Rewind South 2026 - Weekend No Camping Tickets

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  Rewind Festival
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  The Human League

  The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977. Originally a minimal post-punk synthesiser-based group from Sheffield, UK, they became one of the most successful new wave acts of the 80s. The only consistent band member is vocalist and songwriter Phil Oakey. Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh were both working as computer programmers in 1977, and combined a love of pop music (such as glam rock and Tamla Motown) with avant garde electronic music. They acquired a Roland System 100 synthesizer and began to create music in their own rehearsal facility. Initially they formed a group called The Dead Daughter, which then became The Future with featured bassist Adi Newton. Newton left to form the outfit Clock DVA. Ware and Marsh searched for a vocalist, but their first choice, Glenn Gregory (who would be the lead singer of their later band, Heaven 17), was unavailable. Ware instead decided to invite Philip Oakey, an old school friend, and a hospital porter at the time to join the band, "apparently by leaving a note stuck to his door". Oakey accepted the invitation, despite never having been in a band before. Shortly after, they decided to call themselves The Human League. A collection of demos from this period was released on CD in 2002, titled The Golden Hour of The Future, compiled by Richard X. The original lineup of The Human League debuted in 1978 with the single "Being Boiled", a dark proto-industrial track that would later become extremely influential on later industrial metal musicians (namely Trent Reznor of the Nine Inch Nails). This single and it's follow-up "Empire State Human" were modest sucesses, however the group's albums - 1979's "Reproduction" and 1980's "Travelogue" - did not sell. This caused a rift in the band, and in 1980, Ian Marsh and Martyn Ware left the group. Following the split of the original line-up, Phillip Adrian Wright (their live slide projectionist) fully joined the group and Oakey & himself released another flop single, "Boys and Girls". In order to fulfil their European tour commitments, they recruited bass player Ian Burden, and fronted the band with two singers, Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall, schoolgirls whom they had met in a Sheffield nightclub, and managed to complete the tour. In 1981, Virgin Records paired them with former Stranglers producer Martin Rushent, and the first result was the single "The Sound of the Crowd", which saw them at last achieve success in the singles chart. Guitarist Jo Callis (formerly of The Rezillos) was now recruited to the band, and with Rushent at the helm, The Human League recorded their most successful album to date, "Dare!". It achieved huge success, fuelled by its further hit singles, "Open Your Heart", "Love Action" and most famously "Don't You Want Me", which reached number one in the UK charts during the Christmas of 1981 and was one of the biggest selling singles of that year, and it also charted at number one in the US during the summer of 1982. These three releases were accompanied by striking promo videos ("Love Action" based on the movie The Graduate). During their Dare! phase, the Human League were often associated with the New Romantic movement. The band also had a number of other hits but their success faded towards the mid-1980s. Arguably, one problem was the length of time the band took to make a record. Dare! was followed by the six-song EP Fascination! (featuring hit singles "Mirror Man" and "Fascination") as a stopgap, and it took three years to release a full-length follow-up album, "Hysteria". In 1985, outside of the Human League, Oakey scored a huge hit single in collaboration with one of his idols, synth pioneer Giorgio Moroder, with the single "Together in Electric Dreams", taken from the film soundtrack to Electric Dreams. The pair proceeded to record an entire album for Virgin, Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder, but this met with rather less success. In 1986, the group found themselves in creative stagnation, struggling to record material to follow up on their previous success. Key songwriter Jo Callis departed, replaced by drummer Jim Russell, and Virgin paired the League up with cutting-edge American R&B producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The result was the "Crash" album. The album featured much material written by Jam and Lewis' team, and showcased their distinctive DX7-led sound, making it quite a departure from previous Human League material. It did provide an American number one single, "Human", but other singles made smaller chart impact. The following tour saw keyboardist Neil Sutton join the line-up and also keyboardist/guitarist Russell Dennett. Since 1990, their resident engineer on and off stage has been David Beevers. Following Dennett's departure in 1996, Nic Burke has been his replacement for live work since 2001. The Human League are still touring as of 2007, most recently with a UK live tour of their Dare! album combined with other hit singles from throughout the band's history.

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  Kim Wilde

  Jason Donovan was born in Melbourne Australia in 1968. His talent and good looks made him a natural on Australian TV. He was 9 when he took on his first professional acting role.
  
  His break came with the role of Scott Robinson in ‘Neighbours’ which turned him into an international star, gaining every Australian major award including ‘Most Popular Actor’. The series went onto to become one of the highest rating shows in the UK which led to Jason’s association and huge success with acclaimed producers, Stock, Aitken and Waterman. His debut album ‘Ten Good Reasons’ was the biggest selling album of 1989 contributing to impressive career sales of 13 million albums and 4 UK No.1 singles. Music was always a constant in Jason’s life, as was his passion for acting and theatre. This combination became a natural transition for what was to become one of his definitive roles – Olivier-nominated portrayal of Joseph in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at London’s Palladium. This sell out 18-month run in 1991 produced a number one single and best-selling soundtrack album, and is still known for being one of the most successful revivals of all time.
  
