| Renaldo & The Loaf | 1979 | — | — |
| Reprobate | 1989 | — | — |
| Republica | 1994 | — | — |
| Repulsive Alien | 1979 | 1980 | — |
| Repulsive Dissection | 2005 | — | — |
| Resque | 1989 | 1992 | — |
| Revenge | 1989 | 1993 | — |
| Reverend and the Makers | 2005 | — | — |
| Revolver | 1990 | 1994 | — |
| Rhode Island Red | 1 September 2009 | 1 January 2010 | — |
| Richard & Linda Thompson | 1974 | 1982 | — |
| Ride | 1988 | — | English rock band |
| Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | 1989 | — | — |
| Riot Squad | 1981 | — | — |
| Ripcord | 1984 | 1988 | — |
| Rise to Remain | 2006 | 2015 | — |
| Ritual | September 1973 | 1995 | — |
| Riversea | 2006 | — | — |
| ROAM | September 2012 | — | — |
| Robbarti | 2 February 2024 | — | — |
| Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation | 2001 | 2007 | — |
| Rock Goddess | 1977 | — | — |
| Rockpile | 1976 | 1981 | — |
| Rogue Male | 1983 | — | — |
| Rolo Tomassi | 2005 | — | — |
| Romeo’s Daughter | 1985 | — | — |
| Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance | 1973 | — | — |
| Rosetta Stone | 1987 | 1998 | — |
| Rosie | 12 October 2009 | — | — |
| Rothko | 1997 | — | — |
| Roxy Music | 1971 | — | — |
| Royal Blood | January 2013 | — | Brighton UK two piece rock band |
| RT-ZED | 1998 | — | — |
| Ruby Riot | 2011 | 2011 | — |
| Rudimentary Peni | 1980 | — | — |
| Rue Royale | March 2006 | — | — |
| Rumahoy | 2011 | — | — |
| RUNAWAY CLUB | 12 May 2025 | — | — |
| Runnin' Riot | 1996 | 2014 | — |
| Sabadu | 2020 | — | — |
| Sabbat | February 1985 | 2014 | — |
| Sacrament | 1991 | — | — |
| Sacred Mother Tongue | 2004 | October 2013 | — |
| Sacred Paws | 2013 | — | — |
| Sacrilege | 1984 | — | — |
| Sad Lovers and Giants | 1981 | — | — |
| Saddar Bazaar | 1990 | — | — |
| Sade | 1982 | — | band led by the eponymous singer |
| Saidflorence | 16 December 1987 | 17 June 1995 | — |
| Sailor | 1973 | — | — |
| Saint Etienne | 1990 | — | — |
| Salad | 1992 | 1998 | — |
| Salem | 1979 | — | — |
| Salem | 2020 | — | — |
| Salem Orchid | 1989 | 1992 | — |
| Sally | 1996 | — | — |
| Salute | 2004 | — | — |
| Sam Gopal | 1966 | 1970 | — |
| Samson | September 1977 | 2002 | NWoBHM band |
| Sanctus Nex | 2004 | — | — |
| Sandtimer | 20 June 2014 | — | — |
| Saracen | January 1981 | — | — |
| Sasha Ilyukevich and The Highly Skilled Migrants | 15 January 2008 | — | — |
| Satan | 1979 | — | — |
| Satanic Rites | 1980 | 1987 | — |
| Sathamel | 2013 | — | — |
| Savage | 1978 | — | — |
| Savage Messiah | 2007 | — | — |
| Savages | October 2011 | — | — |
| Savoy Brown | 1966 | — | — |
| Saxon | 1976 | — | English heavy metal band |
| Scanners | 2004 | — | — |
| Scarfo | 1994 | 1997 | — |
| Scarlet | 1992 | 1997 | — |
| Scars | 1977 | — | — |
| Scatha | 1995 | 2003 | — |
| Scheer | 1993 | October 1998 | — |
| Scholars | 2007 | — | — |
| Schoolgirl Bitch | 1977 | 1979 | — |
| Schwartzeneggar | 1993 | 1995 | — |
| Scissor Fits | 1978 | 1979 | — |
| Scorn | 1991 | — | — |
| Scouting for Girls | 2005 | — | — |
| Screaming Dead | 1980 | — | — |
| Scritti Politti | 1978 | — | — |
| Scum Pups | November 1989 | February 1994 | — |
| Sea Girls | 2015 | — | — |
| Sea Power | 1995 | — | UK alternative rock band |
| Seachange | 1998 | 24 March 2007 | — |
| Seafood | 1996 | 2009 | — |
| Seafret | 2015 | — | — |
| Sean Buckley Set | 1966 | 1967 | — |
| Season's End | 1998 | — | — |
| Secession | 1983 | 1987 | — |
| Second Hand | 1968 | 1972 | — |
| Second Layer | 1979 | — | — |
| Section 25 | 1977 | — | — |
| Section 5 | 1982 | — | — |
| Seefeel | 1992 | — | — |
| Self Hypnosis | 2018 | — | — |