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CairoScene
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Rewind Festival Hits Dubai With Iconic 80s & 90s Line-Up in 2026
Rewind, the music festival dedicated to 1980s and 1990s nostalgia, is returning to Bla Bla Dubai on February 7th, 2026, featuring a lineup of major acts from the era's pop and synth scenes. Aug 06, 2025 Rewind Festival will bring classic retro hits to Dubai with its 2026 edition on Saturday, February 7th at Bla Bla Dubai. Known for celebrating 1980s and 1990s pop music, this year's line-up includes English pop group Bananarama, singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw, synth-pop band Heaven 17, and Australian artist Jason Donovan. They'll be joined by English duo Go West, Toyah Willcox, The Real Thing, Cutting Crew, and Disco Inferno. Originally launched in the UK in 2009, Rewind Festival has since expanded to stages across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, before extending its reach to the UAE. The Dubai edition offers a beachfront setting with Ain Dubai in the backdrop. General admission tickets are priced at AED 395, with VIP passes available for AED 675. Tickets can be purchased through Bla Bla Dubai's official website.
Time Out Dubai
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out Dubai
Rewind announces 9 nostalgic acts for 2026 festival: Line-up, venue and tickets
One of Dubai's most popular annual music festivals has announced an epic line-up of nostalgic acts. Rewind will bring nine exciting headliners to Bla Bla Dubai on Saturday February 7 2026 including the legendary Bananarama. Returning for a fourth year, you can expect live performers, several bars and DJs in addition to chart-topping classics from yesteryear. Tickets are on sale now with general admission priced at Dhs395 and VIP tickets at Dhs675 for the all-day outdoor festival. Set against the backdrop of the Arabian Gulf and Ain Dubai, the festival promises to be a fun-filled day of partying. (Credit: Rewind) The Rewind 2026 line-up in full Iconic English pop group Bananarama will headline the whole festival and are best known for hits like Shy Boy, Cruel Summer and Venus. Nik Kershaw, best known for his pop and new wave stylings, gained popularity with songs like Wouldn't It Be Good, The Riddle and I Won't Let the Sun Go Down On Me all hitting the charts in the 80s. Heaven 17 consists of former members of The Human League and found fame in its own right with hits such as (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang and Temptation. Jason Donovan is a multi-talented Aussie actor and singer known both for his role in the soap Neighbours and for his music career. Too Many Broken Hearts and his duet with Kylie Minogue Especially for You ' brought him success. British pop duo Go West are also on the line-up with hits like We Close Our Eyes, Call Me and King of Wishful Thinking to their name. (Credit: Rewind) American singer-songwriter Tiffany rose to fame in the late 80s with her timeless cover of I Think We're Alone Now and Could've Been both topping the charts across the globe. British soul, funk and disco group The Real Thing are considered the UK's most successful black group of all time. You to Me Are Everything, Can't Get By Without You and Can You Feel The Force all hit the charts in the 1970s. English rock band Cutting Crew gained international fame in the mid-80s with their debut album Broadcast, which included the single (I Just) Died in Your Arms. And tribute band Disco Inferno will perform all the best disco classics to keep the party going. From Dhs395. Sat Feb 7. Bla Bla Dubai, JBR. More news in Dubai Dubai's 4-day work week is ending soon — here's what's changing There are only a few weeks left The next UAE public holiday is in one month Here's what you need to know Dubai is going cashless: This is what it means for you Say goodbye to coins and notes
Daily Mirror
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
I went to UK's best seaside town - but was stunned by what I found
Whitby, North Yorkshire, is one of the UK's most famous seaside resorts, but an urban explorer found it was eerily quiet and had many closed shops when he visited A British coastal gem, hailed as the most famous in the UK, was surprisingly deserted during one urban explorer's visit to see if it lived up to its lofty reputation. David Burnip, better known to his 140,000 YouTube fans as The Wandering Turnip, was taken aback by the lack of tourists and numerous shuttered shops on his trip to Whitby, North Yorkshire. Despite being crowned the UK's "Best Seaside Resort" by Which? holiday magazine back in 2006, two decades later, the allure of Whitby seems to have diminished. The town is also famed for hosting "the best fish and chip shop in Britain" as per celebrity chef Rick Stein, yet the YouTuber's first impressions were underwhelming. "I did expect it to be a lot busier than this," David remarked. "Maybe because the weather's not as good, but I thought more things would be open," reports the Express. Even the few attractions that were open, like the sailing ship turned floating restaurant, were eerily quiet – echoing Whitby's eerie connection to Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic novel where Count Dracula's ship arrives at the British seaport. Glancing uneasily at the vacant seats, David commented: "I might have been duped when I was told that this is the best fish and chips in Whitby, because literally no-one else is on this boat which is a restaurant and a bar." In all honesty, the battered cod served to David was as fresh and flavoursome as one would expect from a Northern Sea fishing port, though he reckoned the chips didn't quite hit the mark. On the subject of unnecessary garnish, he quipped: "I'm having fish and chips, not a bloody Joe Wicks meal. "Come on you don't need that on there!" As day broke, Whitby awakened with its beachside bars springing into action and the town's unique indie stores welcoming customers. You could spot several shops offering jewellery crafted from jet, the local semi precious stone forged from ancient fossilised wood, a nod to Whitby's heyday as a jet mining hub. The town is not just famed for its Dracula connections, but also as the starting point for the legendary 18th Century navigator Captain James Cook, celebrated for charting Australia 's eastern coastline and Hawaii. A tribute to this pioneering seafarer can be found in a Whitby museum, where it's disclosed that after Cook's fatal encounter with Hawaiians, he was identified only by a notable scar on his right hand, given little else of him remained. These days, Whitby buzzes with excitement during the iconic Goth Weekends, a celebration for one of the UK's enduring pop subcultures, complete with music festivals graced by top bands like Heaven 17, The Damned, and Altered Images, attracting a sea of fans in their gothic best.
