| Pulp | 1978 | — | — |
| Punishment of Luxury | December 1976 | — | — |
| Pure Reason Revolution | 2003 | — | — |
| Puressence | January 1991 | — | — |
| Pythia | 2007 | — | — |
| Qlowski | 2015 | — | — |
| Qrixkuor | 2011 | — | — |
| Quasar | 1979 | — | — |
| Queen Cult | 1 March 2018 | — | — |
| QueenAdreena | 1999 | — | — |
| R.P.C | November 2021 | — | — |
| R.S.I | 2003 | — | — |
| Radiohead | 1991 | — | — |
| Raging Speedhorn | 1999 | — | — |
| Ragnarok | 1988 | — | — |
| Rainbow | 1974 | — | UK hard rock/heavy metal band |
| Raining Forest | 2007 | — | — |
| Ramleh | 1982 | — | — |
| Rampage Brigade | 1992 | — | — |
| Rancid Hell Spawn | 1988 | — | — |
| Random Hand | 2002 | — | — |
| Rannoch | 2004 | — | — |
| Rasta4Eyes | 2008 | — | — |
| Rat Hole | 5 June 2023 | — | — |
| Rattle | 2011 | — | — |
| Raven | 1975 | — | UK metal band |
| Ravenface | 2007 | — | — |
| Raw Noise | 1983 | — | — |
| Razorlight | 2002 | — | — |
| Razors Edge | July 1990 | — | — |
| Red Alert | 1979 | — | — |
| Red Dawn | 2002 | — | — |
| Red Flag 77 | 1990 | — | — |
| Red Letter Day | 1983 | — | — |
| Red London | 1981 | — | — |
| Red Lorry Yellow Lorry | 1981 | — | — |
| Red Rum | 2011 | — | — |
| Red Sun Revival | 2011 | — | — |
| Reign of Fury | 2006 | — | — |
| Reinforced | 1 September 2006 | — | — |
| Renaldo & The Loaf | 1979 | — | — |
| Reprobate | 1989 | — | — |
| Republica | 1994 | — | — |
| Repulsive Dissection | 2005 | — | — |
| Reverend and the Makers | 2005 | — | — |
| Ride | 1988 | — | English rock band |
| Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | 1989 | — | — |
| Riot Squad | 1981 | — | — |
| Riversea | 2006 | — | — |
| ROAM | September 2012 | — | — |
| Robbarti | 2 February 2024 | — | — |
| Rock Goddess | 1977 | — | — |
| Rogue Male | 1983 | — | — |
| Rolo Tomassi | 2005 | — | — |
| Romeo’s Daughter | 1985 | — | — |
| Rosie | 12 October 2009 | — | — |
| Rothko | 1997 | — | — |
| Roxy Music | 1971 | — | — |
| Royal Blood | January 2013 | — | Brighton UK two piece rock band |
| RT-ZED | 1998 | — | — |
| Rudimentary Peni | 1980 | — | — |
| Rue Royale | March 2006 | — | — |
| Rumahoy | 2011 | — | — |
| RUNAWAY CLUB | 12 May 2025 | — | — |
| Sabadu | 2020 | — | — |
| Sacred Paws | 2013 | — | — |
| Sacrilege | 1984 | — | — |
| Sad Lovers and Giants | 1981 | — | — |
| Saddar Bazaar | 1990 | — | — |
| Sade | 1982 | — | band led by the eponymous singer |
| Sailor | 1973 | — | — |
| Saint Etienne | 1990 | — | — |
| Salem | 1979 | — | — |
| Salem | 2020 | — | — |
| Sally | 1996 | — | — |
| Salute | 2004 | — | — |
| Sanctus Nex | 2004 | — | — |
| Sandtimer | 20 June 2014 | — | — |
| Saracen | January 1981 | — | — |
| Sasha Ilyukevich and The Highly Skilled Migrants | 15 January 2008 | — | — |
| Satan | 1979 | — | — |
| Sathamel | 2013 | — | — |
| Savage | 1978 | — | — |
| Savage Messiah | 2007 | — | — |
| Savages | October 2011 | — | — |
| Savoy Brown | 1966 | — | — |
| Saxon | 1976 | — | English heavy metal band |
| Scanners | 2004 | — | — |
| Scars | 1977 | — | — |
| Scholars | 2007 | — | — |
| Scorn | 1991 | — | — |
| Scouting for Girls | 2005 | — | — |
| Screaming Dead | 1980 | — | — |
| Scritti Politti | 1978 | — | — |
| Sea Girls | 2015 | — | — |
| Sea Power | 1995 | — | UK alternative rock band |
| Seafret | 2015 | — | — |
| Season's End | 1998 | — | — |
| Second Layer | 1979 | — | — |
| Section 25 | 1977 | — | — |