Bluedot Festival organisers confirm 2021 cancellation


Paul Bachmann / Live4ever

Paul Bachmann / Live4ever




Bluedot Festival cancelled in 2020 with Björk, Groove Armada and Metronomy all set to headline.

The mixed response from UK festivals to the potential easing of lockdown restrictions as we head into the summer has continued with Bluedot Festival organisers confirming their event will be one of those not taking place this year.

“The challenges of putting an event on at this time led us to ask for your feedback recently, and your suggestions and preferences are a large factor in our decision – you are as much part of bluedot as the artists, speakers and performers,” a statement reads.

“The responses to our survey suggested clearly that compromises in your weekend such as changing the layout or line-up or moving to a new weekend would have been disappointing and unacceptable.”

“We explored these changes to give us the best possible chance to return. Following your feedback, it became clear that keeping the same festival on the same weekend would have been the only option that meets the expectations we and you and our partners all share for the festival.”

“However, due to a lack of government support around insurance for events such as ours, the risks are too great. Despite continuous calls from our industry over the past six months the Government have refused to step up and provide us with protection via a Government-backed insurance scheme.”

“Without such a scheme, which would have provided us with security, the overwhelming risk and high upfront costs for us to hold bluedot this year are sadly just too high.”


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