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Back2the80s 2022 CONFIRMED!

We’re back! Save the date, Back2the80s is back on 16th-17th July 2022, with a special NHS Appreciation Film Night on Friday 15th. With a new location (still just outside Manchester), Buile Hill Park, and an amazing 2 full days of LIVE MUSIC from some of the best 80’s tribute bands around, it’s going to be […]

Running Order Confirmed

The full running order for Back2the80s has now been confirmed. Click below to see the full list. We can’t wait! If you can’t wait either, click the names below to learn more and see these amazing artists in action! Bon Giovi (Bon Jovi) Rob Lamberti (George Michael) The Boy George Experience See you there!

2021 Lineup Confirmed

We’re delighted to announce the full, confirmed lineup for Back2the80s 2021 as below.   Bon Giovi (Bon Jovi) Rob Lamberti (George Michael) Love distrAction (The Human League) David Live (David Bowie) Bootleg Boss (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) The Boy George Experience   See you there!

Event Postponed

Unfortunately due to this year’s unprecedented situation we have to postpone the Back2the80s festival.   After monitoring the situation closely and listening to your concerns we feel that, even if permission was given for this summer, most of you wouldn’t feel comfortable coming to such a large event. We are already counting down the days […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

  Back2the80s 2020 is still going ahead   The Back2the80s team understands that you may be concerned about the event being cancelled. We would like to confirm that we currently have NO plans to cancel. Obviously we are taking advice as the situation unfolds and will ensure we keep you all up-to-date should anything change. […]

Bruce Springsteen

Were you born to run? Bootleg Boss are a UK based seven-piece band that perform the classic songs of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.  Formed in 2012 this accomplished and exciting Live Band features Kev Jamieson as the vocal-singing, guitar-playing, harmonica-blowing, band-leading, audience-engaging, dance-inducing, singalong-inspiring Boss. If you were born to run down […]

George Michael

HE’S BACK!   We’re delighted to confirm that the incredible Rob Lamberti will be back in 2021. After absolutely smashing it at our festival in 2019, we just had to have him back. Rob Lamberti is a familiar face, so to speak, having forged a very successful singing career impersonating the pop star George Michael […]

Bon Jovi

HEADLINE ACT CONFIRMED!   Are you ready to ROCK? We’re delighted to announce our headline act for 2020, the amazing Bon Giovi! They’ll be rocking out all the classic 80’s anthems we know and love and are sure to get us all chanting along. “Without doubt the best Bon Jovi tribute out there” Formed in […]