  Jason has gone on to star in The Rocky Horror Show, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Priscilla, Annie Get Your Gun, Sound of Music, The King’s Speech and Million Dollar Quartet. On television he has featured in I’m A Celeb (2006) and Strictly Come Dancing (2011), Who Do You Think You Are (2011), ITV’s Superstar (2012) and Piers Morgan’s Life Stories (2012). He also appeared in ITV’s drama ‘Echo Beach’ (2008).
  
  In 2016 Jason embarked on his Ten Good Reason’s tour, his first for 8 years. Jason played 44 sold-out dates throughout the UK and a plethora of 80s festivals in the UK and Europe over the summer.
  
  In Feb 2018, Jason embarked on his ‘Amazing Midlife Crisis Tour’ including 5 sold out nights at the Edinburgh Festival. During a break in December 2018, he found time to reprise his role of Parson Nathaniel for The War Of The Worlds 40th Anniversary Tour. This year finds Jason co producing Priscilla Queen of the Desert Tour, a behind the scenes role for him this time. Meanwhile, the Amazing Midlife Crisis shows (110 dates and counting!) continue until May 2019.
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  Soul II Soul

  Soul II Soul (formed in 1988) is a British soul influenced R&B and hip-hop group who rose to prominence in 1989 with their chart-topping single “Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)”, hailing from London, England.

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  Roland Gift
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  Louise
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  Trevor Horn
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  Blancmange

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  Toploader
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  Dave Hill's Slade

  The Gotthard stands majestically at 3,192 meters above sea level, and the legacy of the band GOTTHARD is just as impressive. Their signature mix of hard rock power, passion and emotion remains potent even after more than 30 years, making their new record "Stereo Crush" seemingly effortless one of their finest works yet. This achievement is significant for a band with 16 number-one albums and 3.5 million units sold! On their 14th studio record, the band combines years of experience with the enthusiasm typical of highly motivated newcomers. A significant strength of the current lineup—founding members Leo Leoni and Marc Lynn, along with Freddy Scherer, Nic Maeder, and new drummer Flavio Mezzodi—is their cohesive bond: a group of extremely talented and like-minded musicians united by a common dream.
  
  This unwavering commitment to quality and their fans didn't develop overnight. Since releasing their legendary debut "GOTTHARD" in 1992, the band has played an astounding 2,000 concerts and achieved the remarkable feat of a quadruple platinum album—a real "Homerun" for the ambassadors of Swiss rock music. "Stereo Crush" is an album for the ages, thanks also to the unofficial sixth member of the band, longtime co-producer Charlie Bauerfeind.
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  Bow Wow Wow
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  The Proclaimers

  The Proclaimers are a Scottish folk rock group fronted by identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid. Their sound captures the rustic roots rock aspect of artists like Bob Dylan, but lends equal credit to the shimmering pop and wry lyricism of acts like Orange Juice and Harry Nilsson.

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  Tony Hadley

  English singer-songwriter, occasional stage actor and radio presenter. He rose to fame in the 1980s as the lead singer of the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet and launched a solo career following the group's split in 1990.

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  Nik Kershaw

  Nik Kershaw is a singer/songwriter hailing from Bristol, England who was born on March 1st, 1958 Since debuting as a teen idol in the early 80's, he has released eight studio albums and spent more weeks on the singles charts than any other British solo artist of the 1980's.

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  Tunde Baiyewu
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  The Undertones

  The Undertones (originally formed in 1975) is a Northern Irish punk rock/new wave band, hailing from Derry in Northern Ireland.

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  The English Beat

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  Tom Robinson
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  Dodgy

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  Peter Andre

  Peter Andre is a UK-born, but Australian-raised, pop singer of Greek-Cypriot descent who had numerous hits throughout the mid to late 90s and has recently re-emerged as part of a husband and wife duo, Peter Andre & Katie Price.
  
  Andre was discovered on the Australian Talent Show "New Faces" in 1990 after performing numerous Bobby Brown hits.
  
  In 1992, the singles Drive Me Crazy and Gimme Little Sign were released. In 1993, a self-titled album charted well in Australia and the hit singles Funky Junky Punky, Let's Get It On Honey, Do You Wanna Uh Uh and To The Top all hit the Australian Top 50 charts. In 1993, Gimme a Little Sign picked up an ARIA Award - as the highest selling single of the year.
  
  Andre is perhaps best known for his second UK hit, "Mysterious Girl" which reached No. 2 in 1996, and hit number one when re-released in 2004 following an appearance on "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here".
  
  His first number one however had come when "Flava", and likewise "I Feel You" had reached that position in 1996 when his popularity was at its peak. He was renknowned in particular for his slique physique and abs.
  
  His success dried up somewhat when Andre attempted to make the transformation between teen-pop hearthrob and mature R&B singer with unfavourable results.
  
  In 1998 he released a cover of "Kiss The Girl" from Disney's "The Little Mermaid" before being dropped from his record label and dissappearing from the public eye. This was until his "I'm A Celebrity" appearance in 2004 which led to his 3rd number one, and spawned a new Top 5 hit "Insania" which he purpoted to have written whilst being filmed on the show, and a Top 20 hit "The Right Way" which featured Katie Price.
  
  Peter and Katie were married and had a son together in 2005, before embarking on a musical project together which has so far had a very mixed response from the UK public.