Reading & Leeds 1981 lineup
The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 29 acts for Reading & Leeds 1981. Headliners were Girlschool, Gillan and The Kinks. 22 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.
Friday lineup
Main stage
- 1Girlschool (headliner)
- 2Steve Hackett
- 3Budgie
- 4Telephone
- 5Saga
- 6Lightning Raiders
- 7Nightwing
- 8Long Tall Shorty
- 9Twelfth Night
Saturday lineup
Main stage
- 1Gillan (headliner)
- 2Trust
- 3Billy Squier
- 4Rose Tattoo
- 5Samson
- 6Lionheart
- 7Vardis
- 8Atomic Rooster
- 9Jackie Lynton's Allstars
- 10Parachutes
Sunday lineup
Main stage
- 1The Kinks (headliner)
- 2Nine Below Zero
- 3Greg Lake
- 4Wishbone Ash
- 538 Special
- 6Desperadoes
- 7The Enid
- 8Afraid of Mice
- 9The Reluctant Stereotypes
- 10Andy Allan's Future
Their festival histories
First time at Reading & Leeds in 1981
Longest-awaited returns
- Wishbone Ashlast played Reading & Leeds in 19756 years
- The Enidlast played Reading & Leeds in 19774 years
- Steve Hackettlast played Reading & Leeds in 19792 years
Other festivals in 1981
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Questions about Reading & Leeds 1981
Who headlined Reading & Leeds 1981?
Girlschool, Gillan and The Kinks were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 1981. 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 1981 lineup?
The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 29 acts for Reading & Leeds 1981. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.
Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 1981?
22 acts on the 1981 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including Girlschool, The Kinks, 38 Special, Afraid of Mice and Andy Allan's Future.
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.