Rewind Festival

This article is about the original UK-based Rewind 80s Festival. For the Australian version, see Rewind 80s Festival Australia.
Rewind festival
Dates 22–24 June 2016
5–7 August 2016
19–21 August 2016
Location(s) Scone Palace, Scotland, United Kingdom; Capesthorne Hall, England and Henley-on-Thames, England
Years active 2009–onwards
Website
www.rewindfestival.com

The Rewind Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Temple Island Meadows, Remenham, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire, England, and Scone Palace, Perthshire in Scotland. It was first held in August 2009.

Rewind showcases bands and solo artists that had success in the 1980s and as such is also known as the 80's Rewind Festival. As well as music, in 2009 the site also featured a fun fair, street entertainment and artists from The Comedy Store.

The festival is run by The Rival Organisation and Into The Groove, and was started after the success of one-off 1980s retro shows of previous years.[1]

Since it creation a number of additional attractions were included at the festival, including a weekend camp site, glamping, firework displays, theme bars, silent disco, roller disco, the Big Sing, live karaoke stage, and the Friday night welcome party.

Rewind Festival 2009

The initial edition took place on the 21, 22 and 23 August 2009. Acts playing include Kim Wilde, Rick Astley, Gloria Gaynor and Sister Sledge.

Saturday Sunday

Rewind Festival 2010

The second 1980s Rewind Festival took place on the 20, 21 & 22 August 2010. The line-up for this event was announced on Thursday 28 January 2010.[2] The event featured an 1980s fancy dress theme using costumes supplied by sponsor Jokers' Masquerade.[3]

Saturday Sunday

Rewind Festival 2011

The third 1980s Rewind Festival held two separate concerts. A number of additional attractions were included at the festival:

Perth date

The Scottish 1980s Rewind Festival took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on the 29, 30 and 31 July 2011.

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Henley-on-Thames date

The English 1980s Rewind Festival took place at Temple Island Meadows, Remenham Farm, Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames on 19, 20 and 21 August 2011.

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Rewind Festival 2012

The fourth 1980s Rewind Festival was held on two separate occasions to provide concerts for both Scotland and England.

Perth date

The Scottish 1980s Rewind Festival took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 20, 21 and 22 July 2012.

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Henley-on-Thames date

The English 1980s Rewind Festival took place at Temple Island Meadows, Remenham Farm, Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames on 17, 18 and 19 August 2012.

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Rewind Festival 2013

Perth date

The Scottish Rewind Festival took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 26th, 27 and 28 July 2013.

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Henley-on-Thames date

The English Rewind Festival took place at Temple Island Meadows, Remenham Farm, Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames on 16, 17 and 18 August 2013.

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Rewind Festival 2014

For 2014, there will be three festivals held after its success from previous years.[4]

Perth date

The Rewind Festival in Scotland took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 18, 19 and 20 July 2014.

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Henley-on-Thames date

The Rewind Festival South took place at Temple Island Meadows, Remenham Farm, Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames on 15, 16 and 17 August 2014.

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Capesthorne Hall

The Rewind Festival North took place at Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire on 29, 30 and 31 August 2014.

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  • Billy Ocean
  • Mike + The Mechanics
  • Rick Astley
  • Jimmy Somerville
  • Marc Almond
  • Go West
  • Nik Kershaw
  • Björn Again
  • Nick Heyward
  • The Real Thing
  • Cutting Crew
  • Dr & The Medics
  • Holly Johnson
  • Level 42
  • Tony Hadley
  • Midge Ure
  • Heaven 17
  • Roland Gift
  • The Beat
  • The Straits
  • T'Pau
  • China Crisis
  • Toyah
  • Sonia

Rewind Festival 2015

For 2015, there will be as in previous years, three festivals held after its success from previous years.[5]

Perth date

The Rewind Festival in Scotland took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 24, 25, and 26 July 2015.

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Henley-on-Thames date

The Rewind Festival South took place at Temple Island Meadows, Remenham Farm, Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames on 21, 22 and 23 August 2015.

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International expansion to South Africa, Australia, United Arab Emirates and Thailand

In 2011, the festival expanded to Australia. However, the first attempt met with failure after a change of venue and loss of overseas artists due to lack of work permits.

Since 2012, the festival has expanded internationally to three venues in South Africa (including Cape Town and Johannesburg in 2012, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban in 2015), one in United Arab Emirates (Dubai), and one in Thailand (Bangkok).[6]


See also

References

  1. ↑ "UK Music. » Blog Archive The Man Behind The 80′s Rewind Festival | UK Music". Music.co.uk. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  2. ↑ "Rewind Festival". Rewind Festival. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  3. ↑ "Press Releases – Jokers' Masquerade Sponsor Rewind Festival 2010". Findthefilm.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Rewind Festival". Rewind Festival. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  5. ↑ http://www.rewindfestival.com/news/
  6. ↑ Gaunt, Jeremy (2013-08-15). "Rewind Festival sells '80s pop from English countryside to Asia | Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.

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