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| 80's Rewind: The Christmas Tour Rewind – The 80s Music Festival is to launch a new weekend event at Scone Palace in Perthshire, Scotland* (www.scone-palace.co.uk) in July 2011. The festival will boast the biggest live outdoor line-up of 80s recording artists and performers ever! Originally launched at Henley-on-Thames in 2009, the 80s Rewind Music Festival was the surprise success of the year attracting 30, 000 people. What's more, the festival was nominated for Best New Festival of 2009. In its second year at Henley-On-Thames (2010), the festival grew to capacity at 40, 000 people and was broadcast for the first time on Sky Arts television. The 80s Rewind Festival boasts the biggest line-up of artists since Live Aid and in its first two years has featured such iconic 80s names as: Boy George, Tony Hadley, Rick Astley, Gloria Gaynor, Kim Wilde, ABC, Go West, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw and many more. Now the organisers have announced that a Scottish version of the festival will be launched next year at the historic setting of Scone Palace in Perthshire – the home of The Earls of Mansfield and the crowning palace of the Kings of Scotland. The festival will take place on the weekend of the 29th - 31st July and will feature a massive line-up of 80s artists as well as loads of other festival fun from Silent Discos to Live Karaoke bars along with Camping and Glamping (Glamorous Camping) options. Festival-goers will have to wait until the middle of January for the full "official" line-up to be announced. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 9am on Friday January 21st. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |