--- title: "Tourism Company Offering Zero-G Concerts" description: "Zero-G, the space firm that famously offers commercial flights in zero gravity, has announced what could be its latest and most exciting venture yet: private concerts. Safe to say that live music is about to hit new heights. The company has pioneered the space tourism game since 2004, when it first started offering flights aboard […]" date: "2023-05-03" modified: "2023-05-03" authors: - name: "Frank Landymore" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/flandymore" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/company-zero-gravity-concerts" categories: - "Off-World" - "Space" tags: - "space tourism" - "the digest" - "zero gravity" --- # Tourism Company Offering Zero-G Concerts ![]() *\Image: Zero-G\* ## Levitating Zero-G, the tourism firm that has [famously offered commercial "zero-G" flights]() without actually going into space, has announced its next exciting venture: private concerts. Although the firm says it has experimented with a rave flight once before, it's hoping to turn "[zero gravity concerts]()" into a permanent, year-round fixture. "From the artist’s perspective, it's a way for them to push the boundaries of what's been done in live performances," Greg Melon, director of marketing and sales at Zero-G, [told *Space.com*](). And if [footage]() from the first event is anything to go by, it looks like it could be one hell of a good time. Concertgoers tumble weightlessly, while the DJ helplessly floats into the air, barely grasping onto a knob he attempts to adjust on his turntables. "Zero gravity concerts offer an unforgettable experience for both the artist and their closest fans," said Zero-G COO Allison Odyssey in a [statement](). "Just imagine Dua Lipa singing 'Levitating,' while actually floating in zero gravity. As a musician how do you even begin to top that?" https://youtu.be/TK\_V6WkfPH8 ## Moments of Bliss Like all of Zero-G's flights, the experience won't be one of nonstop zero gravity. Instead, weightlessness will be doled out in exciting — and [nausea-inducing]() — bursts of roughly 30 seconds each. To achieve the effect, the company's G Force One airplane flies in a pre-determined parabola, inducing temporary weightlessness as it makes its sharp descent. On a 90-minute flight, passengers can expect these bursts of reduced gravity around 15 times. Melon says that a selection of three to four songs will be played, timed to the moments of zero gravity. That won't exactly make for a jam-packed set list, so it will be interesting to see how artists work around that limitation. On the upside, a Zero-G concert will be a pretty "intimate" affair, according to Melon, since a flight only takes 28 passengers at a time. Performing artists will also only be roughly a foot away. Unsurprisingly, a ticket to one of these concerts will be extremely expensive. According to Melon, Zero-G is treating the events like any of its other flights, which will set you back over $9,000. At that prohibitively high barrier for entry, it may not make for the coolest crowd, but the novelty of experiencing weightlessness with some live music to boot is hard to turn down — if you can stomach the price. **More on space tourism:** *[Scientists Issue Warning About Sex in Space]()* ## Author At Futurism, my work has often centered on bringing a sense of clarity and insight to complex topics ranging from the regulation of emerging technologies to the esoteric ideologies of Silicon Valley executives, while striving not to lose the poetic sense of awe inspired by often-obscure fields like astrophysics and quantum computing. I broke the story of CNET using AI to produce articles that turned out to be riddled with factual errors and plagiarism — a dam-breaking inflection point, as I've reported, that's inspired copycats and endless discourse while beguiling stakeholders ranging from tech giants to purveyors of spam around the web. My work at Futurism has been cited by publications including CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, Vice, Gizmodo, Engadget, the Verge, and Vanity Fair. I grew up in locales ranging from India to China, and now live in the exotic suburbs of Virginia. In my free time, I'm an avid reader of weird sci-fi literature, an aficionado of East Asian cinema, and, regrettably, a relapsed gamer. Allegedly, I’m working on a debut novel, currently untitled. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()