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Explore the immense scale of the known Universe in this live presentation that leaves Earth far behind.
Live performance by Kevin Morby
Support by Tanukichan
DJ set by Chulita Vinyl Club
Co-presented by Noise Pop
In partnership with Treasure Island Music Festival
*Please note premier ticket price for NightLife LIVE events: $22 per person, $18 for Academy members
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
The Show
West Garden
7:45 - 8:45pm Bay Area-based musician Hannah van Loon will bring her latest solo project Tanukichan to the stage in all its dream pop glory.
8:45 - 9:45pm Close out your San Francisco summer with the final NightLife LIVE performance of the year with folk-rock singer-songwriter Kevin Morby He’ll bring guitar-soaked tracks from his latest album City Music, which Pitchfork praised for its “elegant, dusky atmosphere”.
Color & Light
West Garden
6:00 - 10:00pm
Check out “¡Aquí no hay moscas!” a special exhibition from Santiago Insignares and other curated art pieces.
Changing Vision
African Hall
6:00 - 10:00pm
Keep your senses stimulated between sets with VR experiences by Dream Logic which offers new perspectives on the natural world—and your own.
Art, Albums and Screen Prints
Swamp & Project Lab
6:00 - 9:50pm
Get hands-on with science-inspired crafts and creativity workshops with artist Lydia Ortiz, spruce up your record collection by visiting Amoeba Records’ pop-up shop, and collect all of San Franpsycho’s “one-night-only” screen printed shirts designed just for NightLife LIVE. *BYOB Screen print only - $10; Shirt and Print - $25
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ABOUT NIGHTLIFE LIVE
NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences, the museum’s weekly Thursday night party for science-curious adults 21+, launches its fourth annual NightLife LIVE summer music series. This year’s headliners include Com Truise, Elohim, Classixx, and Kevin Morby along with supporting acts The Seshen, Caleborate, SUMif and Tanukichan. In true NightLife style, SF’s top DJs will keep the party going throughout the museum, including rotating sets by Chulita Vinyl Club, B-Side Brujas, and Sweater Funk.
This year’s NightLife LIVE events will take place on July 12th, August 9th, September 13th, and October 11th, in addition to the Academy’s regular NightLife events held every week. Partnering with Bay Area music promoters Noise Pop, Outside Lands, and Treasure Island Music Festival, NightLife LIVE pairs emerging bands and musicians with cutting-edge visual artists in an immersive intersection of science, music, and art. The only museum in the world to combine an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum, and living rainforest, live performances on an outdoor stage transform the Academy into one of San Francisco’s most unique live music venues in the heart of Golden Gate Park.
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NIGHTLIFE TIPS
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PLANETARIUM PASSES
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FOOD & DRINK
All bars accept cash and credit cards.
Explore the immense scale of the known Universe in this live presentation that leaves Earth far behind.
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