Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1973 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 35 acts for Reading & Leeds 1973. Headliners were Rory Gallagher, Faces and Genesis. 26 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

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Friday
Rory Gallagher
Jo'burg Hawk Commander Cody Capability Brown Greenslade Stray Dog Alquin Embryo
Saturday
Faces
Andy Bown Status Quo Strider Sensational Alex Harvey Band Chris Barber Lindisfarne Magma Fumble
Riff Raff Tasavallan Presidentti Quadrille Claire Hamill Dave Ellis
Sunday
Genesis
The Spencer Davis Group Jimmy Witherspoon Mahatma Jon Hiseman's Tempest George Melly Stackridge Medicine Head Jack The Lad
Premiata Forneria Marconi Tim Hardin Ange John Martyn and Danny Thompson A J Webber

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Rory Gallagher
  2. 2Jo'burg Hawk
  3. 3Commander Cody
  4. 4Capability Brown
  5. 5Greenslade
  6. 6Stray Dog
  7. 7Alquin
  8. 8Embryo

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Faces
  2. 2Andy Bown
  3. 3Status Quo
  4. 4Strider
  5. 5Sensational Alex Harvey Band
  6. 6Chris Barber
  7. 7Lindisfarne
  8. 8Magma
  9. 9Fumble
  10. 10Riff Raff
  11. 11Tasavallan Presidentti
  12. 12Quadrille
  13. 13Claire Hamill
  14. 14Dave Ellis

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Genesis
  2. 2The Spencer Davis Group
  3. 3Jimmy Witherspoon
  4. 4Mahatma
  5. 5Jon Hiseman's Tempest
  6. 6George Melly
  7. 7Stackridge
  8. 8Medicine Head
  9. 9Jack The Lad
  10. 10Premiata Forneria Marconi
  11. 11Tim Hardin
  12. 12Ange
  13. 13John Martyn and Danny Thompson
  14. 14A J Webber
On this bill

Their festival histories

Chris Barber 9 appearances · headlined 3× John Martyn 5 appearances Lindisfarne 5 appearances Status Quo 5 appearances · headlined 2× Rory Gallagher 4 appearances · headlined 3× Stackridge 4 appearances Genesis 3 appearances · headlined 1× The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 3 appearances · headlined 2×

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1973

A J WebberAlquinAndy BownAngeCapability BrownClaire HamillCommander CodyDave EllisEmbryoFumbleGeorge MellyGreensladeJo'burg HawkJohn MartynJon Hiseman's ColosseumMagmaMahatmaPremiata Forneria MarconiQuadrilleRiff RaffThe Sensational Alex Harvey BandThe Spencer Davis GroupStray DogStriderTasavallan PresidenttiTim Hardin

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Jimmy Witherspoonlast played Reading & Leeds in 19649 years
  2. Chris Barberlast played Reading & Leeds in 19703 years
  3. Lindisfarnelast played Reading & Leeds in 19712 years
  4. Medicine Headlast played Reading & Leeds in 19712 years
  5. Rory Gallagherlast played Reading & Leeds in 19712 years
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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1973

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1973?

Rory Gallagher, Faces and Genesis were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1973. 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 1973 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 35 acts for Reading & Leeds 1973. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1973?

26 acts on the 1973 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including A J Webber, Alquin, Andy Bown, Ange and Capability Brown.

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.