The Rewind Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Temple Island Meadows, Remenham, Berkshire near Henley-on-Thames, England, Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire, England, and Scone Palace, Perthshire in Scotland. It was first held in August 2009.
Originally called "80s Rewind Festival", it 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.
Since its 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.
In 2019 the capacities of the festivals were Scotland: 30,000, South: 40,000, and North: 20,000.
80s 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 Kim Wilde Rick Astley Bananarama Billy Ocean Belinda Carlisle (also of The Go-Go's) Kid Creole Heaven 17 Doctor and the Medics Cutting Crew Hue & Cry Toyah Willcox (of Toyah) The Real Thing China CrisisGloria Gaynor Sister Sledge ABC Paul Young Go West Midge Ure (of Visage and Ultravox) Howard Jones Nik Kershaw T'Pau The Christians The Blockheads and Phill Jupitus Chas & Dave
Rewind Festival 2010 The second 1980s Rewind Festival took place on 20, 21 & 22 August 2010. The line-up for this event was announced on Thursday 28 January 2010. The event featured a 1980s fancy dress theme using costumes supplied by sponsor Jokers' Masquerade.
Saturday Sunday Boy George (of Culture Club) Rick Astley Level 42 Jimmy Somerville (of Bronski Beat and The Communards) The Weather Girls T'Pau Kajagoogoo Heaven 17 Imagination Curiosity Killed the Cat Altered Images Modern RomanceTony Hadley (of Spandau Ballet) with ABCand Go West Marc Almond (of Soft Cell) Björn Again Midge Ure Kid Creole and the Coconuts Chesney Hawkes 10cc Hazel O'Connor Odyssey Johnny Hates Jazz The Beat
Rewind Festival 2011
The third 1980s Rewind Festival held two separate concerts. A number of additional attractions were included at the festival:
Weekend camp site Firework displays Theme bars Silent disco The Big Sing Live karaoke stage
Perth date The Scottish 1980s Rewind Festival took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on the 29, 30 and 31 July 2011.
Saturday running order Sunday running order Bags of Rock The Beat The Bluebells Hue & Cry Billy Ocean Cutting Crew Hazel O'Connor T'Pau Kid Creole Go West ABC Bananarama Tony Hadley & Rick Astley Modern Romance China Crisis The Real Thing Imagination Fiction Factory Toyah Doctor and the Medics Heaven 17 Nik Kershaw Howard Jones Kim Wilde The Human League
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.
Saturday running order Sunday running order The Real Thing Earth Wind & Fire Experience feat. Al McKay Haircut One Hundred Billy Ocean Fiction Factory Katrina and the Waves Bucks Fizz ABC Howard Jones Bananarama Village People Holly Johnson (of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) China Crisis Hue & Cry Average White Band UB40 Toyah Willcox Brother Beyond Captain Sensible Go West Candi Staton Nik Kershaw Kim Wilde The Human League
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.
Saturday running order Sunday running order Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers Right Said Fred Limahl (of Kajagoogoo) Average White Band Katrina Leskanich (of Katrina and the Waves) Chesney Hawkes Sinitta Go West Five Star Midge Ure Jimmy Somerville Big Country (replacement for Ali Campbell's UB40)The Christians The Straits (Dire Straits tribute) The Lightning Seeds Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse Altered Images Wang Chung John Parr Roland Gift (of Fine Young Cannibals) ABC Marc Almond Village People Holly Johnson
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.
Saturday running order Sunday running order Grandmaster Flash Right Said Fred Soul II Soul The Bangles Doctor and the Medics Sinitta Starship Heather Small (of Hot House and M People) Five Star Jimmy Somerville Rick Astley Kool & the GangThe Christians The Straits The Lightning Seeds Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse Wang Chung John Parr T'Pau Midge Ure Roland Gift Marc Almond Tony Hadley OMD
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.
Saturday running order Sunday running order Red Hot Chilli Pipers Howard Jones Soul II Soul Mike & the Mechanics Odyssey Captain Sensible Starship A Flock of Seagulls Heather Small Rick Astley Kim Wilde Ali Campbell's UB40The Blow Monkeys The Blockheads Al McKay Allstars (performing the Earth, Wind & Fire Experience) Level 42 Cutting Crew Sonia The Flying Pickets Nik Kershaw Jason Donovan Belinda Carlisle Tony Hadley The Human League (replacement for OMD)
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.
Saturday running order Sunday running order Steve Augeri (former lead singer of Journey) The Flying Pickets Chesney Hawkes The Blow Monkeys Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel The Sugarhill Gang Heaven 17 Then Jerico Nik Kershaw Billy Ocean Kim Wilde The B-52'sMatt Bianco Cutting Crew Sonia Imagination (featuring Leee John) Aswad The Orchestra (former members of Electric Light Orchestra) Belinda Carlisle Go West Blancmange Paul Carrack ABC The Pointer Sisters
Rewind Festival 2014 For 2014, there were three festivals held due to the success from previous years.
Perth date The Rewind Festival in Scotland took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 18, 19 and 20 July 2014.
