Los festivales de Reading y Leeds son un par de festivales de música anuales que tienen lugar en Reading y Leeds , Inglaterra. Ambos eventos ocurren durante el fin de semana festivo de agosto (viernes, sábado y domingo) y comparten el mismo cartel (ocasionalmente, con una o dos excepciones). Los orígenes del festival se remontan al Festival de Jazz de Beaulieu (1956-1961), que se convirtió en el Festival Nacional de Jazz en 1961 ( Festival Nacional de Jazz y Blues en 1963) y se instaló en Reading en 1971. En 1999 se añadió una segunda etapa en Leeds.
La siguiente es una lista de actos que se han presentado en el festival.
El tercer Festival NJF vio aparecer los primeros actos no relacionados con el jazz, en particular los Rolling Stones y Long John Baldry el domingo por la tarde. La sesión del domingo por la tarde contó con las eliminatorias finales del Concurso Nacional de Jazz Amateur, en el que participaron doce bandas de jazz elegidas en semifinales celebradas en toda Gran Bretaña.
El festival se amplió a tres días con la adición de una sesión nocturna del viernes con temática de ritmo y blues. La sesión del domingo por la tarde contó con las catorce mejores bandas de jazz de un Concurso Nacional de Jazz Amateur elegidas entre concursos regionales celebrados a nivel nacional.
El Festival se trasladó al recinto más grande del hipódromo de Windsor en 1966 después de cinco años en Richmond Athletic Ground. Cream fue anunciado como ' Eric Clapton – Jack Bruce – Ginger Baker ' ya que la banda aún no tenía nombre cuando se imprimieron los carteles promocionales y la publicidad.
Pink Floyd se retiró el sábado por la noche debido a los problemas de salud del cantante y guitarrista Syd Barrett y fueron reemplazados por The Nice . The Nice también actuó como banda de acompañamiento del PP Arnold . Se añadió un segundo escenario "Marquesina" los sábados y domingos por la noche. Cuatro bandas tocaron cada noche, tres de las cuales también aparecieron en el escenario principal el mismo día.
El Festival de 1970 fue un evento de cuatro días por única vez en su historia, con una sesión de talentos locales del sur de Inglaterra en el escenario principal el jueves por la noche. El sábado y el domingo se añadió un tramo 'Village' que se extenderá desde última hora de la tarde hasta media noche.
En 1971, el Festival se trasladó a su sede permanente en Little John's Farm, en la orilla sur del río Támesis, en Reading, lugar en el que ha permanecido desde entonces (con la excepción de dos años en la década de 1980, cuando el Festival fue prohibido por el Partido Conservador). Ayuntamiento de Reading controlado por el partido).
Estaba previsto que aparecieran Roy Buchanan y Bert Jansch , pero no jugaron.
Frankie Miller , Widowmaker , Racing Cars , Blue , Tiger y Hand Reef hicieron apariciones, pero su lugar en la alineación no está claro.
Thin Lizzy estaba programado para encabezar el sábado pero fue cancelado. After the Fire y The Ramones también estaban programados para tocar, pero se cancelaron.
Angel City se retiró y fue reemplazado por Grand Prix , Q-Tips también se retiró, siendo reemplazado por White Spirit . G-Force de Gary Moore también estaba originalmente programado para tocar, pero se canceló. Headboys (reemplazado por Quartz ) y Blizzard of Ozz de Ozzy Osbourne (reemplazado por Slade ) también fueron cancelaciones, mientras que The Pencils se retiraron en el último minuto cuando todo su equipo fue robado la noche anterior.
Thompson Twins , Midnight Oil , Outlaws , The Marshall Tucker Band y Alex Harvey Band estaban originalmente programados para tocar, pero se cancelaron. Stan Webb 's Chicken Shack se retiró debido a una enfermedad y fue reemplazado en poco tiempo por Atomic Rooster .
El Festival de 1984 fue cancelado cuando el Partido Conservador tomó el control del Ayuntamiento de Reading. La alineación anunciada debía ser:
No se celebró ningún festival este año.
Soundgarden debía tocar, pero se canceló cuando a Chris Cornell le diagnosticaron pólipos en las cuerdas vocales.
A pesar de ser anunciados como cabezas de cartel el viernes por la noche, Rage Against the Machine tocaron antes de The Prodigy.
Curve debía tocar en el escenario de Melody Maker el domingo, pero fueron reemplazados por Theaudience con poca antelación.
Liberty 37 (posición desconocida)
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Orgy debía abrir el escenario principal Reading Sunday/Leeds Monday, pero se retiró días antes del evento. Lit ocupó su lugar.
Rage Against the Machine dio su último concierto en el Reino Unido en Reading antes de su ruptura. Dieron su último concierto tres semanas después. La obra originalmente reservada en el escenario principal, Eminem tuvo que retirarse unas semanas antes por razones legales en Estados Unidos. Elastica se retiró de su aparición en Leeds.
Este fue el año en que hizo su debut el Concrete Jungle Stage . Los billetes de fin de semana cuestan £80, los billetes de día £35. Los Strokes fueron trasladados del escenario de Radio One al escenario principal.
