The Reading Festival was originally known as the National Jazz Festival, which was conceived by Harold Pendleton (founder of the Marquee Club in London in 1958) and first held at Richmond Athletic Ground in 1961. LEEDS 2004. Campsites are available at both sites and weekend tickets include camping. Team, The Raveonettes, Sleater Kinney, The Caesars, Be Your Own Pet, Yeti, Dogs, Arctic Monkeys, Mystery Jets, 747s, Clor, Youth Group, Puggy, Lee Sounds Unsigned Stage - Lyca Sleep, The Favours, Harrisons, Mr Shiraz, Sunshine Underground, Turismo, Bam Bam Francs, Mr Mojo, New Minds Eye, Voltage Union, Last People on Earth. The early 2000s saw a varied but predominantly rock line-up, though as the decade progressed the Main Stage and Radio 1 Stage featured many indie bands. In 2008, a crowd of approximately 3,000 people attended the "BBC Introducing" Stage at Reading to see unsigned band 'The FF'ers' following rumours that it would actually be a secret, This page was last edited on 7 October 2020, at 14:23. Attendances continued to fall between 1989 and 1991, but began to recover from 1992, when new organisers took over from the Mean Fiddler group, broadening the festival's musical policy. [19] Since then, security at both sites has increased and problems have been reduced.[20].
The National Jazz Federation (NJF) Festival was established at the height of the Trad Jazz boom, as a successor to the Beaulieu Jazz Festival, initially as a two-day event held at Richmond Athletic Ground. [43] Examples include: "Leeds Festival" redirects here.
248 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 250 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 253 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 252 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 251 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 249 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; Show/Hide Labels Prev Next Back to Galleries LEEDS 2017. In 1984 and 1985, the Conservative-run local council effectively banned the festival by designating the festival site for development and refusing to grant licences for any alternative sites in the Reading area. I actually walked around the whole festival in Leeds and it felt really comfortable” – Interpol on their 2006 festival appearance. 1988 saw an attempt to take the festival in a mainstream commercial pop direction,[11] featuring acts including Starship, Squeeze, Hothouse Flowers, Bonnie Tyler and Meat Loaf (who was bottled off stage),[12] and the subsequent disputes led to the ousting of original festival promoter Harold Pendleton by the Mean Fiddler Music Group organisation.[13]. Throughout the 1960s the festival moved between several London and Home Counties sites, being held at Windsor Racecourse, Kempton Park, Sunbury and Plumpton, before reaching its permanent home at Reading in 1971. LEEDS 2007. Throughout the 1960s the festival moved between several London and Home Counties sites, being held at Windsor Racecourse, Kempton Park, Sunbury and Plumpton, before reaching its permanent home at Reading in 1971. Despite being predominantly a rock festival, several hip-hop artists have appeared at the festival over the years, including Cypress Hill, Ice Cube, Beastie Boys, Eminem, Xzibit, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Dizzee Rascal and The Streets. In 2011, the capacity of the Reading site was 87,000,[3] and the Leeds site was 75,000,[4] an increase of several thousand on previous years.[5]. Pete Doherty turns up (albeit late!)
LEEDS 2005.
Alternative, Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Dance, Pop. How many have you spent with us? LEEDS 2012. Leeds Festival 2005, Fri 26th to Sun 28th August 2005 - Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire - information, lineup, line-up, news, rumours, reviews, photos LEEDS 2009. The festival has had various musical phases over the years, but since the current two-site format was adopted in 1999, rock, alternative, indie, punk and metal have been the main genres featured in the line-up. [2] LEEDS 2016. The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. [18] The worst incidents occurred in 2002, following which the festival was moved to Bramham Park north-east of Leeds.
We love it – Rock and f*&%!ing Roll!” – Matt Tuck, Bullet For My Valentine The promoters tried in vain to find a new site but a proposed move to Lilford Hall in Northamptonshire failed.
