mxdwn.co.uk » Hot Chip https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Sat, 02 May 2026 19:40:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Hot Chip Announce In-Store Gigs Alongside “Down” Remix Bundle https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-in-store-gigs-alongside-down-remix-bundle/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-in-store-gigs-alongside-down-remix-bundle/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:32:16 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=56837 Back in April, Hot Chip, one of the UK’s most prolific and consistent synth-pop acts of the last few decades, announced their upcoming 8th LP Freakout / Release, set to drop on August 18th. This will be the follow-up to their 2019 output A Bath Full Of Ecstasy, you can find pre-order information here. The band also announced a short residency at Brixton Academy, but if any fans simply can’t survive the next few months waiting, the group have also announced a handful of in-store performances in August to celebrate the album’s release. Hot Chip is a band that has become renowned for never doing things by halves; so have also dropped 3 remixes of their most recent single ‘Down’ by Sworn Virgins, Nyra, and Selector Dub Narcotic, as a companion to the new shows. You can listen to the new tracks below.

As mentioned before, the band’s Brixton Academy residency will take up 4 nights in September, you can search for any remaining tickets here. The new instore dates will come before these gigs; right around the album’s release. The first will be at Kingston’s famous Banquet at PRYZM on August 18th (that’s right, before the album’s release), closely followed by a night in Brighton at Resident at Chalk on the 19th (release day, very exciting), before finally concluding back in London at Rough Trade East on the 23rd. Tickets for all 3 shows can be found here.

Al Doyle, one of the band’s many multi-instrumentalists, explained the album’s inspiration in a press release, “The idea of being out of control is always there in dance music, in a positive sense.” Frontman Alexis Taylor added, “By the time we were able to be back together, we were turning on a tap and having a lot of ideas being poured out quite quickly.” While everyone was commenting on the album, Joe Goddard, again a multi-instrumentalist, also decided to add, “We were living through a period where it was very easy to feel like people were losing control of their lives in different ways. There’s a darkness that runs through a lot of those tracks.”

 In my opinion, Hot Chip have earned their title as one of the UK’s arguably more underrated dance groups. They may not have reached the festival-bill topping heights of a group like Disclosure, but their energy and consistency always lend themselves well to touring and performing. So, in the words of Selector Dub Narcotic, “No matter what the dancefloor, Hot Chip has the answer.”

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-in-store-gigs-alongside-down-remix-bundle/feed/ 0 Hot Chip Announce New Album ‘Freakout / Release’, London Residency, and New Single ‘Down’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-new-album-london-residency-and-new-single/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-new-album-london-residency-and-new-single/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:47:46 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=55041 Hot Chip have amassed a name for themselves as one of the UK’s most prolific, and consistent synth-pop acts of the last few decades; churning out new music give or take every 2 years since 2004 has led to a pretty dedicated legion of fans. Today, the band have announced their upcoming 8th LP Freakout / Release, set to drop on August 18th. This will be the follow up to their 2019 output A Bath Full Of Ecstasy, you can find pre-order information here. To mark the occasion, the band have also released our first taste of the new tunes with “Down”. If the new single is anything to go by, then fans of Hot Chip will probably enjoy it, their idiosyncratic sound comes through in full force here. You can listen to the new track, and watch its accompanying Douglas Hart and Steve Mackey directed video below.

Al Doyle, one of the band’s many multi-instrumentalists, explained the album’s inspiration in a press release, “The idea of being out of control is always there in dance music, in a positive sense.” Frontman Alexis Taylor added, “By the time we were able to be back together, we were turning on a tap and having a lot of ideas being poured out quite quickly.” While everyone was commenting on the album, Joe Goddard, again a multi-instrumentalist, also decided to add, “We were living through a period where it was very easy to feel like people were losing control of their lives in different ways. There’s a darkness that runs through a lot of those tracks.”

