Reading & Leeds lineup history (1961–2026)

Reading and Leeds are twin festivals held on the August bank holiday weekend, sharing largely the same lineup across two sites. Below is every Reading & Leeds lineup on record, with headliners by year, the artists booked most often, and who also played other festivals.

64lineups on record

3,679different artists

1961first year

Reading and Leeds, Englandlocation

Reading & Leeds headliners by year

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2026Kasabian · Charli XCX · Fontaines D.C. · Dave · Raye +2131 acts 2025Hozier · Bring Me the Horizon · Travis Scott52 acts 2024Blink-182 · Fred Again · Liam Gallagher50 acts 2023Sam Fender · The Killers · Billie Eilish168 acts 2022Dave · Arctic Monkeys · The 1975133 acts 2020Stormzy · Liam Gallagher · Rage Against the Machine Cancelled102 acts 2019Post Malone · Twenty One Pilots184 acts 2018Fall Out Boy · Kendrick Lamar · Kings of Leon201 acts 2017Kasabian · Eminem · Muse214 acts 2016Foals · Disclosure191 acts 2015Mumford & Sons · Metallica · The Libertines199 acts 2014Queens of the Stone Age · Paramore198 acts 2013Green Day · Eminem · Biffy Clyro194 acts 2012The Cure · Kasabian · Foo Fighters137 acts 2011The Strokes · Pulp129 acts 2010Roots Manuva · Magnetic Man132 acts 2009Blood Red Shoes · Kings of Leon · Arctic Monkeys · Radiohead175 acts 2008Rage Against the Machine · The Killers · Metallica173 acts 2007Razorlight · Red Hot Chili Peppers · Smashing Pumpkins137 acts 2006Franz Ferdinand · Muse · Pearl Jam136 acts 2005Pixies · Foo Fighters · Iron Maiden136 acts 2004The Darkness · The White Stripes · Green Day136 acts 2003Linkin Park · Blur · Metallica141 acts 2002The Strokes · Foo Fighters · Guns N' Roses136 acts 2001Travis · Manic Street Preachers · Eminem143 acts 2000Oasis · Pulp · Stereophonics136 acts 1999The Charlatans · Blur · Red Hot Chili Peppers138 acts 1998Jimmy Page, Robert Plant · Beastie Boys · Garbage134 acts 1997Suede · Manic Street Preachers · Metallica110 acts 1996Rage Against the Machine · Black Grape · The Stone Roses107 acts 1995The Smashing Pumpkins · Björk · Neil Young127 acts 1994Cypress Hill · Primal Scream · Red Hot Chili Peppers78 acts 1993Porno for Pyros · The The · New Order73 acts 1992The Wonder Stuff · Public Enemy · Nirvana68 acts 1991Iggy Pop · James · The Sisters of Mercy49 acts 1990The Cramps · Inspiral Carpets · Pixies61 acts 1989New Order · The Pogues · The Mission61 acts 1988Iggy Pop · Starship · Squeeze27 acts 1987The Mission · Status Quo · Alice Cooper30 acts 1986Killing Joke · Saxon · Hawkwind31 acts 1984Hawkwind · Jethro Tull · Marillion Cancelled31 acts 1983The Stranglers · Black Sabbath · Thin Lizzy30 acts 1982Budgie · Iron Maiden · Michael Schenker Group32 acts 1981Girlschool · Gillan · The Kinks29 acts 1980Rory Gallagher · UFO · Whitesnake28 acts 1979The Police · The Scorpions · Peter Gabriel30 acts 1978The Jam · Status Quo · Patti Smith31 acts 1977Golden Earring · Thin Lizzy · The Sensational Alex Harvey Band31 acts 1976Gong · Rory Gallagher · Osibisa30 acts 1975Hawkwind · Yes · Wishbone Ash23 acts 1974The Sensational Alex Harvey Band · Traffic · Focus27 acts 1973Rory Gallagher · Faces · Genesis35 acts 1972Curved Air · Faces · Quintessence32 acts 1971Arthur Brown · East of Eden · Colosseum35 acts 1970Jellybread · Family · Taste · Deep Purple48 acts 1969Pink Floyd · Bonzo Dog Band · Pentangle43 acts 1968The Herd · The Nice · Traffic34 acts 1967Small Faces · The Nice · Cream38 acts 1966Small Faces · The Who · Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames32 acts 1965The Yardbirds · Manfred Mann · The Animals31 acts 1964The Rolling Stones · Chris Barber Band · Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen24 acts 1963Chris Barber and his Jazz Band · Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band25 acts 1962Chris Barber's Jazz Band · Kenny Ball's Jazzmen23 acts 1961Alvin Roy's Saratoga Jazz Band27 acts

Most booked at Reading & Leeds

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Ash1995–201710 years
Enter Shikari2007–202510 years
Chris Barber1961–1973 · headlined 3×9 years
Biffy Clyro2001–2016 · headlined 1×9 years
Frank Turner2007–20239 years
Bring Me the Horizon2008–2025 · headlined 1×8 years
Feeder1996–20128 years
You Me at Six2008–20238 years
Foo Fighters1995–2019 · headlined 3×7 years
Blink-1821997–2024 · headlined 1×7 years
Foals2007–2023 · headlined 1×7 years
Queens of the Stone Age2000–2017 · headlined 1×7 years
Billy Talent2003–20187 years
British Sea Power2002–20137 years
The Bronx2004–20187 years

Shared with other festivals

Reading & Leeds vs Glastonbury834 artists
Reading & Leeds vs Coachella717 artists
Reading & Leeds vs Lollapalooza698 artists
Reading & Leeds vs Austin City Limits374 artists
Reading & Leeds vs Splendour in the Grass269 artists
Reading & Leeds vs Outside Lands259 artists
Reading & Leeds vs Governors Ball223 artists
Reading & Leeds vs Hangout169 artists
Reading & Leeds vs Newport Folk52 artists

All Reading & Leeds years

Reading & Leeds lineup questions

Who has played Reading & Leeds the most?

Ash has the most Reading & Leeds appearances in this archive: 10 years on the bill (1995–2017).

Who headlined the first Reading & Leeds?

The first Reading & Leeds in this archive is 1961, headlined by Alvin Roy's Saratoga Jazz Band.

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 2026?

Kasabian, Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., Dave, Raye, Chase & Status Live and Florence + The Machine headlined Reading & Leeds 2026.

How many artists have played Reading & Leeds?

3,679 different acts appear on the Reading & Leeds lineups in this archive, 1961 to 2026.

Source: Wikipedia, "Reading and Leeds Festivals line-ups" (revision 1381448680), CC BY-SA 4.0. Lineup facts are extracted and reorganised; no text is copied.