The Charlatans have the youngest ever backing dancers on stage. Escaping from the rain to the Cabaret & Comedy tent to listen to the hilarious Reginald D Hunter. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. The proposed line-up was published in Soundcheck free music paper issue 12 as: Friday 24 August – Hawkwind, Boomtown Rats, Snowy White, The Playn Jayn, Dumpy's Rusty Nuts, Wildfire, Chelsea Eloy, Tracy Lamb, New Torpedoes; Saturday 25th – Jethro Tull, Hanoi Rocks, Steve Hackett, Club Karlsson, Nazareth, Twelfth Night, Thor, Silent Running, New Model Army, IQ, The Roaring Boys, She; Sunday 26th – Marillion, Grand Slam, The Bluebells, Helix, Clannad, The Opposition, The Enid, Young Blood, Scorched Earth, Terraplane). LEEDS 2001. [8] The festival's attempts to cater for both traditional rock acts and punk and new wave bands occasionally led to clashes between the two sets of fans at the end of the 1970s, though the festival gradually became known for focusing on heavy metal and rock acts.[9].
The band's singer Kurt Cobain came onstage in a wheelchair pushed by music journalist Everett True and wearing a medical gown, parodying speculations about his mental health.[14]. The Reading Festival was originally known as the National Jazz Festival, which was conceived by Harold Pendleton (founder of the Marquee Club in London in 1958) and first held at Richmond Athletic Ground in 1961. Leeds 2006 “The show itself was fantastic, and I liked how Leeds just mirrored the whole thing, to have the same festival in a different city. LEEDS 2013. At The Disco speak after bottling", "Twenty One Pilots Tyler Joseph's rips shirt and loses shoe in Reading Festival crowd surf 'attack, National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival, Northern California Folk-Rock Festival II, Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reading_and_Leeds_Festivals&oldid=982334153, Articles with dead external links from September 2010, Articles needing additional references from February 2018, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. “Being on the Main Stage and watching all the punters run towards it. New Minds Eye on the Unsigned stage - check out the drummer who also sings and plays harmonica and saxophone! Many of the biggest bands in the UK and internationally have played at the festival over five decades. The same year the Reading Fringe Festival was established in Reading, with venues in the town hosting acts hoping to draw crowds and industry figures from the larger festival. In 2005, the main stages at both Reading and Leeds were made larger, featuring cantilevered video screens. Since 1964, when the festival added a Friday evening session to the original Saturday … Friday @ Leeds Festival 2005 With headliners including Marilyn Manson and Iron Maiden, Bramham Park really rocked for the opening night of the Leeds Festival on Friday 26 August 2005. "Daphne and Celeste: 'They hated us so much! By 1969 jazz had disappeared entirely from the line-up. RECENT NEWS Friday at Leeds 2021 Playlist Posted:16.10.20 More Fever 333 Wrong Generation Virtual Tour Posted:16.10.20 More. LEEDS 2003.
After Labour regained control of the council in 1986, permission was given for fields adjacent to the original festival site to be used, and a line-up was put together at three months' notice.[10]. [17] In the first year all bands performed at the Leeds site the day after they played Reading, with the Reading Festival running from Friday to Sunday and the Leeds Festival running from Saturday to Monday. Britpop and indie began to appear on the bill alongside the traditional rock and metal acts, and rap acts such as Ice Cube began to appear regularly on the main stage, to mixed receptions. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. Bottling acts off stage (being forced off stage by a barrage of audience-thrown bottles and cans) is a frequent occurrence at the festival. LEEDS 2014. Leeds Festival. The festival was held at Plumpton Racecourse in 1969 and 1970. [27] The festivals were due to host Rage Against the Machine's first UK show in 10 years, along with Stormzy and Liam Gallagher's first appearances as headliners. [15], In 1998, the Reading Festival absorbed the failed Phoenix Festival, resulting in an on-stage dispute between Beastie Boys and The Prodigy over the song "Smack My Bitch Up".[7]. Main Stage – major rock, indie, metal and alternative acts. For the 1858–1985 festivals, see, Reading Main Stage in 2007 (Top) Dance tent – dance music acts, previously sharing a day with the Lock Up stage, now a stand-alone 3-day stage.
