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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.
Reading and Leeds, England Beaulieu Jazz Festival (1955–1961) Various as National Jazz Festival (1961–1970) Reading (since 1971) Also at Leeds (since 1999) Years active: 1955–present (except 2020) Attendance: 105,000 (2019, daily) [1] Website: readingfestival.com leedsfestival.com
The first festival celebrated the opening of Leeds Town Hall by Queen Victoria on 7 September 1858. A second festival was held in 1874, then it was held every three years until 1970. For the two festivals in the 1870s, Sir Michael Costa was principal conductor. For the next seven festivals, until 1898, the principal conductor was Sir Arthur ...
Futurama Festival was an annual post-punk and gothic rock festival held at venues in Leeds, Stafford and Queensferry between 1979 and 1983. A sixth edition was held in 1989. It aimed for a relaunch in 2021 but, after being postponed, was forced to cancel as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
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Reading and Leeds Festivals always deliver one of the U.K.’s wildest weekends, but this year’s event was even more full of incident than usual. The set by Lana Del Rey (pictured above) was cut ...
The First Direct Arena, a 13,781 capacity venue in Arena Quarter [1]. The Music in Leeds encompasses a variety of styles and genres, including rock, pop and electronic.While groups like Soft Cell, the Kaiser Chiefs, the Wedding Present, Utah Saints and the Bridewell Taxis have gained success in the mainstream, Gang of Four, the Sisters of Mercy, Chumbawamba and the Mission have helped to ...
It will be the only time fans will get to see Fred Again, Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 play at a UK festival. Reading and Leeds: Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 to headline festivals Skip to main content