The Reading and Leeds Festivals, officially called the Carling Weekend, are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events both happen on the bank holiday weekend in August (on Friday, Saturday, Sunday), and share the same bill (usually with one or two exceptions.) The Leeds leg began in 1999, whilst the original festival dates back to National Jazz Festival and settled in Reading in 1971.
Below you can find a list of acts that played the festival.
2005 saw My Chemical Romance play both Reading and Leeds on the same day, in an alteration from the original schedule. 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 include Simple Plan, Willy Mason and Fallout Boy. A weekend ticket cost £125, a day ticket £60.
On the Radio 1 Stage, the Super Furry Animals headlined on the Reading Sunday, with Graham Coxon second. This order was reversed when the bands played the Leeds Saturday. New Found Glory pulled out a few weeks before the festival. A weekend ticket cost £105, a day ticket £45.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club played as a replacement for The White Stripes, who pulled out after Jack White was in a car crash with his then-girlfriend, Renée Zellweger. Although they played second on the Main Stage, it was billed as with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, reflecting their smaller status. Jay Z also pulled out, with The Darkness moving further up the bill to replace him. The Libertines were without Pete Doherty, who was at that time estranged from the band; he also missed their 2004 appearance. Other drop outs inluded Courtney Love, Lost Prophets And Godsmack. A weekend ticket cost £95, a day ticket £40.
Guns'n'Roses played only in Leeds as they could commit to just one date. 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.
This year, Eminem appeared on the main stage twice, opening with his band D12 and headlining as a solo artist. This was also the year that the Concrete Jungle Stage made its debut. Weekend tickets cost £80, day tickets £35.
