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Festival Info

Genre: Music festivals

Featuring Marc Almond, Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey, Heaven 17, China Crisis, After Show Parties, The Big 80s Music Quiz Plus many more live acts to be confirmed.

Event Schedule

Doors: Friday - 5:30pm
Doors: Saturday - 1:00pm

Entry Rules

Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult over 18.

LineUp

Tom Bailey

1 concert

Tom Bailey is best known as a member of the Thompson Twins, who achieved global success with ten UK and seven US top 40 hits, over 10 million album sales, and a Live Aid performance. He also released solo music, including his debut album Science Fiction, and recorded as International Observer.

China Crisis

17 concerts

Formed near Liverpool in 1979, the English pop group China Crisis features core members Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon. Known for political commentary and reggae rhythms, they charted with albums like Difficult Shapes and Flaunt the Imperfection, scoring hits including Christian and Wishful Thinking.

Heaven 17

10 concerts

Formed in the UK by Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh after leaving Human League, techno-pop trio Heaven 17 added vocalist Glenn Gregory and debuted with 1981's Penthouse and Pavement. Their major success came with 1983's The Luxury Gap, featuring hit singles like Temptation and Let Me Go.

The Fizz

1 concert

British pop group Bucks Fizz won hearts at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with their hit Making Your Mind Up. After lineup changes and a legal battle over the name, members reformed as the Fizz, releasing the album The F-Z of Pop, which reached number 25 on the U.K. charts.

Altered Images

6 concerts

Led by iconic frontwoman Clare Grogan, the new wave band Altered Images won Best New Act at the NME Awards and scored 1980s Top 10 hits like Happy Birthday and I Could Be Happy before returning with the album Mascara Streakz.

Marc Almond

4 concerts

Marc Almond is a singer/songwriter best known for Soft Cell. His solo work spans theatrical pop and cabaret, from Stories of Johnny to The Stars We Are. Collaborated with Nico, Gene Pitney, Jarvis Cocker, and Jools Holland; earned an honorary doctorate in 2017.

Jaki Graham

2 concerts

Midlands-based U.K. soul, R&B, and dance artist Jaki Graham is best known for 1980s hits including Could It Be I'm Falling in Love, Round and Round, and Set Me Free. She has also collaborated with UB40, Kim Wilde, and Paul Hardcastle.