Hey Bulldog Beatles Tribute in Planetarium

This is basically a Beatles cover show with a very specific twist — it’s happening inside Liberty Science Center’s giant planetarium, not a club or theater. On Thursday, April 30, 2026, New Jersey tribute band Hey Bulldog is set to play from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium in Jersey City. The event sits inside LSC After Dark, the science center’s adults-only night series, so the pitch is bigger than “come hear Beatles songs.” It’s more like: come hear them under a dome, with the rest of the building running as a nightlife event. (newjerseystage.com) ### What is the actual event? The core of it is simple. Hey Bulldog — a New Jersey Beatles tribute act — is performing a live set devoted to Beatles music at Liberty Science Center on Thursday night. Listings for the event place it at 8 p.m., with a 10 p.m. end time, and tie it directly to LSC After Dark. (newjerseystage.com)It’s folded into one of the science center’s recurring evening programs for adults, which changes the vibe completely. (eventbrite.com) ### Why does the planetarium matter so much? B(newjerseystage.com)ppening in the “nation’s largest planetarium,” while the band’s own site calls it the largest planetarium on the East Coast. Either way, this is not a small-screen backdrop situation — it’s a dome built for immersive visuals and scale. (lsc.org) A Beatles tribute in a normal bar is one thing. A Beatles tribute in a huge domed theater is a different product. The setting does a lot of the work before the first song even starts. ### Who are Hey Bulldog? They’re a regional Beatles tribute band with enough of a local profile that multiple New Jersey event listings pitch them as one of the area’s top Beatles cover acts. The event copy leans hard into that identity — “no fu(lsc.org), and a crowd that probably already knows half the setlist by heart. (newjerseystage.com) The band’s own schedule also shows this Liberty Science Center date as a featured stop, which suggests the venue itself is part of the attraction, not just another gig on the calendar. (heybulldogband.com) ### What is LSC After Dark, exactly? It’s Liberty Science Center’s adult-oriented night program. For this date, the theme is “Under the Sea,” and the br(newjerseystage.com)elf. Doors open earlier than the Hey Bulldog set, with Liberty Science Center promoting the evening as a full night out rather than a two-hour sit-down show. (lsc.org)e concert is the anchor, but the package is “science museum after hours meets live music event.” ### So is this more concert or more themed outing? Turns out it’s both. If you just want Beatles songs, you get that. But the venue copy keeps pushing the social side — drinks, food, and the novelty of being in the dome during an adults-only event. (eventbrite.com)-the-planetarium-tickets-1980741735852)) That combination is why this stands out from the endless tribute-band calendar. The Beatles part is familiar. The planetarium part is the differentiator. ### Why would a science center book this? Because LSC After Dark seems built around remixing the building for people who might not show up for a standard museum visit. Live music inside the dome turns the planetarium into an event space without losing the science-center brand of spectacle. (lsc.org) Basically, it’s a smart use of a signature room. ### Bottom line The news here isn’t just that a Beatles tribute band is playing Jersey City. Tribute acts do that all the time. The interesting part is the format — Hey Bulldog is dropping into Liberty Science Center’s adults-night series and playing under one of the biggest dome screens around, which turns a familiar songbook into a much more specific night out. (newjerseysta([lsc.org)wevent.php?ID=50454))