Reading Rock Festival 1983

Aug 26 - 28, 1983 (40 years ago)

Thamesside Arena     Reading, England, United Kingdom

Band Line-up


Bands Seen

Bands Not Seen

The Stranglers Steel Pulse Big Country Hanoi Rocks Fortune Man Pendragon Pallas Solstice Opposition Crazy Angel Auto Da Fé

Concert Details


Date:
Friday, August 26, 1983 – Sunday, August 28, 1983
Venue:
Thamesside Arena
Location:
Reading, England, United Kingdom
Notes:

This was Phil Lynott's last performance with Thin Lizzy.
Despite what the set list says for this festival, The Enid did play, and Slade did not (see photo of Melody Maker review)

Genres Seen


Rock 12 bands

Rock:

Classic Rock 11 bands

Classic Rock:

Hard Rock 10 bands

Hard Rock:

Album Oriented Rock (AOR) 8 bands

Album Oriented Rock (AOR):

Heavy Metal 6 bands

Heavy Metal:

Blues Rock 5 bands

Blues Rock:

Progressive Rock 5 bands

Progressive Rock:

British 5 bands

British:

Art Rock 4 bands

Art Rock:

Glam Metal 4 bands

Glam Metal:

Blues 3 bands

Blues:

Glam Rock 3 bands

Glam Rock:

Melodic Rock 3 bands

Melodic Rock:

Metal 3 bands

Metal:

Pop Rock 3 bands

Pop Rock:

Symphonic Rock 3 bands

Symphonic Rock:

Neo-Progressive 3 bands

Neo-Progressive:

UK 3 bands

UK:

Classic UK Pop 3 bands

Classic UK Pop:

English 3 bands

English:

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Photos


Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [004-small]

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Pic by Michael Knowles from 'Marillion Collectors Worldwide' Facebook group., Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [878-small]

Pic by Michael Knowles from 'Marillion Collectors Worldwide' Facebook group.


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Pic by Michael Knowles from 'Marillion Collectors Worldwide' Facebook group., Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [877-small]

Pic by Michael Knowles from 'Marillion Collectors Worldwide' Facebook group.


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Pic by Michael Knowles from 'Marillion Collectors Worldwide' Facebook group., Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [876-small]

Pic by Michael Knowles from 'Marillion Collectors Worldwide' Facebook group.


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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel , Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [253-small]

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel


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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel , Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [252-small]

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel


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Lee Aaron, Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [251-small]

Lee Aaron


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Lee Aaron, Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [250-small]

Lee Aaron


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Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [249-small]

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Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [248-small]

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Bottles & cans flying, Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [247-small]

Bottles & cans flying


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Reading Rock Festival 1983 on Aug 26, 1983 [821-small]

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