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Reading Rock Festival 1978

Aug 25 - 27, 1978 (45 years ago)

Thames-side Arena, Richfield Avenue Reading, England, United Kingdom

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Concert Details

Date:: Friday, August 25, 1978 – Sunday, August 27, 1978
Venue:: Thames-side Arena, Richfield Avenue
Location:: Reading, England, United Kingdom

Genres Seen

Rock	15 bands
Rock: Foreigner Patti Smith Squeeze Status Quo The Greg Kihn band Tom Robinson Band Spirit The Motors Chelsea The Jam John Otway The Automatics Ian Gillan Band Nutz The Pirates
Punk	13 bands
Punk: Patti Smith Tom Robinson Band The Business The Motors Penetration Chelsea The Jam John Otway The Automatics Radio Stars New Hearts The Speedometers Sham69
British	10 bands
British: Squeeze Status Quo After the Fire The Business Penetration Chelsea The Jam Radio Stars Nutz Sham69
New Wave	9 bands
New Wave: Squeeze Ultravox The Greg Kihn band After the Fire Tom Robinson Band The Motors The Jam Gruppo Sportivo Radio Stars
Pub Rock	9 bands
Pub Rock: Squeeze Tom Robinson Band The Motors Penetration The Jam John Otway Radio Stars Sham69 The Pirates
Punk Rock	8 bands
Punk Rock: Patti Smith The Business Penetration Chelsea The Jam Radio Stars Bethnal Sham69
Classic Rock	6 bands
Classic Rock: Foreigner Status Quo The Greg Kihn band Tom Robinson Band Spirit Ian Gillan Band
Hard Rock	6 bands
Hard Rock: Foreigner Status Quo Tom Robinson Band Ian Gillan Band Nutz Paul Inder
Pop	6 bands
Pop: Foreigner Squeeze After the Fire Chelsea Gruppo Sportivo Nexy
Pop Rock	6 bands
Pop Rock: Foreigner Squeeze Status Quo Ultravox The Greg Kihn band The Jam
Power Pop	5 bands
Power Pop: Squeeze The Motors The Jam Radio Stars New Hearts
Art Rock	4 bands
Art Rock: Patti Smith Squeeze Ultravox Lindisfarne
Folk Rock	4 bands
Folk Rock: Patti Smith Spirit The Albion Band Lindisfarne
Glam Rock	4 bands
Glam Rock: Patti Smith Status Quo Tom Robinson Band Radio Stars
New Romantic	4 bands
New Romantic: Squeeze Ultravox After the Fire The Jam
Progressive Rock	4 bands
Progressive Rock: After the Fire Spirit Ian Gillan Band Lindisfarne
Alternative	4 bands
Alternative: Patti Smith Squeeze John Otway Gruppo Sportivo
UK	4 bands
UK: Squeeze After the Fire The Speedometers Sham69
Deep Punk Rock	4 bands
Deep Punk Rock: Penetration Chelsea Radio Stars The Speedometers
Mod	3 bands
Mod: The Jam New Hearts The Speedometers