Scone Palace is ready to rock once more in July when Rewind Scotland The 80s Festival returns for its fifth year.
Organisers exclusively revealed to The Courier the line-up for the glitzy extravaganza over the weekend of July 24-26, with electro acts OMD and Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins headlining the all-star 1980s cast.
This year’s Rewind extravaganza also features performances from Bananarama, The Orchestra starring ELO former members, Jimmy Somerville, Kim Wilde, Nik Kershaw, Sister Sledge, Belinda Carlisle, Five Star, Howard Jones, Altered Images, Hue & Cry, Kid Creole, plus many more big names.
They include for the very first time, ex-Rainbow lead singer Joe Lynn Turner, plus From The Jam featuring the legendary bassist Bruce Foxton.Click here for a photo gallery of some of the top actsAppearing as The Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Tom is promising a greatest hits set for fans who, he says, cover all age groups these days.
In an exclusive interview with The Courier, Tom said he was delighted to be headlining the festival, having performed for the first time at Rewind at Henley on Thames last year.
“We hadn’t performed for about 27 years since the Thompson Twins split up so it’s great for me to be back peforming live on stage again after all that time,” he said.
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday and full details about ticket outlets and prices are available from www.rewindfestival.com.
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