Reading and Leeds Festivals line-ups

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The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds, England. The events both happen on the bank holiday weekend in August (on Friday, Saturday, Sunday), and share the same bill (occasionally with one or two exceptions). The festival's origins date to the Beaulieu Jazz Festival (1956–1961) which became the National Jazz Festival in 1961 (The National Jazz and Blues Festival in 1963) and settled in Reading in 1971. In 1999 a second leg was added at Leeds.

The following is a list of acts that have played at the festival.

1961[]

Main Stage[]

Richmond Saturday Richmond Sunday
  • Bob Wallis and his Stureville Jazzmen
  • Bruce Turner Jump Band
  • Chris Barber's Jazz Band
  • Don Rendell Quintet
  • Fairweather-Brown Allstars
  • Gerry Brown's Jazzmen
  • Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra
  • Joe Harriott Quintet
  • Johnny Dankworth Quartet
  • Mike Cotton Jazzmen
  • Ottilie Patterson
  • Ronnie Ross Quartet
  • Tubby Hayes Quintet
  • Alex Welsh and His Band
  • Alan Elsdon and His Jazz Band
  • Dick Charlesworth and His City Gents
  • Ken Colyer's Jazzmen
  • Original Downtown Syncopaters
  • Terry Lightfoot

1962[]

Main Stage[]

Richmond Saturday 28 July Richmond Sunday 29 July
  • Chris Barber's Jazz Band
  • Ottilie Patterson
  • Humphrey Lyttelton Band
  • Alex Welsh & his Band
  • Bruce Turner's Jump Band
  • Bob Wallis and his Storeyvile Jazz Band
  • Coe-Picard Quintet
  • Gerry Brown's Jazzmen
  • Keith Christie-Wally Fawkes
  • 's Jazz Band
  • Festival Big Band – dir. by Chris Barber & Humphrey Lyttelton
  • Kenny Ball's Jazzmen
  • Johnny Dankworth Quintet
  • Terry Lightfoot's Jazzmen
  • Joe Harriott Quintet
  • Dick Charlesworth Band
  • Tubby Hayes Quintet
  • Ronnie Ross Quartet
  • Don Rendell Quintet
  • New Orleans Brass Band led by Ken Colyer

1963[]

Main Stage[]

Richmond Saturday 10 August Richmond Sunday 11 August
  • Chris Barber and his Jazz Band
  • Ottilie Patterson
  • Alex Welsh Band
  • Humphrey Lyttelton Band
  • Dill Jones Trio
  • Rustix
  • Ginger Johnson's African Drums
  • Graham Bond Quartet
  • Georgie Fame Group
  • The Mastersounds
  • Tubby Hayes Quintet
  • Joe Harriott Quintet
  • Ronnie Ross Quartet with Bill Sage
  • Frank Holder
  • Mike Falana
  • Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band
  • Terry Lightfoot's Jazzmen
  • Freddy Randall Band
  • Blue Note Jazz Band
  • Cyril Davies' Rhythm and Blues Allstars
  • Long John Baldry
  • The Rolling Stones
  • The Velvettes
  • Night Shift (incl. Jeff Beck)

Notes[]

The third NJF Festival saw the first non-Jazz acts appear, notably the Rolling Stones and Long John Baldry on the Sunday afternoon. The Sunday afternoon session featured the final heats of the National Amateur Jazz Contest featuring twelve jazz bands chosen from semi-finals held across Britain.

1964[]

Main Stage[]

Richmond Friday 7 August Richmond Saturday 8 August Richmond Sunday 9 August
  • The Rolling Stones
  • The T-Bones (incl. Gary Farr)
  • Val McCallum and the Authentics
  • The Grebbels
  • Night Shift
  • Chris Barber Band
  • Ottilie Patterson
  • Alex Welsh Band
  • 's Jazz Bandits
  • Long John Baldry and the Hoochie Coochie Men
  • Manfred Mann
  • Memphis Slim
  • Jimmy Witherspoon
  • Ronnie Scott Quartet
  • Johnny Scott Quintet
  • Dick Morrissey Quartet
  • Tubby Hayes Big Band
  • Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
  • The African Messengers (incl. Ginger Johnson)
  • The Graham Bond Organisation
  • Humphrey Lyttelton Band
  • Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
  • The Yardbirds
  • Mose Allison

Notes[]

The Festival expanded to three days with the addition of a rhythm & blues themed Friday evening session. The Sunday afternoon session featured the fourteen best jazz bands from a National Amateur Jazz Contest chosen from regional contests held nationwide.

1965[]

Main Stage[]

Richmond Friday 6 August Richmond Saturday 7 August Richmond Sunday 8 August
  • The Yardbirds
  • The Who
  • The Moody Blues
  • The Mike Cotton Sound
  • Manfred Mann
  • Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames
  • Graham Bond Organisation
  • Gary Farr & The T-Bones
  • The Bruce Turner Jump Band
  • Ronnie Jones and the Blue Jays
  • Ronnie Scott
  • Dick Morrissey
  • Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet
  • The New Jazz Orchestra
  • The Animals
  • Spencer Davis
  • Jimmy James and the Vagabonds
  • Alex Welsh Band
  • The Steam Packet with the Brian Auger Trinity
  • Rod Stewart
  • Julie Driscoll
  • Long John Baldry
  • Chris Barber
  • Kenny Ball
  • Ottilie Patterson
  • Ken Colyer
  • Johnny Parker
  • Barry Martyn's Ragtime Band
  • Keith Christie
  • Bobby Wellins

1966[]

Main Stage[]

Windsor Friday 29 July Windsor Saturday 30 July Windsor Sunday 31 July
  • Small Faces
  • Spencer Davis
  • The Soul Agents
  • Mark Barry
  • Marmalade
  • Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band
  • The Who
  • The Yardbirds
  • Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds
  • The Move
  • Gary Farr and the T-Bones
  • The Summer Set
  • Julian Covey and the Machine (Philip Kinorra)
  • Jimmy James and the Vagabonds
  • Chris Barber
  • Alex Welsh
  • Kid Martyn's Ragtime Band with Louis Nelson
  • Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
  • Cream
  • The Action
  • Diane and Nicky
  • Alan Bown
  • The Harry South Orchestra
  • Bluesology
  • Dick Morrissey
  • Stan Tracey
  • Ernestine Anderson
  • Kenny Baker
  • Ronnie Scott
  • Keith Christie
  • Bobby Wellins

Notes[]

The Festival moved to the larger Windsor Racecourse venue in 1966 after five years at Richmond Athletic Ground. Cream were billed as 'Eric ClaptonJack BruceGinger Baker' as the band were still unnamed when promotional posters & advertising were printed.

1967[]

Main Stage[]

Windsor Friday 11 August Windsor Saturday 12 August Windsor Sunday 13 August
  • Small Faces
  • The Move
  • Eric Burdon and the New Animals
  • Tomorrow
  • Marmalade
  • The Syn
  • The Nice
  • Paul Jones
  • The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
  • Zoot Money
  • Amen Corner
  • Adams Recital
  • Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation
  • Ten Years After
  • Timebox
  • Al Cohn & Zoot Sims
  • Graham Collier Septet
  • Danny Moss Quartet
  • Yusef Lateef
  • Mike Carr Trio
  • Cream
  • John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
  • P.P. Arnold
  • Jeff Beck
  • Alan Bown
  • Denny Laine
  • Pentangle
  • Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
  • Chicken Shack
  • Donovan
  • Ottilie Patterson
  • Al Stewart
  • Piccadilly Line (Edwards Hand)

Marquee Stage[]

Windsor Saturday Windsor Sunday
  • Pentangle
  • Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
  • Chicken Shack
  • Blossom Toes

Notes[]

Pink Floyd pulled out on Saturday evening due to singer/guitarist Syd Barrett's health problems and were replaced by The Nice. The Nice also acted as backing band for P P Arnold. A second "Marquee" stage was added on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Four bands played sets each night, three of which also appeared on the main stage on the same day.

1968[]

Main Stage[]

Sunbury Friday 10 August Sunbury Saturday 11 August Sunbury Sunday 12 August
  • The Herd
  • Marmalade
  • Taste
  • Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Timebox
  • The Nice
  • Jeff Beck
  • Ten Years After
  • The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex
  • Joe Cocker
  • Clouds
  • Ginger Baker
  • Deep Purple
  • John Hendricks
  • Ronnie Scott Quintet
  • Don Rendell
  • Ian Carr Quintet
  • Alan Haven Trio
  • Mike Westbrook Band
  • Traffic
  • Spencer Davis
  • John Mayall
  • Fairport Convention
  • Chicken Shack
  • Jethro Tull
  • Tramline
  • The Incredible String Band
  • Eclection
  • Sonya
  • The Johnstons
  • Al Stewart & Fairport Convention
  • Dynaflow Blues

1969[]

Main Stage[]

Plumpton Friday 8 August Plumpton Saturday 9 August Afternoon Plumpton Saturday 9 August Evening Plumpton Sunday 10 August Afternoon Plumpton Sunday 10 August Evening
  • Pink Floyd
  • Soft Machine
  • East of Eden
  • Blossom Toes
  • Keith Tippett Jazz Group
  • Junior's Eyes
  • Bonzo Dog Band
  • Roy Harper
  • The Strawbs
  • Breakthru'
  • Jigsaw
  • Peter Hammill
  • The Who
  • Chicken Shack
  • Fat Mattress
  • John Surman
  • Aynsley Dunbar
  • Yes
  • King Crimson
  • Idle Race
  • The Groundhogs
  • The Wallace Collection
  • Pentangle
  • Long John Baldry
  • Ron Geesin
  • Jo-Ann Kelly
  • Magna Carta
  • Noel Murphy
  • The Nice
  • Family
  • London Cast of 'Hair'
  • Chris Barber
  • Keef Hartley
  • Eclection
  • Blodwyn Pig
  • Circus
  • Hard Meat
  • Steamhammer
  • Babylon
  • Cuby's Blues Band

1970[]

Main Stage[]

Plumpton Thursday Plumpton Friday Plumpton Saturday Plumpton Sunday
  • Family
  • Steamhammer
  • The Groundhogs
  • Fat Mattress
  • Rare Bird
  • Audience
  • Clark Hutchinson
  • Patto
  • Daddy Longlegs
  • Taste
  • Hardin York
  • Jackson Heights
  • Black Sabbath
  • Keef Hartley
  • Peter Green
  • East of Eden
  • Magna Carta
  • Strawbs
  • Cat Stevens
  • Fotheringay
  • Gracious
  • Made in Sweden
  • Deep Purple
  • Juicy Lucy
  • Yes
  • Hard Meat
  • Van Der Graaf Generator
  • Colosseum
  • Every Which Way
  • Chris Barber Band
  • Turley Richards
  • Incredible String Band
  • Matthews Southern Comfort

Village Stage[]

Village Stage Saturday Village Stage Sunday
  • The Chicago Climax Blues Band
  • Quatermass
  • Wild Angels
  • Brethren
  • T2
  • Da-Da
  • Chris Barber Band
  • Wishbone Ash
  • Caravan

Notes[]

The 1970 Festival was a four-day event for the only time in its history, with a South of England Local Talent session in the main arena on the Thursday evening. A 'Village' stage was added on Saturday and Sunday running from later afternoon to mid-evening.

1971[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Arthur Brown
  • Warm Dust
  • Bell & Arc
  • Ricotti/Albuquerque
  • Anno Domini
  • East of Eden
  • Sha Na Na
  • Lindisfarne
  • Ralph McTell
  • Hardin & York
  • Wishbone Ash
  • Terry Reid
  • Stud
  • Renaissance
  • Audience
  • Genesis
  • Colosseum
  • Rory Gallagher
  • Al Kooper
  • Iain Matthews
  • Medicine Head
  • Van Der Graaf Generator
  • Osibisa
  • Stray
  • Colonel Bagshot
  • Steel Mill

Notes[]

In 1971 the Festival moved to its permanent home at Little John's Farm on the south bank of the River Thames in Reading, a venue it has remained at ever since (with the exception of two years in the 1980s when the Festival was banned by the Conservative Party controlled Reading Borough Council).

1972[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Curved Air
  • Mungo Jerry
  • Genesis
  • Jackson Heights
  • The Pretty Things
  • Nazareth
  • Steamhammer
  • Good Habit
  • Faces
  • Electric Light Orchestra
  • Johnny Otis
  • If
  • Jericho
  • Edgar Broughton Band
  • Focus
  • Linda Lewis
  • Man
  • Solid Gold Cadillac
  • Jonathan Kelly
  • Quintessence
  • Ten Years After
  • Mahatma Kane Jeeves Band
  • Wizzard
  • Stray
  • Status Quo
  • Vinegar Joe
  • Stackridge
  • Matching Mole
  • String Driven Thing
  • Sutherland Brothers

1973[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Rory Gallagher
  • Commander Cody
  • Greenslade
  • Stray Dog
  • Alquin
  • Embryo
  • Faces
  • Andy Bown
  • Status Quo
  • Strider
  • Sensational Alex Harvey Band
  • Chris Barber
  • Lindisfarne
  • Magma
  • Fumble
  • Riff Raff
  • Tasavallan Presidentti
  • Claire Hamill
  • Dave Ellis
  • Genesis
  • The Spencer Davis Group
  • Jimmy Witherspoon
  • Jon Hiseman's Tempest
  • George Melly
  • Stackridge
  • Medicine Head
  • Jack The Lad
  • Premiata Forneria Marconi
  • Tim Hardin
  • Ange
  • John Martyn and Danny Thompson

Notes[]

Roy Buchanan and Bert Jansch were scheduled to appear, but they did not play.

1974[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
  • 10cc
  • Camel
  • Beckett
  • Johnny Mars
  • Traffic
  • Ronnie Lane
  • Greenslade
  • JSD Band
  • Blodwyn Pig
  • Sutherland Brothers
  • Heavy Metal Kids
  • Trapeze
  • G. T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars
  • Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
  • John Baldry
  • Focus
  • Eric Burdon
  • Barclay James Harvest
  • Refugee
  • Gryphon
  • Strider
  • Esperanto
  • The Winkies
  • Harvey Andrews & Graham Cooper
  • George Melly
  • Kiki Dee

1975[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Hawkwind
  • Dr. Feelgood
  • U.F.O.
  • Kokomo
  • Judas Priest
  • Joan Armatrading
  • Yes
  • Supertramp
  • Ozark Mountain Daredevils
  • Alan Stivell
  • Thin Lizzy
  • Snafu
  • String Driven Thing
  • Kursaal Flyers
  • Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias
  • Wishbone Ash
  • Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias
  • Mahavishnu Orchestra
  • Soft Machine
  • Caravan
  • Richard & Linda Thompson
  • Heavy Metal Kids
  • Babe Ruth
  • Climax Blues Band

1976[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Gong
  • Mallard
  • Mighty Diamonds
  • Supercharge
  • U Roy
  • [1]
  • Rory Gallagher
  • Camel
  • Phil Manzanera
  • Van Der Graaf Generator
  • Manfred Mann
  • Sadista Sisters
  • Jon Hiseman's Colosseum
  • Pat Travers Band
  • Eddie & The Hot Rods
  • Osibisa
  • Black Oak Arkansas
  • Ted Nugent
  • Sutherland Bros & Quiver
  • AC/DC
  • Brand X
  • Sassafras
  • A Band Called O
  • The Enid

1977[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Thin Lizzy
  • Graham Parker and the Rumour
  • Aerosmith
  • John Miles
  • Little River Band
  • Ultravox
  • George Hatcher Band
  • Gloria Mundi
  • The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
  • The Doobie Brothers
  • Wayne County and the Electric Chairs
  • Hawkwind
  • The Enid
  • The Motors

Notes[]

Frankie Miller, Widowmaker, Racing Cars, Blue, Tiger, and all made appearances, but their place on the lineup is unclear.

