bluedot announces star-studded festival line-up

24 Jan 2023

bluedot, which takes place at Jodrell Bank from 20 - 23 July this year, has announced this year's headline acts

The legendary Grace Jones, Pavement and Roisin Murphy are among the names confirmed for this year's festival. 

Also joining this year's headline acts are Leftfield, Max Richter, Young Fathers, Swedish electro outfit Little Dragon, art rockers Django Django, feted post-punk four-piece Dry Cleaning, Malian desert blues pioneers Tinariwen, alt-pop pin-up Baxter Dury and experimental rockers Black Country, New Road. DJ Annie Mac, who has made appearances at some of the biggest dance clubs worldwide as well as the BBC airwaves, will close the festival on Sunday.

So far, the science names for 2023 include Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Brainiac Live and renowned climate change researcher and author, Mike Berners-Lee. The full science bill will be announced in due course.

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