Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1968 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 34 acts for Reading & Leeds 1968 (Aug 10–12, 1968). Headliners were The Herd, The Nice and Traffic. 22 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

Aug 10–12dates
34acts
1stages
65%first time at Reading & Leeds
Friday
The Herd
Marmalade Taste Jerry Lee Lewis Timebox
Saturday
The Nice
Jeff Beck Ten Years After The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Tyrannosaurus Rex Joe Cocker The Nite People Clouds Ginger Baker
Deep Purple John Hendricks Ronnie Scott Quintet Don Rendell Ian Carr Quintet Alan Haven Trio Mike Westbrook Band
Sunday
Traffic
Spencer Davis John Mayall Fairport Convention Chicken Shack Jethro Tull Tramline The Incredible String Band Eclection
Sonya The Johnstons Al Stewart & Fairport Convention Dynaflow Blues

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1The Herd
  2. 2Marmalade
  3. 3Taste
  4. 4Jerry Lee Lewis
  5. 5Timebox

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1The Nice
  2. 2Jeff Beck
  3. 3Ten Years After
  4. 4The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
  5. 5Tyrannosaurus Rex
  6. 6Joe Cocker
  7. 7The Nite People
  8. 8Clouds
  9. 9Ginger Baker
  10. 10Deep Purple
  11. 11John Hendricks
  12. 12Ronnie Scott Quintet
  13. 13Don Rendell
  14. 14Ian Carr Quintet
  15. 15Alan Haven Trio
  16. 16Mike Westbrook Band

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Traffic
  2. 2Spencer Davis
  3. 3John Mayall
  4. 4Fairport Convention
  5. 5Chicken Shack
  6. 6Jethro Tull
  7. 7Tramline
  8. 8The Incredible String Band
  9. 9Eclection
  10. 10Sonya
  11. 11The Johnstons
  12. 12Al Stewart & Fairport Convention
  13. 13Dynaflow Blues
On this bill

Their festival histories

Fairport Convention 5 appearances Al Stewart 4 appearances Chicken Shack 4 appearances Ronnie Scott 4 appearances Ten Years After 4 appearances Don Rendell Quintet 3 appearances Marmalade 3 appearances Spencer Davis 3 appearances

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1968

The HerdTrafficAlan Haven TrioCloudsDeep PurpleDynaflow BluesEclectionFairport ConventionGinger Baker's NuttersIan Carr QuintetThe Incredible String BandJerry Lee LewisJethro TullJoe CockerJohn HendricksJohn MayallThe JohnstonsMike Westbrook BandSonyaTasteTramlineTyrannosaurus Rex

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Don Rendell Quintetlast played Reading & Leeds in 19626 years
  2. Ronnie Scottlast played Reading & Leeds in 19662 years
  3. Spencer Davislast played Reading & Leeds in 19662 years

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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1968

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1968?

The Herd, The Nice and Traffic were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1968. 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 1968 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 34 acts for Reading & Leeds 1968. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

When was Reading & Leeds 1968?

Reading & Leeds 1968 took place on Aug 10–12, 1968, in Reading and Leeds, England.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1968?

22 acts on the 1968 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including The Herd, Traffic, Alan Haven Trio, Clouds and Deep Purple.

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.