Lineup Archive

The Yardbirds festival history

3 festival appearances at 1 of 10 festivals, 1 as headliner

English blues and psychedelic rock band.

The Yardbirds
Photo: Corentin Lamy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3festival appearances
1different festivals
1headline slots
1964–1966years on the bill

How high on the bill

HeadlinerMain stageOther stages
The Yardbirds: billing at each festival appearanceHeadlinerMain stageOther stages196419651966Reading & Leeds 1964 · Main stageReading & Leeds 1965 · HeadlinerReading & Leeds 1966 · Main stage
On the bill

Recent festival appearances

Reading & Leeds 1966 Main stage · Saturday With Small Faces, The Who, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames Reading & Leeds 1965 Headliner · Friday With Manfred Mann, The Animals Reading & Leeds 1964 Main stage · Sunday With The Rolling Stones, Chris Barber Band, Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen

Every festival appearance

YearFestivalDayStageBilling
1966Reading & LeedsSaturdayMain stageMain stage
1965Reading & LeedsFridayMain stageHeadliner
1964Reading & LeedsSundayMain stageMain stage
Shared bills

On the same stages

The Who 6 appearances · 1965–2017 Alex Welsh Band 6 appearances · 1961–1966 Chris Barber 9 appearances · 1961–1973 Colin Kingwell's Jazz Bandits 2 appearances · 1964–1966 Gary Farr and the T-Bones 2 appearances · 1965–1966 Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames 3 appearances · 1964–1974 Graham Bond Organisation 2 appearances · 1964–1965 Humphrey Lyttelton Band 3 appearances · 1962–1964

The Yardbirds at festivals: questions

How many times has The Yardbirds played Reading & Leeds?

The Yardbirds has played Reading & Leeds 3 times: 1964, 1965 and 1966.

Which festivals has The Yardbirds played?

In this archive, The Yardbirds appears on the lineups of Reading & Leeds.

Has The Yardbirds headlined a festival?

Yes. The Yardbirds headlined Reading & Leeds 1965.

When did The Yardbirds first play a festival in this archive?

The Yardbirds first appears in 1964, at Reading & Leeds.

Appearances are compiled from Wikipedia's festival line-up pages for the 10 festivals in this archive; The Yardbirds may have played other festivals that are not covered here. Artist details: Wikidata Q192725.