Lineup Archive

Fairport Convention festival history

5 festival appearances at 3 of 10 festivals

British folk rock group.

Fairport Convention
Photo: Brian Marks, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5festival appearances
3different festivals
0headline slots
1968–2009years on the bill

How high on the bill

HeadlinerMain stageOther stages
Fairport Convention: billing at each festival appearanceHeadlinerMain stageOther stages19701975198019851990199520002005Reading & Leeds 1968 · Main stageGlastonbury 1971 · Main stageGlastonbury 1984 · Main stageNewport Folk 1994 · Main stageGlastonbury 2009 · Other stage
On the bill

Recent festival appearances

Glastonbury 2009 Other stage · Friday With Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Blur Newport Folk 1994 Main stage Glastonbury 1984 Main stage · Sunday With Dr John, Elvis Costello And The Attractions, Fela Kuti Glastonbury 1971 Main stage Reading & Leeds 1968 Main stage · Sunday With The Herd, The Nice, Traffic

Every festival appearance

YearFestivalDayStageBilling
2009GlastonburyFridayAcoustic stageOther stage
1994Newport Folk––Main stage
1984GlastonburySundayPyramid stageMain stage
1971Glastonbury––Main stage
1968Reading & LeedsSundayMain stageMain stage
Shared bills

On the same stages

Traffic 3 appearances · 1968–1974 Al Stewart 4 appearances · 1967–1995 Arlo Guthrie 9 appearances · 1967–2009 Arthur Brown 3 appearances · 1971–2011 Chicken Shack 4 appearances · 1967–1981 Cliff Eberhardt 3 appearances · 1991–2000 Dar Williams 6 appearances · 1994–2011 David Bowie 2 appearances · 1971–2000

Fairport Convention at festivals: questions

How many times has Fairport Convention played Glastonbury?

Fairport Convention has played Glastonbury 3 times: 1971, 1984 and 2009.

Which festivals has Fairport Convention played?

In this archive, Fairport Convention appears on the lineups of Glastonbury, Newport Folk and Reading & Leeds.

Has Fairport Convention headlined a festival?

Not at the festivals in this archive. The highest billing here is a main-stage slot.

When did Fairport Convention first play a festival in this archive?

Fairport Convention first appears in 1968, at Reading & Leeds.

Appearances are compiled from Wikipedia's festival line-up pages for the 10 festivals in this archive; Fairport Convention may have played other festivals that are not covered here. Artist details: Wikidata Q1145652.