In the 1970s, she began performing on the streets of Boston. Today, The Space Lady is a cult figure on the outsider music scene. With her astronautic aesthetic and kitschy keyboard sound, she returns to ALICE for a heartfelt and unique evening in the spirit of lo-fi pop.

In the late 1970s, North American cult performer The Space Lady – alias Susan Dietrich – started playing on the streets of Boston. Armed with an accordion slung over her shoulders, she performed quirky covers of pop, country, and folk songs, all while dressed in a costume that has since become her signature: a winged Asterix-like helmet with a red, blinking light bulb on top. She later moved to San Francisco, where the public space remained her stage. The accordion was replaced with a Casio keyboard and a headset, a setup the musician – now in her mid-70s – will again bring with her when she returns to ALICE this June. Perhaps for the last time in Denmark.

The Space Lady is known for her kitschy keyboard-with-built-in-drum-machine sound and her enigmatic performances. Whether performing her own songs or covers (including Steppenwolf’s Born to Be Wild or Suicide’s Ghost Riders in the Sky), seeing the cult musician live is a charming and intimate experience. Her playful, straightforward, and low-tech sound has made The Space Lady a beloved live artist for adventurous audiences. Dazed Digital describes The Space Lady’s music as “Arthur Russell-ish pop” and the artist herself as “heartwarming, eccentric, and unapologetic.” They state that The Space Lady reminds us of an important truth: you don’t need a big ego or fancy gear to make great pop music. You also don’t need those things to create a truly special, fun, and unpredictable evening at ALICE. All we need is The Space Lady and her Casio keyboard.

Ticket price: 220 dkk + fee / Youth ticket: 180 dkk + fee