Guns N' Roses tocaron sólo en Leeds ya que tenían un compromiso de gira previo en Londres el día del evento en Reading. En Reading fueron reemplazados por Raging Speedhorn, que apareció mucho más abajo en el cartel. Un billete de fin de semana costaba £90, un billete de día costaba £39. Reel Big Fish se retiró de Leeds por razones no reveladas. Antipop Consortium canceló su aparición en Dance Stage después de que se disolvieron a principios de ese mes. Melvin Benn invitó a Feeder a encabezar el escenario principal el primer día en Reading y el segundo día en Leeds. Más tarde rechazaron esto, ya que no querían tocar en un espacio de tan alto perfil tan pronto después de la muerte de su baterista Jon Lee en enero de ese año. Como resultado, Feeder encabezaría el escenario de la sesión nocturna de Radio 1.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club jugó como reemplazo de The White Stripes, quienes se retiraron después de que Jack White sufriera un accidente automovilístico con su entonces novia, Renée Zellweger . Aunque jugaron en segundo lugar en el escenario principal , se anunció como si fueran Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, lo que refleja su estatus más pequeño. Jay-Z también se retiró, y The Darkness subió más en el cartel para reemplazarlo. Los Libertines se quedaron sin Pete Doherty , quien en ese momento estaba distanciado de la banda; También se perdió su aparición en 2004. Otros abandonos incluyeron a Courtney Love, Lostprophets y Godsmack. Un billete de fin de semana cuesta £95, un billete de día £40.
On the Radio 1 Stage, the Super Furry Animals headlined on the Leeds Saturday, with Graham Coxon second. This order was reversed when the bands played the Reading Friday. New Found Glory pulled out a few weeks before the festival. A weekend ticket cost £105, a day ticket £45.
In 2005 My Chemical Romance played Reading and Leeds on the same day, in an alteration from the original schedule, due to the MTV Video Music Awards. The Transplants were originally booked to play the festivals but pulled out in mid-August due to illness. Jimmy Eat World also pulled out due to other commitments. Other drop outs included Willy Mason, Simple Plan and Fall Out Boy (also due to the VMAs). A weekend ticket cost £125, a day ticket £60.
Shortly after the first line-up announcement, Feeder and Yeah Yeah Yeahs switched days, meaning that Yeah Yeah Yeahs would play Reading on Friday and Leeds on Saturday, and that Feeder would play Reading on Saturday and Leeds on Sunday. Audioslave pulled out of their slot due to the band being busy recording new material, The Shins pulled out for undisclosed reasons, and From First to Last pulled out due to the then lead singer (Sonny Moore) needing throat surgery, Paramore had to pull out because their singer (Hayley Williams) had throat problems and were replaced by Sonic Boom Six lower in the bill. Story of the Year and Bleeding Through also pulled out for undisclosed reasons. Flogging Molly played twice at both festivals, once in the punk tent and once on the main stage. Tickets were £135 for a weekend ticket and £60 for a day ticket.
Kaiser Chiefs played a secret slot on the Carling Stage at the Leeds leg of the event under the pseudonym of 'Hooks for Hands'.Peeping Tom were due to perform on the dance stage, but pulled out. +44 also dropped out. A weekend ticket cost £145 (plus a maximum of £7 booking fee).
The line-up for the Reading and Leeds 2008 festivals was announced on 31 March 2008, and tickets were made available thereafter.[8][9]
Comedy: Doug Stanhope, Tim Minchin, Brendon Burns, Jack Whitehall, Junior Simpson, Sarah Millican, Tom Stade, Hugh Lennon, MC Matt Read, MC Martin Bigpig, Steve Gribbin, Kevin Bridges, Holly Walsh, Stephen Grant, Markus Birdman, Stuckey & Murray, Jessica Delfino, Dan Nightingale, Gary Delaney, Mark Olver, Daniel Townes, MC Dave Twentyman, Joey Page, Doc Brown, Jamie Kilstein, Joe Bor, Tomb.
Spoken Word: Aidan Moffat, The PeteBox, Kae Tempest, Mik Artistik, John Berkavitch
Debate: ID Instigate Debate
Late Night Entertainment: Smash N' Grab, Swap-A-Rama, Transgressive Records
Film: Le Donk screening plus Q&A session with Mark Herbert and special guests from the film, 3D Night Of The Living Dead, This Is Spinal Tap, Anvil! The Story of Anvil.
The line-up for the Reading and Leeds 2010 festivals was announced on 29 March 2010, and tickets were made available thereafter.[13][14]
The line-up for the Reading and Leeds 2011 festivals was announced on 21 March 2011, and tickets were made available thereafter.[15][16]
Weekend tickets cost £192.50 before booking fees. Pulp headlined over The Strokes at the Leeds Festival. Mouthwash pulled out due to the split up of the band, they were replaced by Fighting Fiction.The Twilight Singers pulled out and were replaced by Young Legionnaire. OFWGKTA pulled out of the Leeds Festival due to the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, but still performed at the Reading Festival. Jane's Addiction were due to headline the NME/Radio 1 Stage but cancelled both their appearances at the last minute – after arriving at the Reading site – due to frontman Perry Farrell falling ill. Rise Against played a secret acoustic set on the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading after their mainstage slot.
