Reading Festival 1989

Aug 25 - 27, 1989 (35 years ago)

Reading Festival 1989 Reading, England, United Kingdom

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New Order

My Bloody Valentine

Billy Bragg

Butthole Surfers

The Pogues

Swans

The Sugarcubes

Jesus Jones

The Mission

The House of Love

The Wonder Stuff

New Model Army

Les Négresses Vertes

Pop Will Eat Itself

Loop

Ted Hawkins

Tom Robinson

The Mighty Lemon Drops

Voice of the Beehive

John Wesley Harding

That Petrol Emotion

The Men They Couldn't Hang

Mary Coughlan

Green On Red

Something Happens

Bhundu Boys

Tackhead

Gutter Brothers

Spacemen 3

sons of the desert

Gaye Bykers On Acid

Sally Timms

Crazyhead

Stephen Fearing

Joolz

The Senators

World Domination Enterprises

King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys

Gregson And Collister

The River Detectives

Head of David

Cropdusters

Hank Wangford

Los Pistoleros

Andy Pawlak

God's Little Monkeys

The Jack Rubies

Edward II & The Red Hot Polkas

Frank Sidebottom

To Hell With Burgundy

Andrew Cunningham

The Dinner Ladies

Shanty Dam

Orchestre Jazira

All Because the Lady Loves

Mccavity's Cat

Concert Details

Date:: Friday, August 25, 1989 – Sunday, August 27, 1989
Venue:: Reading Festival 1989
Location:: Reading, England, United Kingdom

Band Genres

Rock	18 bands
Rock: New Order My Bloody Valentine Billy Bragg Butthole Surfers Swans The Sugarcubes Jesus Jones The Mission The Wonder Stuff New Model Army Pop Will Eat Itself Tom Robinson That Petrol Emotion Green On Red Something Happens Gutter Brothers Andy Pawlak The Jack Rubies
Alternative	15 bands
Alternative: New Order My Bloody Valentine Butthole Surfers The Sugarcubes Jesus Jones The House of Love The Wonder Stuff New Model Army Les Négresses Vertes Pop Will Eat Itself The Mighty Lemon Drops Voice of the Beehive John Wesley Harding Something Happens Gaye Bykers On Acid
Alternative Rock	12 bands
Alternative Rock: New Order My Bloody Valentine Billy Bragg Butthole Surfers Swans The Sugarcubes The Mission The Wonder Stuff New Model Army Pop Will Eat Itself Spacemen 3 Gaye Bykers On Acid
Post-Punk	12 bands
Post-Punk: New Order My Bloody Valentine Butthole Surfers Swans The Sugarcubes The Mission The House of Love New Model Army Spacemen 3 Joolz World Domination Enterprises To Hell With Burgundy
Indie	11 bands
Indie: My Bloody Valentine The Sugarcubes Jesus Jones The House of Love The Wonder Stuff Pop Will Eat Itself That Petrol Emotion Spacemen 3 sons of the desert Crazyhead To Hell With Burgundy
Punk	11 bands
Punk: Butthole Surfers The Pogues New Model Army Les Négresses Vertes Tom Robinson The Men They Couldn't Hang Gaye Bykers On Acid Crazyhead Joolz World Domination Enterprises The Dinner Ladies
British	11 bands
British: New Order Billy Bragg The House of Love The Wonder Stuff New Model Army Pop Will Eat Itself John Wesley Harding The Men They Couldn't Hang Spacemen 3 The Senators The Jack Rubies
Folk	8 bands
Folk: Billy Bragg The Pogues Ted Hawkins John Wesley Harding The Men They Couldn't Hang Stephen Fearing The River Detectives God's Little Monkeys
Folk Rock	8 bands
Folk Rock: Billy Bragg The Pogues New Model Army Ted Hawkins Tom Robinson The Men They Couldn't Hang Stephen Fearing God's Little Monkeys
Singer-Songwriter	8 bands
Singer-Songwriter: Billy Bragg Ted Hawkins Tom Robinson John Wesley Harding Mary Coughlan Stephen Fearing Gregson And Collister Andy Pawlak
UK	8 bands
UK: New Order Billy Bragg The Wonder Stuff Spacemen 3 Crazyhead Joolz King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys Andy Pawlak
Grebo	7 bands
Grebo: Jesus Jones The Wonder Stuff Pop Will Eat Itself That Petrol Emotion Tackhead Gaye Bykers On Acid Crazyhead
Jangle Pop	7 bands
Jangle Pop: The House of Love The Mighty Lemon Drops John Wesley Harding That Petrol Emotion Green On Red Andy Pawlak God's Little Monkeys
New Wave	7 bands
New Wave: New Order The Sugarcubes The Mission The House of Love Tom Robinson The Mighty Lemon Drops That Petrol Emotion
Noise Rock	7 bands
Noise Rock: My Bloody Valentine Butthole Surfers Swans Loop World Domination Enterprises Head of David Mccavity's Cat
Alternative Dance	6 bands
Alternative Dance: New Order The Sugarcubes Jesus Jones Pop Will Eat Itself Tackhead Gaye Bykers On Acid
Electronic	6 bands
Electronic: New Order The Sugarcubes Jesus Jones Pop Will Eat Itself Tackhead Gutter Brothers
Madchester	6 bands
Madchester: New Order Jesus Jones The House of Love Pop Will Eat Itself That Petrol Emotion Gaye Bykers On Acid
UK Post-Punk	6 bands
UK Post-Punk: New Order The House of Love New Model Army The Mighty Lemon Drops That Petrol Emotion World Domination Enterprises
Britpop	5 bands
Britpop: Jesus Jones The House of Love The Wonder Stuff Pop Will Eat Itself That Petrol Emotion

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