1978[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Jam
  • Ultravox
  • Pirates
  • Sham 69
  • Penetration
  • Radio Stars
  • New Hearts
  • The Automatics
  • Dennis O'Brien
  • Status Quo
  • The Motors
  • Spirit
  • Lindisfarne
  • The Greg Kihn Band
  • Next
  • Gruppo Sportivo
  • The Business
  • Jenny Darren
  • Speedometers
  • Patti Smith
  • Tom Robinson Band
  • Foreigner
  • Chelsea
  • Ian Gillan Band
  • Paul Inder
  • Albion Band
  • John Otway
  • Squeeze
  • Bethnal
  • Pacific Eardrum
  • After The Fire

1979[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Police
  • The Tourists
  • Motörhead
  • Wilko Johnson
  • The Cure
  • Doll by Doll
  • Punishment of Luxury
  • The Jags
  • The Scorpions
  • Inner Circle
  • Cheap Trick
  • Steve Hackett
  • Gillan
  • Bram Tchaikovsky
  • The Movies
  • The Yachts
  • Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band
  • Peter Gabriel
  • Whitesnake
  • Nils Lofgren
  • Climax Blues Band
  • Molly Hatchet
  • The Members
  • Wild Horses
  • Zaine Griff
  • Speedometers
  • Terra Nova

Notes[]

Thin Lizzy were scheduled to headline on Saturday but cancelled. After the Fire and The Ramones were also scheduled to play but cancelled.

1980[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Rory Gallagher
  • Gillan
  • Krokus
  • Nine Below Zero
  • Fischer-Z
  • Praying Mantis
  • Hellions
  • Red Alert
  • UFO
  • Iron Maiden
  • Pat Travers Band
  • Samson
  • Grand Prix
  • White Spirit
  • Broken Home
  • Writz
  • Quartz
  • Trimmer and Jenkins
  • Whitesnake
  • Def Leppard
  • Slade
  • Budgie
  • Magnum
  • Girl
  • Tygers of Pan Tang
  • Angel Witch

Notes[]

Angel City withdrew and were replaced by Grand Prix, Q-Tips also pulled out, being replaced by White Spirit. Gary Moore's G-Force were also originally scheduled to play but cancelled. (replaced by Quartz) and Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz (replaced by Slade) were also cancellations, while pulled out at the last minute when all of their equipment was stolen the night before.

1981[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Girlschool
  • Steve Hackett
  • Budgie
  • Telephone
  • Saga
  • Lightning Raiders
  • Nightwing
  • Long Tall Shorty
  • Twelfth Night
  • Gillan
  • Trust
  • Billy Squier
  • Rose Tattoo
  • Samson
  • Lionheart
  • Vardis
  • Atomic Rooster
  • Jackie Lynton's Allstars
  • Parachutes
  • The Kinks
  • Nine Below Zero
  • Greg Lake
  • Wishbone Ash
  • 38 Special
  • Desperadoes
  • The Enid
  • Afraid of Mice
  • The Reluctant Stereotypes
  • Andy Allan's Future

Notes[]

Thompson Twins, Midnight Oil, Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band and Alex Harvey Band were originally scheduled to play but cancelled. Stan Webb's Chicken Shack pulled out due to illness and were replaced at short notice by Atomic Rooster.

1982[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday[2] Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Budgie
  • Diamond Head
  • Randy California
  • Baron Rojo
  • Praying Mantis
  • Tank
  • Stampede
  • Overkill
  • The Angels
  • Iron Maiden
  • Tygers of Pan Tang
  • Blackfoot
  • Gary Moore
  • Cheetah
  • Bernie Torme
  • Grand Prix
  • Rock Goddess
  • Bow Wow
  • Just Good Friends
  • Michael Schenker Group
  • Jackie Lynton Band
  • Y&T
  • Dave Edmunds
  • Bernie Marsden's SOS
  • Wilko Johnson & Lew Lewis
  • Twisted Sister
  • Marillion
  • Spider
  • Chinatown
  • Terraplane

1983[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday[3] Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Stranglers
  • Big Country
  • Steel Pulse
  • Man
  • Hanoi Rocks
  • Pallas
  • Solstice
  • Pendragon
  • Auto da fé
  • Black Sabbath
  • Marillion
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan with Double Trouble
  • Suzi Quatro
  • Anvil
  • Magnum
  • Mama's Boys
  • Lee Aaron
  • Fortune

1984[]

The 1984 Festival was cancelled when the Conservative Party took control of Reading Borough Council. The announced line-up was due to be:

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday[4] Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Jethro Tull
  • Hanoi Rocks
  • Steve Hackett
  • Nazareth
  • Twelfth Night
  • Thor
  • Silent Running
  • New Model Army
  • IQ
  • She

1985[]

No festival held this year

1986[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday[5] Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Saxon
  • Outlaws
  • John Waite & the No Brakes Band
  • Rough Cutt
  • Ruby Turner
  • Graham Parker & the Fact
  • FM
  • It Bites
  • Outside Edge
  • Hawkwind
  • The Lords of the New Church
  • Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction
  • New Model Army
  • The Enid
  • Cherry Bombz
  • Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
  • Thrashing Doves
  • Cardiacs

1987[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday[6] Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Mission
  • Spear of Destiny
  • The Fall
  • Icicle Works
  • Fields of the Nephilim
  • The Godfathers
  • All About Eve
  • The Babysitters
  • Alice Cooper
  • The Stranglers
  • Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction
  • FM
  • The Bolshoi
  • The Enid
  • Vow Wow
  • Lizzy Borden
  • Gypsy Queen
  • Virginia Wolf
  • Kooga
  • Chariot

1988[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday[7] Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Iggy Pop
  • The Ramones
  • Fields of the Nephilim
  • The Godfathers
  • Ghost Dance
  • The Wonder Stuff
  • The Lover Speaks
  • The Seers
  • Starship
  • Meat Loaf
  • Uriah Heep
  • Bonnie Tyler
  • Gene Loves Jezebel
  • Quireboys
  • Runrig
  • Bonfire
  • Squeeze
  • The Smithereens
  • John Hiatt
  • Hothouse Flowers
  • Deacon Blue
  • Broken English
  • Ranking Roger
  • Roachford
  • The Lucy Show
  • John Otway

1989[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • New Order
  • The Sugarcubes
  • House of Love
  • Swans
  • Tackhead
  • That Petrol Emotion
  • My Bloody Valentine
  • Spacemen 3
  • Gaye Bykers on Acid
  • The Mission
  • The Wonder Stuff
  • Butthole Surfers
  • Voice of the Beehive
  • Pop Will Eat Itself
  • Crazyhead
  • Jesus Jones
  • Loop
  • Head of David
  • World Dom Enterprises

Mean Fiddler Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Tom Robinson
  • The River Detectives
  • Clive Gregson / Christine Collister
  • Stephen Fearing
  • Sally Timms
  • Ted Hawkins
  • Hank Wangford

1990[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Cramps
  • Faith No More
  • Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  • Mudhoney
  • Jane's Addiction *No Show
  • An Emotional Fish
  • Mega City Four
  • Inspiral Carpets
  • The Wedding Present
  • Buzzcocks
  • Billy Bragg
  • Ride
  • The Young Gods
  • Wire
  • Psychic TV
  • Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  • Pixies
  • The Fall
  • Jesus Jones
  • Tackhead
  • Loop
  • Living Colour
  • Stereo MCs
  • The Telescopes
  • Thee Hypnotics
  • Senseless Things

Mean Fiddler Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Tom Robinson Band
  • Luka Bloom
  • Half Man Half Biscuit
  • Frank Tovey
  • Keziah Jones
  • Martin Stephenson and the Daintees
  • Furniture
  • Man From Delmonte
  • The Fatima Mansions
  • The Railway Children
  • Milltown Brothers
  • The Trash Can Sinatras
  • The Liberties
  • Peter Blegvad
  • Shawn Colvin
  • Friends of Harry
  • Jonathan Richman
  • Oysterband
  • The Band of Holy Joy
  • Ruby Blue
  • The Bridewell Taxis
  • Summerhill
  • Fat and Frantic
  • Dave Robb

1991[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Iggy Pop
  • Sonic Youth
  • Pop Will Eat Itself
  • Dinosaur Jr.
  • Chapterhouse
  • Nirvana
  • Silverfish
  • Babes in Toyland
  • James
  • Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
  • The Fall
  • De La Soul
  • Blur
  • Teenage Fanclub
  • Flowered Up
  • The Fat Lady Sings
  • Kingmaker
  • Mercury Rev
  • The Sisters of Mercy
  • Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  • The Godfathers
  • Gang Starr
  • Nitzer Ebb
  • Senseless Things
  • Kitchens of Distinction
  • Swervedriver
  • The Family Cat

Mean Fiddler Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • American Music Club
  • Guy Clarke & Townes Van Zandt
  • Sweetmouth
  • Thin White Rope

etc.

  • Edwyn Collins
  • The Milltown Brothers
  • Five Thirty
  • Power of Dreams
  • The Real People

etc.

  • The Blue Aeroplanes
  • New Fast Automatic Daffodils
  • Fatima Mansions

etc.

Comedy Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Denis Leary
  • Frank Sidebottom
  • Richard Herring

etc.

  • Gerry Sadowitz

etc.

  • Sean Hughes
  • Tommy Cockles
  • Jo Brand

1992[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Wonder Stuff
  • The Charlatans
  • Public Image Ltd.
  • PJ Harvey
  • Mega City Four
  • Milltown Brothers
  • The Fatima Mansions
  • Redd Kross
  • Public Enemy
  • Ride
  • EMF
  • Manic Street Preachers
  • The Farm
  • The Smashing Pumpkins
  • Rollins Band
  • Thousand Yard Stare
  • Buffalo Tom
  • Therapy?
  • Nirvana
  • Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  • Mudhoney
  • Teenage Fanclub
  • L7 (special guests)
  • Beastie Boys
  • Björn Again
  • Pavement
  • Screaming Trees
  • Melvins

Melody Maker Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Levitation
  • Cardiacs
  • Cracker
  • Lunachicks
  • Midway Still
  • The God Machine
  • Cop Shoot Cop
  • Leatherface
  • The Hair and Skin Trading Company
  • DF118
  • BAD II
  • Suede
  • Sunscreem
  • The Sultans of Ping FC
  • Natural Life
  • The Heart Throbs
  • Finitribe
  • Shonen Knife
  • Spitfire
  • Wire Train
  • The Stairs
  • Urge Overkill
  • Senser
  • The Rockingbirds
  • Catherine Wheel
  • Eat
  • Dr. Phibes and the House of Wax Equations
  • Revolver
  • Scorpio Rising
  • Pele
  • Eugenius
  • Power of Dreams
  • 25 May
  • Pop's Cool Love
  • Sweet Jesus

Comedy Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Frank Sidebottom
  • The Doug Anthony Allstars
  • Frank Skinner

1993[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Porno for Pyros
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  • Butthole Surfers
  • Babes In Toyland
  • Stone Temple Pilots
  • Bad Brains
  • Gallon Drunk
  • Tool
  • The The
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees
  • Therapy?
  • Ozric Tentacles
  • Gary Clail's On-U Sound System with Bim Sherman & Adrian Sherwood
  • Senseless Things
  • Kingmaker
  • EAT
  • Madder Rose
  • Gigolo Aunts
  • New Order
  • Dinosaur Jr.
  • The Lemonheads
  • Fishbone
  • The Breeders
  • The Goats
  • Alice Donut
  • Primus
  • The Jesus Lizard
  • Cop Shoot Cop

Melody Maker Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Frank and Walters
  • Chumbawamba
  • Back to the Planet
  • Adorable
  • Leatherface
  • The Doughboys
  • The Flaming Lips
  • Green Apple Quick Step
  • Voodoo Queens
  • Fenn
  • Blur
  • Radiohead (did not play due to illness, replaced by EAT)
  • Swervedriver
  • Drop Nineteens
  • The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  • Senser
  • Credit to the Nation
  • Bivouac
  • I Mother Earth
  • Big Star
  • The Boo Radleys
  • Paul Westerberg
  • The Family Cat
  • The Juliana Hatfield Three
  • Bettie Serveert
  • The Pastels
  • Trumans Water
  • The Posies
  • Magnapop
  • Shampoo
  • Oilseed Rape

Comedy Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Frank Sidebottom
  • John Thomson
  • Simon Day
  • Mark Maler
  • Ian Cognito
  • John Mann
  • Logan Murray
  • John Maloney
  • Jenny LeCoat
  • Sean Med
  • Eddie Izzard

1994[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Cypress Hill
  • The Lemonheads
  • Frank Black
  • Pavement
  • Hole
  • Gang Starr
  • Transglobal Underground
  • The Verve
  • The Flaming Lips
  • Collapsed Lung
  • Primal Scream
  • Ice Cube
  • Manic Street Preachers
  • Radiohead
  • Pulp
  • Terrorvision
  • Senseless Things
  • Fun-Da-Mental
  • Kitchens of Distinction
  • Rev. Horton Heat
  • Luscious Jackson
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Therapy?
  • Rollins Band
  • Senser
  • The Afghan Whigs
  • The Wildhearts
  • Helmet
  • The Jesus Lizard
  • Stabbing Westward
  • Cop Shoot Cop

Melody Maker Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Wedding Present
  • Lush
  • Sebadoh
  • The Auteurs
  • Sleeper
  • Velocity Girl
  • Smudge
  • Drugstore
  • dEUS
  • The Tea Party
  • Madder Rose
  • Elastica
  • Compulsion
  • Shed Seven
  • Superchunk
  • Tiny Monroe
  • Gene
  • Lotion
  • Salad
  • Jale
  • Possum Dixon
  • Scarce
  • Shootyz Groove
  • Tindersticks
  • American Music Club
  • They Might Be Giants
  • Cud
  • Echobelly
  • Morphine
  • Jeff Buckley
  • Archers of Loaf
  • Scrawl
  • Dig
  • Cellophane
  • Candlebox

Comedy Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Jo Brand
  • John Otway
  • Attila the Stockbroker
  • Mark Thomas
  • Frank Sidebottom
  • John Thomson
  • Kevin Day
  • Eddie Izzard
  • Lee Hurst

Notes[]

Soundgarden were due to play but cancelled when Chris Cornell was diagnosed with polyps on his vocal cords.

