Reading Festival 1998 Line-up

The complete Reading Festival 1998 line-up — all 153 acts documented on Gigvault, headlined by 60ft Dolls, A. The Dandys, Addict.

Every act at Reading Festival 1998

153 acts played Reading Festival in 1998. Tick off the ones you saw and they become part of your concert history.

60ft Dolls
A. The Dandys
Addict
Afghan Whigs
Alabama 3
Arab Strap
Ash
Asian Dub Foundation
Audioweb
Backyard Babies
Bad Religion
Beastie Boys
Ben Fuego
Bentley Rhythm Ace
Big Beat Boutique
Bill Ryley
Bis
Blind Olly Soft Rock
Campag Velocet
Carrie
Cherry Poppin Daddies
Civ
Clinic
Curve
Cut La Roc
Daniel San
Dawn Of The Replicants
Deejay Punk Roc
Deftones
Disco Pistol
DJ Touche (Wiseguys)
DJ's James Lavelle
DJ's Jonathon & Eko
DJ's: Frost And Bryan Gee
DJ's: Meat Katie
Drugstore
Dust Junkys
Earl Brutus
Echo and the Bunnymen
El Nino
Electric Sound Of Joy
Elliott Smith
Feet First
Flight 16
Flyn And Flora
Foo Fighters
Formula One
Freestylers
Fu Manchu
Fungus
Fuzz Townsend
Garbage
Gay Dad
Gel
Gene
Girls Against Boys
Gomez
Grand Drive
Grandaddy
Headrillaz
Headswim
Huckleberry
Idlewild
Jimmy Page
Jonathan Fire * Eater
JRaqs
Jurrasic 5
Justin Robertson
Keiron Accelelerator
Kenickie
Lagwagon
Laptop
Lee Scratch Perry
Les Rythmes Digitales
Liberator
Live: Supercharger
Llama Farmers
Lo Fidelity DJ's
Lodger
London Experiment
Mansun
Medal
Merz
Mimi (XFM)
Mogwai
Monaco
Money Mark
Monkey Mafia
Monster Magnet
More Rockers
Mover
MxPx
N.T. The 0
Neon
New Order
No fun at all
One Lady Owner
Ooberman
PH Family
Pitchshifter
Prodigy
Psychonauts
Rancid
Regular Fries
Regurgitator
Robert Plant
Rocket From The Crypt
Roni Size Reprazent (Live)
Royal Trux
Satellite Beach
Save Ferris
Scott 4
Seafood
Shed Seven
Six By Seven
Sleater Kinney
Snug
Sonic Mook Experiment
Soul Coughing
Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Spearmint
Spiritualized
Stroke
Sunhouse
Super Furry Animals
Supergrass
Superior
Symposium
Ten Benson
Tetsu + Special Guests
The Bluetones
The Delgados
The Divine Comedy
The Interpreters
The Montrose Avenue
The Pecadiloes
The Reviver Gene
The Smooths
The Specials
The Unbelievable Truth
The Vertigoes
The Warm Jets
Toploader
Travis
Ultrasound
Uncle Bob's Wedding Reception
Unsane
Unwritten Law
Urusei Yatsura
Vyvyan
Wasp Factory
Wolf Boy Matt
Yo La Tengo

About Reading Festival 1998

This page documents the 1998 edition of Reading Festival — the acts that played, in one place, so you can log the ones you saw instead of reconstructing the weekend from memory.

Gigvault counts festivals band by band. A weekend where you caught ten sets is ten concerts in your history, not a single entry called "Reading Festival". Every act you tick lands in your artist history, counts toward your most-seen bands and shows up in your Concert Wrapped — including the ones you caught for twenty minutes on a side stage.

Were you at Reading Festival 1998?

Mark the edition as attended, then tick every band you actually saw — across all stages and days. It flows into your stats, your concert map and your Concert Wrapped at the end of the year. Free.

Frequently asked questions

Who played at Reading Festival 1998?

153 acts are documented for Reading Festival 1998, among them 60ft Dolls, A. The Dandys, Addict. The full list is above.

How many bands played Reading Festival in 1998?

153. On Gigvault each set counts separately, so a weekend where you saw ten of them adds ten concerts to your history — not one festival entry.

Which other Reading Festival editions are documented?

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2005 and more. Each year has its own line-up page, so you can log an edition you attended years ago.

Can I log a festival I attended years ago?

Yes. Open the edition, mark it as attended and tick the bands you actually saw. Past editions count toward your stats and your Concert Wrapped exactly like a show from last week.

Track this edition

Create a free Gigvault account.
Open Reading Festival 1998 and mark it as attended.
Tick each band you saw — across every stage and day.
Add photos and notes; every set counts toward your stats and Wrapped.