In keeping with the band’s usual brand of partying, go big or go home, they have decided to commemorate the album’s release with a 4-night stint at London’s iconic Brixton Academy. Set for September 21st, the band will play 4 shows on consecutive nights presumably with myriad musical guests. The new album sees contributions from Soulwax, Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon, and London’s own DJ and musician Lou Hayter, so maybe a few surprise guests along the way are a reasonable thing to expect. Tickets for these shows go on sale this Friday (April 22nd) at 9am. You can find out more ticket information here. The shows come in the middle of a pre-existing tour that will take the band all across the states, and then around Europe’s festival scene. So even if you don’t manage to bag any tickets to the Brixton shows, you’re never a million miles away from one of their shows.

 

 

 

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-new-album-london-residency-and-new-single/feed/ 0 Harry Styles Among Coachella 2022 Headliners https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/harry-styles-among-coachella-2022-headliners/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/harry-styles-among-coachella-2022-headliners/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:47:05 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=51991 I’m quietly confident that everyone that even almost has an association with music; whether that be a casual listener, a Billie Eilish super-fan, or just a freelance journalist writing your thoughts online – everyone in the UK woke up to the announcement of some pretty substantial names heading over to California’s own legendary Coachella Festival. Spread throughout the eclectic lineup we see a healthy serving of UK artists; including the festival’s first headliner since 2019 – Harry Styles. After 2 years of delays and cancellations, of course, due to COVID-19, this year’s lineup is due to be a special one, and with the festival going ahead in only 3 months set over 2 weekends in April – 15th to 17th, and 22nd to 24th. Fans are getting excited quickly.

As well as the one and only Harry Styles on Friday, Northampton punk-rapper Slowthai has joined the bill after the success of his 2021 output Tyron, Bristol’s beloved post-punk powerhouse IDLES, Space rock maestros Spiritualized will also see the crowds of Coachella shortly after the release of their new album. Other artists performing on both of the festivals Friday’s include; indie darling Phoebe Bridgers, Aussie psych-rock legends King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Lil Baby may show off some of his new collaborative album with Lil Durk The Voice of Our Heroes, the DJ tent will also see quite a lot of variety with early 2000s classics like The Avalanches appearing alongside the up and coming Logic1000.

Saturday’s headliner Billie Eilish is also joined by a host of acts from over the pond; Reading and Leeds Festival headliners Disclosure sit particularly high on the bill, synth-pop party Hot Chip come a little earlier, along with Floating Points (who recently made it into our top 10 UK albums of 2021 with Promises), Mercury Prize Winner Arlo Parks, and Rina Sawayama show off some of Britain’s best female artists at the moment, and black midi brings their own blend of post-punk-jazz-noise to the desert. Flume, Megan Thee Stallion and BROCKHAMPTON fill out the upper section of the lineup, while Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, and Japanese Breakfast turn up for anyone else wanting something different.

The artist formerly known as Kanye West (now simply labelled Ye) is set to headline the festivals final days with 1/3 of indie icons The xx playing in the form of idiosyncratic drummer/DJ Jamie xx, Fatboy Slim keeps up the beach vibes and beabadoobee brings a little indie ambience to an otherwise dance and hip hop heavy day, Duke Dumont brings the British club scene with him too. The bunch will be joined by Hip-hop duo Run the Jewels, Doja Cat, Maggie Rogers, and even Sweden’s own punk output Viagra Boys.

Ticket information can be found here.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/harry-styles-among-coachella-2022-headliners/feed/ 0 Hot Chip Announce Charity Livestream Event ‘Hot Chip and Friends’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-charity-livestream-event-hot-chip-and-friends/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-charity-livestream-event-hot-chip-and-friends/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2020 22:12:12 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=28016 Electronica giants ‘Hot Chip’ have announced a charity livestream ‘Hot Chip and Friends’. The event will take place on the 18th December starting at 8pm, and will feature DJ sets throughout the night and into morning. Fans can buy tickets by donation, starting at £5.


All proceeds of the event will go to Crisis UK, a national charity that seeks to provide resources for homeless people, and those in dire situations across the UK. The ongoing global pandemic has meant that many people are struggling more than ever, and the charity promises to help as many individuals as possible get the resources they need.

The event will feature collaborations from artists such as Jarvis Cocker, Superorganism, Dillon Francis, Django Django and more. Cocker recently collaborated with the band on their latest single ‘Straight To The Morning’, receiving rave reviews from fans and critics alike.