1995[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Smashing Pumpkins
  • Green Day
  • Hole
  • Teenage Fanclub
  • Beck
  • dEUS
  • Juliana Hatfield
  • China Drum
  • Björk
  • Paul Weller
  • The Boo Radleys
  • Tricky
  • Throwing Muses
  • Shed Seven
  • Corduroy
  • Little Axe
  • Skunk Anansie
  • James Hall
  • Neil Young
  • Soundgarden
  • Pavement
  • Mudhoney
  • Buffalo Tom
  • Babes in Toyland
  • White Zombie
  • Blind Melon
  • Pennywise

Melody Maker Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Gene
  • Menswear
  • Stereolab
  • Marion
  • Guided by Voices
  • Whale
  • Moist
  • The Cardigans
  • Heather Nova
  • Foo Fighters
  • Echobelly
  • Drugstore
  • Electrafixion
  • The Bluetones
  • My Life Story
  • Snuff
  • 60 Ft. Dolls
  • Powder
  • Kaliphz
  • Puressence
  • Heavy Stereo
  • Embassy
  • Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
  • Monster Magnet
  • These Animal Men
  • Reef
  • Ash
  • Vent 414
  • Cast
  • Paw
  • Dub War
  • Silverchair
  • Geraldine Fibbers
  • Animals That Swim

Carlsberg Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Flying Saucer Attack
  • Prolapse
  • Joyrider
  • Cable
  • Speedway
  • Space
  • Peepshow
  • Delicatessen
  • Flinch [Wrong Flinch hyper linked]
  • AC Acoustics
  • Pusherman
  • Scarfo
  • Spare Snare
  • Coast
  • Boutique
  • Pillbox
  • Hardbody
  • Speedy
  • The Mike Flowers Pops
  • The Weekenders
  • Thurman
  • Lick
  • Longpigs
  • Super Furry Animals
  • Star 69
  • Nilon Bombers

Comedy Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Jerry Sadowitz
  • Mark Steel
  • Phil Jupitus
  • Matthew Hardy
  • Andre Vincent
  • Terry Alderton
  • Rich Hall

1996[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • The Prodigy
  • The Offspring
  • Terrorvision
  • Weezer
  • Ice-T
  • Butthole Surfers
  • Downset.
  • Collapsed Lung
  • Seaweed
  • Black Grape
  • Garbage
  • Julian Cope
  • Dodgy
  • Billy Bragg
  • Marion
  • Super Furry Animals
  • Moloko
  • Ruby
  • Kula Shaker
  • The Stone Roses
  • Sonic Youth
  • Ash
  • Gene
  • Reef
  • The Wedding Present
  • Moby
  • Compulsion
  • The Posies
  • Audioweb

NME Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Rocket from the Crypt
  • Sebadoh
  • Bis
  • 60 Ft. Dolls
  • Drugstore
  • Social Distortion
  • Placebo
  • Sparklehorse
  • Urusei Yatsura
  • New Kingdom
  • Goldblade
  • Dubstar
  • Northern Uproar
  • Space
  • Catatonia
  • Salad
  • My Life Story
  • China Drum
  • The Brotherhood
  • Ben Folds Five
  • Tiger
  • Jack
  • Dweeb
  • Underworld
  • The Flaming Lips
  • Babybird
  • Lionrock
  • Tortoise
  • Vent 414
  • Girls Against Boys
  • 3 Colours Red
  • Scarfo
  • Linoleum
  • Earl Brutus

Dr. Martens Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Divine Comedy
  • Geneva
  • The Gyres
  • Soul Coughing
  • Scheer
  • Sense Field
  • Symposium
  • The Driven
  • Feeder
  • The Pin-Ups

Notes[]

Despite being billed as headliners on the Friday night, Rage Against the Machine played their set before The Prodigy

1997[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Suede
  • Cast
  • James
  • Stereolab
  • The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
  • Kenickie
  • Fountains of Wayne
  • Strangelove
  • Scarfo
  • Manic Street Preachers
  • The Orb
  • Space
  • The Lemonheads
  • Super Furry Animals
  • The Cardigans
  • Republica
  • Apollo 440
  • Stereophonics
  • Metallica
  • Terrorvision
  • Marilyn Manson
  • Bush
  • Dinosaur Jr.
  • 3 Colours Red
  • Descendents
  • Dog Eat Dog
  • Feeder
  • Radish

Dr. Martens Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Jonathan Fire*Eater
  • 16 Horsepower
  • Jack
  • Dust Junkys
  • Rialto
  • Formula One
  • Tonic
  • Carrie
  • Period Pains
  • Bentley Rhythm Ace
  • Edward Ball
  • Broadcast
  • Adventures in Stereo
  • The Hybirds
  • Mulu
  • The Dandys
  • Silverjet
  • Cube
  • Speedway
  • Bis
  • Cornershop
  • DJ Hurricane
  • Dweeb
  • J Church
  • Midget
  • Posh
  • Garageland
  • theaudience
  • Ultrasound
  • Disco Pistol
  • Nightnurse

Melody Maker Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • The Boo Radleys
  • Symposium
  • Catatonia
  • Silver Sun
  • Cake
  • Simon Warner
  • Luna
  • Earl Brutus
  • Mainstream
  • Eels
  • The Wannadies
  • Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
  • Death in Vegas
  • Tiger
  • Travis
  • Puressence
  • Royal Trux
  • Goldblade
  • You Am I
  • Warm Jets
  • The Verve
  • Audioweb
  • Asian Dub Foundation
  • Embrace
  • Subcircus
  • Bennet
  • Hurricane#1
  • Mogwai
  • Arnold
  • Toaster

Vans Warped Tour Stage[]

Reading Friday
  • Millencolin
  • Down By Law
  • Pennywise
  • Sick Of It All
  • Limp Bizkit
  • Royal Crown Revue
  • Dance Hall Crashers
  • Blink-182
  • A
  • One Inch Punch

1998[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  • Ash
  • Mansun
  • Deftones
  • The Afghan Whigs
  • Symposium
  • Rocket from the Crypt
  • Monster Magnet
  • Headswim
  • Garbage
  • New Order
  • The Bluetones
  • Shed Seven
  • The Divine Comedy
  • Monaco
  • Audioweb
  • Drugstore
  • Girls Against Boys

Melody Maker Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Super Furry Animals
  • Mogwai
  • Kenickie
  • 60ft. Dolls
  • Arab Strap
  • Lodger
  • Yo La Tengo
  • Grandaddy
  • The Delgados
  • The Soundtrack of Our Lives
  • Disco Pistol
  • Travis
  • Bentley Rhythm Ace
  • Warm Jets
  • Unbelievable Truth
  • The Montrose Avenue
  • Jonathan Fire*Eater
  • Idlewild
  • Campag Velocet
  • Addict
  • Llama Farmers
  • Seafood
  • Spiritualized
  • Ultrasound
  • Theaudience – see Notes (below)
  • Royal Trux
  • Soul Coughing
  • Smash Mouth
  • Urusei Yatsura
  • Dust Junkys
  • Six by Seven
  • Carrie
  • A
  • The Dandys
  • The Interpreters

Dr. Martens Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
  • Cognac
  • Alabama 3
  • Dawn of the Replicants
  • Earl Brutus
  • Laptop
  • Sleater-Kinney
  • Elliott Smith
  • Gay Dad
  • Hefner
  • Electric Sound of Joy
  • Clinic
  • Superior
  • El Niño
  • Toploader
  • Ten Benson
  • Fu Manchu
  • Regular Fries
  • Satellite Beach
  • The Six
  • Backyard Babies
  • Ooberman
  • Regurgitator
  • Merz
  • Huckleberry
  • Vyvyan

Carlsberg Export Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Vans Warped Stage Full Evolve Stage Big Beat Boutique
  • Bad Religion
  • The Specials
  • CIV
  • Lagwagon
  • No Fun at All
  • Unsane
  • Pitchshifter
  • Cherry Poppin' Daddies
  • Liberator
  • MxPx
  • Unwritten Law
  • Roni Size Reprazent
  • Freestylers
  • More Rockers
  • Bentley Rhythm Ace
  • DeeJay Punk-Roc
  • Monkey Mafia
  • Justin Robertson
  • Les Rhythmes Digitales
  • DJ Touche
  • Cut La Roc

Notes[]

Curve were due to play on the Melody Maker stage on the Sunday but were replaced by Theaudience at short notice.

1999[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Monday
  • Blur
  • Catatonia
  • Fun Lovin' Criminals
  • The Divine Comedy
  • Pavement
  • Beth Orton
  • Sebadoh
  • The Pharcyde
  • Sleater-Kinney
  • Atari Teenage Riot
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • The Offspring
  • Terrorvision
  • Silverchair
  • Feeder
  • Pitchshifter
  • Sick of It All
  • Buckcherry
  • Backyard Babies
  • Lit

Radio 1 Evening Session Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Monday
  • Elastica
  • The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
  • Stereolab
  • The Fall
  • Guided by Voices
  • Puressence
  • Bis
  • Add N to (X)
  • Clinic
  • Bellatrix
  • The Paradise Motel
  • 3 Colours Red
  • Idlewild
  • Symposium
  • Kent
  • Six by Seven
  • Madder Rose
  • My Life Story
  • Snuff
  • Ten Benson
  • Doves
  • Cay
  • Mansun
  • The Flaming Lips
  • Ultrasound
  • Luscious Jackson
  • Arab Strap
  • Fountains of Wayne
  • The Auteurs
  • The Living End
  • Grand Drive
  • Hefner
  • Toploader
  • Coldplay

Carling Premier Stage[]

Liberty 37 (unknown position)

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Monday
  • Nashville Pussy
  • My Ruin
  • The Flys
  • Smog
  • Subcircus
  • Cornelius

Also included Big Leaves, Black Box Recorder, Cha Cha Cohen, , , Cyclefly, Dark Star, Dawn of the Replicants, Experimental Pop Band, The Jellys, Jim's Super Stereo World, Linoleum, Llama Farmers, Medal, , The Motorhomes, Muse, , , Rico, , Rosita, Seafood, , , Stroke, , The Webb Brothers, Witness

Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday
  • Bentley Rhythm Ace
  • Lo Fidelity Allstars
  • Sugarhill Gang
  • Merz
  • Space Raiders
  • Cuba
  • Freddy Fresh
  • DeeJay Punk-Roc
  • Arling & Cameron
  • Moose
  • All Seeing I
  • Jurassic 5
  • Gusgus
  • Breakbeat Era
  • Les Rhythmes Digitales
  • μ-Ziq
  • Skinny
  • Roni Size
  • Fantastic Plastic Machine
  • Dynamite MC

Vans Warped Tour Stage[]

Reading Sunday
Leeds Monday
  • Ice-T
  • Pennywise
  • Blink-182
  • Suicidal Tendencies
  • The Pietasters
  • Hepcat
  • The Vandals
  • Less Than Jake
  • 7 Seconds
  • Ignite
  • Good Riddance

Notes[]

Orgy were due to open the Main Stage Reading Sunday/Leeds Monday, but pulled out days before the event. Lit filled in their spot.

2000[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Monday Leeds Sunday Leeds Saturday
  • Oasis
  • Primal Scream
  • Foo Fighters
  • The Bluetones
  • Limp Bizkit
  • Asian Dub Foundation
  • Doves
  • Boss Hog
  • Ooberman
  • Cotton Mather
  • Stereophonics
  • Placebo
  • Slipknot
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Blink-182
  • Daphne and Celeste
  • A
  • The Supersuckers
  • Cay
  • My Vitriol

Radio 1 Evening Session Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Monday Leeds Sunday Leeds Saturday
  • Muse
  • Shed Seven
  • Ween
  • Grandaddy
  • Royal Trux
  • Clinic
  • Brassy
  • Amen
  • King Adora
  • The High Fidelity
  • The Lapse
  • Embrace
  • The Wannadies
  • Badly Drawn Boy
  • Graham Coxon
  • Black Box Recorder
  • Queens of the Stone Age
  • Dark Star
  • Terris
  • ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
  • JJ72
  • The Get Up Kids
  • Crashland
  • Ian Brown
  • Shack
  • Elliott Smith
  • Utah Saints
  • Les Rythmes Digitales
  • Lupine Howl
  • The Clint Boon Experience
  • Sleater-Kinney
  • The Animalhouse
  • Clearlake
  • The Crocketts

Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Monday Leeds Sunday Leeds Saturday
  • Laurent Garnier
  • Ken Ishii
  • Plaid
  • Rinôçérôse
  • Alpinestars
  • BT
  • Dope Smugglaz
  • Arkarna
  • The Black Eyed Peas
  • Slum Village
  • Junkie XL
  • Saïan Supa Crew
  • Thomas Rusiak
  • So Solid Crew
  • Red Snapper
  • Fila Brazillia
  • Mint Royale
  • Hooverphonic
  • Jacknife Lee
  • Manchild
  • Sonic Animation
  • Psychonauts

Carling Premier Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Monday Leeds Sunday Leeds Saturday
  • Calexico
  • Dirty Three
  • Mojave 3
  • Dot Allison
  • Wilt
  • Ben & Jason
  • I Am Kloot
  • North Mississippi Allstars
  • Turin Brakes
  • Elbow
  • Robots In Disguise
  • Lindsay Thompson
  • Babybird
  • Bellatrix
  • Laika
  • Lauren Laverne
  • Angelica
  • Bowling For Soup
  • Mellow
  • Contempo
  • Cousteau
  • Turn
  • AKA
  • It's Jo and Danny
  • Mohobishopi

Notes[]

Rage Against the Machine played their last UK gig at Reading before their break-up. They played their last gig three weeks later. Originally booked play on the mainstage Eminem had to pull out a few weeks prior due to legal reasons in America. Elastica pulled out of their Leeds appearance.

2001[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Travis
  • Green Day
  • PJ Harvey
  • Iggy Pop
  • The Strokes
  • Eels
  • Run-D.M.C.
  • Lo Fidelity Allstars
  • The Living End
  • The Donnas
  • Manic Street Preachers
  • Fun Lovin' Criminals
  • Supergrass
  • Feeder
  • Rancid
  • Frank Black and the Catholics
  • ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
  • OPM
  • Public Domain
  • Terris
  • Eminem (With D12)
  • Marilyn Manson
  • Papa Roach
  • Queens of the Stone Age
  • The Cult
  • Xzibit (Leeds only)
  • System of a Down
  • Fear Factory
  • Hed PE
  • Staind
  • Boy Hits Car

Radio 1 Evening Session Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Ash
  • Evan Dando
  • BS 2000
  • Amen
  • King Adora
  • Cosmic Rough Riders
  • Mull Historical Society
  • South
  • The Moldy Peaches
  • Crackout
  • Easyworld
  • Mogwai
  • Teenage Fanclub
  • My Vitriol
  • The Folk Implosion
  • Elbow
  • Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
  • Guided by Voices
  • The Electric Soft Parade
  • Goldrush
  • The Zephyrs

The End Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Green Velvet
  • Gary Numan
  • Richie Hawtin
  • Backyard Dog
  • Mouse on Mars
  • Pepe Deluxé
  • Andy Votel
  • Ugly Duckling
  • Spek
  • Infinite Mass

See Concrete Jungle Stage

  • Grooverider
  • Roots Manuva
  • Oxide & Neutrino
  • Freestylers
  • Regular Fries
  • Delinquent Habits
  • Kosheen
  • So Solid Crew
  • Ben Onono
  • Dee Kline

The Concrete Jungle Stage[]

Reading Saturday
Leeds Sunday
  • Rocket from the Crypt
  • Reel Big Fish
  • Good Riddance
  • Snuff
  • Mad Caddies
  • Ignite
  • Dropkick Murphys
  • Shelter
  • Capdown
  • Save Ferris
  • Linea 77
  • Kids Near Water

Carling stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Arab Strap
  • The Posies
  • I Am Kloot
  • Proud Mary
  • Richard Hawley
  • American Hi-Fi
  • Hamell on Trial
  • Bright Eyes
  • Tahiti 80
  • The Pattern
  • Little Hell
  • Ikara Colt
  • The Parkinsons
  • Backyard Babies
  • Lostprophets
  • Nebula
  • Defenestration
  • Anyone
  • The Cooper Temple Clause
  • Lift to Experience
  • Hell Is for Heroes
  • Skinny
  • Vex Red
  • Thirteen:13
  • Dirty Harry
  • Bridge & Tunnel
  • Hefner
  • Gay Dad
  • Clearlake
  • Cat Power
  • David Kitt
  • Ladytron
  • Godhead
  • Haven
  • Electrelane
  • Hopewell
  • Mower
  • Redwood

Notes[]

This was the year that the Concrete Jungle Stage made its debut. Weekend tickets cost £80, day tickets £35. The Strokes were moved from the Radio One stage to the Main Stage.

