Most booked artists at Reading & Leeds
The 50 acts with the most Reading & Leeds appearances, 1961–2026.
| Rank | Artist | Years | Headlined | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ash | 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017 | – | 10 |
| 1 | Enter Shikari | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2025 | – | 10 |
| 3 | Chris Barber | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Biffy Clyro | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Frank Turner | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023 | – | 9 |
| 6 | Bring Me the Horizon | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2025 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Feeder | 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2012 | – | 8 |
| 6 | You Me at Six | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023 | – | 8 |
| 9 | Foo Fighters | 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2019 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Blink-182 | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2024 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Foals | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Queens of the Stone Age | 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2017 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Billy Talent | 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018 | – | 7 |
| 9 | British Sea Power | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013 | – | 7 |
| 9 | The Bronx | 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018 | – | 7 |
| 9 | The Cribs | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 | – | 7 |
| 9 | Crystal Castles | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 | – | 7 |
| 9 | Don Broco | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023 | – | 7 |
| 9 | Pulled Apart by Horses | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 | – | 7 |
| 9 | Sick of It All | 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013 | – | 7 |
| 21 | Muse | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2017 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | The 1975 | 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | Blood Red Shoes | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | Charli XCX | 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2026 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | Fall Out Boy | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | Alex Welsh Band | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Bastille | 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Bloc Party | 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2025 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Bombay Bicycle Club | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Capdown | 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Dinosaur Pile-Up | 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019 | – | 6 |
| 21 | The Enid | 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Frank Sidebottom | 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Funeral for a Friend | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013 | – | 6 |
| 21 | The Futureheads | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 | – | 6 |
| 21 | The Horrors | 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018 | – | 6 |
| 21 | The Joy Formidable | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 | – | 6 |
| 21 | The Kills | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011 | – | 6 |
| 21 | The King Blues | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Less Than Jake | 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2012 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Lethal Bizzle | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017 | – | 6 |
| 21 | The Maccabees | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Metronomy | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 | – | 6 |
| 21 | New Found Glory | 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Ottilie Patterson | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Pendulum | 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Placebo | 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009 | – | 6 |
| 21 | Slaves | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025 | – | 6 |
| 21 | The Subways | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 | – | 6 |