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 .

In 2014 , 2015 and 2016 it was accredited Judgment_communication with IAAF Silver Label status. , in 2017 it was the first African Marathon to achieve Achieve IAAF Gold Label Status , which it continues to achieve Achieve .