2002[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • The Strokes
  • Pulp
  • Jane's Addiction
  • Weezer
  • The White Stripes
  • The Dandy Warhols
  • Mercury Rev
  • The Soundtrack of Our Lives
  • The Moldy Peaches
  • Foo Fighters
  • Muse
  • Ash
  • Sum 41
  • The Hives
  • A
  • Less Than Jake
  • Andrew W.K.
  • Vex Red
  • Sahara Hotnights
  • Guns N' Roses (Leeds)
  • The Prodigy
  • The Offspring
  • Slipknot
  • Incubus
  • NOFX
  • Puddle of Mudd
  • Hundred Reasons
  • Amen
  • Raging Speedhorn (Reading)
  • The Dillinger Escape Plan

Radio 1 Evening Session Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Feeder
  • The Breeders
  • The Electric Soft Parade
  • The Vines
  • New Found Glory
  • Guided by Voices
  • Fenix TX
  • The Bellrays
  • The Von Bondies
  • Finch
  • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  • Jimmy Eat World
  • Blues Explosion
  • The Cooper Temple Clause
  • Rival Schools
  • Alec Empire
  • The Icarus Line
  • Goldfinger
  • Midtown
  • The Libertines
  • The Pattern
  • Spiritualized
  • ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
  • Cornershop
  • Haven
  • Six by Seven
  • Reel Big Fish
  • The Shining
  • Sparta
  • Capdown
  • Hoggboy
  • Death Cab for Cutie

Third Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
The Boutique Stage Concrete Jungle Stage Dance Stage
  • Aphex Twin
  • Luke Vibert
  • Lo Fidelity Allstars
  • UNKLE Sound Decks and Effects
  • Ladytron
  • Peaches
  • Dot Allison
  • Freq Nasty
  • Erol Alkan
  • Sick of It All
  • No Use for a Name
  • Saves the Day
  • Face to Face
  • The Get Up Kids
  • Spunge
  • The Bouncing Souls
  • Dashboard Confessional
  • Thursday
  • Hot Rod Circuit
  • The Anniversary
  • Lightyear
  • Jesse James
  • The Streets
  • The Herbaliser
  • People Under The Stairs
  • Blak Twang
  • Andy C

Carling stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • The Polyphonic Spree
  • Bobby Conn
  • The Reindeer Section
  • Cody Chesnutt
  • Princess Superstar
  • British Sea Power
  • The Datsuns
  • Interpol
  • The Kills
  • Longwave
  • Simple Kid
  • Pretty Girls Make Graves
  • Ikara Colt
  • The Parkinsons
  • The (International) Noise Conspiracy
  • Span
  • Vendetta Red
  • Ben Kweller
  • The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
  • Cave In
  • The D4
  • Millionaire
  • Serafin
  • Vue
  • The Music
  • Alpinestars
  • Easyworld
  • Minuteman
  • Biffy Clyro
  • Hell Is for Heroes
  • Jetplane Landing
  • Dragpipe
  • Trik Turner
  • Tetra Splendour
  • ThisGirl

Notes[]

Guns N' Roses played only in Leeds as they had a prior touring commitment in London on the day of the Reading event. In Reading they were replaced by Raging Speedhorn who appeared much lower on the bill. A weekend ticket cost £90, a day ticket was £39. Reel Big Fish pulled out of Leeds for undisclosed reasons. Antipop Consortium cancelled their Dance Stage appearance after they disbanded earlier that month. Feeder were invited by Melvin Benn to headline the main stage on the first day at Reading and the second day at Leeds. They later turned this down, as they did not want to play such a high-profile slot so soon after the death of their drummer Jon Lee in January of that year. As a result, Feeder would instead headline the Radio 1 Evening Session Stage.

2003[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Linkin Park
  • Blink-182
  • Placebo
  • The Darkness
  • Staind
  • The Datsuns
  • Less Than Jake
  • Finch
  • Bowling for Soup
  • InMe
  • Blur
  • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  • Beck
  • Doves
  • The Streets
  • The Libertines
  • Junior Senior
  • Cave In
  • The Sleepy Jackson
  • Metallica
  • System of a Down
  • Sum 41
  • Primal Scream
  • Good Charlotte
  • The Used
  • The All-American Rejects
  • Biffy Clyro
  • Sugarcult

Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • The Polyphonic Spree
  • Elbow
  • Interpol
  • Electric Six
  • Ladytron
  • Mull Historical Society
  • Alien Ant Farm
  • OK Go
  • Saves the Day
  • Young Heart Attack
  • Violent Delight
  • AFI
  • Hundred Reasons
  • The Cooper Temple Clause
  • The Mars Volta
  • The Thrills
  • The Kills
  • The Rapture
  • Jet
  • My Morning Jacket
  • Stellastarr
  • The Futureheads
  • The Music
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  • Grandaddy
  • Hot Hot Heat
  • Hell Is for Heroes
  • The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
  • Radio 4
  • The Raveonettes
  • Serafin
  • Kinesis
  • The Applicators

Smirnoff Dance Arena[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Death in Vegas
  • Richard Fearless
  • Blackalicious
  • DM & Jemini
  • Amon Tobin
  • Scissor Sisters
  • Buck 65
  • My Computer
  • 2 Many DJs
  • Audio Bullys
  • Adam F
  • The Spooks
  • Photek
  • Free*land
  • Gold Chains
  • Outlandish
  • Majesticons
  • Zongamin
  • Futureshock
  • Lamb
  • Mixologists and
  • Squarepusher
  • Aphrodite
  • Just Jack
  • FC Kahuna
  • Blak Twang
  • Fat Truckers

The Concrete Jungle Stage[]

Reading Saturday
Leeds Sunday
  • Pennywise
  • Lagwagon
  • The Ataris
  • Alkaline Trio
  • Mad Caddies
  • Turbonegro
  • Boysetsfire
  • The Movielife
  • Poison the Well
  • Thrice
  • King Prawn
  • Funeral for a Friend

Carling stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Evan Dando
  • Sparta
  • The Black Keys
  • Mclusky
  • The Hiss
  • Vue
  • Bell X1
  • Rocket Science
  • Razorlight
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • Billy Talent
  • The Blueskins
  • Billy Bragg
  • Brendan Benson
  • The Bandits
  • The Buff Medways
  • Soledad Brothers
  • The Sights
  • The Sons
  • Ima Robot
  • The Revs
  • The Sun
  • Whirlwind Heat
  • The Go
  • British Sea Power
  • Manitoba
  • Hope of the States
  • Har Mar Superstar
  • Longview
  • Calla
  • Instruction
  • Winnebago Deal
  • The Stills
  • Keane
  • White Light Motorcade

Notes[]

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club played as a replacement for The White Stripes, who pulled out after Jack White was in a car crash with his then-girlfriend, Renée Zellweger. Although they played second on the Main Stage, it was billed as with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, reflecting their smaller status. Jay-Z also pulled out, with The Darkness moving further up the bill to replace him. The Libertines were without Pete Doherty, who was at that time estranged from the band; he also missed their 2004 appearance. Other drop outs included Courtney Love, Lostprophets and Godsmack. A weekend ticket cost £95, a day ticket £40.

2004[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • The Darkness
  • The Offspring
  • Ash
  • The Hives
  • The Distillers
  • Jurassic 5
  • Hundred Reasons
  • Reel Big Fish
  • Taking Back Sunday
  • Goldie Lookin Chain
  • The White Stripes
  • Morrissey
  • The Libertines
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • The Roots
  • New York Dolls
  • Razorlight
  • Thursday
  • Young Heart Attack
  • The 5.6.7.8's
  • Green Day
  • 50 Cent
  • Placebo
  • Lostprophets
  • The Streets
  • Dropkick Murphys
  • The Rasmus
  • Thrice

Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Super Furry Animals
  • Graham Coxon
  • Soulwax
  • Peaches
  • The Donnas
  • The Wildhearts
  • Modest Mouse
  • The (International) Noise Conspiracy
  • The Open
  • Funeral for a Friend
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • DKT/MC5
  • Stereolab
  • The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
  • The Ordinary Boys
  • Har Mar Superstar
  • The Icarus Line
  • The Bronx
  • Bloc Party
  • Supergrass
  • The Von Bondies
  • Melissa Auf der Maur
  • British Sea Power
  • dEUS
  • 22-20s
  • The Stills
  • Dogs Die in Hot Cars
  • The Fiery Furnaces
  • The Futureheads
  • Eastern Lane

Dance Arena[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Roots Manuva
  • 2 Many DJs
  • NuMark
  • !!!
  • LCD Soundsystem
  • Shystie
  • Zoot Woman
  • Black Strobe
  • DJ Format & MC Abdominal
  • Blue States
  • Boom Boom Satellites
  • Bravecaptain

See Concrete Jungle Stage

  • Mike Patton and Rahzel
  • Ty
  • DJ Krush
  • Radio 4
  • Fingathing
  • Buck 65
  • Client
  • The Loose Cannons
  • Chromeo

Concrete Jungle Stage[]

Reading Saturday
Leeds Sunday
  • A
  • Sick of It All
  • Goldfinger
  • The Dillinger Escape Plan
  • The Bouncing Souls
  • Coheed and Cambria
  • Avenged Sevenfold
  • Flogging Molly
  • Allister
  • Alexisonfire
  • The Holiday Plan

Carling stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Kasabian
  • Mclusky
  • Danko Jones
  • Living Things
  • Pretty Girls Make Graves
  • The Departure
  • The Subways
  • Terra Diablo
  • Pink Grease
  • The Glitterati
  • Mark Lanegan
  • Mondo Generator
  • Roxy Saint
  • Blanche
  • Le Tigre
  • The Features
  • TV on the Radio
  • The Duke Spirit
  • Do Me Bad Things
  • Autolux
  • Agent Blue
  • Mohair
  • The Kills
  • The Soundtrack of Our Lives
  • Devendra Banhart
  • The Others
  • Amplifier
  • The Secret Machines
  • The Cribs
  • Sons and Daughters
  • The Golden Virgins
  • Madrugada
  • yourcodenameis:milo
  • 10,000 Things

Notes[]

On the Radio 1 Stage, the Super Furry Animals headlined on the Leeds Saturday, with Graham Coxon second. This order was reversed when the bands played the Reading Friday. New Found Glory pulled out a few weeks before the festival. A weekend ticket cost £105, a day ticket £45.

2005[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Pixies
  • The Killers
  • Queens of the Stone Age
  • The Coral
  • Elbow
  • Graham Coxon
  • Dropkick Murphys
  • The Wedding Present
  • Goldie Lookin Chain
  • Do Me Bad Things
  • Foo Fighters
  • Kings of Leon
  • Razorlight
  • The Charlatans
  • Dinosaur Jr.
  • Roots Manuva
  • Biffy Clyro
  • The All-American Rejects
  • From Autumn to Ashes
  • Iron Maiden
  • Marilyn Manson
  • Incubus
  • Iggy and The Stooges
  • NOFX
  • Funeral for a Friend
  • Alkaline Trio
  • Turbonegro
  • My Chemical Romance (Leeds)
  • Bullet for My Valentine (Reading)

NME/Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Kasabian
  • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  • The Cooper Temple Clause
  • My Chemical Romance (Reading)
  • Bullet for My Valentine (Leeds)
  • Fightstar
  • The Subways
  • Death from Above 1979
  • The Dead 60s
  • The Blood Brothers
  • yourcodenameis:milo
  • The Black Velvets
  • The Tears
  • Babyshambles
  • Arcade Fire
  • Hot Hot Heat
  • The Kills
  • The Others
  • Juliette and the Licks
  • Nine Black Alps
  • The Cribs
  • The Longcut
  • Editors
  • Bloc Party
  • The Futureheads
  • LCD Soundsystem
  • British Sea Power
  • The Duke Spirit
  • Maxïmo Park
  • Hal
  • Sons and Daughters
  • The Rakes
  • Towers of London
  • Art Brut
  • Boy Kill Boy

Dance Arena[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Lemon Jelly
  • Audio Bullys
  • Fort Minor
  • Kano
  • DJ Format featuring Abdominal and D-Sisive
  • Dreadzone
  • Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
  • Infadels
  • Akala
  • Bedouin Soundclash

See Radio 1 Lock-Up Stage

  • Mylo
  • M.I.A
  • Blackalicious
  • Four Tet
  • Buck 65
  • VHS or Beta
  • Hot Chip
  • T. Raumschmiere
  • The Modern

Radio 1 Lock-Up Stage[]

Reading Saturday
Leeds Sunday
  • Hatebreed
  • Bad Religion
  • Anti-Flag
  • Rise Against
  • Eighteen Visions
  • Dwarves
  • Capdown
  • Million Dead
  • Emanuel
  • The Explosion
  • Senses Fail
  • NoComply

Carling stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Ladytron
  • Charlotte Hatherley
  • Saul Williams
  • The National
  • Mando Diao
  • The Paddingtons
  • We Are Scientists
  • The Blood Arm
  • Cherubs
  • Two Gallants
  • The Rogers Sisters
  • Thirsty Merc
  • The Go! Team
  • The Raveonettes
  • Sleater-Kinney
  • Caesar
  • Be Your Own Pet
  • Yeti
  • Dogs
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Mystery Jets
  • 747s
  • Clor
  • Youth Group
  • Puggy

Notes[]

In 2005 My Chemical Romance played Reading and Leeds on the same day, in an alteration from the original schedule, due to the MTV Video Music Awards. The Transplants were originally booked to play the festivals but pulled out in mid-August due to illness. Jimmy Eat World also pulled out due to other commitments. Other drop outs included Willy Mason, Simple Plan and Fall Out Boy (also due to the VMAs). A weekend ticket cost £125, a day ticket £60.