The band spoke about the event with excitement and passion, speaking highly of the charity.
“We’re glad to be able to support the essential work that Crisis is doing with the homeless community at this time of year when so many factors combine to make life extremely difficult for vulnerable people on the streets or in temporary accommodation,” The group said in the statement.

You can buy tickets to the livestream here.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-charity-livestream-event-hot-chip-and-friends/feed/ 0 Hot Chip and Jarvis Cocker Get Together On Infectious New Track ‘Straight To The Morning’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-and-jarvis-cocker-get-together-on-infectious-new-track-straight-to-the-morning/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-and-jarvis-cocker-get-together-on-infectious-new-track-straight-to-the-morning/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2020 22:24:51 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=27031 Synth-pop prodigies ‘Hot Chip’, have collaborated with Brit-Pop icon Jarvis Cocker, on their brand-new track ‘Straight To The Morning’. The single dropped this morning (23rd November), mere weeks after the group’s last release ‘Late Night Tales’, their take on the iconic compilation album.

‘Straight To The Morning’ features the most notorious attributes of Hot Chip’s addictive sound, littered with swelling synths, an irresistible bassline, and blaring horns that feel reminiscent of the groups 2000s work. However, the inclusion of Cocker elevates the track entirely, adding some much-welcomed grit to the single’s disco flavour. The Brit-Pop darling’s call and response with Hot Chip lead singer Alexis Taylor highlights the difference in the two voices, and yet, the antithesis of Cocker’s husky vocals, and Taylor’s tenor-lines provides a contrast that truly balances the record. The result is a track that exudes a euphoria only found on a dancefloor at 2am, where the nights is forever, and the attendees are immortal.

The band collaborated with Cocker after performing a DJ set in Paris together, being inspired to create the club-focused track as a relief of sorts, from the ongoing global crisis. “‘Straight to the Morning’ is a disco anthem about going out, for a time when people really can’t, and it features our friend Jarvis Cocker urging us to go ‘straight through until the break of dawn,’” said Hot Chip. “Somehow he seems an unlikely figure in this all, and we like it that way.” Despite the unlikeliness of Cocker’s feature, the artist seems equally as impacted by the collaboration “This was the very last musical session I was involved in before lockdown. It felt very poignant to be singing a song about dancing all night long in a club whilst knowing it wouldn’t be possible to do such a thing for the foreseeable future.” Cocker stated on his instagram. “We danced around the studio quite a lot in the meantime though. It was fun to be a member of the Straight Through Crew for a day.”


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The 80s inspired visuals provided for track are equally joyous, depicting a group of teenage girls at an unsupervised sleepover. Throughout the video we see them gorge on sweets, engage in Nerf gun wars, and perform Karaoke numbers, all while Jarvis Cocker serenades through a TV screen. It’s a celebration of youth, get-togethers, and having a good time, that like the track itself, radiates an infectious energy. Overall, Hot Chip’s new single is unmatched in how it entertains, and will stick with listeners until we can return to the dancefloor, and celebrate the captivating new single in style.

You can listen to ‘Straight To The Morning’ below:

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-and-jarvis-cocker-get-together-on-infectious-new-track-straight-to-the-morning/feed/ 0 Hot Chip Announce Late Night Tales Album and Reveal Cover of The Velvet Underground’s ‘Candy Says’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-late-night-tales-album-and-reveal-cover-of-the-velvet-undergrounds-candy-says/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-late-night-tales-album-and-reveal-cover-of-the-velvet-undergrounds-candy-says/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2020 20:44:50 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=22600 Hot Chip are the latest band to join the Late Night Tales series, with their 19-track mixtape set to be released on October 2. In the lead up to the album drop, they’ve shared a cover of ‘Candy Says’, the 11th track on the album – across social media, the band talked about their special memories of this song. Hot Chip will also contribute three exclusive songs to their mix. Listen to their cover here.


In addition to their new material, Hot Chip’s mix includes Rhythm & Sound, Fever Ray and Nils Frahm. The full tracklist is below.

