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.

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:
    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

  • 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 orderSunday running order

  • Hue & Cry
  • Soul II Soul
  • The Selecter
  • British Electric Foundation
  • Glenn Gregory
  • M
  • Thomas Dolby
  • Eddi Reader
  • Peter Hook
  • Shingai Shoniwa
  • T'Pau
  • Midge Ure
  • 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 upSunday line up

  • 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:
  • Thomas Dolby
  • Mari Wilson
  • Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory
  • The Farm's Peter Hooton
  • Noisettes' Shingai Shoniwa

    • Rewind North

    The 2016 will be held at Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire from 5, 6, 7 August 2016.
    Saturday line upSunday line up

    • Adam Ant
    • Marc Almond
    • UB40
    • Midge Ure
    • Slim Jim Phantom
    • 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:
  • The Noisettes' Shingai Shoniwa
  • Joy Division's Peter Hook
  • Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory
  • Thomas Dolby
  • 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 orderSunday line up

    • Tony Hadley with the Southbank Sinfonia
    • The Real Thing
    • Lloyd Cole and the Leopards
    • The Trevor Horn Band
    • Toyah Willcox
    • Hazell Dean
    • Penny Ford
    • Jennie Matthias
    • Leo Sayer
    • Jimmy Somerville
    • Rick Astley
    • Andy Bell
    • *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 upSunday line up

  • Billy Ocean
  • Kim Wilde
  • Jason Donovan
  • Belinda Carlisle
  • Nick Heyward
  • Dr & the Medics
  • Soul II Soul
  • Junior Marvin's Wailers
  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
  • British Electric Foundation featuring:
  • Thomas Dolby
  • Claudia Brücken
  • Owen Paul
  • Jaki Graham
  • Joy Division's Peter Hook
  • Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory

    • Rewind North

    The 2017 festival was held at Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire; on the 4, 5 and 6 August 2017.
    Saturday line upSunday line up

  • Status Quo
  • Belinda Carlisle
  • Nick Heyward
  • Toyah
  • T'Pau
  • John Parr
  • The Orchestra
  • Junior Marvin's Wailers
  • Johnny Hates Jazz
  • British Electric Foundation featuring:
  • Claudia Brucken
  • Owen Paul
  • The Farm's Peter Hooton
  • Jaki Graham
  • Glen Matlock
  • Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory

    • Rewind South

    The Rewind Festival South took place at Temple Island Meadows, Remenham Farm, Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames on 18, 19 and 20 August 2017.
    Saturday running orderSunday line up

  • Status Quo
  • Kim Wilde
  • Midge Ure
  • Belinda Carlisle
  • Go West
  • Sonia
  • Junior Marvin's Wailers
  • The South
  • The Christians
  • British Electric Foundation featuring:
  • Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory
  • Glen Matlock
  • Jilted John
  • Kim Appleby
  • Owen Paul
  • Rozalla

    • Rewind Festival 2018

    Rewind Scotland

    The Rewind Festival in Scotland took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 20, 21, and 22 July 2018, and was headlined by OMD and Status Quo.
    Saturday line upSunday line up

  • Status Quo
  • Bonnie Tyler
  • Midge Ure
  • Heaven 17
  • Imagination
  • A Flock of Seagulls
  • Wendy James
  • UB40
  • The Boomtown Rats
  • The Selecter
  • Hue and Cry

    • Rewind North

    The Rewind North Festival took place at Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire on 3, 4, and 5 August 2018, and was headlined by OMD and the Jacksons.

    Rewind South

    The Rewind South Festival took place at the Temple Island Meadows, Remenham Farm, Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames on 17, 18, and 19 August 2018, and was headlined by Kool and the Gang and OMD.

    Rewind Festival 2019

    Rewind Scotland

    The Rewind Festival in Scotland took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 19–21 July. The Friday lineup consisted of Martin Kemp, Magic Nostalgic, and Ray Gun's Look Real Enough on the Forever Stage; Silent Disco, Ceilidh, and Karaoke Rumble in the Disco Den, and Piano Man in Studio 54.
    Saturday line up Sunday line up

  • Bryan Ferry
  • The Stranglers
  • Lisa Stansfield
  • Belinda Carlisle
  • Hazel O'Connor
  • Midge Ure
  • Leo Sayer
  • Björn Again
  • The Skids
  • Big Country

    • Rewind North

    The Rewind North Festival was due to take place at Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire from 2–4 August, but was cancelled the day before due to recent weather conditions and flooding. Main artists lined up had included Bananarama, Tiffany, Thin Lizzy, Cutting Crew, and Gloria Gaynor.

    Rewind South

    The Rewind South Festival took place at the Temple Island Meadows, Remenham Farm, Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames from 16–18 August. Main artists included Grandmaster Flash, Tiffany, The Waterboys, and Sister Sledge.

    International expansion

    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, one in United Arab Emirates, and one in Thailand.