bluedot Festival has announced that New Order and Hot Chip will be joining previously announced headliners Kraftwerk at this year’s festival.

Thursday night will see a performance by the internationally renowned Halle Orchestra presents Lift Off, which will see selected sci-fi themes and music related to the Moon accompanied by unique big screen visuals.

Other artists added to the bill include electronic pioneer Jon Hopkins, Mercury nominated poet, playwright and rapper Kate Tempest, alt-electro storyteller John Grant, Welsh psych wizard Gruff Rhys, Grammy nominated producer Jennifer Lee aka TOKIMONSTA and art-rocker Anna Calvi.

Also announced is the first all-female West African supergroup - Les Amazones d’Afrique - featuring Mariam Doumbia of Amadou and Mariam and Angelique Kidjo, techno-dabke from Bjork & Caribou collaborator Omar Souleyman and a DJ set from award-winning actor and activist Maxine Peake.

There will also be late night parties with Attenborough Jungle Boogie featuring visuals and audio samples from the beloved biologist, the Tarantino Disco cutting-up classic soundtracks from the legendary director’s movies and Fleetmac Wood, an AV rave mash-up of hits from the legendary band.

Bluedot takes place from Thursday 18^th – Sunday 21^st July at the iconic Jodrell Bank Observatory. The award-winning festival of discovery takes place in the grounds of a deep space observatory. Set against a backdrop of the iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, bluedot combines a truly stellar line-up of music with a ground-breaking programme of live science experiments, expert talks and immersive artworks. 

Tickets on sale from Thursday 24th January at 10:00am available from the festival's website.

bluedot Line Up