The initial line-up announcements for the festivals were made on 12 March 2012 – with the tickets made available for purchase shortly afterwards.[17]
Tyler, the Creator had originally been booked to play on the NME Stage, but was forced to cancel these shows after being refused entry into the United Kingdom. Modern Baseball had planned to play the Lock Up Stage, but withdrew the week before the festival due to the lead singer's decision to focus on tackling his depression. Mastodon had originally been booked to headline the Pit stage, but pulled out when they cancelled their European tour, citing a 'personal family matter.[23]' It was later revealed that this was due to bassist Troy Sanders' wife being diagnosed with breast cancer.[24]
Parkway Drive had pulled out of Leeds due to 'family issues', this meant that Skindred played for a full hour while a new band called Judas played the rest of the time slot. A$AP Rocky pulled out of Leeds festival at the last possible moment due to travel problems. He was however capable to perform at Reading. Fetty Wap was due to play on the NME stage, but had to pull out from doctors orders due to a severe ear infection. HAIM were supposed to play on the NME stage but cancelled their European tour to focus on finishing their second album. G-Eazy who was one of the headliners for the Radio 1Xtra stage pulled out of the festival for unforeseen circumstances, and was replaced by Wiley. Travis Scott was also a headliner for the Radio 1Xtra stage, cancelled all remaining UK tour shows also due to unforeseen circumstances, he was replaced by Stormzy. Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots was pulled down into the crowd during their performance of "Car Radio", at Reading 2016 and their set was cut short.
The band PWR BTTM were lined-up to perform on The Lock Up stage, but after allegations went viral that band member Ben Hopkins had initiated sexual abuse, the festival pulled them from the line up. Several artists dropped out of Reading & Leeds for currently unknown reasons, this included Bishop Briggs, Katy B, A2 and K.I.D. On the first day of the festival, Royal Republic, who were the opening act on the main stage for Friday at Leeds, cancelled for personal reasons, they were replaced by the Xcerts. Don Broco performed on The Lock Up stage under the name 'The Prettyboys' as a secret set. Queens of the Stone Age and Wolf Alice also had secret sets at the festival.
Skepta was billed to headline the Radio 1 tent on Sunday but was removed from the lineup, with "logistical issues" being cited as the reason. He was not replaced, but Diplo was bumped up to headline rather than sub the stage. Other notable removals were Ski Mask The Slump God who pulled out due to touring commitments and was replaced by Bhad Bhabie and Brunswick who was also due to play the Dance Stage but was replaced by Madam X, Skinny Girl Diet were due to open the Radio 1 Stage on Sunday but were replaced by Twisted Wheel, Famous Dex was to play the Radio 1 Stage on Sunday but pulled out and Playboi Carti cancelled not long before the festival for personal reasons. He was due to perform on the Radio 1 Stage.
English indie rock band Blaenavon was to be a headlining act on the Festival Republic Stage, but on 20 June pulled out due to 'on-going health issues'. Crystal Fighters was announced as their replacement. G Flip, who was also due to perform on the Festival Republic Stage, also pulled out of the festivals for unknown reasons. UK drill rapper Loski has also been removed from the line-up. This may be because the rapper was arrested for being in possession with a firearm. Fellow UK drill rapper Unknown T was also removed after he was charged with murder and violent disorder after allegedly stabbing 20-year-old Steven Narvaez-Jara during a party. Geko was also supposed to perform on Radio 1Xtra Stage. It is unknown why he was removed. Brunswick who was also due to play on the Radio 1 Stage last year, was pulled from the line up again this year for unknown reasons. Two days before his performance at Leeds, Lil Uzi Vert pulled out of the festival for 'unforeseen circumstances'. Acts were pushed up, Yungblud and Mayday Parade swapped places, and SWMRS was upgraded from Festival Republic to the Main Stage. Comethazine and Masicka were replaced by DJ Grevious and M Huncho. King Princess was due to perform on the NME Stage, but had to pull out due to illness. Aitch was moved from the Radio 1Xtra tent, and took their slot. Drenge performed a secret slot on the BBC Introducing stage, Enter Shikari performed a secret acoustic slot on the same stage. This was the band's third set through the festival.
Juice Wrld was scheduled to perform at Reading on the Friday of the festival but a minute before his scheduled appearance, the crew announced that he had been cancelled due to "flight issues".
Blade Brown wasn't able to perform at Reading due to being stuck in traffic.
The 2020 Festival was cancelled for health concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announced line-up was due to be:
The 2022 Festival is due to be held on 26–28 August 2022. As of 21 August 2022, the announced line-up consists of the following.
The 2023 Festival is due to be held on 25–27 August 2023. As of 21 August 2023, the announced line-up consists of the following