Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1963 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 25 acts for Reading & Leeds 1963 (Aug 10–11, 1963). Headliners were Chris Barber and his Jazz Band and Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band. 17 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

Aug 10–11dates
25acts
1stages
68%first time at Reading & Leeds
Saturday
Chris Barber and his Jazz Band
Ottilie Patterson Alex Welsh Band Humphrey Lyttelton Band Dill Jones Trio Rustix Ginger Johnson's African Drums Graham Bond Quartet Georgie Fame Group
The Mastersounds Tubby Hayes Quintet Joe Harriott Quintet Ronnie Ross Quartet with Bill Sage Frank Holder John Williams Big Band Mike Falana
Sunday
Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band
Terry Lightfoot's Jazzmen Freddy Randall Band Blue Note Jazz Band Cyril Davies' Rhythm and Blues Allstars Long John Baldry The Rolling Stones The Velvettes Night Shift

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Chris Barber and his Jazz Band
  2. 2Ottilie Patterson
  3. 3Alex Welsh Band
  4. 4Humphrey Lyttelton Band
  5. 5Dill Jones Trio
  6. 6Rustix
  7. 7Ginger Johnson's African Drums
  8. 8Graham Bond Quartet
  9. 9Georgie Fame Group
  10. 10The Mastersounds
  11. 11Tubby Hayes Quintet
  12. 12Joe Harriott Quintet
  13. 13Ronnie Ross Quartet with Bill Sage
  14. 14Frank Holder
  15. 15John Williams Big Band
  16. 16Mike Falana

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band
  2. 2Terry Lightfoot's Jazzmen
  3. 3Freddy Randall Band
  4. 4Blue Note Jazz Band
  5. 5Cyril Davies' Rhythm and Blues Allstars
  6. 6Long John Baldry
  7. 7The Rolling Stones
  8. 8The Velvettes
  9. 9Night Shift (incl. Jeff Beck)
On this bill

Their festival histories

Chris Barber 9 appearances · headlined 3× Alex Welsh Band 6 appearances Ottilie Patterson 6 appearances Long John Baldry 5 appearances Tubby Hayes Quintet 4 appearances Georgie Fame 3 appearances Humphrey Lyttelton Band 3 appearances Joe Harriott Quintet 3 appearances

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1963

Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz BandBlue Note Jazz BandCyril Davies' Rhythm and Blues AllstarsDill Jones TrioFrank HolderFreddy Randall BandGeorgie FameGinger Johnson's African DrumsGraham Bond QuartetJohn Williams Big BandLong John BaldryThe MastersoundsMike FalanaNight ShiftThe Rolling StonesRustixThe Velvettes

Other festivals in 1963

Newport Folk 1963
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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1963

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1963?

Chris Barber and his Jazz Band and Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1963. 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 1963 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 25 acts for Reading & Leeds 1963. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

When was Reading & Leeds 1963?

Reading & Leeds 1963 took place on Aug 10–11, 1963, in Reading and Leeds, England.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1963?

17 acts on the 1963 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band, Blue Note Jazz Band, Cyril Davies' Rhythm and Blues Allstars, Dill Jones Trio and Frank Holder.

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.