Blue Dot Festival

[Gilgamesh69]

So has there been any indication for when we might get a lineup announcement for this? We've already got some July festivals, as well as ones even later. So hoping it'll be soon...

[Gilgamesh69]

They're releasing a six episode podcast, starting this Friday. Wonder if they'll have any news about the festival?

[Gilgamesh69]

[retromoz]

I think this is where most medium sized festivals are at. It all depends on when the  govt decide when we are allowed to play, how the vaccine rollout is affecting the infection rates etc etc.

I would guess its 50/50, innit.

[steviewevie]

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Edited February 4, 2021 by steviewevie
wrong thread!

[Memory Man]

50/50 more like 10/90 - this wont happen

[eastynh]

On 2/6/2021 at 9:22 AM, Memory Man said:

50/50 more like 10/90 - this wont happen

 

[croiz]

With max daily attendance of 20k, I reckon those odds are a bit harsh. I'd go 50/50! Optimism perhaps.... already got tickets!

[Gilgamesh69]

They've got a survey, one of the questions is: "

5. Evidence shows the later bluedot takes place, the more chance we have of vaccines being widely distributed and enabling us to put on the festival.

If bluedot were to take place later in the summer which weekends would you be able to attend?"

 

Perhaps looking at moving?

[dotdash79]

We have a list of events on our wall we are attending.  at the start of the year I put everything before bluedot at unlikely to happen, and everything after likely to happen. Bluedot was 50/50 

[Joshuwarr]

What is the vibe of Blue Dot? 

[Gilgamesh69]

6 minutes ago, Joshuwarr said:

What is the vibe of Blue Dot? 

Quite family friendly, but its good. People will still be dancing and having a good time, but just don't expect a weekend of pure hedonism.

[steviewevie]

17 hours ago, Joshuwarr said:

What is the vibe of Blue Dot? 

geeky.

I love it.

[Joshuwarr]

19 hours ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Quite family friendly, but its good. People will still be dancing and having a good time, but just don't expect a weekend of pure hedonism.

 

3 hours ago, steviewevie said:

geeky.

I love it.

Thanks. The website alone intrigued me 🙂

[dingbat2]

On 2/24/2021 at 10:22 PM, Joshuwarr said:

What is the vibe of Blue Dot? 

Its very family friendly, if you have kids interested in science/space stuff its absolutely brilliant. Also good if you like a bit of electronica as well I think, just check some of the line ups! Not really a 'get lashed every night' sort of festival, but it is a wonderful festival, a very chilled vibe, my kids loved going, we went to the first 2 but couldn't go to the next 2 due to in being during term-time. We had tickets for 2020 as it was back during the holidays, but.....

[eastynh]

Well I have relented and bought a ticket.

[Memory Man]

Cant see this going ahead on its original dates, if it happens it will surely be going back to august at least

cant think off hand of anything major that is announced for this weekend or earlier its just too risky. Which i assume is what the delay is.

As organisers do kendal as well they’ll be having to juggle with that too

Edited March 23, 2021 by Memory Man

[dotdash79]

I don’t think this is happening, it’s too international. I think they will struggle to get acts or speakers. 
 

I wouldn’t be overly please if the keynote speakers were on zoom. 

[jannybruck]

Bjork's Icelandic orchestral shows moved back to August/September, which isn't looking good for this staying early summer.

[Gilgamesh69]

1 hour ago, dotdash79 said:

I don’t think this is happening, it’s too international. I think they will struggle to get acts or speakers. 
 

I wouldn’t be overly please if the keynote speakers were on zoom. 

Pffft. It's almost like maybe this year they could have mostly Uk acts, and as for speakers that may not be  a problem; USA is actually doing fairly well with vaccinations so some could still possibly come over.

 

48 minutes ago, jannybruck said:

Bjork's Icelandic orchestral shows moved back to August/September, which isn't looking good for this staying early summer.

Except that's more of  a side thing for charity and not really a good indicator of her plans for Blue Dot

[jannybruck]

2 hours ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Except that's more of  a side thing for charity and not really a good indicator of her plans for Blue Dot

They were meant to be looped together with rescheduled EU headline dates in June, which now don't seem to be happening either, and I can't see her just doing Blue Dot at the beginning of the summer and then nothing until September.

We'll see anyway, I do hope it goes ahead but think it's way more iffy compared to the others this summer.

Edited March 27, 2021 by jannybruck

[eastynh]

My concern with this now is that Kendal has already announced. Bluedot is the week before and still no news. Bluedot is also harder to sell out.

[Memory Man]

It will go back to august or sept if possible and be pulled if not. Thats the only logical conclusion at this stage.

[Gilgamesh69]

42 minutes ago, Memory Man said:

It will go back to august or sept if possible and be pulled if not. Thats the only logical conclusion at this stage.

But Latitude  and WOMAD have said theyre still happening, and that's on the same weekend

[Memory Man]

Latitude has a bottomless pit of money (festival republic) and womad are trying to run a world music festival with only local artists....

my feeling is if the roadmap went back then this weekend is massively at risk as its less than 5 weeks from the 21st june

they can try but its a big risk, and i feel the organisers will also see it that way. As previously posted can you see bjork and an orchestra here by mid july? Theres a reason every festival is moving to late august early september if they can. But depends how flexible each venue is prepared to be on a date.

Plus they were polling ticket holders on later weekends they could possibly move to. Everything points to a date move or a roll to 2022. As of today it is less than 4 months away and nothing beyond 3 rolled over headliners are announced and they’ve said very little. 

Edited March 29, 2021 by Memory Man