Stargazing/Laser Evenings
Stargazing
Due to the close proximity, guests are required to wear masks while operating the telescope.
NOTE: The evening also includes a planetarium program and several laser shows. Shows are $5 for VLM members, $8 for non-members.
Laser Nights
Looking for some Saturday night fun? Start with a planetarium program. Then experience a sensory extravaganza as laser shows provide music to both the eyes and ears every second Saturday of the month. The museum has an incredible laser system that splashes brilliant high-color LED laser light all across the entire surface of the dome. It’s the most amazing light show you’ve ever seen! Plus, there’s music to suit every taste. Different bands are featured every month.
Cost: Members $5, non-members $8 per show.
Saturday, May 14th
Stargazing 5-10pm
Virginia Skies
A live guided tour of the current evening sky with a staff astronomer.
Recommended for all ages.
Purchase Virginia Skies ticketsLaser U2
The ultimate band from Ireland’s ultimate laser show! Featuring classic U2 hits like Pride (In the Name of Love), New Year’s Day, October and many, many more, this show will astound you with its awesome laser effects!
This program is family-friendly: Inappropriate song lyrics have been eliminated or blanked.
Recommended for ages 6 and above
Show Playlist
- Where the Streets Have No Name
- I Will Follow
- Beautiful Day
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- October
- The Fly
- Mysterious Ways
- Pride
- Zoo Station
- With or Without You
- Desire
- New Year’s Day
Killer Queen
Time: 8:30pm
The glam. The rock. The drama. It all adds up to Queen. Jam to some of their classics in this incredible laser light show!
Recommended for ages 15 and up
Purchase Killer Queen ticketsThe Wall
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 classic 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.
Please note that we do not recommend this program for children under the age of 15.
Some of these songs contain lyrics some parents may find objectionable.
Please be aware that volume levels during our Pink Floyd program will be high and the imagery can be intense.
Playlist
- In the Flesh
- The Thin Ice
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part I)
- The Happiest Days of Our Lives
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
- Mother
- Goodbye Blue Sky
- Empty Spaces
- Young Lust
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part III)
- Hey You
- Comfortably Numb
- Stop
- The Trial
Saturday, June 11th
Stargazing 5-10pm
Virginia Skies
A live guided tour of the current evening sky with a staff astronomer.
Recommended for all ages.
Purchase Virginia Skies TicketsLaser Vinyl
Remember the days when you bought an album as much for the cover art as for the music…the days of vinyl? Then this laser show is for you. Rock on with solid hits from bands like Journey, Boston, Kansas and many more! This is lasers old school style! Accompanying a fantastic musical concert representing the best of classic rock is some of the most beautiful and stunning laser art ever produced! Reminisce, tap your feet and enjoy a truly fantastic audio-visual event that will rock your body, mind and soul!
This program is family-friendly: Inappropriate song lyrics have been eliminated or blanked.
Show Playlist
- Karn Evil 9–ELP
- Jump–Van Halen
- Bohemian Rhapsody–Queen
- Carry On My Wayward Son–Kansas
- Rock-n-Roll All Night–Kiss
- Dream On–Aerosmith
- Rock-n-Roll Band–Boston
- Separate Ways–Journey
- One of These Days–Pink Floyd
Laser Aerosmith
Time: 8:30pm
Show Playlist
- Sweet Emotion
- Livin’ on the Edge
- Jaded
- Janie’s Got a Gun
- Walk this Way
- Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
- Dream On
- Angel’s Eye
- Train Kept a-Rollin’
- Love in an Elevator
- Back in the Saddle
- What Kind of Love are You On
Dark Side of the Moon
Time: 10pm
Recommended: ages 15 and above
From the very beginning of lasers, this album has represented the ultimate in laser show experiences. And it’s still true today. Join us for the seminal laser show experience with one of the most incredible albums of all time. Considered by many critics to be the album that brought the commercial breakthrough to Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon offers a mixture of psychedelic, rock and jazz sounds. Its sonic backdrops and atmospheric soundscapes combined with a unique assortment of sound effects yield an emotional resonance. When accompanied by a diverse and unusual display of laser art, the overall feel is a dramatic and haunting atmosphere.
