Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1976 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 30 acts for Reading & Leeds 1976. Headliners were Gong, Rory Gallagher and Osibisa. 24 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

30acts
1stages
80%first time at Reading & Leeds
Friday
Gong
Mallard Mighty Diamonds Supercharge U Roy Roy St. John Stallion
Saturday
Rory Gallagher
Camel Phil Manzanera Van Der Graaf Generator Manfred Mann Sadista Sisters Jon Hiseman's Colosseum Pat Travers Band Moon
Eddie & The Hot Rods Nick Pickett
Sunday
Osibisa
Black Oak Arkansas Ted Nugent Sutherland Bros & Quiver AC/DC Brand X Sassafras BackDoor A Band Called O
The Enid Aft Howard Bragen

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Gong
  2. 2Mallard
  3. 3Mighty Diamonds
  4. 4Supercharge
  5. 5U Roy
  6. 6Roy St. John
  7. 7Stallion

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Rory Gallagher
  2. 2Camel
  3. 3Phil Manzanera
  4. 4Van Der Graaf Generator
  5. 5Manfred Mann
  6. 6Sadista Sisters
  7. 7Jon Hiseman's Colosseum
  8. 8Pat Travers Band
  9. 9Moon
  10. 10Eddie & The Hot Rods
  11. 11Nick Pickett

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Osibisa
  2. 2Black Oak Arkansas
  3. 3Ted Nugent
  4. 4Sutherland Bros & Quiver
  5. 5AC/DC
  6. 6Brand X
  7. 7Sassafras
  8. 8BackDoor
  9. 9A Band Called O
  10. 10The Enid
  11. 11Aft
  12. 12Howard Bragen
On this bill

Their festival histories

The Enid 7 appearances Mother Gong 4 appearances · headlined 1× Rory Gallagher 4 appearances · headlined 3× Osibisa 3 appearances · headlined 1× Sutherland Brothers 3 appearances Van Der Graaf Generator 3 appearances AC/DC 2 appearances · headlined 1× Camel 2 appearances

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1976

Mother GongA Band Called OAC/DCAftBackDoorBlack Oak ArkansasBrand XEddie and the Hot RodsThe EnidHoward BragenMallardManfred MannMighty DiamondsMoonNick PickettPat Travers BandPhil ManzaneraRoy St. JohnSadista SistersSassafrasStallionSuperchargeTed NugentU Roy

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Osibisalast played Reading & Leeds in 19715 years
  2. Van Der Graaf Generatorlast played Reading & Leeds in 19715 years
  3. Jon Hiseman's Colosseumlast played Reading & Leeds in 19733 years
  4. Rory Gallagherlast played Reading & Leeds in 19733 years
  5. Camellast played Reading & Leeds in 19742 years
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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1976

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1976?

Gong, Rory Gallagher and Osibisa were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1976. 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 1976 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 30 acts for Reading & Leeds 1976. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1976?

24 acts on the 1976 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including Mother Gong, A Band Called O, AC/DC, Aft and BackDoor.

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.