LEEDS 2006. [1] From 1998–2007 the festivals were known as the Carling Weekend: Reading and the Carling Weekend: Leeds for promotional purposes. In 1966 the NJF Festival moved to the larger Windsor Racecourse. Various as National Jazz Festival (1961–1970).
Public Enemy headlined the second day of the 1992 festival. [23], The festival typically has the following stages:[24], On 12 May 2020 it was announced that the year's festivals were cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. More recently hip hop has comprised an increasing proportion of the lineup, including headline sets by artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone. LEEDS 2018. Beastie Boys were about halfway down the bill for day three.
Mylo pack out the dance tent with summery festival tunes. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. In 2005, the main stages at both Reading and Leeds were made larger, featuring cantilevered video screens. LEEDS 2011. During the 1980s, the festival followed a similar format to that established in the late 1970s, with leading rock and heavy metal acts performing on the last two days, and a more varied line-up including punk and new wave bands on the opening day. Sunday 28th August 2005 Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS23 6ND, England MAP £125 for weekend (including camping) - SOLD OUT, £60 for any day Veggie burgers and salad from the wholefood stand - may as well start the weekend being healthy. Reading Festival continued to expand through the early 2010s, with a new record capacity of 105,000 recorded in 2019. However, the Leeds Festival was plagued by riots and violence, which led to problems in retaining its licence. LEEDS 2019. In 1964 a Friday evening session was added to the existing weekend format.
The National Jazz Federation (NJF) Festival was established at the height of the Trad Jazz boom, as a successor to the Beaulieu Jazz Festival, initially as a two-day event held at Richmond Athletic Ground. [43] Examples include: "Leeds Festival" redirects here.
248 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 250 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 253 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 252 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 251 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 249 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; Show/Hide Labels Prev Next Back to Galleries LEEDS 2017. In 1984 and 1985, the Conservative-run local council effectively banned the festival by designating the festival site for development and refusing to grant licences for any alternative sites in the Reading area. I actually walked around the whole festival in Leeds and it felt really comfortable” – Interpol on their 2006 festival appearance. 1988 saw an attempt to take the festival in a mainstream commercial pop direction,[11] featuring acts including Starship, Squeeze, Hothouse Flowers, Bonnie Tyler and Meat Loaf (who was bottled off stage),[12] and the subsequent disputes led to the ousting of original festival promoter Harold Pendleton by the Mean Fiddler Music Group organisation.[13]. Throughout the 1960s the festival moved between several London and Home Counties sites, being held at Windsor Racecourse, Kempton Park, Sunbury and Plumpton, before reaching its permanent home at Reading in 1971. LEEDS 2007. Throughout the 1960s the festival moved between several London and Home Counties sites, being held at Windsor Racecourse, Kempton Park, Sunbury and Plumpton, before reaching its permanent home at Reading in 1971. Despite being predominantly a rock festival, several hip-hop artists have appeared at the festival over the years, including Cypress Hill, Ice Cube, Beastie Boys, Eminem, Xzibit, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Dizzee Rascal and The Streets. In 2011, the capacity of the Reading site was 87,000,[3] and the Leeds site was 75,000,[4] an increase of several thousand on previous years.[5]. Pete Doherty turns up (albeit late!)
LEEDS 2005.
Alternative, Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Dance, Pop. How many have you spent with us? LEEDS 2012. Leeds Festival 2005, Fri 26th to Sun 28th August 2005 - Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire - information, lineup, line-up, news, rumours, reviews, photos LEEDS 2009. The festival has had various musical phases over the years, but since the current two-site format was adopted in 1999, rock, alternative, indie, punk and metal have been the main genres featured in the line-up. [2] LEEDS 2016. The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. [18] The worst incidents occurred in 2002, following which the festival was moved to Bramham Park north-east of Leeds.
We love it – Rock and f*&%!ing Roll!” – Matt Tuck, Bullet For My Valentine The promoters tried in vain to find a new site but a proposed move to Lilford Hall in Northamptonshire failed.