2006[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • Kaiser Chiefs
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  • Belle & Sebastian
  • Fall Out Boy
  • The Subways
  • Panic! at the Disco
  • Dashboard Confessional
  • Fightstar
  • Towers of London
  • Muse
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • The Streets
  • Feeder
  • Dirty Pretty Things
  • The Futureheads
  • The Cribs
  • Wolfmother
  • Flogging Molly
  • Aiden
  • Pearl Jam
  • Placebo
  • My Chemical Romance
  • Slayer
  • Bullet for My Valentine
  • Less Than Jake
  • Taking Back Sunday
  • Killswitch Engage
  • Mastodon

Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Primal Scream
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • The Vines
  • The Secret Machines
  • Mystery Jets
  • Peaches
  • Gogol Bordello
  • Guillemots
  • The Long Blondes
  • Fields
  • Duels
  • The Raconteurs
  • Coheed and Cambria
  • Jet
  • Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
  • The Fall
  • The Automatic
  • Be Your Own Pet
  • Milburn
  • Plan B
  • Giant Drag
  • 747s

Dance Arena[]

Reading Sunday
Leeds Friday
  • Soulwax (Nite Versions Set – live)
  • Vitalic (live)
  • 2 Many DJs
  • Headman (DJ set, Reading only)
  • Erol Alkan (Leeds only)
  • Coldcut
  • Lady Sovereign
  • Sway
  • Spank Rock
  • Shitdisco
  • Superthriller

Radio 1 Lock-Up Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday
  • Sick of It All
  • Thursday
  • Body Count
  • Hundred Reasons
  • The Bouncing Souls
  • Rise Against
  • Boysetsfire
  • Lightyear
  • Municipal Waste
  • Send More Paramedics
  • The King Blues
  • Reel Big Fish
  • Anti-Flag
  • Millencolin
  • Flogging Molly
  • Alexisonfire
  • Hawthorne Heights
  • Against Me!
  • Capdown
  • The Bled
  • Captain Everything!
  • Adequate Seven
  • Sonic Boom Six

Carling Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Bedouin Soundclash
  • The Twilight Singers
  • Eagles of Death Metal
  • Howling Bells
  • Bromheads Jacket
  • The Sunshine Underground
  • Little Man Tate
  • Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
  • Field Music
  • Scissors For Lefty
  • The Pigeon Detectives
  • ZOX
  • Mumm-Ra
  • Nouvelle Vague
  • The Fratellis
  • TV on the Radio
  • The View
  • The Like
  • The Spinto Band
  • Noisettes
  • The Morning After Girls
  • Tilly and the Wall
  • The Rumble Strips
  • Serena Maneesh
  • The Maccabees
  • GoodBooks
  • Animal Collective
  • Hot Chip
  • Larrikin Love
  • Klaxons
  • Lethal Bizzle
  • The Research
  • Good Shoes
  • Semifinalists
  • You Say Party! We Say Die!
  • Humanzi
  • Switches
  • The On Offs
  • Kharma 45

Nokia Tent[]

Reading Saturday
  • Modern Clichés

Notes[]

Shortly after the first line-up announcement, Feeder and Yeah Yeah Yeahs switched days, meaning that Yeah Yeah Yeahs would play Reading on Friday and Leeds on Saturday, and that Feeder would play Reading on Saturday and Leeds on Sunday. Audioslave pulled out of their slot due to the band being busy recording new material, The Shins pulled out for undisclosed reasons, and From First to Last pulled out due to the then lead singer (Sonny Moore) needing throat surgery, Paramore had to pull out because their singer (Hayley Williams) had throat problems and were replaced by Sonic Boom Six lower in the bill. Story of the Year and Bleeding Through also pulled out for undisclosed reasons. Flogging Molly played twice at both festivals, once in the punk tent and once on the main stage. Tickets were £135 for a weekend ticket and £60 for a day ticket.

2007[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Razorlight
  • Kings of Leon
  • Interpol
  • Maxïmo Park
  • Jimmy Eat World
  • Gossip
  • Gogol Bordello
  • The Long Blondes
  • Little Man Tate
  • The Pipettes
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Arcade Fire
  • Bloc Party
  • Panic! at the Disco
  • Angels & Airwaves
  • The Shins
  • Eagles of Death Metal
  • The Dead 60s
  • Paramore
  • Smashing Pumpkins
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Lostprophets
  • Fall Out Boy
  • Funeral for a Friend
  • The Used
  • Billy Talent
  • Hellogoodbye
  • Gym Class Heroes

Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Ash
  • Brand New
  • The Subways
  • Enter Shikari
  • Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
  • The Enemy
  • The Horrors
  • Aiden
  • Sparta
  • The Sounds
  • The Scare
  • The View
  • We Are Scientists
  • Biffy Clyro
  • The Twang
  • Dinosaur Jr.
  • The Pigeon Detectives
  • Young Knives
  • Nine Black Alps
  • Good Shoes
  • Noisettes
  • Brakes
  • Dogs
  • Klaxons
  • LCD Soundsystem
  • CSS
  • Jamie T
  • Devendra Banhart
  • Cold War Kids
  • The Maccabees
  • The Sunshine Underground
  • New Young Pony Club
  • Hadouken!
  • Pull Tiger Tail
  • Late of the Pier

The Dance Arena[]

Reading Saturday
Leeds Sunday
  • UNKLE
  • !!!
  • Digitalism
  • Datarock
  • Lethal Bizzle
  • Shy Child
  • Metronomy
  • dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip
  • Does It Offend You, Yeah?
  • Crystal Castles
  • The Teenagers

Radio 1 Lock-Up Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Friday
  • Jimmy Eat World
  • The Living End
  • Mad Caddies
  • The Bronx
  • Capdown
  • Big D and the Kids Table
  • Plain White T's
  • The Draft
  • Street Dogs
  • The King Blues
  • Riverboat Gamblers
  • New Found Glory
  • Turbonegro
  • Gallows
  • Against Me!
  • From Autumn to Ashes
  • Dwarves
  • Cancer Bats
  • The Casualties
  • Ignite
  • Municipal Waste
  • Sonic Boom Six
  • The Ghost of a Thousand

The Carling Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Albert Hammond, Jr.
  • Patrick Wolf
  • Jack Peñate
  • Cajun Dance Party
  • Reverend and The Makers
  • 1990s
  • Alberta Cross
  • Frank Turner
  • Blood Red Shoes
  • Manchester Orchestra
  • Hooks For Hands (Kaiser Chiefs) (Leeds Only)
  • Ripchord
  • Bombay Bicycle Club
  • Hot Hot Heat
  • The Academy Is...
  • Battles
  • Silversun Pickups
  • Shiny Toy Guns
  • Tokyo Police Club
  • Cobra Starship
  • Foals
  • Director
  • Mutemath
  • Kids in Glass Houses
  • LostAlone
  • Eisley
  • Pete & The Pirates
  • The Hold Steady
  • Peter Bjorn and John
  • Seasick Steve
  • Charlotte Hatherley
  • Kate Nash
  • The Little Ones
  • Kubichek!
  • Operator Please
  • Republic of Loose
  • I Was a Cub Scout

Notes[]

Kaiser Chiefs played a secret slot on the Carling Stage at the Leeds leg of the event under the pseudonym of 'Hooks for Hands'. Peeping Tom were due to perform on the dance stage, but pulled out. +44 also dropped out. A weekend ticket cost £145 (plus a maximum of £7 booking fee).

2008[]

The line-up for the Reading and Leeds 2008 festivals was announced on 31 March 2008, and tickets were made available thereafter.[8][9]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Queens of the Stone Age
  • The Fratellis
  • The Enemy
  • Biffy Clyro
  • Serj Tankian
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • Taking Back Sunday
  • Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
  • Anti-Flag
  • The Killers
  • Bloc Party
  • The Raconteurs
  • Editors
  • We Are Scientists
  • Dirty Pretty Things
  • The Subways
  • British Sea Power
  • The Automatic
  • The Blackout
  • Metallica
  • Tenacious D
  • Feeder
  • Avenged Sevenfold (Leeds only)
  • Dropkick Murphys
  • Plain White T's
  • Alexisonfire
  • Mindless Self Indulgence
  • Bring Me the Horizon

Radio 1/NME Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Babyshambles
  • The Wombats
  • Vampire Weekend
  • MGMT
  • Jack Peñate
  • One Night Only
  • The Duke Spirit
  • Be Your Own Pet
  • Blood Red Shoes
  • Pete & The Pirates
  • Future of the Left
  • Manic Street Preachers
  • Bullet for My Valentine
  • Justice
  • Foals
  • Seasick Steve
  • The Ting Tings
  • Mystery Jets
  • Santigold
  • Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong
  • Kids in Glass Houses
  • Bombay Bicycle Club
  • The Cribs
  • The Last Shadow Puppets
  • Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
  • Pendulum
  • The Music
  • Hadouken!
  • Lightspeed Champion
  • Cajun Dance Party
  • Adam Green
  • Yeasayer
  • The Metros

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip
  • Does It Offend You, Yeah?
  • Late of the Pier
  • The Teenagers
  • Friendly Fires
  • Ida Maria
  • Esser
  • White Denim
  • Florence and the Machine
  • Fighting with Wire
  • These New Puritans
  • Jubilee
  • Biffy Clyro (Reading Only – Live Lounge special)
  • Elliot Minor
  • The Audition
  • Los Campesinos!
  • All Time Low
  • You Me at Six
  • Black Kids
  • Louis XIV
  • White Lies
  • Twisted Wheel Club
  • Fight Like Apes
  • The Kills
  • Wiley
  • Glasvegas
  • Cage the Elephant
  • The Rascals
  • Emmy the Great
  • Johnny Foreigner
  • Black Tide
  • In Case of Fire
  • Wild Beasts
  • Natty

The Dance Arena[]

Reading Sunday
Leeds Friday
  • CSS
  • Digitalism
  • Simian Mobile Disco
  • Chromeo
  • Crystal Castles
  • Lethal Bizzle
  • Holy Fuck
  • The Whip
  • Robots in Disguise
  • The Death Set
  • The Shoes

Radio 1 Lock-Up Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday
  • Less Than Jake
  • Pennywise
  • Anti-Flag
  • Goldfinger
  • Tiger Army
  • The Unseen
  • H2O
  • Frank Turner
  • The Briggs
  • The Loved Ones
  • Blackhole (band)
  • Hexes
  • Gallows
  • Alkaline Trio
  • Thrice
  • Flogging Molly
  • MxPx
  • Cancer Bats
  • The King Blues
  • Fucked Up
  • The Gaslight Anthem
  • Random Hand

Alternative Stage[]

  • Henry Rollins
  • Jeffrey Lewis
  • Phill Jupitus
  • Michael McIntyre
  • Robin Ince

Notes[]

  • The festival ran from Friday 22 – Sunday 24 August 2008. Weekend tickets cost £155. Day tickets cost £65.
  • Set Your Goals pulled out of the festival. Alkaline Trio pulled mainland festival appearances but still appeared at Reading/Leeds.
  • The Pigeon Detectives appeared on the Dance to the Radio Stage (an alias for the BBC Introducing Stage in reference to their label) on Thursday 21st at the Leeds Site.[10]
  • Slipknot pulled out of the festival after drummer Joey Jordison broke his ankle. Feeder were their replacement as far as the slot was concerned, as almost every act below them were moved up a slot, with Bring Me the Horizon being booked instead, although not taking their slot and being at the bottom of the schedule.[11]
  • Avenged Sevenfold performed a shortened set at Leeds and pulled out of the Reading leg due to illness. Due to the short notice, they were not replaced and the schedule was re-arranged. This meant Mindless Self Indulgence playing before Feeder, although this not an official 4th and are still retroactively listed as the second band to play.

2009[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday Leeds Saturday
  • Kings of Leon
  • Kaiser Chiefs
  • Placebo
  • Fall Out Boy
  • Deftones
  • Funeral for a Friend
  • New Found Glory
  • Alexisonfire
  • Madina Lake
  • Sonic Boom Six
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • The Prodigy
  • Maxïmo Park
  • Ian Brown
  • The Courteeners
  • Enter Shikari
  • Eagles of Death Metal
  • The Rakes
  • Fightstar
  • Mariachi El Bronx
  • Radiohead
  • Bloc Party
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  • Vampire Weekend
  • Brand New
  • The View
  • The Living End
  • Noah and the Whale
  • Kids in Glass Houses

Radio 1/NME Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday Leeds Saturday
  • Faith No More
  • Jamie T
  • Friendly Fires
  • Florence and the Machine
  • Jack Peñate
  • The Horrors
  • Little Boots
  • The Airborne Toxic Event
  • The Virgins
  • Manchester Orchestra
  • Dananananaykroyd
  • Gossip
  • Glasvegas
  • White Lies
  • The Maccabees
  • You Me at Six
  • Them Crooked Vultures
  • Patrick Wolf
  • Metric
  • Spinnerette
  • Delphic
  • Dinosaur Pile-Up
  • Lostprophets
  • AFI
  • Gallows
  • The Gaslight Anthem
  • Crystal Castles
  • Passion Pit
  • Metronomy
  • Frank Turner
  • Lethal Bizzle
  • In Case of Fire
  • Broadway Calls

Lock Up Stage/Dance Arena[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday Leeds Saturday
  • Billy Talent
  • Anti-Flag
  • Alexisonfire
  • The Bouncing Souls
  • Leftöver Crack
  • The Aggrolites
  • Streetlight Manifesto
  • Fake Problems
  • Riverboat Gamblers
  • The Flatliners
  • The Ghost of a Thousand
  • The Plight
  • Rise Against
  • Thursday
  • The Bronx
  • Mad Caddies
  • Rival Schools
  • Set Your Goals
  • Snuff
  • Municipal Waste
  • A Wilhelm Scream
  • Chuck Ragan
  • Polar Bear Club
  • The Computers
  • Deadmau5
  • Vitalic
  • MSTRKRFT
  • Chase & Status
  • Lady Sovereign
  • The Crystal Method
  • The Qemists
  • Das Pop (Reading Only)
  • Mixhell (Leeds Only)
  • Chipmunk
  • 3OH!3
  • Master Shortie
  • L'Amour La Morgue

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday Leeds Saturday
  • Marmaduke Duke
  • Soulsavers with Mark Lanegan
  • Black Lips
  • Bombay Bicycle Club
  • The Big Pink
  • Fight Like Apes
  • A Place to Bury Strangers
  • Jack's Mannequin
  • The Temper Trap
  • Amazing Baby
  • Sweethead
  • Single File
  • Middleman
  • The Blackout
  • Bring Me the Horizon
  • Atreyu
  • 65daysofstatic
  • Go:Audio
  • Hockey
  • Middle Class Rut
  • Marina and the Diamonds
  • The Chapman Family
  • Baddies
  • Detroit Social Club
  • Pulled Apart by Horses
  • La Roux
  • Lightspeed Champion
  • The Rumble Strips
  • White Denim
  • Golden Silvers
  • The Hot Rats
  • Broken Records
  • Grammatics
  • Magistrates
  • The Joy Formidable
  • The xx
  • Titus Andronicus
  • Bear Hands

The Alternative Stage[]

Comedy: Doug Stanhope, Tim Minchin, Brendon Burns, Jack Whitehall, Junior Simpson, Sarah Millican, Tom Stade, , , , , Kevin Bridges, Holly Walsh, Stephen Grant, , Stuckey & Murray, Jessica Delfino, , Gary Delaney, Mark Olver, , , , Doc Brown, Jamie Kilstein, , Tomb.

Spoken Word: Aidan Moffat, , Kate Tempest, ,

Debate:

Late Night Entertainment: , , Transgressive Records

Film: screening plus Q&A session with Mark Herbert and special guests from the film, , This Is Spinal Tap, Anvil! The Story of Anvil.

