Rewind Festival announces headliners for 2026

The Human League and The Proclaimers will headline this summer's Rewind Festival, organisers have announced.

The 80s-inspired festival - in its 18th year after launching in 2009 - will once again take place at Temple Island Meadows near Henley-on-Thames on the Berkshire-Oxfordshire border from 21 to 23 August.

Other acts announced include Kim Wilde, Soul II Soul, The Trevor Horn Band, Tony Hadley, Nik Kershaw, Tunde from the Lighthouse Family, The Undertones and The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr.

Tickets will go on sale at 09:00 GMT on Friday.

The Human League, best known for their 1981 hit Don't You Want Me, will headline the main stage on Saturday night.

The English synthpop band last appeared at the festival in 2022.

The main stage show will be presented by Jenny Powell from of Greatest Hits Radio.

While Scottish rock duo, The Proclaimers - famous for I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) - will headline the main stage on Sunday night, and Clive Jackson, also known as The Doctor from Dr and the Medics, will host.

New acts performing for the first time on the Rewind stage include Louise, Toploader, Dave Hill's Slade, Peter Andre and Dodgy.

The festival will also see the return of the pink flamingo and river stage, as well as the silent disco and the spend a penny arcade with funfair rides and the kid-zone.

There will be stalls for shopping, food and drink, along with a firework display to end the weekend.

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