THE historic Scone Palace is the appropriate setting for this weekend's Rewind festival which bring back the music of the eighties and the seminal acts from the era.
The nostalgia-filled weekend has returned for its 10th birthday celebrations with its biggest ever line-up, and with electronic favourites OMD heading up last night's bill and the crowds, in the words of the organisers, "partying like it's 1989".
Originally called 80s Rewind Festival, it showcases bands and solo artists and has seen dedicated crowds return and swell year after year since its inception in 2009.
Rubics Cube fancy dress, bouncy castles and old school carnival rides all add to the flashback atmosphere as eighties fanatics are given the chance to relive their youth.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark played hits dating back as far as 1980 on Saturday, with favourites such as anti-war classic Enola Gay and If You Leave.
Joining OMD on the stage yesterday were Latin act Gipsy Kings, who for the Rewind Festival featured Nicolas Reyes and Tonnino Baliardo in their ranks. The group first rose to prominence a quarter of a century ago with their self-titled debut album which would go on to achieve a gold certification and become a global phenomenon for its blend of western and Latin styles.
Closer to home, Fife-born rockers The Skids rode "into the valley" to kickstart the event playing some of their own hits. Formed just up the road in Dunfermline back in 1977, the band reformed in 2007 and have spent the past 11 years touring the material that made them favourites of the late John Peel.
Today's line-up has an even more heavyweight feel to it, with huge bands from across the world travelling to provide a look back into the past for the retro fans in attendance.
Status Quo arrive in Perthshire to play a snippet of their own back catalogue, while the iconic Bonnie Tyler will also take to the Forever Stage. With a career spanning four decades, and a voice instantly identifiable the world over, the Welsh singer is the international first lady of rock, a title she has held for four decades.
The eighties brought even more success for the songstress, with hits Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding out for a Hero of Footloose fame among her best-known tracks.
Elsewhere, Grammy and Ivor Novello winning artist Midge Ure will play hits from his own illustrious back catalogue for festivalgoers at the former Royal seat in Scone.
An original Band Aid member and well-known charity worker, Ure's prominence stretches beyond his musical work and the songwriter will no doubt provide a story on stage today.
The Boomtown Rats, with the other half of the founding Band Aid partnership at the helm, will also appear today, while UB40, Heaven 17, A Flock of Seagulls and Hue & Cry also part of today's line-up.
Laughs throughout the weekend will be provided by comedians Janey Godley and Reginald D Hunter, with a variety of other activities for revellers to choose from throughout the weekend, if their old joints are up to it..
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