Bluedot Festival
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| Bluedot | |
|---|---|
 Setting up the 2016 festival. Bluedot takes place against the backdrop of the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory (JBO) in Cheshire. | |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Music festival, Science festival |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, United Kingdom |
| Inaugurated | 22 July 2016 |
| Most recent | 21 July 2023 |
| Attendance | 15,000 per day[1] |
| Website | discoverthebluedot |
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.[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]