Dance To The Radio Stage[]

Leeds Thursday
  • Blood Red Shoes
  • Wild Beasts
  • Bear Hands
  • Airship

Notes[]

  • The festival ran from Friday 28 August 2009 – Sunday 30 August 2009. Weekend tickets cost £175. Day tickets cost £70.
  • Alexisonfire and The Bronx (band) played two sets at both Reading and Leeds – one on the Main Stage and one later in the day on the Lock Up stage.
  • A Day to Remember cancelled their appearance on the Festival Republic stage.
  • A schedule gap on the Radio1/NME stage on the Friday at Leeds and Saturday at Reading was filled by a surprise appearance by Them Crooked Vultures.[12]

2010[]

The line-up for the Reading and Leeds 2010 festivals was announced on 29 March 2010, and tickets were made available thereafter.[13][14]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday Leeds Saturday
  • Guns N' Roses
  • Queens of the Stone Age
  • Biffy Clyro
  • Lostprophets
  • NOFX
  • Gogol Bordello
  • Billy Talent
  • A Day to Remember
  • Young Guns
  • Arcade Fire
  • The Libertines
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • The Cribs
  • The Maccabees
  • Modest Mouse
  • The Gaslight Anthem
  • Mystery Jets
  • The Futureheads
  • The Walkmen
  • Blink-182
  • Paramore
  • Weezer
  • Cypress Hill
  • Limp Bizkit
  • You Me at Six
  • All Time Low
  • Thrice
  • The King Blues
  • Motion City Soundtrack

NME/Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday Leeds Saturday
  • Pendulum
  • Enter Shikari
  • Crystal Castles
  • Serj Tankian
  • Frank Turner
  • Kids In Glass Houses
  • Hadouken!
  • 3oh!3
  • Band of Skulls
  • Everything Everything
  • Rolo Tomassi
  • Klaxons
  • We Are Scientists
  • Foals
  • Band of Horses
  • Kele Okereke
  • The Drums
  • Wild Beasts
  • Los Campesinos!
  • Local Natives
  • The Joy Formidable
  • Goldheart Assembly

Lock-Up Stage/Dance Arena[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday Leeds Saturday
  • Alkaline Trio
  • Sick of It All
  • Against Me!
  • Hatebreed
  • Streetlight Manifesto
  • Strike Anywhere
  • This Is Hell
  • Civet
  • The Skints
  • Crazy Arm
  • Bad Religion
  • NOFX (Secret Set – Reading Only)
  • The Get Up Kids
  • Cancer Bats
  • Zebrahead
  • Trash Talk
  • Gallows (Billed As 'The Rats')
  • Paint It Black
  • Off With Their Heads
  • Cerebral Ballzy
  • Random Hand
  • Roots Manuva (Co-Headliner)
  • Rusko (DJ Set)
  • Magnetic Man (Co-Headliner)
  • Sub Focus (DJ Set)
  • Metronomy
  • Four Tet
  • Chiddy Bang
  • Holy Fuck
  • Health
  • Japanese Popstars (Withdrew from Reading)
  • Lights
  • L'Amour La Morgue (Leeds Only)

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday Leeds Saturday
  • Marina and the Diamonds
  • The Sunshine Underground
  • Blood Red Shoes
  • Adam Green
  • Warpaint
  • Avi Buffalo
  • Egyptian Hip Hop
  • Pulled Apart by Horses
  • Summer Camp
  • Funeral Party
  • Harlem
  • The Cheek
  • Gaggle
  • Ash
  • Atari Teenage Riot
  • The Black Angels
  • Giggs
  • Darwin Deez
  • Chapel Club
  • Villagers
  • I Blame Coco
  • Freelance Whales
  • Chief
  • Yuck
  • The Crookes
  • British Sea Power
  • Caribou
  • One Night Only
  • Minus the Bear
  • Tame Impala
  • The Like
  • Free Energy
  • Fool's Gold
  • General Fiasco
  • Sound of Guns
  • Foxy Shazam
  • Goldhawks
  • Kassidy

Notes[]

  • Miike Snow pulled out for undisclosed reasons, with The Joy Formidable replacing them.
  • Fight Like Apes and Alberta Cross pulled out of their slots due to undisclosed reasons.
  • RX Bandits pulled out due to 'unavoidable family circumstances with Cerebral Ballzy replacing them.
  • Crime In Stereo pulled out due to the band splitting up, with Random Hand replacing them.

2011[]

The line-up for the Reading and Leeds 2011 festivals was announced on 21 March 2011, and tickets were made available thereafter.[15][16]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • My Chemical Romance
  • Thirty Seconds to Mars
  • The Offspring
  • Deftones
  • Rise Against
  • Bring Me The Horizon
  • New Found Glory
  • The Blackout
  • Architects
  • The Strokes (Headlining Reading)
  • Pulp (Headlining Leeds)
  • The National
  • Jimmy Eat World
  • Madness
  • Two Door Cinema Club
  • Seasick Steve
  • The Pigeon Detectives
  • The Joy Formidable
  • Muse
  • Elbow
  • Interpol
  • Friendly Fires
  • Enter Shikari
  • The View
  • Frank Turner
  • Taking Back Sunday
  • We Are the Ocean

NME/Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Beady Eye
  • White Lies
  • Noah and the Whale
  • The Vaccines
  • Metronomy
  • Patrick Wolf
  • The Naked and Famous
  • Mona
  • Miles Kane
  • Frankie & The Heartstrings
  • Pulled Apart By Horses
  • Jane's Addiction (Cancelled)
  • Crystal Castles
  • Bombay Bicycle Club
  • Glassjaw
  • Everything Everything
  • The Kills
  • OFWGKTA (Reading Only)
  • Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
  • Yuck
  • Funeral Party
  • 2manydjs
  • The Streets
  • Death From Above 1979
  • Panic! At The Disco
  • Warpaint
  • Chapel Club
  • Cage The Elephant
  • Best Coast
  • Fucked Up
  • Dananananaykroyd

Lock-Up Stage/Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Unkle
  • Simian Mobile Disco
  • Nero (DJ set)
  • Sub Focus
  • SBTRKT (DJ set)
  • Devlin
  • Crystal Fighters
  • Mount Kimbie
  • Does It Offend You, Yeah?
  • Cold Cave
  • The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  • The King Blues
  • The Bronx
  • Capdown
  • Leftöver Crack
  • Comeback Kid
  • Boysetsfire
  • Street Dogs
  • Letlive
  • Teenage Bottlerocket
  • Title Fight
  • Sharks
  • Descendents
  • Flogging Molly
  • Frank Turner
  • Face to Face
  • Hot Water Music
  • Bedouin Soundclash
  • Off!
  • The Black Pacific
  • The Menzingers
  • Your Demise
  • Spycatcher
  • Fighting Fiction

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • The Horrors
  • Digitalism
  • Tom Vek
  • White Denim
  • Anna Calvi
  • The Antlers
  • Foster the People
  • Cerebral Ballzy
  • Dry the River
  • Royal Bangs
  • The Computers
  • Islet
  • Mini Mansions
  • Cherri Bomb
  • The Midnight Beast
  • Rival Schools
  • And So I Watch You From Afar
  • Smith Westerns
  • Cloud Control
  • Cults
  • Mariachi El Bronx
  • Grouplove
  • Tribes
  • Big Deal
  • The Coopers
  • Young the Giant (Cancelled)
  • She Keeps Bees
  • Peter Doherty
  • Viva Brother
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Young Legionnaire
  • CocknBullKid
  • Twin Atlantic
  • Fight Like Apes
  • Benjamin Francis Leftwich
  • Little Comets
  • Dutch Uncles
  • Nightbox
  • Flats
  • Romance

Notes[]

Weekend tickets cost £192.50 before booking fees. Pulp headlined over The Strokes at the Leeds Festival. Mouthwash pulled out due to the split up of the band, they were replaced by Fighting Fiction. The Twilight Singers pulled out and were replaced by Young Legionnaire. OFWGKTA pulled out of the Leeds Festival due to the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, but still performed at the Reading Festival. Jane's Addiction were due to headline the NME/Radio 1 Stage but cancelled both their appearances at the last minute – after arriving at the Reading site – due to frontman Perry Farrell falling ill. Rise Against played a secret acoustic set on the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading after their mainstage slot.

2012[]

The initial line-up announcements for the festivals were made on 12 March 2012 – with the tickets made available for purchase shortly afterwards.[17]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • The Cure
  • Paramore
  • Bombay Bicycle Club
  • You Me at Six
  • Crystal Castles
  • Angels & Airwaves
  • Coheed and Cambria
  • Cancer Bats
  • Deaf Havana
  • Kasabian
  • Florence and the Machine
  • The Vaccines
  • Enter Shikari
  • The Shins
  • OFWGKTA
  • Mystery Jets
  • Blood Red Shoes
  • Los Campesinos!
  • Foo Fighters
  • The Black Keys
  • Kaiser Chiefs
  • Bullet for My Valentine
  • All Time Low
  • The Gaslight Anthem
  • Eagles of Death Metal
  • Band of Skulls
  • Pulled Apart by Horses

NME/Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • The Maccabees
  • Foster the People
  • The Courteeners
  • Graham Coxon
  • Passion Pit
  • The Blackout
  • The Hives
  • Spector
  • Friends
  • Hadouken!
  • Future of the Left
  • At the Drive-In
  • The Cribs
  • Mastodon
  • Billy Talent
  • Miike Snow
  • Santigold
  • Dry The River
  • Twin Atlantic
  • Pure Love
  • Post War Glamour Girls
  • Green Day (Secret set, Reading only)[18]
  • Justice
  • Two Door Cinema Club
  • The Horrors
  • SBTRKT
  • Mark Lanegan Band
  • The Joy Formidable
  • Tribes
  • Django Django
  • Howler
  • Of Monsters and Men

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Sleigh Bells
  • The Subways
  • Veronica Falls
  • Bastille
  • Niki & the Dove
  • Alt-J
  • Lucy Rose
  • We Are Augustines
  • JEFF the Brotherhood
  • Savages
  • Fidlar
  • Palma Violets
  • O'Brother
  • Funeral Suits
  • Bassnectar (DJ Set)
  • Feeder
  • Young Guns
  • Lower Than Atlantis
  • We Are the In Crowd
  • Dog Is Dead
  • Jake Bugg
  • Don Broco
  • Oberhofer
  • The Knux
  • Citizens!
  • Theme Park
  • The Minutes
  • The View
  • The Futureheads (A-Capella & Acoustic)
  • Benjamin Francis Leftwich
  • King Charles
  • 2:54
  • Zulu Winter
  • S.C.U.M
  • Alberta Cross
  • Iceage
  • DZ Deathrays
  • Toy
  • Deap Vally
  • The Cast of Cheers
  • L.A.

Lock Up/Dance Stage[]

Lock-Up Dance Stage Lock-Up
Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Social Distortion
  • Anti-Flag
  • Every Time I Die
  • The Bouncing Souls
  • Saves the Day
  • Touche Amore
  • A Wilhelm Scream
  • Ceremony
  • Random Hand
  • Dead To Me
  • Star Fucking Hipsters
  • Pettybone
  • Metronomy
  • Katy B
  • Carl and the Drug Squad
  • Azealia Banks
  • Jaguar Skills
  • Modestep
  • Feed Me
  • Grimes
  • Japanese Popstars
  • Clement Marfo & The Frontline
  • Jagga
  • DJ Zinc
  • Less Than Jake
  • Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
  • Gallows
  • Turbonegro
  • Trash Talk
  • Good Riddance
  • The Skints
  • Polar Bear Club
  • This Is Hell
  • Möngöl Hörde
  • The Flatliners
  • Apologies, I Have None
  • Crowns

Notes[]

  • Chiddy Bang pulled out of the festival due to touring commitments, and were replaced by Hadouken!
  • Here We Go Magic pulled out of the festival for undisclosed reasons. Their replacement was Future of the Left.
  • Green Day played a secret gig at Reading Festival.

2013[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Green Day
  • System of a Down
  • Deftones
  • Frank Turner
  • Bring Me the Horizon
  • New Found Glory
  • Skindred
  • While She Sleeps
  • Biffy Clyro
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Fall Out Boy
  • The Lumineers
  • Editors
  • Don Broco
  • Hadouken!
  • We Are the In Crowd
  • Bury Tomorrow

NME/Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Skrillex
  • ASAP Rocky
  • Major Lazer
  • Bastille
  • Frightened Rabbit
  • Peace
  • FIDLAR
  • Deap Vally
  • Kodaline
  • Night Engine
  • Dry the River
  • Alt-J
  • Jake Bugg
  • Tame Impala
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Johnny Marr
  • Palma Violets
  • Modestep
  • Deaf Havana
  • Darwin Deez
  • Theme Park
  • Childhood
  • Phoenix
  • Azealia Banks
  • Disclosure
  • City and Colour
  • HAIM
  • Alex Clare
  • Tribes
  • AlunaGeorge
  • Villagers
  • Wavves
  • Dinosaur Pile-Up

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Magnetic Man
  • A-Trak
  • Flux Pavilion
  • Redlight
  • Jagwar Ma
  • Willy Moon
  • Big Black Delta
  • Post War Years
  • Night Works
  • Knife Party
  • Baauer
  • Dillon Francis
  • Charli XCX
  • Pegboard Nerds
  • Fred V & Grafix
  • Bag Raiders
  • Jacob Plant
  • Bipolar Sunshine
  • Stay Positive
  • Duologue

Lock Up/Rock Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Alkaline Trio
  • The Living End
  • Rx Bandits
  • Quicksand
  • The Computers
  • Cerebral Ballzy
  • The Creepshow
  • Rat Attack
  • Palm Reader
  • Gnarwolves
  • Tomahawk
  • Sick of It All
  • The Bronx
  • King Prawn
  • Sonic Boom Six
  • Off with Their Heads
  • Chuck Ragan
  • Anti Vigilante
  • Sharks
  • Crowns
  • Great Cynics
  • Decade
  • Shikari Sound System
  • Funeral for a Friend
  • Gallows
  • Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats
  • Filter
  • And So I Watch You From Afar
  • Crossfaith
  • Arcane Roots
  • Heaven's Basement
  • Hacktivist
  • The Virginmarys
  • Beware of Darkness
  • Hawk Eyes
  • Bloody Knees

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Crystal Fighters
  • Chvrches
  • Surfer Blood
  • The Strypes
  • Kate Nash
  • Temples
  • MS MR
  • Half Moon Run
  • Parquet Courts
  • Papa
  • Charlie Boyer and The Voyeurs
  • Findlay
  • MMX
  • British Sea Power
  • Savages
  • Lucy Rose
  • Tim Burgess
  • Splashh
  • The 1975
  • Swim Deep
  • Drenge
  • SKATERS
  • Balthazar
  • To Kill a King
  • Dan Croll
  • Sons & Lovers
  • Mount Kimbie
  • Spector
  • The Jim Jones Revue
  • Pure Love
  • Merchandise
  • Frankie and The Heartstrings
  • Chapel Club
  • California X
  • Twenty One Pilots
  • The Family Rain
  • In the Valley Below
  • China Rats
  • San Cisco
  • Battle Lines

BBC Radio 1Xtra Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Wiley
  • Toddla T Sound
  • P Money
  • Left Boy
  • Stylo G
  • Itch
  • Nathan Flutebox Lee & The Clinic
  • Scrufizzer
  • Murkage
  • Benin City
  • Devlin
  • Action Bronson
  • Giggs
  • Chance the Rapper
  • DJ Semtex
  • Mic Righteous
  • Lunar C
  • Broke'N'£nglish
  • Etta Bond X Raf Riley
  • Wretch 32
  • Angel Haze
  • Ms Dynamite
  • David Rodigan
  • Mikill Pane
  • Ghostpoet
  • Context
  • Knytronium
  • Smiler

Notes[]

  • The latest announcements to the 2013 Reading and Leeds festival were made on Tuesday, 4 June 2013 on Radio 1[19][20]
  • Reading and Leeds 2013 presale tickets went on sale on 30 August 2012. Weekend tickets were made available on 30 November 2012 at a price of £202.50 (plus an £8 booking fee). Day tickets cost £90.00 (plus a £7 booking fee).
  • Early entry tickets for the Reading site sold out on 17 June 2013. On 5 July 2013, Saturday day tickets for the Reading site sold out. On 12 July 2013, Friday day tickets for the Reading site sold out. On 23 July 2013, weekend tickets for the Reading site sold out. On 13 August 2013, Sunday tickets sold out, meaning at the Reading site, the full weekend was sold out. On 17 August 2013, Friday tickets for the Leeds site sold out.
  • On 27 June 2013, Brand New, who were due to play on the Main Stage announced that they were cancelling their August European dates including their performances at the Reading and Leeds Festivals. They were replaced by EarlWolf.
  • Iggy Azalea cancelled in order to attend the MTV Video Music Awards.[21]
  • Due to illness, DIIV were forced to cancel Reading and Leeds performances.[22]