The Charlatans have the youngest ever backing dancers on stage. Escaping from the rain to the Cabaret & Comedy tent to listen to the hilarious Reginald D Hunter. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. The proposed line-up was published in Soundcheck free music paper issue 12 as: Friday 24 August – Hawkwind, Boomtown Rats, Snowy White, The Playn Jayn, Dumpy's Rusty Nuts, Wildfire, Chelsea Eloy, Tracy Lamb, New Torpedoes; Saturday 25th – Jethro Tull, Hanoi Rocks, Steve Hackett, Club Karlsson, Nazareth, Twelfth Night, Thor, Silent Running, New Model Army, IQ, The Roaring Boys, She; Sunday 26th – Marillion, Grand Slam, The Bluebells, Helix, Clannad, The Opposition, The Enid, Young Blood, Scorched Earth, Terraplane). LEEDS 2001. [8] The festival's attempts to cater for both traditional rock acts and punk and new wave bands occasionally led to clashes between the two sets of fans at the end of the 1970s, though the festival gradually became known for focusing on heavy metal and rock acts.[9].
The band's singer Kurt Cobain came onstage in a wheelchair pushed by music journalist Everett True and wearing a medical gown, parodying speculations about his mental health.[14]. The Reading Festival was originally known as the National Jazz Festival, which was conceived by Harold Pendleton (founder of the Marquee Club in London in 1958) and first held at Richmond Athletic Ground in 1961. Leeds 2006 “The show itself was fantastic, and I liked how Leeds just mirrored the whole thing, to have the same festival in a different city. LEEDS 2013. At The Disco speak after bottling", "Twenty One Pilots Tyler Joseph's rips shirt and loses shoe in Reading Festival crowd surf 'attack, National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival, Northern California Folk-Rock Festival II, Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reading_and_Leeds_Festivals&oldid=982334153, Articles with dead external links from September 2010, Articles needing additional references from February 2018, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. “Being on the Main Stage and watching all the punters run towards it. New Minds Eye on the Unsigned stage - check out the drummer who also sings and plays harmonica and saxophone! Many of the biggest bands in the UK and internationally have played at the festival over five decades. The same year the Reading Fringe Festival was established in Reading, with venues in the town hosting acts hoping to draw crowds and industry figures from the larger festival. In 2005, the main stages at both Reading and Leeds were made larger, featuring cantilevered video screens. Since 1964, when the festival added a Friday evening session to the original Saturday … Friday @ Leeds Festival 2005 With headliners including Marilyn Manson and Iron Maiden, Bramham Park really rocked for the opening night of the Leeds Festival on Friday 26 August 2005. "Daphne and Celeste: 'They hated us so much! By 1969 jazz had disappeared entirely from the line-up. RECENT NEWS Friday at Leeds 2021 Playlist Posted:16.10.20 More Fever 333 Wrong Generation Virtual Tour Posted:16.10.20 More. LEEDS 2003.
After Labour regained control of the council in 1986, permission was given for fields adjacent to the original festival site to be used, and a line-up was put together at three months' notice.[10]. [17] In the first year all bands performed at the Leeds site the day after they played Reading, with the Reading Festival running from Friday to Sunday and the Leeds Festival running from Saturday to Monday. Britpop and indie began to appear on the bill alongside the traditional rock and metal acts, and rap acts such as Ice Cube began to appear regularly on the main stage, to mixed receptions. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. Bottling acts off stage (being forced off stage by a barrage of audience-thrown bottles and cans) is a frequent occurrence at the festival. LEEDS 2014. Leeds Festival. The festival was held at Plumpton Racecourse in 1969 and 1970. [27] The festivals were due to host Rage Against the Machine's first UK show in 10 years, along with Stormzy and Liam Gallagher's first appearances as headliners. [15], In 1998, the Reading Festival absorbed the failed Phoenix Festival, resulting in an on-stage dispute between Beastie Boys and The Prodigy over the song "Smack My Bitch Up".[7]. Main Stage – major rock, indie, metal and alternative acts. For the 1858–1985 festivals, see, Reading Main Stage in 2007 (Top) Dance tent – dance music acts, previously sharing a day with the Lock Up stage, now a stand-alone 3-day stage.
