The Story of Bluedot Festival in Fifty Photographs
11 July 2017, 19:00
Photography by
Mike Hughes
We take you on a musical and scientific adventure to Jodrell Bank for this year’s Bluedot Festival in fifty fantastic pictures capturing the magic, with Alt-J, Warpaint, Meilyr Jones, Ezra Furman, Pixies, Charlotte Carpenter, Dream Wife and many more. Photos by Mike Hughes.
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![Alt J Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes5](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Alt-J_Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes5.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144054&s=b1d00305f2e9fc9193da29f1e76a3b9c)
![Alt J Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes18](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Alt-J__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes18.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144056&s=1d0f7ca3c4015f21b219eb4aa0b0739a)
![Alt J Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes17](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Alt-J__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes17.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144057&s=e265f1bcd85c1626f608bc5d31a020c5)
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![Warpaint Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes13](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Warpaint__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes13.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144061&s=2bcfa50e811f778fa50334c746de520a)
![Warpaint Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes14](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Warpaint__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes14.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144062&s=7f0bb850fb307a4522b6cb299bfdb798)
![Warpaint Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes16](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Warpaint__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes16.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144065&s=0efe70c42ba27f80b0fc0de22faa8c84)
![Warpaint Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes15](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Warpaint__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes15.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144066&s=6ac19bc32a6c785fc6ef88aa277d50ea)
![Meilyr Jones Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes35](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Meilyr_Jones__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes35.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144068&s=846264242d6abf42cbaa67f86b0bc8a6)
![Ezra Furman and the Boyfriends Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes45](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Ezra_Furman_and_the_Boyfriends__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes45.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144071&s=7d43c759e2a136e87ffe8631889b42fe)
![Ezra Furman and the Boyfriends Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes44](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Ezra_Furman_and_the_Boyfriends__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes44.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144072&s=fc9753f8b4e5c442ee30de59cded9aac)
![Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes23](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes23.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144074&s=184d9a90d56b84f00e022c49955eba71)
![Charlotte Carpenter portrait Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes20](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Charlotte_Carpenter_portrait__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes20.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144075&s=2f720db93d22e2052dcbe1d0285b66f1)
![Charlotte Carpenter Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes31](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Charlotte_Carpenter__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes31.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144076&s=1355edcb66af32de8047bfebc552436a)
![Pixies Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes48](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Pixies__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes48.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144077&s=7bcc51ba152519f24cb5830c5dba6d2d)
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![Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes36](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes36.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144084&s=d664e9c660fc4d9d5c07eb8fa784090d)
![Dream Wife Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes26](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Dream_Wife__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes26.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144085&s=cbd0d91365eaca73f91c09a4517d77ff)
![Dream Wife Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes27](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Dream_Wife__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes27.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144087&s=76ebffe073866cc2acdee48cec0fbb10)
![Astronomy with Tim O Brien Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes1](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Astronomy_with_Tim_OBrien_Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144089&s=26d099dc86f64e1deee178f1132d4499)
![Goldfrapp Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes32](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Goldfrapp_Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes32.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144092&s=97e494438d53e4abad065632639476d0)
![Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes25](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes25.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144093&s=4425ef9e67f55ee2dccac1232242ec5d)
![James Smith of Post War Glamour Girls Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes22](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/James_Smith_of_Post_War_Glamour_Girls__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes22.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144094&s=faaaa1c679764fab02c0c3e6d04ea691)
![Post War Glamour Girls Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes50](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Post_War_Glamour_Girls__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes50.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144096&s=0c831f36ec79a63e7d4561852f8e43ca)
![Post War Glamour Girls Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes30](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Post_War_Glamour_Girls__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes30.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144097&s=412dae55595df570ade229b99cc7ce4b)
![Anna Meredith Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes11](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Anna_Meredith__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes11.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144098&s=356d9cec7b7a697c208a959c1df9dfdf)
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![Flamingods Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes10](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Flamingods__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes10.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144101&s=3b83b5ed29ad59dda03d436fe99a87f1)
![Hawkwind Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes6](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Hawkwind__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes6.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144107&s=1039aac43d03742832767e3db6d51c40)
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![Jane Weaver Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes42](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Jane_Weaver__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes42.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144110&s=b7e06133f0f61ff847a7f06dd555365f)
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![Josefin Ohrn Bluedot 1](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/Josefin_Ohrn_Bluedot_1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144114&s=2e88bb153c6c2678f7d52362fb39306e)
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![The Whyte Horses Experience Bluedot Cheshire July 2017 Mike Hughes3](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-bluedot-festival-in-fifty-photographs/The_Whyte_Horses_Experience__Bluedot__Cheshire__July_2017__Mike_Hughes3.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648144141&s=c67fdbc941d477fa8eba4f0c27afa871)
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