Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1966 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 32 acts for Reading & Leeds 1966 (Jul 29–31, 1966). Headliners were Small Faces, The Who and Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames. 19 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

Jul 29–31dates
32acts
1stages
59%first time at Reading & Leeds
Friday
Small Faces
Spencer Davis The Soul Agents Mark Barry Marmalade Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band
Saturday
The Who
The Yardbirds Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds The Move Gary Farr and the T-Bones The Summer Set Julian Covey and the Machine (Philip Kinorra) Jimmy James and the Vagabonds Chris Barber
Alex Welsh Colin Kingwell's Jazz Bandits Kid Martyn's Ragtime Band with Louis Nelson
Sunday
Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
Cream The Action Diane and Nicky Alan Bown The Harry South Orchestra Bluesology Dick Morrissey Stan Tracey
Ernestine Anderson Kenny Baker Ronnie Scott Keith Christie Bobby Wellins

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Small Faces
  2. 2Spencer Davis
  3. 3The Soul Agents
  4. 4Mark Barry
  5. 5Marmalade
  6. 6Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1The Who
  2. 2The Yardbirds
  3. 3Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds
  4. 4The Move
  5. 5Gary Farr and the T-Bones
  6. 6The Summer Set
  7. 7Julian Covey and the Machine (Philip Kinorra)
  8. 8Jimmy James and the Vagabonds
  9. 9Chris Barber
  10. 10Alex Welsh
  11. 11Colin Kingwell's Jazz Bandits
  12. 12Kid Martyn's Ragtime Band with Louis Nelson

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
  2. 2Cream
  3. 3The Action
  4. 4Diane and Nicky
  5. 5Alan Bown
  6. 6The Harry South Orchestra
  7. 7Bluesology
  8. 8Dick Morrissey
  9. 9Stan Tracey
  10. 10Ernestine Anderson
  11. 11Kenny Baker
  12. 12Ronnie Scott
  13. 13Keith Christie
  14. 14Bobby Wellins
On this bill

Their festival histories

Chris Barber 9 appearances · headlined 3× Alex Welsh Band 6 appearances The Who 6 appearances · headlined 4× Ronnie Scott 4 appearances Dick Morrissey 3 appearances Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames 3 appearances · headlined 1× Keith Christie 3 appearances Marmalade 3 appearances

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1966

Small FacesThe ActionAlan BownBluesologyChris Farlowe and the ThunderbirdsCreamDiane and NickyErnestine AndersonGeno Washington and the Ram Jam BandThe Harry South OrchestraJulian Covey and the Machine (Philip Kinorra)Kenny BakerKid Martyn's Ragtime Band with Louis NelsonMark BarryMarmaladeThe MoveThe Soul AgentsStan TraceyThe Summer Set

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Colin Kingwell's Jazz Banditslast played Reading & Leeds in 19642 years
  2. Georgie Fame and the Blue Flameslast played Reading & Leeds in 19642 years

Other festivals in 1966

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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1966

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1966?

Small Faces, The Who and Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1966. 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 1966 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 32 acts for Reading & Leeds 1966. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

When was Reading & Leeds 1966?

Reading & Leeds 1966 took place on Jul 29–31, 1966, in Reading and Leeds, England.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1966?

19 acts on the 1966 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including Small Faces, The Action, Alan Bown, Bluesology and Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds.

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.