Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering, Derbyshire’s award-winning family-friendly festival, is delighted to announce that they will return in 2019 for the 12th successive year. Returning again to its iconic home of Catton Park nestled in the beautiful National Forest, Bearded Theory will once again take place over the late May Bank Holiday weekend, Thursday 23 - Sunday 26 May 2019.

All tickets will go on sale on Saturday 15 September. The first 1500 Adult Weekend Camping tickets will be priced at a special ‘early bird’ rate of just £105, with the remainder going on sale immediately afterwards for just £122.50. Once again, all children five years and younger can attend the festival for free, there are heavily discounted tickets available for older children and youths, and a monthly payment plan is also available (whilst stocks last) until December 30 2018 – full ticket prices below.

The festival organisers have also revealed a raft of changes that will improve the festival’s traffic management procedures. Most notably, the festival has appointed CTM - the UK`s biggest and most respected parking and traffic management company to oversee all vehicle and traffic management. To reduce congestion on the roads, festival gates will open on Thursday from 9am and will remain open until 9pm. The number of Campervan and Caravan tickets has been reduced in number, and all spaces will be marked out in advance. The Police will be ensuring that traffic flows are maintained, and actively enforcing a strict ‘no waiting zone’ in the vicinity.

Live Music will not take place on the main stages on Thursday evening, however area areas, stalls and bars will be open from later in the afternoon. The Bearded Theory booking team are hard at work securing some of the best live acts on the planet to perform at BT2019, and the first announcement of acts is expected later this autumn.

Michael Eccleshall, Bearded Theory spokesperson says, “2018 was an exceptional year for everyone involved in Bearded Theory Festival. To welcome the likes of Robert Plant, Jimmy Cliff and hundreds more to our Spring Gathering - which started out as a stage in a pub garden made out of pallets a few miles up the road - was just mind blowing! We are incredibly proud of the overwhelmingly positive feedback received from both fans and the media for this year’s event, however we are never complacent. There is no doubt that we have our work cut out to make 2019 even better - but myself and the entire Bearded Theory crew have complete confidence that BT2019 will deliver the best experience yet to the only people that matter - our loyal festival-goers. See you all back at Catton Hall in May!”

BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL 2019

TICKETS (4-Day)

On sale Saturday 15th September 2018

“EARLY BIRD” OFFER

FIRST 1500 ADULT WEEKEND TICKETS - £105

2019 STANDARD PRICES

Adults (16+): £122.50, Age 12-15: £55, Age 6-11: £28

Children aged 5 and under are Free (Ticket Required).

A monthly instalment payment plan is available on Early Bird, Adult and Teen Tickets (whilst stock last) until December 30th 2018. For more info see www.beardedtheory.co.uk

Cars: £12.50 (advance)

Campervans & Caravans (7.5 x 7.5m Pitch): £37.50 – limited availability

Booking Fees Apply

All Tickets Include Camping

No Day Tickets Will Be Made Available

All tickets, and full T&Cs available: www.beardedtheory.co.uk

Leaving Records, in partnership with Stones Throw Records, will release The Bela Session by Bauhaus on November 23 on vinyl and digital. The Bela Session captures the first time Bauhaus recorded together, just six weeks after forming as a band, on January 26, 1979. This is the first release of that complete recording session featuring all five tracks, three of which are previously unreleased. This also marks the first official reissue of the single ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ on vinyl for over thirty years, as well as the first time the studio recording will be officially available on digital. The audio has been newly mastered from the original analogue tape by Mandy Parnell at Black Saloon Studios (Björk, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin).

Bauhaus are a four-piece from Northampton, England, composed of Peter Murphy (vocals, occasional instruments), Daniel Ash (guitar), Kevin Haskins (drums), and David J (bass). Venerated and highly influential, the band emerged from the post-punk alternative music scene of the early ‘80s with a string of innovative albums and a powerfully dramatic live presentation. Their music embodies a minimalistic, disconsolate style of post-punk rock unlike any other.

‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ is considered the original gothic rock record and a cornerstone of the specific genre.  Originally released in 1979 on Small Wonder Records “Bela” failed to make the pop charts but remained a staple of the U.K. independent singles chart for many years. ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ has widely influenced contemporary goth culture as well as popular culture at large. Among many highlights, a live recording was the iconic soundtrack to the opening scene of 1983 horror film The Hunger (starring David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, and Susan Sarandon); it’s been covered by Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack, Nouvelle Vague, Chvrches and others; cited as an influence on authors Chuck Palahniuk and Neil Gaiman; used on Saturday Night Live’s skit “Goth Talk”; and the band itself was parodied on Beavis & Butthead and South Park.

Three months after releasing ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ in August 1979, the group signed with influential U.K. indie label, 4AD who released their debut album, In The Flat Field. They then moved to the larger parent company, Beggars Banquet and between 1981 and 1983 released a further three studio albums, as well as peaking at #15 with their cover of David Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust’ in the UK singles chart. After disbanding in 1983, members of the band went on to form Love And Rockets and Tones On Tail while Peter Murphy enjoyed a successful solo career.

Late 2018 will also mark the 40th anniversary of Bauhaus. To celebrate, Beggars Banquet /4AD will be reissuing records from the band’s catalogue on limited edition colour vinyl, details to be announced. Vinyl Me Please will also offer an exclusive edition of The Bela Session on red vinyl in their member store.

Bauhaus | The Bela Session | Leaving Records | November 23, 2018

1. “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” - 9:36

2. “Some Faces” – 2:29 – previously unreleased

3. “Bite My Hip”–  2:57 – previously unreleased yet later reworked, re-recorded, and released as “Lagartija Nick” in 1983

4. “Harry” – 2:56 – later released as a B-side in 1982

5. “Boys (Original)” – 3:03 – previously unreleased, later re-recorded and released as the B-side of “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”

Dec 2 - Northampton. UK @ Roadmender

Dec 4 - Manchester UK @ O2 Ritz

Dec 5 - Glasgow UK @ SWG3

Dec 6 - Northampton UK @ Roadmender

Dec 8 - Leeds UK @ Leeds Beckett SU

Dec 9 - London UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town