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Reading & Leeds 2005 lineup

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 136 acts for Reading & Leeds 2005 across 5 stages. Headliners were Pixies, Foo Fighters and Iron Maiden. 88 acts appeared at Reading & Leeds for the first time in our records.

136acts
5stages
65%first time at Reading & Leeds
Friday
Pixies
The Killers Queens of the Stone Age The Coral Elbow Graham Coxon Dropkick Murphys The Wedding Present Goldie Lookin Chain
Do Me Bad Things Kasabian Black Rebel Motorcycle Club The Cooper Temple Clause My Chemical Romance Bullet for My Valentine Fightstar The Subways Death from Above 1979 The Dead 60s The Blood Brothers yourcodenameis:milo The Black Velvets Lemon Jelly Audio Bullys Fort Minor Kano DJ Format featuring Abdominal and D-Sisive Dreadzone Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band Performance Infadels Akala Bedouin Soundclash Ladytron Charlotte Hatherley Saul Williams The National Mando Diao The Paddingtons +8 more
Saturday
Foo Fighters
Kings of Leon Razorlight The Charlatans Dinosaur Jr. Roots Manuva Biffy Clyro The All-American Rejects From Autumn to Ashes
The Tears Babyshambles Arcade Fire Hot Hot Heat The Kills The Others Juliette and the Licks Nine Black Alps The Cribs The Longcut Editors Louis XIV Hatebreed Bad Religion Anti-Flag Rise Against Eighteen Visions Dwarves Capdown Million Dead Emanuel The Explosion Senses Fail NoComply The Go! Team The Raveonettes Sleater-Kinney Caesar Be Your Own Pet Yeti +7 more
Sunday
Iron Maiden
Marilyn Manson Incubus Iggy and The Stooges NOFX Funeral for a Friend Alkaline Trio Turbonegro My Chemical Romance
Bullet for My Valentine Bloc Party The Futureheads LCD Soundsystem British Sea Power The Duke Spirit Maxïmo Park Hal Sons and Daughters The Rakes Towers of London Art Brut Boy Kill Boy Mylo M.I.A Blackalicious Four Tet Buck 65 VHS or Beta Hot Chip T. Raumschmiere The Modern Echo & the Bunnymen Adam Green Engineers Amusement Parks on Fire Komakino The Rifles Battle Young Offenders Institute +6 more

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Pixies
  2. 2The Killers
  3. 3Queens of the Stone Age
  4. 4The Coral
  5. 5Elbow
  6. 6Graham Coxon
  7. 7Dropkick Murphys
  8. 8The Wedding Present
  9. 9Goldie Lookin Chain
  10. 10Do Me Bad Things

NME/Radio 1 Stage

  1. 1Kasabian
  2. 2Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  3. 3The Cooper Temple Clause
  4. 4My Chemical Romance (Reading)
  5. 5Bullet for My Valentine (Leeds)
  6. 6Fightstar
  7. 7The Subways
  8. 8Death from Above 1979
  9. 9The Dead 60s
  10. 10The Blood Brothers
  11. 11yourcodenameis:milo
  12. 12The Black Velvets

Dance Arena

  1. 1Lemon Jelly
  2. 2Audio Bullys
  3. 3Fort Minor
  4. 4Kano
  5. 5DJ Format featuring Abdominal and D-Sisive
  6. 6Dreadzone
  7. 7Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
  8. 8Performance
  9. 9Infadels
  10. 10Akala
  11. 11Bedouin Soundclash

Carling stage

  1. 1Ladytron
  2. 2Charlotte Hatherley
  3. 3Saul Williams
  4. 4The National
  5. 5Mando Diao
  6. 6The Paddingtons
  7. 7We Are Scientists
  8. 8The Blood Arm
  9. 9Cherubs
  10. 10Two Gallants
  11. 11The Rogers Sisters
  12. 12Thirsty Merc
  13. 13Fell City Girl
  14. 14Puscha

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Foo Fighters
  2. 2Kings of Leon
  3. 3Razorlight
  4. 4The Charlatans
  5. 5Dinosaur Jr.
  6. 6Roots Manuva
  7. 7Biffy Clyro
  8. 8The All-American Rejects
  9. 9From Autumn to Ashes

NME/Radio 1 Stage

  1. 1The Tears
  2. 2Babyshambles
  3. 3Arcade Fire
  4. 4Hot Hot Heat
  5. 5The Kills
  6. 6The Others
  7. 7Juliette and the Licks
  8. 8Nine Black Alps
  9. 9The Cribs
  10. 10The Longcut
  11. 11Editors
  12. 12Louis XIV

