Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1982 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 32 acts for Reading & Leeds 1982. Headliners were Budgie, Iron Maiden and Michael Schenker Group. 25 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

32acts
1stages
78%first time at Reading & Leeds
Friday
Budgie
Diamond Head Randy California Barón Rojo Praying Mantis Tank Stampede Overkill The Angels
Against the Grain
Saturday
Iron Maiden
Tygers of Pan Tang Blackfoot Gary Moore Cheetah Ore Bernie Torme Grand Prix Rock Goddess
Bow Wow Just Good Friends
Sunday
Michael Schenker Group
Jackie Lynton Band Y&T Dave Edmunds Bernie Marsden's SOS Wilko Johnson & Lew Lewis Twisted Sister Marillion Spider
Chinatown Terraplane

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Budgie
  2. 2Diamond Head
  3. 3Randy California
  4. 4Barón Rojo
  5. 5Praying Mantis
  6. 6Tank
  7. 7Stampede
  8. 8Overkill
  9. 9The Angels
  10. 10Against the Grain

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Iron Maiden
  2. 2Tygers of Pan Tang
  3. 3Blackfoot
  4. 4Gary Moore
  5. 5Cheetah
  6. 6Ore
  7. 7Bernie Torme
  8. 8Grand Prix
  9. 9Rock Goddess
  10. 10Bow Wow
  11. 11Just Good Friends

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Michael Schenker Group
  2. 2Jackie Lynton Band
  3. 3Y&T
  4. 4Dave Edmunds
  5. 5Bernie Marsden's SOS
  6. 6Wilko Johnson & Lew Lewis
  7. 7Twisted Sister
  8. 8Marillion
  9. 9Spider
  10. 10Chinatown
  11. 11Terraplane
On this bill

Their festival histories

Budgie 3 appearances · headlined 1× Iron Maiden 3 appearances · headlined 2× Marillion 3 appearances Vow Wow 2 appearances Dave Edmunds 2 appearances Grand Prix 2 appearances Praying Mantis 2 appearances Randy California 2 appearances

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1982

Michael Schenker GroupAgainst the GrainThe AngelsBarón RojoBernie Marsden's SOSBernie TormeBlackfootCheetahChinatownDave EdmundsDiamond HeadGary MooreJust Good FriendsMarillionOreOverkillRandy CaliforniaRock GoddessSpiderStampedeTankTerraplaneTwisted SisterVow WowY&T

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Wilko Johnson & Lew Lewislast played Reading & Leeds in 19793 years
  2. Iron Maidenlast played Reading & Leeds in 19802 years
  3. Praying Mantislast played Reading & Leeds in 19802 years
  4. Tygers of Pan Tanglast played Reading & Leeds in 19802 years

Other festivals in 1982

Glastonbury 1982 1 shared
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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1982

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1982?

Budgie, Iron Maiden and Michael Schenker Group were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1982. 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 1982 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 32 acts for Reading & Leeds 1982. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1982?

25 acts on the 1982 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including Michael Schenker Group, Against the Grain, The Angels, Barón Rojo and Bernie Marsden's SOS.

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.