Isle’s John Parr in festival line-up

Isle rocker John Parr has been signed to play at the world’s biggest 80s music festival in August.
John Parr performs at the Keepmoat Stadium in the rain on Friday 20th July 2007 (Picture: Malcolm Billingham D3701MB)John Parr performs at the Keepmoat Stadium in the rain on Friday 20th July 2007 (Picture: Malcolm Billingham D3701MB)
John Parr performs at the Keepmoat Stadium in the rain on Friday 20th July 2007 (Picture: Malcolm Billingham D3701MB)

The singer-songwriter, most well-known for his global smash and US number one St Elmo’s Fire, will play Rewind North, a three-day music festival that takes place in Cheshire.

Capesthorne Hall will take place from August 7 to 9. Other top names include The Human League and OMD, with appearances by The Boomtown Rats, Jimmy Somerville, Heather Small, The Sugarhill Gang, Kim Wilde, Soul II Soul, Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Bananarama, The Selecter, Chesney Hawkes, Howard Jones, Imagination ft. Leee John, Dr and The Medics and others.

Tickets have just gone on sale.