Phoebe Bridgers will premiere her “Lost Weekend” album to the public in planetariums, it was announced Thursday, with a global series of listening sessions accompanied by visual content taking place over a five-day period.
Two different presentations will be taking place to augment the planetarium listening “experience”: a laser show designed by Laser Fantasy, or a custom show put together by night-sky photographer Babek Tafreshi. The shows will take place in 25 North American cities, plus nine overseas locations. (Scroll down for a list of participating planetariums.)
Spotify is producing the shows in partnership with Bridgers and her label, Dead Oceans.
It may be an unusual way to publicly debut a full album, but one element will be familiar to Bridgers fans: All phones and smart watches will be locked up in Yondr pouches to keep the album from leaking to the public.
For fans eager to hear the album who don’t have a handy planetarium nearby, there will be midnight listening parties in more than 300 cities on Aug. 13, the night “Lost Weekend” officially comes out.
