2024 Planetarium Laser Shows

Join us during the 2024 UFO Festival in the Goddard Planetarium as we combine legendary music with laser light visuals. Enjoy music hits from Taylor Swift, Queen, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and more, all under the Planetarium’s 40-foot dome.

Showtimes: 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM, & 9:00 PM. Shows are 45 minutes long.

Admission: $15.
Ages 3 and under are free!

Schedule:

• 1:00 PM – Rush 2112: Over forty years ago the three prophets of Rush foretold an intergalactic war on their prog-rock album, 2112. They predicted that in the year 2062, the universe will finally find peace,—and oppression,—as the Solar Federation unifies warring planets and instates the music-hating Priests of the Temples of Syrinx as overlords. Everything will change, however, in 2112 when an optimistic free-thinker finds a “strange musical device”, and martyrs himself while attempting to bring melody to the stars.
• 3:00 PM – LaseRetro: A tribute to the great anthems of the 1980s, laser art is coupled with upbeat rock and pop songs from one of the most exciting periods in mainstream music: the ‘80s! With the latest and most advanced programming techniques used to create spectacular and striking laser effects, LaseRetro will become a favorite with everyone!
• 5:00 PM – Laser Queen: Start with a layer of heavy metal, add a dash of glam, a pinch of astrophysics, and sprinkle liberally with theatrics. Only THEN will you get a sense of what makes up the legendary Queen, the band who are often touted as being the most educated rock band to ever live. Freddy Mercury put it best when he said, “The whole point of Queen was to be original. We’re a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules, It’s unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear.”
• 7:00 PM – Laser Metallica: Considered to be one of the pioneering groups in what would become the heavy metal genre, the musicianship and force of this band has been hailed by critics and fans worldwide. Now Metallica’s tempos, instrumentals, themes and sound are joined with laser lights of the same caliber and style. Your pulse and body will pound as the music fills both your ears and eyes.
• 9:00 PM – Laser Floyd: The Wall: “The Wall” is truly the mother of all laser-light shows and a cult favorite throughout the world! “The Wall” is best considered as a continual story rather than a collection of individual songs. It tells the tale of a rock star named Pink and his downward spiral into madness. To the listener, and indeed many critics, “The Wall” is a gripping and spellbinding musical journey – beautiful, haunting, powerful, and thought provoking. It is a timeless classic, and one of Pink Floyd’s best, becoming the group’s second best-seller behind “Dark Side of the Moon”. Now coupled with spectacular and mesmerizing laser art, Pink Floyd’s 1979 epic about personal struggle takes on a unique look, weaving its story in one of the most popular laser shows ever produced! Visitors will become lost and spellbound as their senses join this timeless journey.

Visit https://www.roswell-nm.gov/1875/2024-Planetarium-Laser-Shows or call (575) 624-6744 for more information on the shows, tickets, and more.