bluedot is a new three-day festival which combines music, speakers, scientists and performers, which will be headlined by Jean-Michel Jarre, Underworld and Caribou.  bluedot will take place at the Jodrell Bank Observatory from 22nd - 24th July.

Other acts appearing include Everything Everything, Public Service Broadcasting, Mercury Rev, Steve Mason, Beyond the Wizards Sleeve, Ben UFO and DJ Yoda

Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince will be recording an episode at the festival is Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage. The irreverent and frequently hilarious insight into some of science’s biggest questions.

A full science and culture programme will be announced in the coming weeks but attendees can expect an incredible array of talent from across the scientific, literary and arts communities with five distinct arenas featuring space orchestras, talks, screenings, lectures, comedy and debates and a vast spectrum of hands-on activities including the Luminarium, art installations, robot workshops, a planetarium, the Galaxy Garden, pulsar hunting, graphene making classes and much more. 

bluedot has been created by the team behind Kendal Calling, Forgotten Fields and Live from Jodrell Bank – and the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, 

Said festival director Ben Robinson: “bluedot is a brand new festival with a mandate to deliver a festival like nothing else on earth with a stellar programme of music, science, art, film and technology.

“Securing an amazing line-up like this in our first year is a massive coup – but bluedot isn’t just about the music, having The Infinite Monkey Cage at the festival with Brian and Robin is going to be a real highlight.

“We have a lot more still to announce including our full science and culture programme and some more big name acts that we feel will really fit the ethos of what we are trying to achieve with bluedot – a forum where music, science and the arts can really come together.”

Professor Tim O’Brien, Associate Director of Jodrell Bank and together with Professor Teresa Anderson, one of the festival’s science directors, said: “bluedot is going to be special. We want to blow people’s minds with some amazing music and some incredible ideas – from the Big Bang to black holes, AI to climate change, and loads more.

“A nod to Carl Sagan’s pale blue dot, the festival will celebrate our planet in the vast cosmos, showcasing humanity’s creative achievements in arts, science, technology and the exploration of space.”

Tickets for bluedot go on sale Wednesday 16th March at 9:00am camping from £119 day tickets £35