Lineup Archive

Richard Thompson festival history

9 festival appearances at 4 of 10 festivals

British recording artist; singer, songwriter, guitarist (born 1949).

Richard Thompson
Photo: Dxede5x, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
9festival appearances
4different festivals
0headline slots
1975–2010years on the bill

How high on the bill

HeadlinerMain stageOther stages
Richard Thompson: billing at each festival appearanceHeadlinerMain stageOther stages19751980198519901995200020052010Reading & Leeds 1975 · Main stageGlastonbury 1987 · Main stageNewport Folk 1988 · Main stageNewport Folk 1990 · Main stageNewport Folk 1991 · Main stageGlastonbury 1992 · Main stageNewport Folk 1994 · Main stageNewport Folk 2005 · Main stageAustin City Limits 2010 · Main stage
On the bill

Recent festival appearances

Austin City Limits 2010 Main stage · Sunday With Phish, Muse, The Eagles Newport Folk 2005 Main stage Newport Folk 1994 Main stage Glastonbury 1992 Other stage With Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Shakespears Sister, Youssou N'Dour Newport Folk 1991 Main stage Newport Folk 1990 Main stage

Every festival appearance

YearFestivalDayStageBilling
2010Austin City LimitsSunday–Main stage
2005Newport Folk––Main stage
1994Newport Folk––Main stage
1992Glastonbury–Acoustic stageOther stage
1992GlastonburySundayPyramid stageMain stage
1991Newport Folk––Main stage
1990Newport Folk––Main stage
1988Newport Folk––Main stage
1987GlastonburySaturdayPyramid stageMain stage
1975Reading & LeedsSundayMain stageMain stage
Shared bills

On the same stages

Indigo Girls 11 appearances · 1990–2007 Arlo Guthrie 9 appearances · 1967–2009 Ashley Cleveland 4 appearances · 1989–2014 Cliff Eberhardt 3 appearances · 1991–2000 Los Lobos 7 appearances · 1987–2023 Luka Bloom 4 appearances · 1990–1995 Michelle Shocked 5 appearances · 1987–2001 Nanci Griffith 7 appearances · 1986–2005

Richard Thompson at festivals: questions

How many times has Richard Thompson played Newport Folk?

Richard Thompson has played Newport Folk 5 times: 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994 and 2005.

Which festivals has Richard Thompson played?

In this archive, Richard Thompson appears on the lineups of Newport Folk, Glastonbury, Austin City Limits and Reading & Leeds.

Has Richard Thompson headlined a festival?

Not at the festivals in this archive. The highest billing here is a main-stage slot.

When did Richard Thompson first play a festival in this archive?

Richard Thompson first appears in 1975, at Reading & Leeds.

Appearances are compiled from Wikipedia's festival line-up pages for the 10 festivals in this archive; Richard Thompson may have played other festivals that are not covered here. Artist details: Wikidata Q539955.