Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1969 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 43 acts for Reading & Leeds 1969 (Aug 8–10, 1969). Headliners were Pink Floyd, Bonzo Dog Band and Pentangle. 33 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

Aug 8–10dates
43acts
1stages
77%first time at Reading & Leeds
Friday
Pink Floyd
Soft Machine East of Eden Blossom Toes Keith Tippett Jazz Group Junior's Eyes The Village
Saturday
Bonzo Dog Band
Roy Harper The Strawbs Breakthru' Jigsaw Peter Hammill The Who Chicken Shack Fat Mattress
John Surman Aynsley Dunbar Yes The Spirit of John Morgan King Crimson Idle Race The Groundhogs Dry Ice The Wallace Collection
Sunday
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

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Pink Floyd
  2. 2Soft Machine
  3. 3East of Eden
  4. 4Blossom Toes
  5. 5Keith Tippett Jazz Group
  6. 6Junior's Eyes
  7. 7The Village

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Bonzo Dog Band (afternoon session)
  2. 2Roy Harper (afternoon session)
  3. 3The Strawbs (afternoon session)
  4. 4Breakthru' (afternoon session)
  5. 5Jigsaw (afternoon session)
  6. 6Peter Hammill (afternoon session)
  7. 7The Who (evening session)
  8. 8Chicken Shack (evening session)
  9. 9Fat Mattress (evening session)
  10. 10John Surman (evening session)
  11. 11Aynsley Dunbar (evening session)
  12. 12Yes (evening session)
  13. 13The Spirit of John Morgan (evening session)
  14. 14King Crimson (evening session)
  15. 15Idle Race (evening session)
  16. 16The Groundhogs (evening session)
  17. 17Dry Ice (evening session)
  18. 18The Wallace Collection (evening session)

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Pentangle (afternoon session)
  2. 2Long John Baldry (afternoon session)
  3. 3Ron Geesin (afternoon session)
  4. 4Jo-Ann Kelly (afternoon session)
  5. 5Magna Carta (afternoon session)
  6. 6Noel Murphy (afternoon session)
  7. 7The Nice (evening session)
  8. 8Family (evening session)
  9. 9London Cast of 'Hair' (evening session)
  10. 10Chris Barber (evening session)
  11. 11Keef Hartley (evening session)
  12. 12Eclection (evening session)
  13. 13Blodwyn Pig (evening session)
  14. 14Circus (evening session)
  15. 15Hard Meat (evening session)
  16. 16Steamhammer (evening session)
  17. 17Babylon (evening session)
  18. 18Cuby's Blues Band (evening session)
On this bill

Their festival histories

Chris Barber 9 appearances · headlined 3× The Who 6 appearances · headlined 4× Long John Baldry 5 appearances Chicken Shack 4 appearances Roy Harper 4 appearances Steamhammer 4 appearances Yes 4 appearances · headlined 1× East of Eden 3 appearances · headlined 1×

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1969

Bonzo Dog BandPink FloydBabylonBlodwyn PigBreakthru'CircusCuby's Blues BandDry IceEast of EdenFamilyFat MattressThe GroundhogsHard MeatIdle RaceJigsawJo-Ann KellyJohn SurmanJunior's EyesKeef HartleyKeith Tippett Jazz GroupKing CrimsonLondon Cast of 'Hair'Magna CartaNoel MurphyPeter HammillRoy HarperSoft MachineThe Spirit of John MorganSteamhammerStrawbsThe VillageThe Wallace CollectionYes

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Ron Geesinlast played Reading & Leeds in 19618 years
  2. Long John Baldrylast played Reading & Leeds in 19654 years
  3. Chris Barberlast played Reading & Leeds in 19663 years
  4. The Wholast played Reading & Leeds in 19663 years
  5. Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliationlast played Reading & Leeds in 19672 years

Other festivals in 1969

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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1969

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1969?

Pink Floyd, Bonzo Dog Band and Pentangle were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1969. The source marks no headliners, so these are the first acts listed on the main stage each day.

How many acts are on the Reading & Leeds 1969 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 43 acts for Reading & Leeds 1969. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

When was Reading & Leeds 1969?

Reading & Leeds 1969 took place on Aug 8–10, 1969, in Reading and Leeds, England.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1969?

33 acts on the 1969 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including Bonzo Dog Band, Pink Floyd, Babylon, Blodwyn Pig and Breakthru'.

Source: Wikipedia, "Reading and Leeds Festivals line-ups" (revision 1381448680), CC BY-SA 4.0. The lineup covers the stages and acts that page lists. Billing order follows the order acts are listed there; headliners are the acts it marks as headliners. This year's source marks no headliners, so the first act listed on the main stage each day is shown as the headliner. "First time" means no earlier appearance in this archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.