Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1987 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 30 acts for Reading & Leeds 1987. Headliners were The Mission, Status Quo and Alice Cooper. 17 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records. 1 other billed act cancelled.

30acts
1stages
57%first time at Reading & Leeds
Friday
The Mission
The Fall Icicle Works Fields of the Nephilim The Godfathers All About Eve The Babysitters
Saturday
Status Quo
Georgia Satellites Magnum Lee Aaron MGM Terraplane Glory Shy Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
Quireboys Blues 'n' Trouble
Sunday
Alice Cooper
The Stranglers Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction FM The Bolshoi The Enid Vow Wow Lizzy Borden Gypsy Queen
Virginia Wolf Kooga Chariot

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1The Mission
  2. 2Spear of Destiny (No Show)
  3. 3The Fall
  4. 4Icicle Works
  5. 5Fields of the Nephilim (Extended Set)
  6. 6The Godfathers
  7. 7All About Eve
  8. 8The Babysitters

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Status Quo
  2. 2Georgia Satellites
  3. 3Magnum
  4. 4Lee Aaron
  5. 5MGM
  6. 6Terraplane
  7. 7Glory
  8. 8Shy
  9. 9Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
  10. 10Quireboys
  11. 11Blues 'n' Trouble

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Alice Cooper
  2. 2The Stranglers
  3. 3Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction
  4. 4FM
  5. 5The Bolshoi
  6. 6The Enid
  7. 7Vow Wow
  8. 8Lizzy Borden
  9. 9Gypsy Queen
  10. 10Virginia Wolf
  11. 11Kooga
  12. 12Chariot
On this bill

Their festival histories

The Enid 7 appearances The Fall 7 appearances Status Quo 5 appearances · headlined 2× Fields of the Nephilim 3 appearances Magnum 3 appearances The Godfathers 3 appearances The Mission 3 appearances · headlined 2× The Stranglers 3 appearances · headlined 1×

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1987

Alice CooperAll About EveThe BabysittersBlues 'n' TroubleChariotThe FallGeorgia SatellitesGloryThe GodfathersGypsy QueenIcicle WorksKoogaLizzy BordenMGMQuireboysShyVirginia Wolf

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Status Quolast played Reading & Leeds in 19789 years
  2. Terraplanelast played Reading & Leeds in 19825 years
  3. Vow Wowlast played Reading & Leeds in 19825 years
  4. Lee Aaronlast played Reading & Leeds in 19834 years
  5. Magnumlast played Reading & Leeds in 19834 years

Other festivals in 1987

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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1987

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1987?

The Mission, Status Quo and Alice Cooper were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1987. 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 1987 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 31 acts for Reading & Leeds 1987; 1 of them cancelled. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1987?

17 acts on the 1987 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including Alice Cooper, All About Eve, The Babysitters, Blues 'n' Trouble and Chariot.

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.