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Bluedot was a music, science and culture event held annually in July from 2016 to 2023 at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, combining music, live science experiments, expert talks and immersive artworks.
The event is endorsed by the University of Manchester, current owners of the observatory. The festival is named after Pale Blue Dot, a famous 1990 photograph of planet Earth popularised by Carl Sagan.
In May 2022, it was announced the live entertainment platform, Superstruct Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in Bluedot.
Kraftwerk headlined Saturday at the 2019 event, alongside New Order and Hot Chip.
The 2020 festival was due to feature Björk, Groove Armada and Metronomy, however the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. Bluedot returned in July 2022, with Björk headlining.
Taking place in 2023, the final festival was headlined by Grace Jones.
The Universe: What Remains to Be Discovered?
2016-08-01
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07mwqft
Media file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0438870.mp3
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