Retro 1960s/70s festival Plumpton Revival is coming Aug 8th – 9th

Plumpton Revival 2026 takes place between 8^th – 9^th August 2026 at Plumpton Racecourse, Plumpton, Lewes BN7 3AL.

In 1969 and 1970, Plumpton Racecourse played host to one of the most legendary — yet overlooked — festivals in British music history. Acts like Pink Floyd, The Who, Ginger Baker, Peter Green, and Black Sabbath lit up the Sussex skies before the festival was forced to relocate. Eventually evolving into what we now know as the Reading Festival.

Now, more than 50 years on, that forgotten chapter of British counterculture is set to roar back into life. Plumpton Revival will take place on August 8–9, 2026, transforming the racecourse into a full-scale, immersive reimagining of those extraordinary late-60s/early-70s weekends.

The event will feature theatre-quality tribute acts honouring the original lineup — including Think Floyd, Who’s Next, Dreams of Fleetwood Mac, and Eric and the Claptones — alongside nationally touring artists from the current Blues circuit, such as The James Oliver Band, Brothers In The Blues, Will Wilde, Aynsley Lister, and The Milk Men, Kozmic Pearl, Climax Blues and more. With vinyl DJ Rik Taub keeping the music flowing between our main stage performances.

But Plumpton Revival is far more than a music festival. We are curating a fully immersive and interactive 1970s experience, complete with psychedelic visuals, retro theming, period-accurate food and fashion, vintage markets, art installations, retro funfair attractions, and walkabout actors bringing the spirit of the era to life.

The event will also include a Festival Cinema (showing footage from the 1960s and 1970s), Festival Comedy (headlined by the legendary Basil Brush ‘Live & Unleashed’ and Chas & Dave by The Spice Chavs), Festival Circus and Festival Disco.