Rewind – The 80s Music Festival
aaamusic | On 21, Mar 2012
Rewind – The 80s Music Festival
Henley-on-Thames from 17th – 19th August 2012
Rewind – The 80s Festival returns for its fourth year from Friday 17th August – Sunday 19th August at Temple Island Meadows, Henley-on-Thames. As with last year’s unforgettable concert performances and audience participation celebrations, this year’s Rewind Festival includes another incredible live outdoor line-up of the crème de la crème of 80s recording artists/performers.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 9am on Friday 27th January. Full details on ticket outlets and prices are available from the official website – www.rewindfestival.com.
This year’s line-up will feature the legendary Kool & The Gang on Saturday 18th August, and synth pop pioneers OMD on Sunday 19th August. Other highlights include rare performances from The Bangles, Grandmaster Flash, Adam Ant, Soul II Soul, plus the reformed original line-up of Five Star. Also appearing in anticipation of British medal success at the London 2012 Olympics are Heather Small (Proud, Search for the Hero) and Tony Hadley (Gold), plus Starship, Rick Astley, T’Pau, Wang Chung, Marc Almond, Roland Gift, Sinitta, Right Said Fred, Lightning Seeds and many more.
In addition to the unforgettable jam-packed August weekend of 80s music, Rewind Festival will also features loads of additional highlights ranging from Silent Discos to Live Karaoke bars along with Camping and Glamping (Glamorous Camping) options.
New to the festival in 2012 will be Jamie Oliver’s “Fabulous Feasts” and “The Grand Palace of Entertainment” (as seen on Channel 5’s Fairground Attraction); converted into an acoustic and comedy bar. For those festival goers who want a little extra comfort, we also have new for 2012 the ultimate in festival toilets – When Nature Calls – featuring the state of the art vacuum flush toilets, warm hand wash and uniformed attendants.
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Saturday 18th August Kool & The Gang The Bangles Grandmaster Flash |
Sunday 19th August OMD Lightning Seeds Adam Ant |
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Rick Astley Soul II Soul |
Marc Almond Tony Hadley |
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Five Star |
Midge Ure |
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Jimmy Somerville Starship |
Roland Gift The Straits |
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Heather Small |
Wang Chung |
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Right Said Fred |
John Parr |
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Sinitta |
T’Pau |
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Doctor & The Medics |
The Christians |
Tickets on sale at 9am on Friday 27th January
Originally launched at Henley-on-Thames in 2009, Rewind The 80s Festival boasts the biggest line-up of 80s artists in the world, and in its first three years has featured such iconic 80s names as: Holly Johnson, Human League, Gloria Gaynor, Kim Wilde, Boy George, Village People, Bananarama, Billy Ocean, Ali Campbell’s UB40 and many more.
Rewind Festival in Henley-on-Thames has proven to be so popular, 2011 saw the launch of its sister festival “Rewind Scotland” at Scone Palace in Perth in July and Rewind South Africa will take place in February 2012. As with the previous incarnations of the Rewind Festival, the Henley weekend is due to sell out in advance, attracting in excess of 40,000 people.
For an exclusive video preview of the artists, on Wednesday 25th January at 20:30, tune into “Fast Forward to Rewind Henley” on Vintage TV (Sky 369 and Freesat 515).
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