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The website should go online saturday - it's this site: www.retrofest.co.uk/

Found a press release:

Music lovers of classic eighties music are set to have a festival of their own this summer at Retrofest, with Bananarama, Human League, Howard Jones, ABC, Go West, Jimmy Somerville, Tony Hadley and many other acts. Taking place at Culzean Castle in Ayrshire on September 1 and 2 2007, up to 20,000 music lovers will get the chance to see 16 classic bands play the hits - known worldwide thanks to many a movie soundtrack - just as they remember them. And while the eighties will be a strong part of Retrofest, it's not going to be the only musical era remembered. And, in a first for a UK festival like this, there will be family tickets as well as one-day and two-day tickets available. Tickets will go on sale through Ticketmaster on Saturday March 24 with pricing to be announced mid-week.

ABC's Martin Fry said: "I'm looking forward to this one. It's a good line-up and it'll be as much fun for me and the others all to be playing on the one line-up as it will be for the fans to watch us performing." Keren Woodward from Bananarama said: "This is going to be a great concert. We've had some fantastic times up north and this could be one of the best. It should be a blast." A spokesman for organisers Retrofest Limited said: Everywhere you look just now the eighties are the hot period and the music was fantastic. Its timeless.

The time is right for this sort of festival. Not only do parents still fondly remember the music but a lot of their kids are finding it fun and trendy too. "Some people might be saying that this is an old bands' festival but thats not the case. Good music never gets old look at the Rolling Stones and the hits always linger. All it takes is hearing a song like Love in the First Degree or I Heard a Rumour and youre back to your bedroom on a Friday night, getting ready to go out to a disco, all the energy and nervousness inside you that came from going out when you were young. Songs dont get old, instead the music makes you feel young. Similarly songs like Teenage Kicks, We Close Our Eyes, you hear them and they still sound as fresh as they ever did. These songs arent old, theyre timeless classics and who better to perform them than the original artists?

"There's a number of household bands lined up for the event, the details of which will be announced over the coming weeks and months. "Scotland this year is having a bumper year for festivals and at the end of the day it's the music fans that benefit. We believe Retrofest is completely unique in what it offers. Most festivals target one group. Were saying this is a proper family event and offering a family ticket to that end and we hope families will come back every year.

"Scotland is a great country for festivals and Culzean Castle a great venue. At the end of the day, the winners in all of this are the music fans as they have a great choice for festivals this year. Just as the other festivals aren't competing with us, we're not competing with them. And were not forgetting the local community in all of this. Studies show that an event the size of Retrofest can bring in more than a million pounds for the local economy and well also be working with local charities.

And if anyone has forgotten a Mothers Day present, Retrofest will help cover them. "If you forgot to get your mum a Mother's Day present, feel free to tell her you've bought her tickets for Retrofest. We can help cover you there as tickets bought won't be sent out until August to help cut down on online touts profiteering from demand," added the spokesman. As well as 16 classic bands, there will be a fairground, stalls and other activities.

Mike Schafer, Property Manager at Culzean Castle and Country Park says: "The National Trust for Scotland team at Culzean is delighted to be involved in Retrofest. For too long people have thought of the National Trust for Scotland as being a charity that doesnt reach out to everyone in Scotland and Retrofest is a way for us to show thats not the case. Were for all ages. Culzean Castle has a long and proud tradition for fantastic events and were sure Retrofest is the latest one to entertain people from all over the world.