Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1974 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 27 acts for Reading & Leeds 1974. Headliners were The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Traffic and Focus. 16 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

27acts
1stages
59%first time at Reading & Leeds
Friday
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
10cc Camel Beckett Johnny Mars
Saturday
Traffic
Ronnie Lane Greenslade JSD Band Blodwyn Pig Sutherland Brothers Heavy Metal Kids Trapeze G. T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars
Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames John Baldry
Sunday
Focus
Eric Burdon Barclay James Harvest Refugee Gryphon Strider Esperanto The Winkies Harvey Andrews & Graham Cooper
George Melly Kiki Dee

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
  2. 210cc
  3. 3Camel
  4. 4Beckett
  5. 5Johnny Mars

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Traffic
  2. 2Ronnie Lane
  3. 3Greenslade
  4. 4JSD Band
  5. 5Blodwyn Pig
  6. 6Sutherland Brothers
  7. 7Heavy Metal Kids
  8. 8Trapeze
  9. 9G. T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars
  10. 10Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
  11. 11John Baldry

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Focus
  2. 2Eric Burdon
  3. 3Barclay James Harvest
  4. 4Refugee
  5. 5Gryphon
  6. 6Strider
  7. 7Esperanto
  8. 8The Winkies
  9. 9Harvey Andrews & Graham Cooper
  10. 10George Melly
  11. 11Kiki Dee
On this bill

Their festival histories

Long John Baldry 5 appearances Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames 3 appearances · headlined 1× The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 3 appearances · headlined 2× Sutherland Brothers 3 appearances Traffic 3 appearances · headlined 2× Blodwyn Pig 2 appearances Camel 2 appearances Eric Burdon 2 appearances

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1974

10ccBarclay James HarvestBeckettCamelEsperantoG. T. Moore and the Reggae GuitarsGryphonHarvey Andrews & Graham CooperHeavy Metal KidsJohnny MarsJSD BandKiki DeeRefugeeRonnie LaneTrapezeThe Winkies

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Georgie Fame and the Blue Flameslast played Reading & Leeds in 19668 years
  2. Eric Burdonlast played Reading & Leeds in 19677 years
  3. Trafficlast played Reading & Leeds in 19686 years
  4. Blodwyn Piglast played Reading & Leeds in 19695 years
  5. Long John Baldrylast played Reading & Leeds in 19695 years
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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1974

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1974?

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Traffic and Focus were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1974. 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 1974 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 27 acts for Reading & Leeds 1974. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1974?

16 acts on the 1974 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including 10cc, Barclay James Harvest, Beckett, Camel and Esperanto.

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.