Some of these songs contain lyrics some parents may find objectionable. Please be aware that volume levels during our Pink Floyd program will be high and the imagery can be intense.
Show Playlist
- Speak to Me
- Breathe
- On the Run
- Time
- The Great Gig in the Sky
- Money
- Us and Them
- Any Colour You Like
- Brain Damage
- Eclipse
July 9: Stargazing Night
Virginia Skies
A live guided tour of the current evening sky with a staff astronomer.
Recommended for all ages.
Purchase Virginia Skies TicketsLaseropolis
Experience an amazing journey through music paired with stunning laser animations.
Recommended for ages 6 and up.
Purchase Laseropolis ticketsRush 2112
Recommended: ages 15 and above
Show Playlist
- ‘“2112””
- I. Overture
- II. The Temples of Syrinx
- III. Discovery
- IV. Presentation
- V. Oracle: The Dream
- VI. Soliloquy
- VII. Grand Finale
- A Passage to Bangkok
- The Twilight Zone
- Lessons
- Tears
- Something for Nothing
The Wall
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 classic 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.
Please note that we do not recommend this program for children under the age of 15.
Some of these songs contain lyrics some parents may find objectionable.
Please be aware that volume levels during our Pink Floyd program will be high and the imagery can be intense.
Playlist
- In the Flesh
- The Thin Ice
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part I)
- The Happiest Days of Our Lives
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
- Mother
- Goodbye Blue Sky
- Empty Spaces
- Young Lust
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part III)
- Hey You
- Comfortably Numb
- Stop
- The Trial
August 13: Stargazing Night
Virginia Skies
A live guided tour of the current evening sky with a staff astronomer.
Recommended for all ages.
Purchase Virginia Skies TicketsLaser Genesis
Rock on to the incredible sounds of one of the 80s hottest bands, and even a few songs by members who went solo!
Recommended for ages 6 and up
Purchase Laser Genesis ticketsLaser Queen
Time: 8:30pm
Recommended: ages 15 and above
There can be only one… Laser Queen! Since its World Premiere at Pacific Science Center, Laser Queen has been an instantclassic for audiences of all ages. Queen perfected the art of creating the most epic, and immortal rock anthems of all time. Freddie Mercury may be gone, but the Queen saga lives on! The rock will be loud, emotions high, and LASER light bright when we play all the sing-along hits: “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Under Pressure,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” and of course “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Playlist
- Stone Cold Crazy
- Princes of the Universe
- Killer Queen
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- We Are the Champions
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- Under Pressure
- We Will Rock You
- Bicycle Race
- Another One Bites the Dust
- Best Friend
- Flash
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Somebody to Love
- I Want it All
Dark Side of the Moon
Time: 10pm
Recommended: ages 15 and above
From the very beginning of lasers, this album has represented the ultimate in laser show experiences. And it’s still true today. Join us for the seminal laser show experience with one of the most incredible albums of all time. Considered by many critics to be the album that brought the commercial breakthrough to Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon offers a mixture of psychedelic, rock and jazz sounds. Its sonic backdrops and atmospheric soundscapes combined with a unique assortment of sound effects yield an emotional resonance. When accompanied by a diverse and unusual display of laser art, the overall feel is a dramatic and haunting atmosphere.
Some of these songs contain lyrics some parents may find objectionable. Please be aware that volume levels during our Pink Floyd program will be high and the imagery can be intense.
Show Playlist
- Speak to Me
- Breathe
- On the Run
- Time
- The Great Gig in the Sky
- Money
- Us and Them
- Any Colour You Like
- Brain Damage
- Eclipse