Late Night Tales is a series of artist curated compilation albums, whose contributors include Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders, Fatboy Slim and Belle and Sebastian. For the most part, the albums include a cover by the curating artists, alongside a playlist of ‘late night’ songs. Often there is also a ‘story’ or a reading performed by a famous performer – Hot Chip have chosen an excerpt from Finnegans Wake. Lead singer, Alexis Taylor, spoke in a press release about the different ways the project might be interpreted.


According to Taylor, the band approached Late Night Tales in different ways: “I think we all had slightly different understandings of what a Late Night Tales compilation might consist of; varying interpretations of the brief.”  He detailed what their different understandings were:

“For some the mix might be what you’d want to listen to as your late night continues, after a night out. For others maybe it suggested a selection of music for listening to as you drift off to sleep; then again it could just be music evocative of night time, or concerned with its traditionally “darker” moods.”

“We’ve put together a mix of music which ties all of these ideas together and represents some of our favourite music new and old, some of it directly influential on Hot Chip and some of it music we have discovered and loved, been surprised by and connected to. There are three new songs of ours which we’re really proud of, and which I think connect naturally with the nocturnal world the compilation speaks of, and a cover of “Candy Says” which is one of the first songs the very early version of Hot Chip played when we were still at school.”

Late Night Tales also released a sample of the Hot Chip album, which you can watch now. The full mix will be released on October 2.

1. Christina Vantzou – ‘At Dawn’
2. Hot Chip – ‘Nothing’s Changed’
3. Rhythm & Sound – ‘King In My Empire’ [ft. Cornell Campbell]
4. Pale Blue – ‘Have You Passed Through This Night’
5. Suzanne Kraft – ‘Femme Cosmic’
6. Fever Ray – ‘To The Moon And Back’
7. PlanningToRock – ‘Much to Touch’
8. Charlotte Adigery – ‘1,618’
9. Mike Salta – ‘Hey Moloko’
10. Matthew Bourne – ‘Somewhere I Have Never Travelled’
11. Hot Chip – ‘Candy Says’ (Velvet Underground cover version)
12. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – ‘Who I Am & Why I Am Where’
13. About Group – ‘The Long Miles’
14. Beatrice Dillon – ‘Workaround Two’
15. Hot Chip – ‘Worlds Within Worlds’
16. Daniel Blumberg – ‘The Bomb’
17. Nils Frahm – ‘Ode’
18. Hot Chip – ‘None Of These Things’
19. Neil Taylor – ‘Finnegans Wake’ excerpt

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-announce-late-night-tales-album-and-reveal-cover-of-the-velvet-undergrounds-candy-says/feed/ 0 Hot Chip Unveil New Single “Melody Of Love” https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-unveil-new-single-melody-of-love/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-unveil-new-single-melody-of-love/#comments Wed, 29 May 2019 20:39:39 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=11519 London based electronic music masters “Hot Chip” have today released their new song “Melody Of Love” to the world. The band took to twitter this morning to share the single as well as announcing the huge news that they will be headlining their biggest ever homecoming show at The Alexandra Palace in London on the 26th of October.

The band describe their new single as a “song is about the importance of the transformative, non-verbal moment – ecstasy as personal happiness, but also of transcendence, of being outside oneself” & a “bombastic explosion of Technicolor pop”. This explosion is certainly reflected in the Nina Nourizadeh directed video.

According to a statement from the band the new track began life as an “a 12-minute instrumental track featuring a sample from the gospel group the Mighty Clouds Of Joy evolved into a larger-than-life pop song“. The track is expected to be the opening track of their new Album “A Bath Full Of Ecstasy” which will be delivered with a worldwide tour this autumn