LEEDS 2006. [1] From 1998–2007 the festivals were known as the Carling Weekend: Reading and the Carling Weekend: Leeds for promotional purposes. In 1966 the NJF Festival moved to the larger Windsor Racecourse. Various as National Jazz Festival (1961–1970).
Public Enemy headlined the second day of the 1992 festival. [23], The festival typically has the following stages:[24], On 12 May 2020 it was announced that the year's festivals were cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. More recently hip hop has comprised an increasing proportion of the lineup, including headline sets by artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone. LEEDS 2018. Beastie Boys were about halfway down the bill for day three.
Mylo pack out the dance tent with summery festival tunes. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. In 2005, the main stages at both Reading and Leeds were made larger, featuring cantilevered video screens. LEEDS 2011. During the 1980s, the festival followed a similar format to that established in the late 1970s, with leading rock and heavy metal acts performing on the last two days, and a more varied line-up including punk and new wave bands on the opening day. Sunday 28th August 2005 Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS23 6ND, England MAP £125 for weekend (including camping) - SOLD OUT, £60 for any day Veggie burgers and salad from the wholefood stand - may as well start the weekend being healthy. Reading Festival continued to expand through the early 2010s, with a new record capacity of 105,000 recorded in 2019. However, the Leeds Festival was plagued by riots and violence, which led to problems in retaining its licence. LEEDS 2019. In 1964 a Friday evening session was added to the existing weekend format.
The following year they played what would be their last UK concert, which was released as a live album/DVD Live at Reading in November 2009. In November 2007 the sponsored title was abolished after nine years and the Reading Festival reclaimed its original name.
and gives a shambolic but brilliant performance on the Radio 1 Stage with his band Babyshambles. The Reading Festival, the older of the two festivals, is the world's oldest popular music festival still in existence. They've still got it! The following year saw a record attendance, headlined by The Mission, Alice Cooper and Status Quo. Leeds 2021 Instalment Plans Now Available Posted:05.10.20 More. The festivals are run by Festival Republic, which was divested from Mean Fiddler Music Group. LEEDS 2015. Pendleton attempted to relocate the festival to a new site near Newbury using the name "Redding Festival", but threats of legal action by the new promoters of the original festival, as well as a reluctance by Newbury District Council to issue a licence for the proposed Newbury Showground venue blocked Pendleton's plans. Leeds Festival 2005 photo galleries - festival information, lineup, line-up, news, rumours The Reading Festival was originally known as the National Jazz Festival, which was conceived by Harold Pendleton (founder of the Marquee Club in London in 1958) and first held at Richmond Athletic Ground in 1961. LEEDS 2004. Campsites are available at both sites and weekend tickets include camping. Team, The Raveonettes, Sleater Kinney, The Caesars, Be Your Own Pet, Yeti, Dogs, Arctic Monkeys, Mystery Jets, 747s, Clor, Youth Group, Puggy, Lee Sounds Unsigned Stage - Lyca Sleep, The Favours, Harrisons, Mr Shiraz, Sunshine Underground, Turismo, Bam Bam Francs, Mr Mojo, New Minds Eye, Voltage Union, Last People on Earth. The early 2000s saw a varied but predominantly rock line-up, though as the decade progressed the Main Stage and Radio 1 Stage featured many indie bands. In 2008, a crowd of approximately 3,000 people attended the "BBC Introducing" Stage at Reading to see unsigned band 'The FF'ers' following rumours that it would actually be a secret, This page was last edited on 7 October 2020, at 14:23. Attendances continued to fall between 1989 and 1991, but began to recover from 1992, when new organisers took over from the Mean Fiddler group, broadening the festival's musical policy. [19] Since then, security at both sites has increased and problems have been reduced.[20].
The National Jazz Federation (NJF) Festival was established at the height of the Trad Jazz boom, as a successor to the Beaulieu Jazz Festival, initially as a two-day event held at Richmond Athletic Ground. [43] Examples include: "Leeds Festival" redirects here.
