Bluedot Festival
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![]() Setting up the 2016 festival. Bluedot takes place against the backdrop of the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory (JBO) in Cheshire. | |
Status | Active |
Genre | Music festival, Science festival |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, United Kingdom |
Inaugurated | 22 July 2016 |
Most recent | 21 July 2023 |
Next event | tbc |
Attendance | 15,000 per day[1] |
Website | discoverthebluedot |
Bluedot is a music, science and culture event held annually in July since 2016 at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, combining music, live science experiments, expert talks and immersive artworks.[1][2][3]
The event is endorsed by the University of Manchester,[4] current owners of the observatory.[5]
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The festival is named after Pale Blue Dot, a famous 1990 photograph of planet Earth popularised by Carl Sagan.[7]
In May 2022, it was announced the live entertainment platform, Superstruct Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in Bluedot.[8]
Musical performances
[edit]Since 2016, acts performing at the bluedot festival have included Orbital, Underworld, Alt-J, Goldfrapp, Jean-Michel Jarre,[1][2][3] The Chemical Brothers,[9] Gary Numan and The Flaming Lips.[10]
Kraftwerk headlined Saturday at the 2019 event, alongside New Order and Hot Chip.[11][12]
The 2020 festival was due to feature Björk, Groove Armada and Metronomy,[13] however the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] The acts were rescheduled to headline the festival in July 2021. However, the festival was cancelled for a second time due to COVID-19, citing the lack of insurance from the British government to cover financial losses if the event were to be cancelled for COVID-19-related reasons.[15][16][17] Bluedot returned in July 2022, with Björk headlining.[18]
The 2023 festival was headlined by Grace Jones[19][20]
Science talks
[edit]The festival has included talks and demonstrations from
- Jim Al-Khalili[21]
- Teresa Anderson[22]
- Sarah Bridle[23]
- Philippa Browning[24]
- Richard Dawkins[25]
- Brian Cox
- Tamsin Edwards[26]
- Tim O'Brien[27]
- Lisa Harvey-Smith[28]
- Jess Wade[29]
- Heather Williams[30]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bluedot". Bluedot.
- ^ a b Heward, Emily (2017). "Review: Bluedot Festival day two at Jodrell Bank". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Manchester Evening News.
- ^ a b Martin, Daniel (2016). "Bluedot festival review – cosmic vibes permeate rave revival". The Guardian.
- ^ "bluedot 2019". events.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics | The University of Manchester". www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Staff (12 February 2020). "Pale Blue Dot Revisited". NASA. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Sagan, Carl (1990). "The Pale Blue Dot". youtube.com. YouTube.
- ^ "Superstruct acquires UK festival Bluedot". IQ Magazine. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Bluedot Festival 2018: Review - The Skinny".
- ^ Wray, Daniel Dylan (23 July 2018). "Bluedot festival review – Gary Numan makes waves at science-pop mashup". The Guardian.
- ^ Moore, Sam (21 November 2018). "Kraftwerk announce huge 2019 UK festival show as Bluedot headliners". nme.com. NME. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "2019 Lineup". Bluedot Festival. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Line-Up". Bluedot. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Heward, Emily (16 April 2020). "Bluedot postpones 2020 festival to next year". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "More than a quarter of UK music festivals cancelled over insurance fears". The Guardian. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Covid: Bluedot festival cancelled over 'lack of government support'". BBC News. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Alert: 76% of UK Festivals Could Cancel If the Government Doesn't Step in". www.vice.com. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Bluedot 2022 – Bluedot Festival". Bluedot Festival.
- ^ "Bluedot Festival 2023 Lineup". discoverthebluedot. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Bluedot festival: who is headlining Manchester festival with Grace Jones, tickets, prices". nationalworld. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Science In The Soul: Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Jim Al-Khalili – Bluedot Festival". Bluedot Festival.
- ^ "Teresa Anderson – Bluedot Festival". Bluedot Festival.
- ^ "Sarah Bridle – Bluedot Festival". Bluedot Festival.
- ^ "Philippa Browning – Bluedot Festival". Bluedot Festival.
- ^ "Richard Dawkins".
- ^ "Tamsin Edwards". discoverthebluedot.com.
- ^ "Tim O'Brien – Bluedot Festival". Bluedot Festival.
- ^ "Lisa Harvey-Smith – Bluedot Festival". Bluedot Festival.
- ^ "JESSICA WADE & MELISSA CASTRILLÓN". discoverthebluedot.com.
- ^ "Heather Williams". Bluedot Festival. Retrieved 4 March 2019.