Wow – another great year at the Bearded Theory Spring Gathering. This one of those festivals that just keeps pulling you back year after year…
The weather was kind and the notorious queues of 2018 to get on site are now just a distant memory as the gate timings and general co-ordination have both improved dramatically.
We were treated to some really standout main stage sets from the likes of The Cult, Suede, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul (what a showman!), Ginger Wildheart (once the vocals got sorted out for those at the front of the crowd), Steel Pulse and – perhaps most notably for some, Reef.
But elsewhere there were other treats in store and catching the Beans on Toast set as the sun went down over the Woodland on Thursday had to be high up there on the list. Along with that we were delighted by the genius metal one-man-cello-band who is Mr Marcaille, plus a fizzing-with-energy set from Imperial Leisure, and some foot-stomping, babble-rousing folk-punk from Matilda’s Scoundrels.
Oh – and we never passed the Something Else Tea Tent without sticking our heads in and being entertained every time…
The festival has always had an eclectic booking policy, and whilst it does veer towards a folk and punk ethic in the main, the headliners always bring in a wider and more diverse set of influences with classic indie and rock generally dominating the top slots.
Here’s a load of photos from the brilliant www.sarabowreyphotos.com to remind you of the good times – or leave you kicking yourself for not having been there…
Suede
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)The Cult
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Editors
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Beans on Toast
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Reef
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Doves
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Dreadzone
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Matilda’s Scoundrels
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Imperial Leisure
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Steel Pulse
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)The Mahones
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)People
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)The Blinders
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Fat and Furious
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Brewer’s Daughter
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Smiley and the Underclass
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Zombie Met Girl
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Sunscreem
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Damidge
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Splink
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Nebula Sun
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Seth Lakeman
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Slow Readers Club
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Pattern Pusher
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Stevie Simpson
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Mad Dog Macrea
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Spunge
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Blackthorn
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Headsticks
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Holly Crook
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Heavy Lungs
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)The Newcranes
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Alchohol Licks
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)The Blunders
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)T-Bitch
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Rev Hammer
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Malka
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Wildwood Kin
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Ginger Wildheart
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Mr Marcaille
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Easy Star Allstars
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Little Red Kings
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Pulled Apart by Horses
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Orphan Colours
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)True Stays
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Justin Sullivan
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Stiff Joints
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Stiff Little Fingers
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)51st State
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Lacertillia
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Sophie Mehon and the Ready Mades
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Swinghoppers
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)Anarchistwood
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)The Skids
Flickr API error: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)The Sherlocks
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