248 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 250 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 253 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 252 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 251 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; 249 Leeds, 2005 Simon Ryder ; Show/Hide Labels Prev Next Back to Galleries LEEDS 2017. In 1984 and 1985, the Conservative-run local council effectively banned the festival by designating the festival site for development and refusing to grant licences for any alternative sites in the Reading area. I actually walked around the whole festival in Leeds and it felt really comfortable” – Interpol on their 2006 festival appearance. 1988 saw an attempt to take the festival in a mainstream commercial pop direction,[11] featuring acts including Starship, Squeeze, Hothouse Flowers, Bonnie Tyler and Meat Loaf (who was bottled off stage),[12] and the subsequent disputes led to the ousting of original festival promoter Harold Pendleton by the Mean Fiddler Music Group organisation.[13]. Throughout the 1960s the festival moved between several London and Home Counties sites, being held at Windsor Racecourse, Kempton Park, Sunbury and Plumpton, before reaching its permanent home at Reading in 1971. LEEDS 2007. Throughout the 1960s the festival moved between several London and Home Counties sites, being held at Windsor Racecourse, Kempton Park, Sunbury and Plumpton, before reaching its permanent home at Reading in 1971. Despite being predominantly a rock festival, several hip-hop artists have appeared at the festival over the years, including Cypress Hill, Ice Cube, Beastie Boys, Eminem, Xzibit, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Dizzee Rascal and The Streets. In 2011, the capacity of the Reading site was 87,000,[3] and the Leeds site was 75,000,[4] an increase of several thousand on previous years.[5]. Pete Doherty turns up (albeit late!)
LEEDS 2005.
Alternative, Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Dance, Pop. How many have you spent with us? LEEDS 2012. Leeds Festival 2005, Fri 26th to Sun 28th August 2005 - Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire - information, lineup, line-up, news, rumours, reviews, photos LEEDS 2009. The festival has had various musical phases over the years, but since the current two-site format was adopted in 1999, rock, alternative, indie, punk and metal have been the main genres featured in the line-up. [2] LEEDS 2016. The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. [18] The worst incidents occurred in 2002, following which the festival was moved to Bramham Park north-east of Leeds.
We love it – Rock and f*&%!ing Roll!” – Matt Tuck, Bullet For My Valentine The promoters tried in vain to find a new site but a proposed move to Lilford Hall in Northamptonshire failed.
The Charlatans have the youngest ever backing dancers on stage. Escaping from the rain to the Cabaret & Comedy tent to listen to the hilarious Reginald D Hunter. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. The proposed line-up was published in Soundcheck free music paper issue 12 as: Friday 24 August – Hawkwind, Boomtown Rats, Snowy White, The Playn Jayn, Dumpy's Rusty Nuts, Wildfire, Chelsea Eloy, Tracy Lamb, New Torpedoes; Saturday 25th – Jethro Tull, Hanoi Rocks, Steve Hackett, Club Karlsson, Nazareth, Twelfth Night, Thor, Silent Running, New Model Army, IQ, The Roaring Boys, She; Sunday 26th – Marillion, Grand Slam, The Bluebells, Helix, Clannad, The Opposition, The Enid, Young Blood, Scorched Earth, Terraplane). LEEDS 2001. [8] The festival's attempts to cater for both traditional rock acts and punk and new wave bands occasionally led to clashes between the two sets of fans at the end of the 1970s, though the festival gradually became known for focusing on heavy metal and rock acts.[9].
