Reading Festival 1991

Aug 23 - 25, 1991 (32 years ago)

Reading Festival 1991 Reading, England, United Kingdom

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Band Line-up

Blur

Iggy Pop

De La Soul

James

Pavement

Dinosaur Jr.

Gang Starr

The Sisters of Mercy

Nirvana

Teenage Fanclub

Mercury Rev

Edwyn Collins

The Fall

Sonic Youth

Railroad Earth

Revolver

Nitzer Ebb

Swervedriver

Babes in Toyland

Ned's Atomic Dustbin

pop will eat itself

carter the unstoppable sex machine

Rain

The Godfathers

Chapterhouse

Captain Sensible

American Music Club

Catherine Wheel

The Blue Aeroplanes

Flowered Up

Ratcat

The Real People

Kingmaker

Burn

Senseless Things

The Fatima Mansions

New Fast Automatic Daffodils

The Candyskins

Thousand Yard Stare

Thin White Rope

The Family Cat

The Pooh Sticks

The Dylans

530

Milltown Brothers

Townes Van Zandt

Power of Dreams

Katell Keineg

The Hollow Men

The Fat Lady Sings

kitchens of distinction

Silverfish

22 Pistepirkko

Into Paradise

Belltower

The Popinjays

Cropdusters

Dr Phibes And The House Of Wax Equations

Sweetmouth

Toasted Heretic

Welfare Heroine

Screaming Target

The Rocking Birds

Guy Clarke

The Honey Thieves

The Southernaires

The Late Road Lunatics

Love's Young Nightmare

Well Loaded

Big Truth Band

Concert Details

Date:: Friday, August 23, 1991 – Sunday, August 25, 1991
Venue:: Reading Festival 1991
Location:: Reading, England, United Kingdom

Band Genres

Indie	34 bands
Indie: Blur James Pavement Dinosaur Jr. Teenage Fanclub Mercury Rev Edwyn Collins The Fall Sonic Youth Swervedriver Ned's Atomic Dustbin pop will eat itself carter the unstoppable sex machine Chapterhouse American Music Club Catherine Wheel The Blue Aeroplanes Flowered Up The Real People Kingmaker Senseless Things The Fatima Mansions New Fast Automatic Daffodils The Candyskins Thousand Yard Stare The Family Cat The Pooh Sticks Power of Dreams The Hollow Men kitchens of distinction 22 Pistepirkko Belltower The Popinjays Toasted Heretic
Rock	28 bands
Rock: Blur Iggy Pop James Pavement Dinosaur Jr. The Sisters of Mercy Nirvana Edwyn Collins The Fall Sonic Youth Revolver Nitzer Ebb Swervedriver Babes in Toyland pop will eat itself The Godfathers Catherine Wheel The Blue Aeroplanes Ratcat Kingmaker The Candyskins Thousand Yard Stare Thin White Rope Milltown Brothers The Hollow Men Silverfish 22 Pistepirkko Toasted Heretic
Alternative	27 bands
Alternative: Blur James Pavement Dinosaur Jr. Mercury Rev Edwyn Collins The Fall Sonic Youth Swervedriver Ned's Atomic Dustbin pop will eat itself carter the unstoppable sex machine Catherine Wheel The Blue Aeroplanes Flowered Up Ratcat The Real People The Fatima Mansions New Fast Automatic Daffodils Thousand Yard Stare The Family Cat Power of Dreams The Hollow Men The Fat Lady Sings Silverfish Into Paradise Belltower
Alternative Rock	23 bands
Alternative Rock: Blur Iggy Pop James Pavement Dinosaur Jr. Nirvana Teenage Fanclub Mercury Rev Edwyn Collins The Fall Sonic Youth Swervedriver Babes in Toyland Ned's Atomic Dustbin pop will eat itself carter the unstoppable sex machine Catherine Wheel Senseless Things Thousand Yard Stare Thin White Rope Power of Dreams The Hollow Men 22 Pistepirkko
Indie Rock	23 bands
Indie Rock: Blur James Pavement Dinosaur Jr. Nirvana Teenage Fanclub Mercury Rev Edwyn Collins The Fall Sonic Youth Revolver Swervedriver carter the unstoppable sex machine American Music Club Catherine Wheel The Blue Aeroplanes The Candyskins Thin White Rope The Family Cat Power of Dreams Silverfish 22 Pistepirkko Toasted Heretic
Britpop	16 bands
Britpop: Blur James Edwyn Collins Ned's Atomic Dustbin pop will eat itself carter the unstoppable sex machine The Blue Aeroplanes Flowered Up The Real People Kingmaker Senseless Things New Fast Automatic Daffodils The Candyskins Thousand Yard Stare The Dylans Milltown Brothers
British	16 bands
British: Blur James The Sisters of Mercy The Fall Nitzer Ebb pop will eat itself carter the unstoppable sex machine Chapterhouse Captain Sensible The Blue Aeroplanes Flowered Up Kingmaker Senseless Things Thousand Yard Stare Milltown Brothers The Popinjays
Shoegaze	14 bands
Shoegaze: Pavement Dinosaur Jr. Teenage Fanclub Mercury Rev The Fall Sonic Youth Revolver Swervedriver Chapterhouse Catherine Wheel Thousand Yard Stare Power of Dreams kitchens of distinction Belltower
Indie Pop	11 bands
Indie Pop: James Pavement Mercury Rev Edwyn Collins carter the unstoppable sex machine The Blue Aeroplanes Thousand Yard Stare The Pooh Sticks The Dylans The Popinjays Toasted Heretic
Madchester	11 bands
Madchester: Blur James The Fall carter the unstoppable sex machine Flowered Up The Real People New Fast Automatic Daffodils The Candyskins The Dylans Milltown Brothers The Hollow Men
Dream Pop	10 bands
Dream Pop: Pavement Teenage Fanclub Mercury Rev Revolver Swervedriver Ned's Atomic Dustbin Chapterhouse Catherine Wheel kitchens of distinction Into Paradise
Post-Punk	9 bands
Post-Punk: Iggy Pop Dinosaur Jr. The Sisters of Mercy The Fall Sonic Youth carter the unstoppable sex machine The Fatima Mansions kitchens of distinction Into Paradise
English	9 bands
English: James Swervedriver pop will eat itself carter the unstoppable sex machine Chapterhouse Captain Sensible The Blue Aeroplanes The Real People Thousand Yard Stare
Pop	8 bands
Pop: James Edwyn Collins Revolver Rain Captain Sensible The Fat Lady Sings The Popinjays The Southernaires
UK	8 bands
UK: Blur James Swervedriver Chapterhouse Senseless Things The Candyskins The Pooh Sticks The Dylans
Alternative Pop	7 bands
Alternative Pop: Pavement Dinosaur Jr. Teenage Fanclub Swervedriver Ned's Atomic Dustbin Catherine Wheel kitchens of distinction
Punk	7 bands
Punk: Iggy Pop Dinosaur Jr. Nirvana The Fall Babes in Toyland carter the unstoppable sex machine Captain Sensible
Art Rock	6 bands
Art Rock: Iggy Pop Pavement Mercury Rev The Fall Sonic Youth The Fatima Mansions
C86	6 bands
C86: Teenage Fanclub pop will eat itself The Blue Aeroplanes The Pooh Sticks kitchens of distinction Toasted Heretic
Alternative Dance	5 bands
Alternative Dance: The Fall pop will eat itself carter the unstoppable sex machine Ratcat Screaming Target