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Set to Debut at HB Sports Complex

May 14, 2025 by Traci Turner

In a few short months, summer will be over, but we will have an exciting new festival to welcome in fall.

The O.C. Rewind Fest will bring us Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel, Bow Wow Wow, Animotion, and Flashback Heart Attack on September 27th with more acts to be announced.

Where would the ‘80s have been without Thompson Twins? “Doctor! Doctor!,” “Lies,” “Hold Me Now,” “Lay Your Hands on Me,” “King for a Day,” “Passion Planet,” “In the Name of Love,” and “You Take Me Up” are timeless tracks that still hit.

The English new wave band brought us Tom Bailey, who does not tour often, so this is a very special opportunity to experience those classics live.

Bow Wow Wow is fronted by the one and only Annabella Lwin who is probably the kindest and sweetest person ever, but she can still be a badass onstage.

Music fans will be taken back in time with the incredible Annabella as she tears through classics, “Baby, Oh No,” “Do You Wanna Hold Me,” “Aphrodesiac,” “Go Wild in the Country,” and of course, “I Want Candy.”

Gene Love Jezebel? Yea, love them too. Their hit catalog is also from the soundtrack of our life. “Desire,” “The Motion of Love,” “Twenty Killer Hurts,” and “Jealous” will have ‘80s lovers dancing the evening away.

For the fan that loved the MTV ’80s, you heard it right… Jay Aston the band’s original lead singer will be behind the mic for this festival.

Another crowd favorite is coming to Huntington Beach from the City of Angels, Animotion will feed our “Obsession” and give us “Room to Move” before we “Let Him Go!”

As an added bonus, there will be guest stars making cameos throughout the day. The first announcement promises to have us singing along with When in Rome’s Clive Farrington.

The festivities will be hosted by one of the biggest names in radio broadcasting; The Honorable Frederick J. Snakeskin will take us back in time to relive the moments that made the ’80s the decade of decadence and made us all World Famous!

All the ‘80s you love AND unlimited beer tastings will be happening at the HB Sports Complex with tickets going on sale today at 10 a.m. local time.

Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

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