2014[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Queens of the Stone Age (Headlining Reading)
  • Paramore (Headlining Leeds)
  • Vampire Weekend
  • Enter Shikari
  • Jimmy Eat World
  • Deaf Havana
  • Blood Red Shoes
  • Crossfaith
  • Hacktivist
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Jake Bugg
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Foster the People
  • The Hives
  • Peace
  • Dry the River
  • Pulled Apart By Horses
  • Gnarwolves
  • Blink-182
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
  • You Me at Six
  • A Day to Remember
  • Sleeping with Sirens
  • Papa Roach
  • Young Guns
  • Tonight Alive
  • The Story So Far

NME/Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Courteeners
  • Metronomy
  • SBTRKT
  • Warpaint
  • Temples
  • Twin Atlantic
  • Mallory Knox
  • Drenge
  • La Dispute
  • Red Fang
  • Gerard Way
  • Closing set from Nero LIVE
  • Bombay Bicycle Club
  • Chvrches
  • Die Antwoord
  • Don Broco
  • Cage the Elephant
  • Lower Than Atlantis
  • Royal Blood
  • Marmozets
  • Lonely the Brave
  • DZ Deathrays
  • Disclosure
  • The 1975
  • The Horrors
  • The Kooks
  • Schoolboy Q
  • Maverick Sabre
  • Clean Bandit
  • Jungle
  • The Neighbourhood
  • Twin Shadow
  • The Wytches

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Netsky Live!
  • Crucified Barbara
  • Steve Jackson
  • Trainwreck
  • Sigma
  • SecondCity
  • Indiana
  • Rufus
  • Panama
  • We Are Evergreen
  • Nightbox
  • Pendulum DJ Set
  • Andy C
  • Gesaffelstein
  • The Glitch Mob
  • Borgore
  • Adventure Club
  • Jacob Plant
  • Kove
  • Milky Chance
  • Tea Street Band
  • Flume
  • Klaxons
  • Boys Noize
  • Bondax
  • Ben Pearce
  • Breach
  • Snakehips
  • Zinc
  • Electric Youth
  • Lxury
  • Billon

The Pit/Lock Up[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Jimmy Eat World
  • Brody Dalle
  • The Skints
  • Touche Amore
  • Eagulls
  • The Front Bottoms
  • Slaves
  • Dave Haus
  • Misty Miller
  • Munchie Girls
  • Of Mice & Men
  • Architects
  • Issues
  • While She Sleeps
  • We Came As Romans
  • Marmozets
  • Wovenwar
  • Basement
  • Brutality Will Prevail
  • Lesser Key
  • Empress AD
  • The Hell
  • Beasts
  • Gogol Bordello
  • Möngöl Hörde
  • letlive.
  • Every Time I Die
  • The Wonder Years
  • A Wilhelm Scream
  • The Flatliners
  • Neck Deep
  • Baby Godzilla
  • Masked Intruder
  • Pup
  • Emily's Army
  • Blacklist Royals
  • Vales

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Palma Violets
  • Bipolar Sunshine
  • Childhood
  • Jamie T (Secret set, Reading only)
  • King Charles
  • Catfish and the Bottlemen
  • The Orwells
  • Sweethead
  • Fat White Family
  • Darlia
  • The Districts
  • Hudson Taylor
  • Southern
  • LTNT
  • The Minutes
  • Band of Skulls
  • We Are Scientists
  • The Amazing Snakeheads
  • Circa Waves
  • Hozier
  • Wolf Alice
  • Bear Hands
  • Marika Hackman
  • American Authors
  • Nico Vega
  • Little Matador
  • X Ambassadors
  • Leaders of Men
  • Augustines
  • Mayday Parade
  • The Sunshine Underground
  • The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
  • Sivu
  • Drowners
  • Dolomite Minor
  • The Bohicas
  • Lucius
  • Saint Raymond
  • The Royal Concept
  • Flyte
  • Baby Strange
  • Carnabells

Radio 1Xtra Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Giggs
  • I Am Legion
  • David Rodigan MBE
  • MistaJam
  • P Money
  • Lizzo
  • Sinéad Harnett
  • Dirty Dike
  • Edward Scissortongue
  • Pusha T
  • Krept and Konan
  • Meridian Dan
  • Dominique Young Unique
  • Tempa T
  • Little Simz
  • Newham Generals
  • Aidan Coker
  • Danny Brown
  • Joey Bada$$
  • Vic Mensa
  • Kwabs
  • Elli Ingram
  • Hawk House
  • Sasha Keable
  • Raleigh Ritchie
  • My Nu Leng
  • Bad Rabbits
  • Tinashe

2015[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Mumford & Sons
  • Alt-J
  • Bastille
  • All Time Low
  • Panic! at the Disco
  • Palma Violets
  • Drenge
  • Neck Deep
  • Mariachi El Bronx
  • Metallica
  • Bring Me the Horizon
  • Royal Blood
  • Alexisonfire
  • Pierce the Veil
  • Modestep
  • Marmozets
  • FIDLAR
  • Babymetal
  • The Libertines
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Jamie T
  • The Maccabees
  • The Cribs
  • The Gaslight Anthem
  • Against Me!
  • Lonely the Brave

NME/Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Knife Party (Closing set)
  • Limp Bizkit
  • Run The Jewels
  • Peace
  • Swim Deep
  • Don Broco
  • American Football
  • Parquet Courts
  • Echosmith
  • The Districts
  • The Struts
  • Twin Atlantic
  • Catfish and the Bottlemen
  • Everything Everything
  • Wolf Alice
  • Circa Waves
  • Spector
  • Slaves
  • Foals (secret set)
  • Twin Peaks
  • Nothing but Thieves
  • Deadmau5
  • Gorgon City
  • Years & Years
  • Jamie xx
  • Glass Animals
  • Kwabs
  • Awolnation
  • Ghostpoet
  • Shura
  • The Skints

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • MK
  • Oliver Dollar
  • Charli XCX
  • Tourist
  • DJ Fresh
  • Secondcity
  • X Kove
  • Elliphant
  • The Riptide Movement
  • Boy Better Know
  • Hudson Mohawke
  • Brodinski presents Brava
  • Blonde Live
  • Rustie
  • Evian Christ
  • Maribou State Live
  • Snakehips
  • TCTS
  • 99 Souls

The Pit/Lock Up[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • New Found Glory
  • Simple Plan
  • The Bronx
  • Modern Life is War
  • Bo Ningen
  • The Menzingers
  • The Smith Street Band
  • Skinny Lister
  • The Bots
  • God Damn
  • VANT
  • Ghost
  • Gojira
  • Atreyu
  • Pvris
  • Baroness
  • And So I Watch You From Afar
  • As It Is
  • No Devotion
  • Ho99o9
  • The One Hundred
  • Refused
  • While She Sleeps
  • Cancer Bats
  • Frnkiero and the Cellabration
  • Bury Tomorrow
  • Beartooth
  • Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
  • Turbowolf
  • Moose Blood
  • Queen Kwong
  • Hawk Eyes
  • Single Mothers
  • Black Foxxes
  • Fort Hope (band)

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • The Wombats
  • Lucy Rose
  • Ash
  • Darlia
  • Seether
  • Radkey
  • Pretty Vicious
  • DMA's
  • Blossoms
  • Rat Boy
  • San Fermin
  • Walking on Cars
  • Frank Turner
  • Little Comets
  • Manchester Orchestra
  • We Are the Ocean
  • Coasts
  • Jack Garratt
  • Spring King
  • Mini Mansions
  • Gengahr
  • Hippo Campus
  • Sundara Karma
  • Black Honey
  • The Last Internationale
  • The Sherlocks

BBC Radio 1 Xtra Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • A$AP Ferg
  • FLATBUSH ZOMBiES
  • Rae Sremmurd
  • Oneman
  • Pell
  • Star.One with Ping-Pong
  • Siobhan Bell
  • Bugzy Malone
  • DJ Target
  • Azealia Banks
  • Lethal Bizzle
  • Ms Dynamite
  • Vince Staples
  • Tempa T
  • Craze
  • Loyle Carner
  • Kiko Bun
  • Nick Brewer
  • Remi Miles
  • Krept & Konan
  • Stormzy
  • Young Thug
  • Dope D.O.D.
  • Fekky
  • Ratking
  • Isiah Dreads
  • Lady Leshurr

Notes[]

Tyler the Creator had originally been booked to play on the NME Stage, but was forced to cancel these shows after being refused entry into the United Kingdom. Modern Baseball had planned to play the Lock Up Stage, but withdrew the week before the festival due to the lead singer's decision to focus on tackling his depression. Mastodon had originally been booked to headline the Pit stage, but pulled out when they cancelled their European tour, citing a 'personal family matter.[23]' It was later revealed that this was due to bassist Troy Sanders' wife being diagnosed with breast cancer.[24]

2016[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Foals (Headlining Reading)
  • Disclosure (Headlining Leeds)
  • Chvrches
  • Boy Better Know
  • Die Antwoord
  • Lower Than Atlantis
  • Nothing But Thieves
  • Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes
  • Frank Turner
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Courteeners
  • Eagles of Death Metal
  • Slaves
  • Parkway Drive (Reading only)
  • Judas (Leeds only)
  • Skindred
  • Clutch
  • Sundara Karma
  • Biffy Clyro
  • Fall Out Boy
  • The Vaccines
  • A$AP Rocky (Reading only)
  • Five Finger Death Punch
  • Sleeping With Sirens
  • Coheed and Cambria
  • The Virginmarys
  • State Champs

NME/Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Jack Ü
  • Twenty One Pilots
  • Crystal Castles
  • The Neighbourhood
  • The Internet
  • Giggs
  • Mura Masa
  • Hinds
  • Hælos
  • Fickle Friends
  • Two Door Cinema Club
  • Nas
  • Krept & Konan
  • Jack Garratt
  • Sigma
  • Netsky
  • Blossoms
  • Whitney
  • Highly Suspect
  • Sunset Sons
  • The 1975
  • The Wombats
  • Cage The Elephant
  • Savages
  • Rat Boy
  • Half Moon Run
  • Tonight Alive
  • Deaf Havana
  • Spring King
  • Basement
  • Black Foxxes

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Oliver Heldens
  • Hannah Wants
  • Alunageorge
  • Philip George
  • Danny L Harle
  • Tkay Maidza
  • Lion Babe
  • 99 Souls
  • Hermitude
  • Duke Dumont
  • Disciples
  • My Nu Leng with DJ Oneman & Dread MC
  • Riton
  • Sophie
  • Birdy Nam Nam
  • Lemaitre
  • Zac Samuel
  • Rag'n'Bone Man
  • The Japanese House
  • DJ EZ
  • David Rodigan
  • MistaJam
  • Friction
  • Jauz
  • Fred V & Grafix
  • Redlight
  • Low Steppa
  • Delta Heavy
  • James Organ

The Pit/Lock Up[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Asking Alexandria
  • Thrice
  • Crossfaith
  • Hacktivist
  • Nothing More
  • Dinosaur Pile-Up
  • Citizen
  • Superheaven
  • Creeper
  • FVK
  • Swmrs
  • Mastodon
  • The Dillinger Escape Plan
  • Kvelertak
  • Giraffe Tongue Orchestra
  • Milk Teeth
  • HECK
  • Ghost Town
  • Dead!
  • Big Spring
  • Good Charlotte
  • The King Blues
  • Machine Gun Kelly
  • Arcane Roots
  • Modern Baseball
  • Roam
  • Beach Slang
  • Waterparks
  • Greywind
  • Strange Bones
  • Fighting Caravans

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Maxïmo Park
  • Pulled Apart By Horses
  • Blaenavon
  • The Sherlocks
  • Lewis Del Mar
  • Otherkin
  • Anteros
  • Transviolet
  • Banners
  • White Miles

Radio 1Xtra Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Wiley
  • Protoje
  • Little Simz
  • Maverick Sabre
  • Charlie Sloth
  • Baauer
  • Troyboi
  • Mick Jenkins
  • Lady Leshurr
  • Geko
  • K.Flay
  • Stormzy
  • Section Boyz
  • Logic
  • DJ Semtex (Reading only)
  • Bugzy Malone
  • Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
  • The Range
  • Metro Boomin
  • Rejjie Snow
  • Rude Kid
  • Clara Amfo
  • Kano
  • Yung Lean
  • Hoodie Allen
  • Big Narstie
  • Fekky
  • Raleigh Ritchie
  • Yungen
  • Franko Fraize
  • Kiko Bun
  • Sneakbo
  • Astroid Boys

Notes[]

Parkway Drive had pulled out of Leeds due to 'family issues', this meant that Skindred played for a full hour while a new band called Judas played the rest of the time slot. A$AP Rocky pulled out of Leeds festival at the last possible moment due to travel problems. He was however capable to perform at Reading. Fetty Wap was due to play on the NME stage, but had to pull out from doctors orders due to a severe ear infection. HAIM were supposed to play on the NME stage but cancelled their European tour to focus on finishing their second album. G-Eazy who was one of the headliners for the Radio 1Xtra stage pulled out of the festival for unforeseen circumstances, and was replaced by Wiley. Travis Scott was also a headliner for the Radio 1Xtra stage, cancelled all remaining UK tour shows also due to unforeseen circumstances, he was replaced by Stormzy. Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots was pulled down into the crowd during their performance of "Car Radio", at Reading 2016 and their set was cut short.

