22 August, 2011

Get out your retro gear & rewind to the 80s with Rewind Festival

Written by: Nikki

What: Rewind Festival Australia
When: ~~Sat 29 Oct – Sun 30 2011~~ Cancelled

Making its first appearance in Australia, Rewind Festival “the largest 80s music festival” comes to the picturesque Wollongong coastline.

Relive your best years with around 25 world famous 80s acts over the 3 day weekend, set amongst beautiful mountain and water views.

See some of your biggest teenage idols and heart throbs! Many your uncool parents wouldn’t let you see then!

Rewind 80s Fest LineUp

With more headline acts to be announced end of August – (I can’t cope with missing too many more…)

ABC (Martin Fry)
Bananarama
Go West
John Paul Young
Kool And The Gang
Mental As Anything
Midge Ure
Nik Kershaw
Psuedo Echo
Ross Wilson
Sister Sledge
The Human League
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)

More fun than you can hit with your rhythm stick – there is also Silent Disco, Live Karaoke, Funfair, Kidzone, themed bars, fancy food stalls, fireworks and a Friday Night Welcome Party! Oh and free parking onsite for the kind designateds.

“Get me tickets, pronto!”

So many different ticket prices on sale… Day passes, Weekend passes, Weekend & Camping passes, Campervan passes, VIP passes*. You just have to decide how much you want to be involved in.

* Limited no VIP passes available and must be purchased in addition to valid festival ticket. Allow access to VIP backstage bar (Woohoo!! Down a West Coast Cooler with 80s popstars), viewing garden with indoor & outdoor seating, along with the chance to mingle with the stars and use the VIP toilets (Woohoo!! Share a square with 80s popstars).

And – if you’re silly enough, you can bring the kids and embarass them with your 80s dancing. Children aged 12 and under are admitted FREE!

Oh… I could do an entire video series on the gems I just rediscovered. This is Nik Kershaw live on stage in 2008. He’s still ‘Got it bad’, You don’t know how bad he’s got it

Remember – Choose Life…

If, like me, you live in any of the other Aussie states, don’t fret too much, their Facebook page hints at them also doing shows in Melbourne & Brisbane next year. I guess only if this year goes off!