Bluedot Festival Explained
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] The festival is named after Pale Blue Dot, a famous 1990 photograph of planet Earth popularised by Carl Sagan.[6]
In May 2022, it was announced the live entertainment platform, Superstruct Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in Bluedot.[7]
Musical performances
Since 2016, acts performing at the bluedot festival have included Orbital, Underworld, Alt-J, Goldfrapp, Jean-Michel Jarre,[1] [2] [3] The Chemical Brothers,[8] Gary Numan and The Flaming Lips.[9]
Kraftwerk headlined Saturday at the 2019 event, alongside New Order and Hot Chip.[10] [11]
The 2020 festival was due to feature Björk, Groove Armada and Metronomy,[12] however the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] 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.[14] [15] [16] Bluedot returned in July 2022, with Björk headlining.[17]
The 2023 festival was headlined by Grace Jones[18] [19]
Science talks
The festival has included talks and demonstrations from
Notes and References
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- Web site: bluedot 2019. events.manchester.ac.uk. 2019-08-17.
- Web site: Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics The University of Manchester. www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk. 2019-08-17.
- Web site: Carl. Sagan. 1990. The Pale Blue Dot. youtube.com. YouTube.
- Web site: 2022-05-06 . Superstruct acquires UK festival Bluedot . 2022-05-07 . IQ Magazine . en-GB.
- Web site: Bluedot Festival 2018: Review - The Skinny.
- Web site: Bluedot festival review – Gary Numan makes waves at science-pop mashup. Daniel Dylan. Wray. 23 July 2018. The Guardian.
- News: Kraftwerk announce huge 2019 UK festival show as Bluedot headliners. nme.com. 2018-11-21. NME. 2018-11-27. Sam. Moore.
- Web site: 2019 Lineup. Bluedot Festival. en. 2019-08-17.
- Web site: Line-Up. 2020-08-14. Bluedot.
- Web site: Heward. Emily. 2020-04-16. Bluedot postpones 2020 festival to next year. 2020-08-14. Manchester Evening News.
- Web site: 2021-05-04. More than a quarter of UK music festivals cancelled over insurance fears. 2021-05-07. The Guardian. en.
- News: 2021-04-07. Covid: Bluedot festival cancelled over 'lack of government support'. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-05-07.
- Web site: Alert: 76% of UK Festivals Could Cancel If the Government Doesn't Step in. 2021-05-07. www.vice.com. 6 May 2021 . en.
- Web site: Bluedot 2022 – Bluedot Festival. Bluedot Festival.
- Web site: Bluedot Festival 2023 Lineup. discoverthebluedot. 20 July 2023. 20 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230720181047/https://discoverthebluedot.com/lineup/. bot: unknown.
- Web site: Bluedot festival: who is headlining Manchester festival with Grace Jones, tickets, prices. nationalworld. 25 July 2023.
- Web site: Science In The Soul: Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Jim Al-Khalili – Bluedot Festival. Bluedot Festival.
- Web site: Teresa Anderson – Bluedot Festival. Bluedot Festival.
- Web site: Sarah Bridle – Bluedot Festival. Bluedot Festival.
- Web site: Philippa Browning – Bluedot Festival. Bluedot Festival.
- Web site: Richard Dawkins .
- Web site: Tamsin Edwards. discoverthebluedot.com.
- Web site: Tim O'Brien – Bluedot Festival. Bluedot Festival.
- Web site: Lisa Harvey-Smith – Bluedot Festival. Bluedot Festival.
- Web site: JESSICA WADE & MELISSA CASTRILLÓN. discoverthebluedot.com.
- Web site: Heather Williams. Bluedot Festival. 4 March 2019.