Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1975 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 23 acts for Reading & Leeds 1975. Headliners were Hawkwind, Yes and Wishbone Ash. 16 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

23acts
1stages
70%first time at Reading & Leeds
Friday
Hawkwind
Dr. Feelgood U.F.O. Kokomo Judas Priest Joan Armatrading
Saturday
Yes
Supertramp Ozark Mountain Daredevils Alan Stivell Thin Lizzy Snafu String Driven Thing Kursaal Flyers Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias
Sunday
Wishbone Ash
Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias Mahavishnu Orchestra Soft Machine Caravan Richard & Linda Thompson Heavy Metal Kids Babe Ruth Climax Blues Band

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Hawkwind
  2. 2Dr. Feelgood
  3. 3U.F.O.
  4. 4Kokomo
  5. 5Judas Priest
  6. 6Joan Armatrading

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Yes
  2. 2Supertramp
  3. 3Ozark Mountain Daredevils
  4. 4Alan Stivell
  5. 5Thin Lizzy
  6. 6Snafu
  7. 7String Driven Thing
  8. 8Kursaal Flyers
  9. 9Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Wishbone Ash
  2. 2Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias
  3. 3Mahavishnu Orchestra
  4. 4Soft Machine
  5. 5Caravan
  6. 6Richard & Linda Thompson
  7. 7Heavy Metal Kids
  8. 8Babe Ruth
  9. 9Climax Blues Band
On this bill

Their festival histories

Richard Thompson 9 appearances Joan Armatrading 6 appearances Climax Blues Band 5 appearances Hawkwind 5 appearances · headlined 3× Wishbone Ash 4 appearances · headlined 1× Yes 4 appearances · headlined 1× Thin Lizzy 3 appearances · headlined 2× UFO! 3 appearances · headlined 1×

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1975

HawkwindAlan StivellAlberto Y Los Trios ParanoiasBabe RuthDr. FeelgoodJoan ArmatradingJudas PriestKokomoKursaal FlyersMahavishnu OrchestraOzark Mountain DaredevilsRichard ThompsonSnafuSupertrampThin LizzyUFO!

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Soft Machinelast played Reading & Leeds in 19696 years
  2. Caravanlast played Reading & Leeds in 19705 years
  3. Climax Blues Bandlast played Reading & Leeds in 19705 years
  4. Yeslast played Reading & Leeds in 19705 years
  5. Wishbone Ashlast played Reading & Leeds in 19714 years
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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1975

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1975?

Hawkwind, Yes and Wishbone Ash were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1975. 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 1975 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 23 acts for Reading & Leeds 1975. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1975?

16 acts on the 1975 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including Hawkwind, Alan Stivell, Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias, Babe Ruth and Dr. Feelgood.

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.