Notable acts that have performed Hold at previous editions include Cause_to_be_included Sonic Youth , Ramones , Nirvana , Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Smashing Pumpkins , Foo Fighters , Radiohead , Metallica , PJ Harvey , Green Day , Blink-182 , Guns N ' Roses , Pixies , Daft Punk , The Prodigy , Nine Inch Nails , Iron Maiden , Björk , The Stone Roses and Eminem .

Many of the UK 's most successful rock and pop bands have played Action at the festival , including The Rolling Stones , Fleetwood Mac , The Kinks , Pink Floyd , Deep Purple , The Who , Cream , Black Sabbath , Judas Priest , Genesis , Iron Maiden , The Jam , The Police , Status Quo , The Pogues , Blur , Pulp , Muse , The Cure , Radiohead , The Libertines , Arctic Monkeys , Biffy Clyro and Oasis .