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Bluedot Festival
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.[7] In May 2022, it was announced the live entertainment platform, Superstruct Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in Bluedot.[8] Musical performancesSince 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 talksThe festival has included talks and demonstrations from
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