Radio 1 Lock-Up Stage

  1. 1Hatebreed
  2. 2Bad Religion
  3. 3Anti-Flag
  4. 4Rise Against
  5. 5Eighteen Visions
  6. 6Dwarves
  7. 7Capdown
  8. 8Million Dead
  9. 9Emanuel
  10. 10The Explosion
  11. 11Senses Fail
  12. 12NoComply

Carling stage

  1. 1The Go! Team
  2. 2The Raveonettes
  3. 3Sleater-Kinney
  4. 4Caesar
  5. 5Be Your Own Pet
  6. 6Yeti
  7. 7Dogs
  8. 8Arctic Monkeys
  9. 9Mystery Jets
  10. 10747s
  11. 11Clor
  12. 12Youth Group
  13. 13Puggy

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Iron Maiden
  2. 2Marilyn Manson
  3. 3Incubus
  4. 4Iggy and The Stooges
  5. 5NOFX
  6. 6Funeral for a Friend
  7. 7Alkaline Trio
  8. 8Turbonegro
  9. 9My Chemical Romance (Leeds)
  10. 10Bullet for My Valentine (Reading)

NME/Radio 1 Stage

  1. 1Bloc Party
  2. 2The Futureheads
  3. 3LCD Soundsystem
  4. 4British Sea Power
  5. 5The Duke Spirit
  6. 6Maxïmo Park
  7. 7Hal
  8. 8Sons and Daughters
  9. 9The Rakes
  10. 10Towers of London
  11. 11Art Brut
  12. 12Boy Kill Boy

Dance Arena

  1. 1Mylo
  2. 2M.I.A
  3. 3Blackalicious
  4. 4Four Tet
  5. 5Buck 65
  6. 6VHS or Beta
  7. 7Hot Chip
  8. 8T. Raumschmiere
  9. 9The Modern

Carling stage

  1. 1Echo & the Bunnymen
  2. 2Adam Green
  3. 3Engineers
  4. 4Amusement Parks on Fire
  5. 5Komakino
  6. 6The Rifles
  7. 7Battle
  8. 8Young Offenders Institute
  9. 9Test Icicles
  10. 10Every Move a Picture
  11. 11Gratitude
  12. 12The Crimea
  13. 13¡Forward, Russia!
  14. 14Beautiful People
On this bill

Their festival histories

The Killers 26 appearances · headlined 18× Bloc Party 25 appearances Foo Fighters 24 appearances · headlined 16× Kings of Leon 24 appearances · headlined 14× Arctic Monkeys 23 appearances · headlined 11× Hot Chip 22 appearances Queens of the Stone Age 22 appearances · headlined 2× LCD Soundsystem 21 appearances · headlined 5×

First time at Reading & Leeds in 2005

Bullet for My ValentineThe CoralFrom Autumn to AshesThe KillersKings of LeonMy Chemical Romance747sAdam GreenAkalaAmusement Parks on FireAnti-FlagArcade FireArctic MonkeysArt BrutBabyshamblesBattleBe Your Own PetBeautiful PeopleBedouin SoundclashThe Black VelvetsThe Blood ArmThe Blood BrothersBoy Kill BoyCaesarCharlotte HatherleyCherubsClorThe CrimeaThe Dead 60sDeath from Above 1979DogsDreadzoneDwarvesEditorsEighteen VisionsEmanuelEngineersEvery Move a PictureThe ExplosionFell City Girl+48 more

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Iron Maidenlast played Reading & Leeds in 198223 years
  2. Pixieslast played Reading & Leeds in 199015 years
  3. The Wedding Presentlast played Reading & Leeds in 19969 years
  4. Dinosaur Jr.last played Reading & Leeds in 19978 years
  5. Bad Religionlast played Reading & Leeds in 19987 years

Other festivals in 2005

Coachella 2005 13 sharedGlastonbury 2005 34 sharedLollapalooza 2005 9 sharedAustin City Limits 2005 3 sharedNewport Folk 2005 1 sharedSplendour in the Grass 2005 3 shared
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Questions about Reading & Leeds 2005

Who headlined Reading & Leeds 2005?

Pixies, Foo Fighters and Iron Maiden were the headliners of Reading & Leeds 2005. 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 2005 lineup?

The Reading & Leeds line-up page lists 136 acts for Reading & Leeds 2005 across 5 stages. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Reading & Leeds for the first time in 2005?

88 acts on the 2005 lineup had not appeared at Reading & Leeds before in our records, including Bullet for My Valentine, The Coral, From Autumn to Ashes, The Killers and Kings of Leon.

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.