Reading, a venue it has remained at ever since (with the exception of two years in the 1980s when the Festival was banned by the Conservative Party controlled Reading Borough Council). 1972 Main stage 1973 Main stage Notes Roy Buchanan and Bert Jansch were scheduled to appear, but they did not play. 1974 Main stage 1975 Main stage 1976 Main stage 1977 Main stage Notes Frankie Miller, Widowmaker, Racing Cars, Blue, Tiger, and Hand Reef all made appearances, but their place on the lineup is unclear. 1978 Main stage 1979 Main stage Notes Thin Lizzy were scheduled to headline on Saturday but cancelled. After the Fire and The Ramones were also scheduled to play but cancelled. 1980 Main stage Notes Angel City withdrew and were replaced by Grand Prix, Q-Tips also pulled out, being replaced by White Spirit. Gary Moore's G-Force were also originally scheduled to play but cancelled. Headboys (replaced by Quartz) and Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz (replaced by Slade) were also cancellations, while The Pencils pulled out at the last minute when all of their equipment was stolen the night before. 1981 Main stage Notes Thompson Twins, Midnight Oil, Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band and Alex Harvey Band were originally scheduled to play but cancelled. Stan Webb's Chicken Shack pulled out due to illness and were replaced at short notice by Atomic Rooster. 1982 Main stage 1983 Main stage 1984 The 1984 Festival was cancelled when the Conservative Party took control of Reading Borough Council. The announced line-up was due to be: Main stage 1985 No festival held this year 1986 Main stage 1987 Main stage 1988 Main stage 1989 Main stage Mean Fiddler stage 1990 Main stage Mean Fiddler stage 1991 Main stage Mean Fiddler stage Comedy stage 1992 Main stage Melody Maker stage Comedy stage 1993 Main stage Melody Maker stage Comedy stage 1994 Main stage Melody Maker stage Comedy stage Notes Soundgarden were due to play but cancelled when Chris Cornell was diagnosed with polyps on his vocal cords. 1995 Main stage Melody Maker stage Carlsberg stage Comedy stage 1996 Main stage NME stage Dr. Martens Stage Notes Despite being billed as headliners on the Friday night, Rage Against the Machine played their set before The Prodigy 1997 Main stage Dr. Martens Stage Melody Maker stage Vans Warped Tour stage 1998 Main stage Melody Maker stage Dr. Martens Stage Carlsberg Export stage Notes Curve