Glam rockers Duran Duran will perform a special show at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission.

The concert in Cape Canaveral is set to take place July 16, four days before the official 50th anniversary of the historic launch. On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history when they became the first two people to set foot on the moon.

Tickets for Duran Duran's performance at the Kennedy Space Center's Rocket Garden are priced at $300 and are on sale now on its website at kennedyspacecenter.com. Profits from the concert will benefit the Aldrin Family Foundation and its STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics – education programs.

A backdrop for the '80s new wave band's performance will feature the Saturn 1B launch vehicle and other rockets and space craft. A choreographed drone light show is also in the works to accompany the performance. DJ Evalicious will open the concert.

Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes released a statement about the show in which he recalled watching the Apollo 11 moon landing on TV and then running outside to stare up at the night sky.

"It was surreal and awe inspiring — science fiction unfolding before us," Rhodes said in the statement. "I tried to picture what it must be like for the astronauts who were up there — but it was all so utterly unimaginable. We'd simply never witnessed anything like it before. It felt like a new beginning. Everything was encapsulated in that one moment, nothing was ever going to be the same again. It represented hope, belief and opportunity – opening our minds to what mankind was capable of achieving."

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will have a One Giant Leap Celebration on July 20, where visitors can see Armstrong's blue Corvette up close, view footage of the moon landing in the Rocket Garden and explore a kid's activity area. An additional ticketed event will allow guests to enjoy hors d'oeuvres while watching historic landing footage, access special photo opportunities and leave with commemorative gifts. Daily admission is $52; $42 for age 3-11. kennedyspacecenter.com.