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Pink Floyd 50th Anniversary special show at Hardin Planetarium

Bowling Green, KY - Western Kentucky University's Hardin Planetarium will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's 1973 iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon with an unprecedented sight and sound experience of the album. Unlike the laser-light shows of the past, this is an all-new full-dome planetarium that will immerse the viewer in both the songs of the album and stunning imagery.

'The Dark Side of the Moon': 50 Years in a Heartbeat will open with showings at 8pmCT on July 21 and July 22, 2023. A full schedule of shows is available when buying tickets, but it will mostly run on Friday nights until April 2024. Unlike Hardin Planetarium's normal free presentations, tickets for this Dark Side of the Moon anniversary experience may be purchased through the planetarium's website at https://www.wku.edu/hardinplanetarium. All proceeds support Hardin Planetarium.


Pink Floyd is a progressive rock band that released the record-shattering album The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973, which remained on the Billboard 200 charts for 937 weeks. The common association of this album with planetariums began a year before its release, as the band first performed the songs live in a planetarium.

"We are delighted that Hardin Planetarium is one of only a few places in the United States where this 50th-year commemoration can be experienced," said Dr. Michael Carini, department head of Physics and Astronomy at WKU and Interim Planetarium Director. "This is a unique, short-lived opportunity as this show will not be available anywhere in the world after March 31, 2024."

"It is awesome to behold what has been created," noted Chris Chandler, planetarium specialist, when describing the show. "This isn't merely entertainment; it features NASA missions past, present, and near future, all set to music played at proper Pink Floyd volume. It is quite an experience with the planetarium's new sound system."

Chandler continued to explain that the goal was to compliment the planetarium's regular education focused shows with occasional, high-profile entertainment in order to bring more people to Bowling Green and to WKU, as Hardin Planetarium continues its mission to fuse education and entertainment.

The Hardin Planetarium is located at 1501 State St., Bowling Green, KY.

For tickets and show dates, visit http://www.alumni.wku.edu/planetariumtickets


This story was posted on 2023-07-16 14:45:11
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