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Years active
  
2009–onwards

Rewind Festival wwwticketlinecoukimagesartistrewindfestival

Dates
  
21–23 July 2017 4–6 August 2017 18–20 August 2017

Location(s)
  
Scone Palace, Scotland, United Kingdom; Capesthorne Hall, England and Remenham, Berkshire near Henley-on-Thames, England

Best of rewind festival 2011 2014


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.

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Rewind 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 it 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.

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.

Rewind Festival 2010

The second 1980s Rewind Festival took place on the 20, 21 & 22 August 2010. The line-up for this event was announced on Thursday 28 January 2010. The event featured an 1980s fancy dress theme using costumes supplied by sponsor Jokers' Masquerade.

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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Perth date

    The Scottish Rewind Festival took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 26th, 27 and 28 July 2013.

    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.

    Rewind Festival 2014

    For 2014, there will be three festivals held after its 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.

    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.

    Capesthorne Hall

    The Rewind Festival North took place at Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire on 29, 30 and 31 August 2014.

    Rewind Festival 2015

    For 2015, there will be as in previous years, three festivals held after its success from previous years.

    Perth date

    The Rewind Festival in Scotland took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 24, 25, and 26 July 2015.

    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.

    Rewind Festival 2016

    For 2016, there will be as in previous years, three festivals held after its success from previous years.

    Perth date

    The Rewind Festival in Scotland took place at the Scone Palace grounds near Perth on 23, 23, and 24 July 2016.

    Rewind North

    The 2016 will be held at Capesthorne hall in Cheshire; from 5, 6, 7 August 2016.

    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.

    International expansion to South Africa, Australia, United Arab Emirates and Thailand

    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 (including Cape Town and Johannesburg in 2012, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban in 2015), one in United Arab Emirates (Dubai), and one in Thailand (Bangkok).

    References

    Rewind Festival Wikipedia