Rewind Festival


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.
SaturdaySunday

  • Kim Wilde
  • Rick Astley
  • Bananarama
  • Billy Ocean
  • Belinda Carlisle
  • Kid Creole
  • Heaven 17
  • Doctor and the Medics
  • Cutting Crew
  • Hue & Cry
  • Toyah Willcox
  • The Real Thing
  • China Crisis
  • Gloria Gaynor
  • Sister Sledge
  • ABC
  • Paul Young
  • Go West
  • Midge Ure
  • 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.
    SaturdaySunday

    • Boy George
    • Rick Astley
    • Level 42
    • Jimmy Somerville
    • The Weather Girls
    • T'Pau
    • Kajagoogoo
    • Heaven 17
    • Imagination
    • Curiosity Killed the Cat
    • Altered Images
    • Modern Romance
  • Tony Hadley with ABC
  • and Go West
    • Marc Almond
    • 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 orderSunday running order

  • 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 orderSunday running order

  • 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 orderSunday running order

    • Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers
    • Right Said Fred
    • Limahl
    • Average White Band
    • Katrina Leskanich
    • Chesney Hawkes
    • Sinitta
    • Go West
    • Five Star
    • Midge Ure
    • Jimmy Somerville
    • Big Country
  • The Christians
  • The Straits
  • The Lightning Seeds
  • Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse
  • Altered Images
  • Wang Chung
  • John Parr
  • Roland Gift
  • 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 orderSunday running order

    • Grandmaster Flash
    • Right Said Fred
    • Soul II Soul
    • The Bangles
    • Doctor and the Medics
    • Sinitta
    • Starship
    • Heather Small
    • Five Star
    • Jimmy Somerville
    • Rick Astley
    • Kool & the Gang
  • The 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 orderSunday 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 UB40
  • The Blow Monkeys
  • The Blockheads
  • Al McKay Allstars
  • Level 42
  • Cutting Crew
  • Sonia
  • The Flying Pickets
  • Nik Kershaw
  • Jason Donovan
  • Belinda Carlisle
  • Tony Hadley
  • The Human League
  • 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 orderSunday running order

    • Steve Augeri
    • 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's
  • Matt Bianco
  • Cutting Crew
  • Sonia
  • Imagination
  • Aswad
  • The 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 orderSunday running order

    • The 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 Ocean
  • Matt 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 orderSunday running order

    • From 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 Johnson
  • The 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 orderSunday running order

    • 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

    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 orderSunday running order

  • 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