Reading List of Famous Bands from Reading

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List of Reading bands, listed by their level of fame. This Reading musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous Reading bands are included, as well as many Reading musicians of underground status. This list of Reading musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Reading bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.

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Taylor Swift is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Country pop, Pop music, Rock music Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed ...more

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Mike Oldfield is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Synthpop, Rock music, World music Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield is an English musician and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age. He is best known for ...more

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Laura Marling is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Folk music, Folk rock, Alternative rock Laura Beatrice Marling is a folk singer-songwriter and musician from Eversley, Hampshire, England. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim, her second album I Speak Because I Can, and her fourth ...more

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Does It Offend You, Yeah? is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Dubstep, Synthpop, New Wave Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a British dance-punk band from Reading, Berkshire.

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Slowdive is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Shoegazing, Space rock, Experimental rock Slowdive are an English rock band that formed in Reading, Berkshire in 1989. The band consists of Rachel Goswell on vocals and guitar, Simon Scott on drums, Neil Halstead on vocals and guitar, ...more

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Louise Setara is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Popular music, Soul music Louise Setara is an English singer-songwriter. Her first album, Still Waters, was released by Manhattan Records/EMI in February 2007. Setara decided to become a singer at the age of seven, after ...more

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Sneaker Pimps is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Downtempo, Trip hop, Electronic music Sneaker Pimps were a British trip-hop band formed in Hartlepool, England, in 1994. They are best known for their first album, Becoming X, and particularly the singles "6 Underground", ...more

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Bennet is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Alternative rock Bennet were a British alternative rock band formed in 1993. They released two albums on Roadrunner Records, achieving mild success on the independent circuit in the UK. They were best known for ...more

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Sally Oldfield is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Pop music, Folk music Sally Patricia Oldfield, is a singer-songwriter, sister of composers Mike Oldfield and Terry Oldfield.

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Chapterhouse is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Shoegazing, Dream pop Chapterhouse are a British alternative rock band from Reading, Berkshire, England. Formed in 1987 by Andrew Sherriff and Stephen Patman, the band began performing alongside Spacemen 3. After the ...more

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Exit Ten is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Progressive metal, Rock music, Metalcore Exit Ten is a post-hardcore/rock band with metal influences. Their debut full-length album, Remember The Day, was released in 2008. Their second studio album, Give Me Infinity, was released in ...more

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Mike Cooper is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Blues

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Kieran Mahon is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Kieran Mahon Alternative rock Kieran Mahon is a musician.

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Morning Runner is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Morning Runner Alternative rock, Indie rock Morning Runner were an English alternative rock band from Reading. They released one album, Wilderness Is Paradise Now, following top 20 single "Burning Benches", before their split in ...more

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Jack Cade is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Americana, Alternative country Jack Cade has been walking the fiery road as a singer for the last 5 years. Born and raised during the 70’s in the Medway Delta, he grew up at a time when music, art, politics and creative ...more

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Saloon is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Saloon Indie Saloon was an English indie musical group from Reading, who formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2004.

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Mr Fogg is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Synthpop, Indie, Pop music Mr Fogg is an electronic musician from Reading, Berkshire, England. He is the grandson of an opera singer and the great grandson of two 19th Century music-hall performers.

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Zoe Rixon is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Pop music, Trip hop

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National Forest is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
National Forest Indie, Electronic music

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Tripwires is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Shoegazing, Grunge, Alternative rock

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No Connection is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list List of Famous Bands from Reading
Rock music, Indie rock No Connection are an English classic rock music group based in Reading, Berkshire.