2017[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Kasabian
  • Bastille
  • Two Door Cinema Club
  • Jimmy Eat World
  • Circa Waves
  • Rat Boy
  • Mallory Knox
  • Deap Vally
  • Judas
  • Eminem
  • Major Lazer
  • Korn
  • At The Drive-In
  • Migos
  • PVRIS
  • The Pretty Reckless
  • Moose Blood
  • Honeyblood
  • Muse
  • Liam Gallagher
  • Blossoms
  • Giggs
  • Architects
  • Against the Current
  • VANT
  • PINS
  • The Xcerts

NME/Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • You Me at Six
  • Queens of the Stone Age (Secret set)
  • Tory Lanez
  • Sub Focus Live
  • Lethal Bizzle
  • Anne-Marie
  • Oh Wonder
  • Declan McKenna
  • The Orwells
  • The Magic Gang
  • Marika Hackman
  • Lea Porcelain
  • Flume
  • Glass Animals
  • Everything Everything
  • Loyle Carner
  • Sundara Karma
  • Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
  • Marmozets
  • Tom Misch Live
  • Cabbage
  • Inheaven
  • Blaenavon
  • King No One
  • Haim
  • Halsey
  • Mura Masa
  • Wiley
  • Milky Chance
  • Ray BLK
  • The Sherlocks
  • Pond
  • SG Lewis
  • Fickle Friends
  • Mutemath
  • X Ambassadors

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • FatBoy Slim
  • Dillon Francis
  • Shy FX
  • Chris Lorenzo
  • Kurupt FM
  • Heartless Crew
  • Majestic
  • Metrik
  • TOKiMONSTA
  • Dreem Teem
  • Mullally
  • Haus
  • Andy C
  • Noisia 'Outer Edges'
  • High Contrast
  • Goldie
  • Jax Jones
  • Jaguar Skills
  • Delta Heavy
  • Becky Hill
  • LANY
  • Alma
  • Sigrid
  • Get Inuit
  • Marshmello
  • Charli XCX
  • MistaJam
  • Claptone
  • CamelPhat
  • Sam Divine
  • Monki
  • Jacob Plant
  • Matrix & Futurebound b2b Loadstar
  • Kideko
  • James Organ
  • Star.One

The Pit/Lockup[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Billy Talent
  • The Amity Affliction
  • Arcane Roots
  • Boston Manor
  • Tigers Jaw
  • Counterfeit
  • WSTR
  • God Damn
  • Puppy
  • Palisades
  • Freak
  • Life
  • While She Sleeps
  • One Ok Rock
  • Carpenter Brut
  • Turbowolf
  • Astroid Boys
  • Defeater
  • Vukovi
  • Zeal & Ardor
  • Tigercub
  • Viagra Boys
  • Casey
  • Dream State
  • Neck Deep
  • Breaking Benjamin
  • Gnarwolves
  • The Prettyboys
  • Tired Lion
  • Culture Abuse
  • Muncie Girls
  • Fizzy Blood
  • Sløtface
  • RavenEye
  • Baby in Vain
  • Heir

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Bear's Den
  • Cigarettes After Sex
  • Jagwar Ma
  • The Districts
  • Toothless
  • Off Bloom
  • Cosima
  • The Big Moon
  • IDLES
  • Louis Berry
  • The Amazons
  • Prose
  • Yonaka
  • Barns Courtney (Reading only)
  • Black Lips
  • Japandroids
  • The View
  • Shame
  • Grouplove
  • Black Honey
  • Eden
  • The Japanese House
  • Pumarosa
  • All Tvvins
  • Superfood
  • Indigo Lo
  • Paris Youth Foundation
  • Wolf Alice (Secret Set)
  • The Hunna
  • Tom Grennan
  • Ash
  • Phantogram
  • Vallis Alps
  • Picture This
  • Will Joseph Cook
  • Mondo Cozmo
  • King Nun
  • Otherkin
  • Ten Tonnes
  • Saint PHNX
  • Outlya

BBC Radio 1Xtra Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Danny Brown
  • MIST
  • Rejjie Snow
  • Angel
  • P Money
  • Avelino
  • Lunice
  • Watsky
  • Akala
  • Big Tobz
  • Fekky
  • Yung Fume
  • Flatbush ZOMBiES
  • Russ
  • AJ Tracey
  • Stefflon Don
  • Abra Cadabra
  • 67
  • Cadet
  • DJ Semtex (Reading only)
  • Mic Righteous
  • Geovarn
  • Not3s
  • Bossman Birdie
  • Bugzy Malone
  • Dave
  • MoStack
  • J Hus
  • Vince Staples
  • THEY.
  • The Heatwave
  • The Manor
  • Young T & Bugsey
  • Lotto Boyzz
  • Jaykae
  • Monster Florence
  • The LaFontaines

Notes[]

The band PWR BTTM were lined-up to perform on The Lock Up stage, but after allegations went viral that band member Ben Hopkins had initiated sexual abuse, the festival pulled them from the line up. Several artists dropped out of Reading & Leeds for currently unknown reasons, this included Bishop Briggs, Katy B, A2 and K.I.D. On the first day of the festival, Royal Republic, who were the opening act on the main stage for Friday at Leeds, cancelled due to personal reasons, they were replaced By The Xcerts. Don Broco performed on The Lock Up stage under the name 'The Prettyboys' as a secret set. Queens of the Stone Age and Wolf Alice also had secret sets at the festival.

2018[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Fall Out Boy
  • Travis Scott
  • The Kooks
  • The Wombats
  • Post Malone
  • Creeper
  • Waterparks
  • The Regrettes
  • Big Shaq (Reading only)
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Panic! at the Disco
  • N*E*R*D
  • Dua Lipa
  • Sum 41
  • Mike Shinoda
  • Skindred
  • Protoje
  • Trash Boat

Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Wolf Alice
  • Nothing But Thieves
  • MIST
  • The Blaze
  • IAMDDB
  • The Front Bottoms
  • Maggie Rogers
  • Fickle Friends
  • Bring Me The Horizon (secret set)
  • SWMRS
  • Rae Morris
  • Sounds Like A Storm
  • Netsky b2b Jauz b2b Slushii
  • Pendulum
  • Deaf Havana
  • Wizkid
  • Rex Orange County
  • Sigrid
  • BROCKHAMPTON
  • Alma
  • Chase Atlantic
  • West Thebarton

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Alan Walker
  • TQD
  • Fred V & Grafix Live
  • Sonny Fodera
  • Danny Howard
  • Eli Brown
  • Mason Maynard
  • Hilltop Hoods
  • Noname
  • Now, Now
  • Hannah Wants
  • My Nu Leng
  • The Magician
  • Jax Jones Live
  • Riton & Kah-Lo
  • A-Trak
  • Mr Eazi
  • Charlie Sloth
  • AJR
  • Monarchy
  • Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

The Pit/The Lock Up[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Underoath
  • The Used
  • La Dispute
  • Royal Republic
  • Trophy Eyes
  • I The Mighty
  • The Fever 333 (Reading Only)
  • The Xcerts
  • The Faim
  • Thunderpussy
  • Petrol Girls
  • Hollywood Undead
  • The Bronx
  • Stray From The Path
  • Scarlxrd
  • Lowlives
  • Black Foxxes
  • Milk Teeth
  • Normandie
  • Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes (Secret Set)
  • Bexey
  • Sleep Token
  • Black Futures
  • Lady Bird

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • The Horrors
  • Death from Above
  • Bad Sounds
  • Hudson Taylor
  • Børns
  • The Night Café
  • Dream Wife
  • Ten Tonnes
  • King Nun
  • Easy Life
  • Touts
  • Annabel Allum (Reading only)
  • Kate Nash
  • The Magic Gang
  • Spring King
  • Yungblud
  • Otherkin
  • Pale Waves
  • HMLTD
  • Sunflower Bean
  • Sea Girls
  • Pretty Vicious
  • Bloxx
  • Wyvern Lingo
  • Tom Grennan
  • Isaac Gracie
  • Lewis Capaldi
  • Hinds
  • The Glorious Sons
  • Spector
  • Hippo Campus
  • Welshly Arms
  • Sam Fender
  • Hak Baker
  • Coin
  • Demob Happy
  • Husky Loops

BBC Radio 1 Xtra Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Wretch 32
  • Yungen
  • Yxng Bane
  • A Boogie wit da Hoodie
  • Sneakbo
  • A2
  • DJ Semtex (Reading only)
  • Lisa Mercedez
  • Lizzo
  • DJ Target
  • Izzie Gibbs
  • AJ Tracey
  • Lady Leshurr
  • Bhad Bhabie
  • Hardy Caprio
  • Nadia Rose
  • Ghetts
  • Scarlxrd
  • Ebenezer
  • 23 Unofficial
  • Bryn
  • Last Night In Paris
  • Headie One
  • Reece Parkinson (DJ Set)

Skepta was billed to headline the Radio 1 tent on Sunday but was removed from the lineup, with "logistical issues" being cited as the reason. He was not replaced, but Diplo was bumped up to headline rather than sub the stage. Other notable removals were Ski Mask The Slump God who pulled out due to touring commitments and was replaced by Bhad Bhabie and Brunswick who was also due to play the Dance Stage but was replaced by Madam X, Skinny Girl Diet were due to open the Radio 1 Stage on Sunday but were replaced by Twisted Wheel, Famous Dex was to play the Radio 1 Stage on Sunday but pulled out and Playboi Carti cancelled not long before the festival due to personal reasons. He was due to perform on the Radio 1 Stage.

2019[]

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Post Malone (Co-headlining)
  • Twenty One Pilots (Co-headlining)
  • Blossoms
  • Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals
  • Billie Eilish
  • AJ Tracey
  • The Hunna
  • Against the Current
  • Alma
  • Counterfeit
  • Foo Fighters
  • A Day to Remember
  • Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
  • The Distillers
  • Enter Shikari
  • Yungblud
  • Mayday Parade
  • SWMRS
  • Milk Teeth

Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Dave
  • Fredo
  • Circa Waves
  • Pale Waves
  • Joji
  • Hayley Kiyoko
  • Clairo
  • The Night Café
  • Mini Mansions
  • Sea Girls
  • Bloxx
  • Mura Masa
  • Mabel
  • Stefflon Don
  • Pvris
  • Roddy Ricch
  • Nav
  • Aitch
  • Slowthai
  • Boston Manor
  • Pip Blom
  • Cassia (Reading only)
  • Bastille
  • Chvrches
  • Sundara Karma
  • Lil Baby
  • Gunna
  • The Amazons
  • Machine Gun Kelly
  • The Story So Far
  • Picture This
  • The Faim
  • Childcare
  • Mantra (Reading only)

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • CamelPhat
  • Fisher
  • Dillon Francis
  • Prospa
  • Tough Love
  • Distruction Boyz (Reading only)
  • Becky Hill
  • Loud Luxury
  • Allan Rayman
  • The LaFontaines
  • Andy C
  • SASASAS
  • Dimension
  • Muzzy
  • Crucast
  • Jaguar Skills
  • Georgia
  • Barny Fletcher
  • The Compozers & Friends (Reading only)
  • Denis Sulta
  • Honey Dijon
  • Mella Dee
  • Amy Becker
  • Holy Goof
  • Anti Up
  • James Organ
  • Kim Petras
  • Everyone You Know

The Pit/The Lock Up[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Bowling for Soup
  • The Maine
  • PUP
  • Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers
  • Puppy
  • Dream State
  • Press Club
  • Patent Pending
  • Cemetery Sun
  • In Your Prime
  • Ghostemane
  • Of Mice And Men
  • Paris
  • Poppy
  • Blood Youth
  • Dinosaur Pile-Up
  • Bad Nerves
  • Higher Power
  • Queen Zee
  • Enter Shikari
  • Fidlar
  • Palaye Royale
  • Nothing,Nowhere
  • Stand Atlantic
  • Hot Milk
  • White Reaper
  • Plague Vendor

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Hobo Johnson & The LoveMakers
  • The Chats
  • Ten Tonnes
  • Hockey Dad
  • Black Honey
  • Twisted Wheel
  • The Sherlocks
  • Jeremy Zucker
  • Bad Child
  • Dreamers
  • No Rome
  • Ocean Alley
  • Zuzu
  • Peace
  • Hoodie Allen
  • Night Riots
  • Sports Team
  • Two Feet
  • Bleached
  • The Japanese House
  • Pink Sweat$
  • Sophie And The Giants
  • Belako
  • Oddity Road
  • Sons of Raphael
  • Crystal Fighters
  • Basement
  • Bakar
  • Cavetown
  • Anteros
  • Himalayas
  • Valeras
  • The Snuts
  • Moontower
  • Æ MAK
  • Vistas

BBC Radio 1 Xtra Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Dappy
  • Headie One
  • Deno
  • M Huncho
  • DigDat
  • Scarlxrd
  • DJ Grevious
  • Tiffany Calver
  • Just Banco
  • MTRNICA
  • Octavian
  • D-Block Europe
  • Maleek Berry
  • Saint Jhn
  • K-Trap
  • Bexey
  • DJ Target
  • DaniLeigh
  • Tyla Yaweh
  • Truemendous
  • Not3s
  • DaBaby
  • NSG
  • Tion Wayne
  • YBN Nahmir
  • Tommy Genesis
  • Big Heath
  • Blade Brown (Leeds only)
  • Kenny Allstar
  • DDG
  • Miraa May
  • Scuti

Notes[]

English indie rock band Blaenavon was to be a headlining act on the Festival Republic Stage, but on 20 June pulled out due to 'on-going health issues'. Crystal Fighters was announced as their replacement. G Flip, who was also due to perform on the Festival Republic Stage, also pulled out of the festivals for unknown reasons. UK drill rapper Loski has also been removed from the line-up. This may be because the rapper was arrested for being in possession with a firearm. Fellow UK drill rapper Unknown T was also removed after he was charged with murder and violent disorder after allegedly stabbing 20-year-old Steven Narvaez-Jara during a party. Geko was also supposed to perform on Radio 1Xtra Stage. It is unknown why he was removed. Brunswick who was also due to play on the Radio 1 Stage last year, was pulled from the line up again this year for unknown reasons. Two days before his performance at Leeds, Lil Uzi Vert pulled out of the festival for 'unforeseen circumstances'. Acts were pushed up, Yungblud and Mayday Parade swapped places, and SWMRS was upgraded from Festival Republic to the Main Stage. Comethazine and Masicka were replaced by DJ Grevious and M Huncho. King Princess was due to perform on the NME Stage, but had to pull out due to illness. Aitch was moved from the Radio 1Xtra tent, and took their slot. Drenge performed a secret slot on the BBC Introducing stage, Enter Shikari performed a secret acoustic slot on the same stage. This was the band's third set through the festival.

Juice Wrld was scheduled to perform at Reading on the Friday of the festival but a minute before his scheduled appearance, the crew announced that he had been cancelled due to "flight issues".

Blade Brown wasn't able to perform at Reading due to being stuck in traffic.

2020[]

The 2020 Festival was cancelled for health concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announced line-up was due to be:

Main Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Stormzy
  • Migos
  • Lewis Capaldi
  • All Time Low
  • Mabel
  • MoStack
  • As It Is
  • Belako
  • Liam Gallagher
  • Gerry Cinnamon
  • Two Door Cinema Club
  • D-Block Europe
  • Aitch
  • The Maine
  • Bloxx
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Courteeners
  • Run The Jewels
  • Slowthai
  • Tom Grennan
  • Lady Leshurr
  • The Subways

Radio 1 Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Sam Fender
  • Dermot Kennedy
  • Mahalia
  • Declan McKenna
  • Jay1
  • Wallows
  • Joy Crookes
  • Rex Orange County
  • Headie One
  • Fontaines D.C.
  • Sea Girls
  • Blackbear
  • Easy Life
  • Inhaler
  • AJ Tracey
  • IDLES
  • The Hunna
  • Waterparks
  • Georgia
  • Vulpynes

Radio 1 Dance Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • MK
  • Hybrid Minds
  • Gryffin
  • Koven
  • L Devine
  • Solardo
  • Sonny Fodera
  • Hannah Wants
  • Wilkinson Live
  • Jauz
  • Delta Heavy Presents 'Beyond'
  • Dom Dolla
  • Sofi Tukker

The Pit/The Lock Up[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Sleeping with Sirens
  • Bladee
  • Holding Absence
  • Ashnikko
  • Dune Rats
  • Gallows
  • The Bronx
  • Cancer Bats
  • Cleopatrick
  • Narrow Head
  • Nascar Aloe
  • Fever 333
  • Creeper
  • Ho99o9
  • Black Peaks
  • Arrested Youth
  • Garzi

Festival Republic Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • JPEGMafia
  • Fickle Friends
  • 100 Gecs
  • Spector
  • Lyra
  • Girl in Red
  • 070 Shake
  • Beabadoobee
  • The Hara
  • Sports Team
  • Jaws
  • Mae Muller
  • ONR.

Radio 1Xtra Stage[]

Reading Friday Reading Saturday Reading Sunday
Leeds Saturday Leeds Sunday Leeds Friday
  • Denzel Curry
  • SL
  • OFB
  • Santi
  • Iann Dior
  • Trevor Daniel
  • Shaybo
  • Ms. Banks
  • M Huncho
  • DigDat
  • Tiffany Calver
  • PA Salieu

2021[]

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