Press Release
Source: Noble PR
Rewind The ’80s Music Festival, the world’s first and biggest ’80s music festival, returns with three amazing U.K. festivals for summer 2020. Tickets for all festivals go on sale at 10am on Thursday 30th January 2020 via the official festival website HERE.
Rewind Scotland will celebrate its 10-year-anniversary at Scone Palace in Perth from Friday 17th – Sunday 19th July 2020. On Friday 31st July 2020, Rewind North returns to Capesthorne Hall in Macclesfield and concludes on Sunday 2nd August 2020. Last, but not least, Rewind South will round up the ’80s summer celebrating everything 80s at Temples Island Meadows in Henley-on-Thames from Friday 14th – 16th August 2020.
All three festivals will close on Saturday with Jimmy Somerville’s Big Band-Tastic Boogie – a show especially created for the festivals – and Wet Wet Wet on the Sunday. The festival will also see performances by Billy Ocean, Bananarama, Trevor Horn Band, Nick Heyward, Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals, Hue And Cry, Grandmaster Flash, The Christians, Pete Wylie – The Mighty Wah! and John Parr.
Each festival will be opened by a unique show celebrating 50 years since the formation of one of the world’s greatest rock bands – Queen. Queen Symphonic features a full symphony orchestra, a fantastic rock band and four soloist’s from the international productions of the musical We Will Rock You performing some of Queen’s greatest hits.
Rewind Scotland’s stellar anniversary line-up is completed by Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Heather Small, Shalamar featuring Howard Hewett, Jeffrey Daniel & Carolyn Griffey, Limahl, From The Jam, The Blow Monkeys, Altered Images, T’Pau, and Owen Paul.
At Rewind North, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Heather Small, Shalamar featuring Howard Hewett, Jeffrey Daniel & Carolyn Griffey, Nik Kershaw, Heaven 17, Go West, Altered Images, Katrina From Katrina & The Waves, and China Crisis will play on the main stage.
Audiences at Rewind South will see additional performances by Soul II Soul, Go West, Nik Kershaw, Cutting Crew, Peter Hook & The Light, Limahl, Captain Sensible, Aswad and Katrina From Katrina & The Waves.
Rewind Festival is the biggest party of the summer and is back in all its neon coloured and fancy-dress glory with a brand-new street food area with a great range of festival culinary treats cooked fresh for you.
Also new in 2020 are Club Tropicana – “the drinks aren’t free” – our ’80’s club in a massive big top featuring a host of star DJs over the weekend and the Electro Picture Lounge where you can chill out watching classic ’80’s videos, documentaries and classic 80s film footage.
Back by popular demand are the infamous Inflatable Church as well as the Silent Disco.
Rounding up an unforgettable weekend are the camping and glamping options alongside theme bars, fancy dress, funfair, theme bars, a kid zone and of course fireworks plus much more!
Come back to the ’80s with us this summer!
