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The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds, England. The events both happen on the bank holiday weekend in August (on Friday, Saturday, Sunday), and share the same bill (occasionally with one or two exceptions). The festival's origins date to the Beaulieu Jazz Festival (1956–1961) which became the National Jazz Festival in 1961 (The National Jazz and Blues Festival in 1963) and settled in Reading in 1971. In 1999 a second leg was added at Leeds. The following is a list of acts that have played at the festival. 1961 Main stage 1962 Main stage 1963 Main stage Notes The third NJF Festival saw the first non-Jazz acts appear, notably the Rolling Stones and Long John Baldry on the Sunday afternoon. The Sunday afternoon session featured the final heats of the National Amateur Jazz Contest featuring twelve jazz bands chosen from semi-finals held across Britain. 1964 Main stage Notes The Festival expanded to three days with the addition of a rhythm & blues themed Friday evening session. The Sunday afternoon session featured the fourteen best jazz bands from a National Amateur Jazz Contest chosen from regional contests held nationwide. 1965 Main stage 1966 Main stage Notes The Festival moved to the larger Windsor Racecourse venue in 1966 after five years at Richmond Athletic Ground. Cream were billed as 'Eric Clapton – Jack Bruce – Ginger Baker' as the band were still unnamed when promotional posters & advertising were printed. 1967 Main stage Marquee stage Notes Pink Floyd pulled out on Saturday evening due to singer/guitarist Syd Barrett's health problems and were replaced by The Nice. The Nice also acted as backing band for P P Arnold. A second "Marquee" stage was added on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Four bands played sets each night, three of which also appeared on the main stage on the same day. 1968 Main stage 1969 Main stage 1970 Main stage Village stage Notes The 1970 Festival was a four-day event for the only time in its history, with a South of England Local Talent session in the main arena on the Thursday evening. A 'Village' stage was added on Saturday and Sunday running from later afternoon to mid-evening. 1971 Main stage Notes In 1971 the Festival moved to its permanent home at Little John's Farm on the south bank of the River Thames in Reading, a venue it has remained at ever since (with the exception of two years in the 1980s when the Festival was banned by the Conservative Party controlled Reading Borough Council). 1972 Main stage 1973 Main stage Notes Roy Buchanan and Bert Jansch were scheduled to appear, but they did not play. 1974 Main stage 1975 Main stage 1976 Main stage 1977 Main stage Notes Frankie Miller, Widowmaker, Racing Cars, Blue, Tiger, and Hand Reef all made appearances, but their place on the lineup is unclear. 1978 Main stage 1979 Main stage Notes Thin Lizzy were scheduled to headline on Saturday but cancelled. After the Fire and The Ramones were also scheduled to play but cancelled. 1980 Main stage Notes Angel City withdrew and were replaced by Grand Prix, Q-Tips also pulled out, being replaced by White Spirit. Gary Moore's G-Force were also originally scheduled to play but cancelled. Headboys (replaced by Quartz) and Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz (replaced by Slade) were also cancellations, while The Pencils pulled out at the last minute when all of their equipment was stolen the night before. 1981 Main stage Notes Thompson Twins, Midnight Oil, Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band and Alex Harvey Band were originally scheduled to play but cancelled. Stan Webb's Chicken Shack pulled out due to illness and were replaced at short notice by Atomic Rooster. 1982 Main stage 1983 Main stage 1984 The 1984 Festival was cancelled when the Conservative Party took control of Reading Borough Council. The announced line-up was due to be: Main stage 1985 No festival held this year 1986 Main stage 1987 Main stage 1988 Main stage 1989 Main stage Mean Fiddler stage 1990 Main stage Mean Fiddler stage 1991 Main stage Mean Fiddler stage Comedy stage 1992 Main stage Melody Maker stage Comedy stage 1993 Main stage Melody Maker stage Comedy stage 1994 Main stage Melody Maker stage Comedy stage Notes Soundgarden were due to play but cancelled when Chris Cornell was diagnosed with polyps on his vocal cords. 1995 Main stage Melody Maker stage Carlsberg stage Comedy stage 1996 Main stage NME stage Dr. Martens Stage Notes Despite being billed as headliners on the Friday night, Rage Against the Machine played their set before The Prodigy 1997 Main stage Dr. Martens Stage Melody Maker stage Vans Warped Tour stage 1998 Main stage Melody Maker stage Dr. Martens Stage Carlsberg Export stage Notes Curve were due to play on the Melody Maker stage on the Sunday but were replaced by Theaudience at short notice. 1999 Main stage Radio 1 Evening Session stage Carling Premier stage Liberty 37 (unknown position) Also included Big Leaves, Black Box Recorder, Cha Cha Cohen, Chicks, Cube, Cyclefly, Dark Star, Dawn of the Replicants, Experimental Pop Band, The Jellys, Jim's Super Stereo World, Linoleum, Llama Farmers, Medal, Mercedes, The Motorhomes, Muse, Peeps Into Fairyland, Quasi, Rico, The Rocking Horses, Rosita, Seafood, Silt, Sonia Fariq, Stroke, Venni, The Webb Brothers, Witness Dance stage Vans Warped Tour stage Notes Orgy were due to open the Main Stage Reading Sunday/Leeds Monday, but pulled out days before the event. Lit filled in their spot. 2000 Main stage Radio 1 Evening Session stage Dance stage Carling Premier stage Notes Rage Against the Machine played their last UK gig at Reading before their break-up. They played their last gig three weeks later. Originally booked play on the mainstage Eminem had to pull out a few weeks prior due to legal reasons in America. Elastica pulled out of their Leeds appearance. 2001 Main stage Radio 1 Evening Session stage The End Dance stage The Concrete Jungle stage Carling stage Notes This was the year that the Concrete Jungle Stage made its debut. Weekend tickets cost £80, day tickets £35. The Strokes were moved from the Radio One stage to the Main Stage. 2002 Main stage Radio 1 Evening Session stage Third stage Carling stage Notes Guns N' Roses played only in Leeds as they had a prior touring commitment in London on the day of the Reading event. In Reading they were replaced by Raging Speedhorn who appeared much lower on the bill. A weekend ticket cost £90, a day ticket was £39. Reel Big Fish pulled out of Leeds for undisclosed reasons. Antipop Consortium cancelled their Dance Stage appearance after they disbanded earlier that month. Feeder were invited by Melvin Benn to headline the main stage on the first day at Reading and the second day at Leeds. They later turned this down, as they did not want to play such a high-profile slot so soon after the death of their .... Discover the Adrian Tchaikovsky Malcolm Cross C B Har popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Adrian Tchaikovsky Malcolm Cross C B Har books.