Saturday running order Sunday running orderThe Sugar Hill Gang Nick Heyward Björn Again 10cc Doctor and the Medics Cheryl, Mike & Jay formerly of Bucks Fizz Steve Augeri former lead singer of Journey Heaven 17 Midge Ure Go West Jimmy Somerville Billy OceanMatt Bianco The South The Selecter The Boomtown Rats Johnny Hates Jazz The Christians T'Pau Blancmange Roland Gift ABC Marc Almond Daryl Hall and John Oates
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.
Saturday running order Sunday running orderFrom The Jam Nick Heyward Mike and the Mechanics Level 42 Johnny Hates Jazz Wang Chung Martha Wash The Original Weather Girl Jason Donovan Sister Sledge Marc Almond Rick Astley Holly JohnsonThe South Howard Jones UB40 The Boomtown Rats Hazel O'Connor Hugh Cornwell A Flock Of Seagulls Bonnie Tyler Roland Gift Jimmy Somerville Tony Hadley Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey
Capesthorne Hall The Rewind Festival North took place at Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire on 29, 30 and 31 August 2014.
Saturday running order Sunday running orderBilly 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 MedicsHolly Johnson Level 42 Tony Hadley Midge Ure Heaven 17 Roland Gift The Beat The Straits T'Pau China Crisis Toyah Sonia
Rewind Festival 2015 Perth date The Rewind Festival in Scotland took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 24, 25, and 26 July 2015.
Saturday running order Sunday running order From The Jam Kid Creole & the Coconuts Howard Jones The Orchestra Wang Chung Altered Images Hugh Cornwell Imagination (featuring Leee John) Five Star Jimmy Somerville Bananarama Tom Bailey Hue and Cry Aswad Paul Carrack Sister Sledge Toyah Willcox Dave Edmunds Hazel O'Connor Joe Lynn Turner Belinda Carlisle Nik Kershaw Kim Wilde Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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.
Saturday running order Sunday running order Billy Ocean Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Kim Wilde Slim Jim Phantom (of Stray Cats) ABC Belinda Carlisle Black Box Go West Joe Lynn Turner (from Rainbow) Hot Chocolate Kid Creole and the Coconuts Altered Images Hue & Cry Soul II Soul The Selecter British Electric Foundation (Martyn Ware) Glenn Gregory (of Heaven 17) M (Robin Scott) Thomas Dolby Eddi Reader (of Fairground Attraction) Peter Hook (of Joy Division and New Order) Shingai Shoniwa (of Noisettes) T'Pau Midge Ure (also of Ultravox) Dave Edmunds Nik Kershaw Bananarama The Human League DJ Rusty Egan supplied music during the intervals.
Rewind Festival 2016 Perth date The Rewind Festival in Scotland took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 23, 23, and 24 July 2016, and was headlined by Holly Johnson on Saturday and Adam Ant on Sunday.
Saturday line up Sunday line up Holly Johnson Tony Hadley Rick Astley Marc Almond Average White Band Go West Leo Sayer The Beat Snap! Hazell Dean Living in a Box The Bluebells Adam Ant Big Country Midge Ure ABC Stray Cats' Slim Jim Phantom Roland Gift Annabella's Bow Wow Wow Toyah China Crisis British Electric Foundation featuring: (i) Thomas Dolby (ii) Mari Wilson (iii) Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory (iv) The Farm's Peter Hooton (v) Noisettes' Shingai Shoniwa
Rewind North The 2016 will be held at Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire from 5, 6, 7 August 2016.
Saturday line up Sunday line upAdam Ant Marc Almond UB40 Midge Ure Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) Go West Lloyd Cole & The Leopards Snap Annabella's Bow Wow Wow From the Jam Doctor & the Medics Hazell Dean Thomson Twins' Tom Bailey Rick Astley Earth, Wind & Fire Experience Paul Carrack Nik Kershaw Jason Donovan of The Christians Hazel O'Connor Rainbow's Joe Lynn Turner British Electric Foundation featuring: (i) The Noisettes' Shingai Shoniwa (ii) Joy Division's Peter Hook (iii) Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory (iv) Thomas Dolby (v) Mari Wilson
Henley-on-Thames The Rewind Festival South took place at Temple Island Meadows, Remenham Farm, Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames on 19, 20 and 21 August 2016.
Saturday running order Sunday line upTony Hadley with the Southbank Sinfonia The Real Thing Lloyd Cole and the Leopards The Trevor Horn Band (with Lol Creme) Toyah Willcox (of Toyah) Hazell Dean Penny Ford (of Snap!) Jennie Matthias (of The Belle Stars) Leo Sayer Jimmy Somerville Rick Astley Andy Bell (of Erasure) DJ Rusty Egan supplied music during the intervals.The Blockheads The Beat Earth Wind & Fire Experience Feat The Al McKay All Stars British Electric Foundation- Jaki Graham, Mari Wilson, The Farm's Peter Hooton, The Lotus Eaters, Claudia Bruken, Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory Living in a Box Annabella of Bow Wow Wow Roland Gift Marc Almond Adam Ant DJ Rusty Egan supplied music during the intervals.
Rewind Festival 2017 Rewind Scotland The Rewind Festival in Scotland took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 21, 22, and 23 July 2017, and was headlined by The Human League on the Saturday and Billy Ocean on the Sunday.
Saturday line up Sunday line up The Human League Heather Small Nik Kershaw Go West Chesney Hawkes