area. For fans unable to secure a planetarium seat, more than 300 record stores and retail locations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand will host midnight release parties on Thursday, August 13, allowing global communities to hear the album together ahead of its official August 14 street date.
Tracklist Secrets and What Lies Ahead for the Indie Icon
The 16-track project features the lead single “Lost Boys,” which dropped on June 25. Reviewers who have previewed the record have hailed it as a lyrical masterwork exploring memory, grief, and cyclical patterns.
As fans unpack the audiovisual planetarium premieres, attention is already turning toward what follows the release week. Following the rollout of Lost Weekend, Bridgers is slated to make her acting debut in A24’s Primetime, starring alongside Robert Pattinson. She will also take the new material on the road with “The Lost Tour,” marking her first solo headlining tour in several years. While initial U.S. and UK dates sold out rapidly, ticket availability for the planetarium listening experiences continues to vary by individual venue schedule up through August 14.
