French music producer Jean-Michel Jarre will headline a three-day 'festival of discovery' at Jodrell Bank this summer.

From July 22-24, the Macclesfield observatory will play host to the Bluedot festival, an event 'unlike any on earth', which promises to fuse a complex mix of artists, speakers, scientists and performers.

Heading the music bill with a UK festival exclusive will be legendary musician Jean-Michel Jarre , renowned for his revolutionary electronic compositions that gave rise to a generation of experimentialists.

He will be joined by psych-electronica pioneers Caribou and electro band Underworld who are known for their unforgettable live performances.

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Created by From the Fields - the team behind Kendal Calling, Forgotten Fields and Live from Jodrell Bank - Bluedot promises to be something 'new and very different'.

Attendees can expect an array of talent from across the scientific, literary and arts communities with five distinct arenas featuring space orchestras, talks, screenings, lectures, comedy and debates.

There will also be a vast spectrum of hands-on activities including the Luminarium, art installations, robot workshops, a planetarium, the Galaxy Garden, pulsar hunting and graphene making classes.

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Festival director Ben Robinson promised the festival would be 'something special'.

“Bluedot is a brand new festival with a mandate to deliver a festival like nothing else on earth with a stellar programme of music, science, art, film and technology.

“Securing an amazing line-up like this in our first year is a massive coup – but bluedot isn’t just about the music, having The Infinite Monkey Cage at the festival with Brian and Robin is going to be a real highlight.

“We have a lot more still to announce including our full science and culture programme and some more big name acts that we feel will really fit the ethos of what we are trying to achieve with Bluedot – a forum where music, science and the arts can really come together," he added.

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Other artists featuring on the first wave of the line-up are electro-rock darlings Everything Everything, art-rock archivists Public Service Broadcasting, neo-psychedelic titans Mercury Rev and folk experimentalist Steve Mason.

And the late-night electronic line-up promises to be equally impressive with the initial bill including Erol Alkan and Richard Norris’ electro-house alter egos Beyond the Wizards Sleeve, Hessle Audio founder Ben UFO and turntable maestro DJ Yoda with many more still to be announced.

Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage with Prof Brian Cox and Robin Ince will be recording live from the festival, asking some of science’s biggest questions in what organisers say will be one of the festival's highlights.

A full science and culture programme will be announced soon.

Full weekend camping and day tickets go on sale on Wedensday, March 16 at 9am. Weekend tickets start at £119 and day tickets start from £35. The full schedule will be announced in the coming weeks but in the meantime, more information can be found at www.discoverthebluedot.com.