Artists: Kraftwerk / 808 State / Jarvis Cocker introducing JARV IS / Tim O’Brien / Sunda Arc / Easy Star All-Stars

Venue: Bluedot [2019], Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire

Date: 20.7.19

A dream gig and one to tick off the bucket list, as Kraftwerk played in the impressive presence of Jodrell Bank’s Lovell telescope at Bluedot Festival 2019.

As far as festivals go, this was a fairly intimate gathering, blending music and science to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and first moon landing.

Jarvis Cocker premiered his new JARV IS project. Kraftwerk were as precise as expected with 3D visuals and crystal-clear sound for a career spanning set. 808 State finished things with a late night set in the dance tent.

Kraftwerk Setlist: Numbers / Computer World / It’s More Fun to Compute / Home Computer / Computer Love / The Man-Machine / Spacelab / The Model / Autobahn / Geiger Counter / Radioactivity / Tour de France / Prologue / Étape 1 / Chrono / Étape 2 / Trans-Europe Express / Metal on Metal / Abzug / The Robots / Boing Boom Tschak / Techno Pop / Musique Non Stop