The band's singer Kurt Cobain came onstage in a wheelchair pushed by music journalist Everett True and wearing a medical gown, parodying speculations about his mental health.[14]. The Reading Festival was originally known as the National Jazz Festival, which was conceived by Harold Pendleton (founder of the Marquee Club in London in 1958) and first held at Richmond Athletic Ground in 1961. Leeds 2006 “The show itself was fantastic, and I liked how Leeds just mirrored the whole thing, to have the same festival in a different city. LEEDS 2013. At The Disco speak after bottling", "Twenty One Pilots Tyler Joseph's rips shirt and loses shoe in Reading Festival crowd surf 'attack, National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival, Northern California Folk-Rock Festival II, Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reading_and_Leeds_Festivals&oldid=982334153, Articles with dead external links from September 2010, Articles needing additional references from February 2018, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. “Being on the Main Stage and watching all the punters run towards it. New Minds Eye on the Unsigned stage - check out the drummer who also sings and plays harmonica and saxophone! Many of the biggest bands in the UK and internationally have played at the festival over five decades. The same year the Reading Fringe Festival was established in Reading, with venues in the town hosting acts hoping to draw crowds and industry figures from the larger festival. In 2005, the main stages at both Reading and Leeds were made larger, featuring cantilevered video screens. Since 1964, when the festival added a Friday evening session to the original Saturday … Friday @ Leeds Festival 2005 With headliners including Marilyn Manson and Iron Maiden, Bramham Park really rocked for the opening night of the Leeds Festival on Friday 26 August 2005. "Daphne and Celeste: 'They hated us so much! By 1969 jazz had disappeared entirely from the line-up. RECENT NEWS Friday at Leeds 2021 Playlist Posted:16.10.20 More Fever 333 Wrong Generation Virtual Tour Posted:16.10.20 More. LEEDS 2003.
After Labour regained control of the council in 1986, permission was given for fields adjacent to the original festival site to be used, and a line-up was put together at three months' notice.[10]. [17] In the first year all bands performed at the Leeds site the day after they played Reading, with the Reading Festival running from Friday to Sunday and the Leeds Festival running from Saturday to Monday. Britpop and indie began to appear on the bill alongside the traditional rock and metal acts, and rap acts such as Ice Cube began to appear regularly on the main stage, to mixed receptions. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. Bottling acts off stage (being forced off stage by a barrage of audience-thrown bottles and cans) is a frequent occurrence at the festival. LEEDS 2014. Leeds Festival. The festival was held at Plumpton Racecourse in 1969 and 1970. [27] The festivals were due to host Rage Against the Machine's first UK show in 10 years, along with Stormzy and Liam Gallagher's first appearances as headliners. [15], In 1998, the Reading Festival absorbed the failed Phoenix Festival, resulting in an on-stage dispute between Beastie Boys and The Prodigy over the song "Smack My Bitch Up".[7]. Main Stage – major rock, indie, metal and alternative acts. For the 1858–1985 festivals, see, Reading Main Stage in 2007 (Top) Dance tent – dance music acts, previously sharing a day with the Lock Up stage, now a stand-alone 3-day stage.
LEEDS 2006. [1] From 1998–2007 the festivals were known as the Carling Weekend: Reading and the Carling Weekend: Leeds for promotional purposes. In 1966 the NJF Festival moved to the larger Windsor Racecourse. Various as National Jazz Festival (1961–1970).
Public Enemy headlined the second day of the 1992 festival. [23], The festival typically has the following stages:[24], On 12 May 2020 it was announced that the year's festivals were cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. More recently hip hop has comprised an increasing proportion of the lineup, including headline sets by artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone. LEEDS 2018. Beastie Boys were about halfway down the bill for day three.
Mylo pack out the dance tent with summery festival tunes. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. In 2005, the main stages at both Reading and Leeds were made larger, featuring cantilevered video screens. LEEDS 2011. During the 1980s, the festival followed a similar format to that established in the late 1970s, with leading rock and heavy metal acts performing on the last two days, and a more varied line-up including punk and new wave bands on the opening day. Sunday 28th August 2005 Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS23 6ND, England MAP £125 for weekend (including camping) - SOLD OUT, £60 for any day Veggie burgers and salad from the wholefood stand - may as well start the weekend being healthy. Reading Festival continued to expand through the early 2010s, with a new record capacity of 105,000 recorded in 2019. However, the Leeds Festival was plagued by riots and violence, which led to problems in retaining its licence. LEEDS 2019. In 1964 a Friday evening session was added to the existing weekend format.
The Reading Fringe has run annually since then. Iron Maiden go retro and play classic tracks from the first four albums to celebrate their 25th anniversay. After a successful first year in Leeds, the increasing popularity of outdoor music festivals led to the Reading Festival selling out quicker every year.