Lineup Archive

Reading & Leeds 1977 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 31 acts for Reading & Leeds 1977. Headliners were Golden Earring, Thin Lizzy and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. 26 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

31acts
1stages
84%first time at Reading & Leeds
Friday
Golden Earring
Eddie and the Hot Rods Uriah Heep Lone Star Five Hand Reel Kingfish Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat S.A.L.T Staa Marx
Saturday
Thin Lizzy
Graham Parker and the Rumour Aerosmith John Miles Little River Band Ultravox George Hatcher Band No Dice Krazy Kat
Gloria Mundi
Sunday
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
The Doobie Brothers Wayne County and the Electric Chairs Hawkwind The Enid The Motors
Frankie Miller Widowmaker Racing Cars Blue Tiger Hand Reef

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Golden Earring
  2. 2Eddie and the Hot Rods
  3. 3Uriah Heep
  4. 4Lone Star
  5. 5Five Hand Reel
  6. 6Kingfish
  7. 7Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat
  8. 8S.A.L.T
  9. 9Staa Marx

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Thin Lizzy
  2. 2Graham Parker and the Rumour
  3. 3Aerosmith
  4. 4John Miles
  5. 5Little River Band
  6. 6Ultravox
  7. 7George Hatcher Band
  8. 8No Dice
  9. 9Krazy Kat
  10. 10Gloria Mundi

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
  2. 2The Doobie Brothers
  3. 3Wayne County and the Electric Chairs
  4. 4Hawkwind
  5. 5The Enid
  6. 6The Motors

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Frankie Miller (place on the lineup unclear)
  2. 2Widowmaker (place on the lineup unclear)
  3. 3Racing Cars (place on the lineup unclear)
  4. 4Blue (place on the lineup unclear)
  5. 5Tiger (place on the lineup unclear)
  6. 6Hand Reef (place on the lineup unclear)
On this bill

Their festival histories

The Enid 7 appearances Hawkwind 5 appearances · headlined 3× The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 3 appearances · headlined 2× Thin Lizzy 3 appearances · headlined 2× Tiger 3 appearances Eddie and the Hot Rods 2 appearances The Motors 2 appearances Ultravox 2 appearances

First time at Reading & Leeds in 1977

Golden EarringAerosmithThe Doobie BrothersFive Hand ReelGeorge Hatcher BandGloria MundiGraham Parker and the RumourJohn MilesKingfishKrazy KatLittle River BandLone StarThe MotorsNo DiceS.A.L.TStaa MarxUltravoxUriah HeepWayne County and the Electric ChairsWoody Woodmansey's U-BoatBlueFrankie MillerHand ReefRacing CarsTigerWidowmaker

Longest-awaited returns

  1. The Sensational Alex Harvey Bandlast played Reading & Leeds in 19743 years
  2. Hawkwindlast played Reading & Leeds in 19752 years
  3. Thin Lizzylast played Reading & Leeds in 19752 years
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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1977

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1977?

Golden Earring, Thin Lizzy and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1977. 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 1977 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 31 acts for Reading & Leeds 1977. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1977?

26 acts on the 1977 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including Golden Earring, Aerosmith, The Doobie Brothers, Five Hand Reel and George Hatcher Band.

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.