Speaking of live dates Hot Chip also used today as an opportunity to announce they will be playing their biggest ever show at the iconic Alexandra Palace in their home city of London. The gig was announced following the success of the bands awe-inspiring performance at All Points East Festival Last week where amongst other tracks they performance an incredible cover of The Beastie Boy’s. Tickets for the August the 26th show go on sale this Friday.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-unveil-new-single-melody-of-love/feed/ 0 Glastonbury Reveal The Common Stage Line-Up Featuring Hot Chip and The Streets’ Mike Skinner https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/glastonbury-reveal-the-common-stage-line-up-featuring-hot-chip-and-the-streets-mike-skinner/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/glastonbury-reveal-the-common-stage-line-up-featuring-hot-chip-and-the-streets-mike-skinner/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:54:25 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=11334 Glastonbury’s line-up has just got even bigger, with the line-up for The Common Stage being revealed. Among the names revealed to be performing across the Temple, Rumshack, and Samula stages at The Common – which transport festival goers “to an ancient civilisation for a tribal celebration”, are Hot Chip, The Streets’ Mike Skinner, and Bellatrix. This year’s, five-day festival will be returning, for the first time since 2017 after a traditional fallow year, to Worthy Farm, in Somerset, between the 26th and the 30th of June 2019.

The latest announcement comes just days after the line-up for the Field Of Avalon and the Silver Hayes areas were revealed. Joining Hot Chip and Mike Skinner will be Eats Everything, and Seth Troxler.

The announcement comes after Glastonbury announced this year’s headliners, which include Stormzy, The Killers, and The Cure. With Stormzy taking top billing on the Pyramid Stage on Friday night, while The Killers and The Cure will follow with respective performances on the Saturday and Sunday night of the festival. Among other notable names confirmed to be performing at this year’s festival are Miley Cyrus, George Ezra, Janet Jackson, Liam Gallagher, and Tame Impala.

Among the other names announced for this year’s The Common stage and joining the trio of stellar headliners, at the festival are 24HR Garage Girls ft Shosh, AAA Badboy, Aleighcia Scott, Anon, Arcadia Sound System: Sharman & Jubba, Aries, Ayito, Bahidora x Rum Shack Takeover: Rosa Pistol, Badsista, DJ Jigue & El Menor, Barbarella’s Bang Bang, Barely Legal, Barney Artist, Bellatrix, Boogaloo DEE, Burd, Bustawidemove b2b Cereal Pervert, Channel One Sound System, Chika, CW Jones, Daniel Haaksman, Deanna Rodger, and Deep Low Matty Co.

Glastonbury The common Stage poster

The following names have also been confirmed to be performing on The Common Stage, and joining Stormzy, The Killers, and The Cure, at this year’s festival, are DJ Churn, DJ Ellie Prohan, DJ Hybrid, DJ Hype, DJ Vadim, Duchess DJs, Dutty Moonshine Big Band, Eats Everything, Emily Dust, Eris Drew, Euphonique, Fabio & Grooverider, Foreign Beggars, Gasper Nali, Grac Savage, Heidi, Hospitality Presents: Kings of the Rollers, London Elektricity, Danny Byrd Krakota & Grafix ft MCs Inja Carasell & Degs, Interrupt & Natty Cambell, Jakivan, Jaguar b2b Emeral bsb Alexis, Jake Savona ft Trinity, and Jam Scones.

Finally completing the line-up for The Common stage at this year’s Glastonbury is Jamie Jones, Jess P, Kanine, Kasra b2b Randall, Kings of the Rollers ft Inja, lowkey, Lyrix Organix Sub: System, Natty Speaks and Guests, Manami, Manudigital, Mike Skinner (DJ Set), Mollie Collins, Monika Kruse, Mrs Magoo, Ngaio, Original sin b2b Sub Zero, Patrick Topping, Pengshui, Red I, Richy Ahmed, Serial Killaz, Seth Troxler, Shay D, Sherelle, Subwork Takeover ft Dr Syntax Natty Speaks & Tenz, The Prototypes b2b TC, Thanks for Trying Podcast Live: Asim Chaudhry Chabuddy G & Special Guests, The Grime Violinist, The Last Skeptik, Truemendous, UK Beatbox Champs Special ft D Low x Reeps One x Ball-Zee, Uncommon, Records Takeover: Resist Jimbitch FRD & MC Twista, and Waze & Odyssey.

