New Order and Hot Chip are joining Kraftwerk as headliners at this year’s bluedot (18-21 July 2019), the fourth instalment of the award-winning music, science and culture event at Cheshire’s iconic Jodrell Bank Observatory.
One of the most influential electronic groups of all time, New Order will celebrate a homecoming festival performance on the Sunday night with Hot Chip – and the tantalising promise of brand new material – heading up the bill on Friday.
On Thursday night the Lovell Stage will host an orchestral extravaganza as the internationally renowned Halle Orchestra presents Lift Off, a performance of specially selected sci-fi themes and music related to the Moon accompanied by unique big screen visuals.
Elsewhere on the line-up is 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 has also announced the first names from its science and culture programme that this year will be centred around the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Key speakers include leading science, wildlife and natural history broadcaster Liz Bonnin, Professor of Disability Research Tom Shakespeare and women’s rights activist Dr Helen Pankhurst, as well as bluedot favourites physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili, spaceflight expert Dr Libby Jackson, TV presenter Dallas Campbell and the return of The Clangers celebrating their 50th anniversary.
bluedot 2019 is the fourth chapter of the ground-breaking event which has seen headline performances from the likes of The Chemical Brothers, Pixies, The Flaming Lips, Underworld and Jean-Michel Jarre, plus high-profile talks from Brian Cox, Alice Roberts and Richard Dawkins.
The full science, arts and culture programme plus details of the highly anticipated Moon landing celebration will be announced in the coming weeks. For tickets and information visit:
FULL LINE-UP TO DATE:
KRAFTWERK 3-D NEW ORDER
HOT CHIP JON HOPKINS
KATE TEMPEST 808 STATE JOHN GRANT GOGO PENGUIN GRUFF RHYS ANNA CALVI
LES AMAZONES D’AFRIQUE
THE HALLE and BLUEDOT present LIFT-OFF
THE GO! TEAM IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE
OMAR SOULEYMAN TOKIMONSTA [AV set]
KELLY LEE OWENS ELDER ISLAND DU BLONDE
SHE DREW THE GUN K Á R Y Y N GABE GURNSEY [live] DJ FOOD ‘O IS FOR ORANGE’ HENGE TVAM
MARK RADCLIFFE’S UNE METEOR MUSIK
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LA DISCOTEQUE
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S JUNGLE BOOGIE
MAXINE PEAKE [DJ]. DJ PAULETTE. KATBROWNSUGAR
JOHN LEATHER’S TARANTINO DISCO
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SCALPING JUNIORE. AUDIOBOOKS. KINKAJOUS. THE PHYSICS HOUSE BAND TONY NJOKU. THE LUCID DREAM. KAYLA PAINTER. CAOLFHIONN ROSE. BLANKET. YANG
HELLO COSMOS. SUNDA ARC. GRIMM TWINS. JADE PARKER
PLUS FIRST SCIENCE AND CULTURE HEADLINERS:
LIZ BONNIN. HELEN PANKHURST. TOM SHAKESPEARE
JIM AL-KHALILI. LIBBY JACKSON. DALLAS CAMPBELL
CLANGERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Published on 22 January 2019 by Ben Robinson
