Wow. I recently watched a 2 hour concert called “80’s Rewind Festival” on Classic VH1 and I actually felt my mind get blown. We don’t have anything like this here in the states: All 80’s groups in a festival setting like Coachella. If you’ve been reading my blog lately, I’m having to do my own 80’s tour by going to all of my favorite former artists, but one at a time. In the last 5 years, I’ve seen artists like Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Depeche Mode/Alan Wilder, George Michael, and OMD.
The name of the actual event is called “Rewind Festival“, and began back in 2009 and took place at Temple Island Meadows, Remenham, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. From what I read, this festival was put together because of the success of a few one-off 80’s retro shows. Check out these line ups (2009 and 2010 lists are from Wikipedia):
2009
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2010
| Saturday | Sunday |
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There are 2 festivals for 2011, each scheduled for three days. One is at Scone Palace, Perth in Scotland and the other is again at Henley-on-Thames, England. Click on the image above to take you to the site to find out information on how you can attend these fantastic festivals. I’m hoping that next year’s line up is as good as these past ones because my best friend, Janice, and I are planning on attending. I’m totally looking forward to it!
2011 (Scotland)
| Saturday (July 30, 2011) | Sunday (July 31, 2011) |
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2011 (Henley)
| Saturday (August 20, 2011) | Sunday (August 21, 2011) |
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(Image courtesy of Rewind Festival)
Kim Wilde?! I haven’t thought of her in ages! Aaaand that’s all it took for her one hit to get stuck in my head.
I know right? That’s what happened to me when I was looking at the lists. Once I thought of the song that I associated with that band/artist, that song stayed with me, lol!
xoxo