In 1996, Reading Festival saw Britpop bands The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder’s side band Black Grape introduced to the line-up.
The Manchester scene exploded in the charts and would stick around at the festival for some years later.
Now in 2017, former Oasis frontman is set to perform on the main stage as solo star, a nice nod to Reading’s history.
Britpop takes over Reading
