Rewind Festival gets green light
Cheshire festival will run this August
Last updated 3rd Mar 2021
It's been confirmed Cheshire's Rewind Festival will go ahead this year.
The three-day 80s event is held at Capesthorne Hall in Macclesfield.
Saturday night will close with Jimmy Somerville’s Big Band-Tastic Boogie - a hit packed show with a massive big band with brass, strings and special effect including the world’s biggest party popper, as well as special guest Sarah Jane Morris recreating their 1986 #1 single ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’.
Sunday night will by headlined by the legendary Wet Wet Wet, making their Rewind Festival debut.
The REWIND festival will open with a unique show celebrating over 50 years since the formation of one of the world’s greatest rock bands - Queen.
Queen Symphonic features a full symphony orchestra, a rock band and four soloist’s from the international productions of the musical We Will Rock You performing some of Queen’s greatest hits including We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, We Are The Champions, A Kind Of Magic and many more.
Other performances will include: Marc Almond, Bananarama, Billy Ocean, Go West and Heaven 17.
There’ll also be the launch of The Pink Flamingo Club in the Big Top, an 80’s themed nightclub, with headline Greatest Hits Radio DJs Pat Sharp and Mark Goodier spinning all your favourite 80’s tunes to keep the party atmosphere going well into the night!
Sunday night will conclude with a firework display.
If “love is all around” and you fancy tying the knot “come on and let it show” in full Rewind style in the Inflatable Church!
And for those wanting to make a whole weekend of it there’s the general camping area - or for those not wanting a night under canvas there are Campervan or caravan pitches.
The event takes place between the 6th and 8th of August. Tickets are available from here - https://north.rewindfestival.com/
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