The reveal of The Common stage line-up comes after festival organiser Emily Eavis confirmed that Billie Eilish’s slot would be upgraded. Speaking, to BBC 2’s Jo Whiley, about the running order for this year’s festival, Eavis, said: “We haven’t announced what days people are going to be doing, but I can tell you that Miley is going into Kylie [Minogue], and Kylie is on Sunday afternoon. We’ve got a busy afternoon on Sunday. We’ve got Years & Years too, on the Pyramid that is.”

Continuing she said: “We’re releasing the line-ups slowly over the next couple of weeks. Be prepared for one stage at a time. We have so many acts here that it’s quite hard to do it in one go, really. We leak it out and like to give every stage their moment in the sun.”

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/glastonbury-reveal-the-common-stage-line-up-featuring-hot-chip-and-the-streets-mike-skinner/feed/ 0 Hot Chip Unveil New Single “Hungry Child” https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-unveil-new-single-hungry-child/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-unveil-new-single-hungry-child/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2019 19:05:38 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=11042 Electro – Rockers and your band’s favourite band,  Hot Chip have today released their new single “Hungry Child” to the world today. The single is part of their new album, called “A Bath Full Of Ecstasy” which they also revealed the track listing for. It’s safe to say, their new single has been greeted with positive reactions from fans.

The new album is due for release on the 21st of June, and will see the band working with Phillipe Zdar and Rodaidh McDonald, as for the first time the band are welcoming outside producers into their albums. The album will be the bands 7th release and their first since 2015’s “Why Make Sense”.

Earlier in the week the band put on a storming set as part of the 6 Music Festival in Liverpool. The band have established a reputation as an incredible live act, having been part of amazing shows at Glastonbury festival in the past, as well as others around the country, and they will be headlining Blue Dot Festival alongside Kraftwerk later in the year.

It’s been a busy day for the band as they also announced a world-wide tour today. The band will play dates across the US, the UK and Europe, as well as festivals all around the world. Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday 12th of April, although they are available earlier for anyone pre-ordering the album.

A Bath Full Of Ecstasy Track Listing.
1.     Melody of Love
2.     Spell
3.     Bath Full of Ecstasy
4.     Echo
5.     Hungry Child
6.     Positive
7.     Why Does My Mind
8.     Clear Blue Skies
9.     No God

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/hot-chip-unveil-new-single-hungry-child/feed/ 0 Bluedot Festival Reveals ‘First Wave of Headliners’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/bluedot-festival-reveals-first-wave-of-headliners/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/bluedot-festival-reveals-first-wave-of-headliners/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:48:09 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=9778 50 years ago, on the 20th of June 1969, human life first set foot on the Moon. 50 years on Bluedot are honouring this momentous occasion with a music, science and culture festival at Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire. This morning, they confirmed their ‘first wave’ of headliners. Joining previously announced Kraftwerk are headliners New Order and Hot Chip.

Bluedot Festival have a five part ‘mission statement’. “To inspire and entertain. To explore the frontiers of human advancement. To celebrate science and the exploration of the universe. To explore collaborations in science, culture, art and technology. To highlight the fragility of planet Earth”. In an interview with The Manchester Evening News the organisers explained how pleased they are with the line up, and the mixture of bands, artists and scientists. 

Kraftwork, with a 3D DJ set, were announced as the first headliners October and Saturday only day tickets were already sold out before this afternoon’s announcement. Today however was the first chance anyone got to see the beginnings of a complete line up, leaving fans ecstatic and artists honoured to be playing. With such a wide range of artists, both new and classic, the festival is hoping to cater for all tastes, and it seems that even the artists playing are excited about the other headliners.

 The festival however isn’t just about music, there are a selection of ‘Dot Talks'; interactive talks and discussions, from academics and scientists, including Liz Bonnin and Tom Shakespeare. A late night futuristic dance arena called ‘Orbit’. The ‘Mission Control’ area, where in the day scholars and speakers will give larger talks and in the night time legendary DJs will play, this year’s DJ selection include Jay Orbison and Craig Charles. There will be separate Space and Stars pavillions, and a Science Field, all designed to educate people on the cosmos and our universe. There is even a dedicated stargazing area, equipt with telescopes and experts to guide visitors through the night sky. For the music lovers however a full spotify playlist of the artists featured at Bluedot festival 2019 has been curated by the festival organisers.

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