Yuri’s Night Bay Area 2010 Black Keys, Les, Glitch, N.E.R.D.

NASA AMES OPENS DOORS TO CELEBRATE SCIENCE AND MUSIC!

Phil Lesh :: Yuri’s Night ’08 :: by Susan J. Weiand

Yuri’s Night is an international celebration of the orbital flight of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, on April 12, 1961. It also marks the first space shuttle flight in April 1981. An annual event, Yuri’s Night is celebrated at more than 90 events in 30 countries. It is a global celebration of human space achievement, designed to raise awareness and support for space exploration.

This year, Symbiosis is teaming up with Lumatech Lighting and Ankh Marketing for what will be the largest Yuri’s Night celebration in the world on April 9-10 at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California. Over 15,000 people will join astronauts, artists, musicians, scientists and engineers for two days of learning, celebrating and connecting with space at Yuri’s Night Bay Area 2010.

Friday April 9 :: Multiverse Education Day :: 9AM – 3PM
A FREE Event for Bay Area Students and Educators!
Visit the website for info and registration.

Saturday April 10 :: Festival Day :: 12PM – 12AM
Artists from all over the world will assemble at NASA Ames to captivate Yuri’s Night participants. Significant aircraft from past decades will be on hand as static displays with tours and flying demonstrations. Speakers from NASA, space industry, and groundbreaking technology organizations will inspire attendees with the possibilities of the future.

Yuri’s Night Bay Area 2010 Lineup

The Black Keys
Common
Les Claypool
N.E.R.D.
DJ Q-Bert
The Glitch Mob
Hamsa Lila

Bayonics – Beats Antique (DJ set) – Blix Cannon – DJ Apollo – Dyloot – The Flying Skulls – Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime – John Beaver vs. DJ Hill – Majitope – Random Rab – Savage Henry – Super Natural & DJ Shortkut – Tomas Cruzio – Vibesquad – Zen Finger Painting

Stage and Atmosphere Design by SYMBIOTIC CREATIONS

Tickets can be purchased here.

Check out the JamBase review of the previous Yuri’s Night celebration!