Monday 26 August 1996

Reading Festival 1996

Reading Festival 1996
Little John's Farm on Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, UK
Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th August
Stages: Main, NME Stage, Dr Martin Stage, Comedy Stage

Went with Dan, Fiona, a load of Fionas mates, Emerson and his brother.

Friday 23rd August

Main Stage: The Prodigy, Rage Against The Machine, The Offspring, Terrorvision, Weezer, Ice T, Butthole Surfers, Downset, Collapsed Lung, Seaweed

NME Stage: Rocket From The Crypt, Sebadoh, Bis, 60 ft Dolls, Drugstore, Social Distortion, Placebo, Sparklehorse, Uresei Yatsura, New Kingdom, Gold Blade

Dr Martens Stage: The Divine Comedy, Geneva, The Gyres, Soul Coughing, Scheer, Sensefield, Symposium, The Driven, Evil Superstars, Nut, Alone, Feeder, Chest, The Pin Ups

Saturday 24th August

Main Stage: Black Grape, Garbage, Julian Cope, Dodgy, Billy Bragg, Marion, Super Furry Animals, Moloko, Ruby, Kula Shaker

NME Stage: Dubstar, Northern Uproar, Space, Catatonia, Salad, My Life Story, China Drum, The Brotherhood, Ben Folds Five, Tiger, Jack, Dweeb

Dr Martens Stage: Rare, Mansun, Octopus, Embassy, Kenickie, Jocasta, Sneaker Pimps, 22-Pistepirkko, Bennet, Rude Club, The Supernaturals, Posh, Supermodel, Subcircus, Davey

Sunday 25th August

Main Stage: The Stone Roses, Sonic Youth, Ash, Gene, Reef, The Wedding Present, Moby, Compulsion, The Posies, Audioweb

NME Stage: Underworld, Flaming Lips, Baby Bird, Lionrock, Tortoise, Vent 414, Girls Against Boys, 3 Colours Red, Scarfo, Linoleum, Earl Brutus

Dr Martens Stage:

The Raincoats, AC Acoustics, Bawl, Quickspace Supersport, Laxton’s Superb, Alabama 3, Broadcast, 12 Rounds, Tunic, Brassy, The Daisies, The Dirty Three, Rehab, Pallet