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Updated September 2007.
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Reading August 23rd-25th 1974. |
Procol Harum onstage Reading 1974© Vin Miles |
1974 festival Line-up
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Chapman Whitney Reading 1974. ©Steve Austin. Trapeze . © S.Austin |
Steve Austin (left) and friend Glyn arrive at Reading 1974 |
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In addition to a nice but fairly ordinary line up , Focus being the only overseas act of note - there was an epidemic of can throwing (unfortunately -the first of many ones to come ) - and a fish and chip shop was trashed by angry punters- annoyed at excessive prices. Eric Burdon and Ronnie Laine were no- shows, which considerably weakened the overall appeal of the weekend -although the addition of Procul Harum and 10CC went some way towards repairing the damage . There was the usual festival dampener..... RAIN...... but I expect the energetic acts of Alex Harvey , Traffic and Thin Lizzy would have warmed things up and made the weekend a worthy one .
Steve Harley © Vin Miles
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The early festivals.
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Festivals 65-83
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