Bearded Theory 2018

[Gnomicide]

@eFestivals - The eFests BT lineup page seems to have an error on it.

[eFestivals]

thanks - I forget to turn on the line-up page. Now sorted.

[Neil1875]

On 8/29/2017 at 11:26 AM, The Red Telephone said:

Seriously considering BT as my festival fix for 2017. Has got great reviews and looks to be good value. If anyone who has been before could answer a few questions, I would be grateful!

Can you take your own booze in? (If so, is glass allowed)

Is it run by different people to YNot?

Are naughties tolerated? (Smoking the odd J, rather than freebasing coke?)

Is it an "arena" based fest - do you have to stay in the campsites until everything opens?

 

Cheers!

 

Hi, I'm really looking like this festival...just a couple of questions if someone can clarify..Is everyone allowed access on Thursday or does it require an additional ticket ? And am I right in thinking that booze (no glass) is allowed into the stage areas.

I spoke to someone at Beautiful days who gave me the heads up about JAMC so can vouch that the team are friendly and spot-on...cheers people

[jamesrain]

11 minutes ago, Neil1875 said:

Hi, I'm really looking like this festival...just a couple of questions if someone can clarify..Is everyone allowed access on Thursday or does it require an additional ticket ? And am I right in thinking that booze (no glass) is allowed into the stage areas.

I spoke to someone at Beautiful days who gave me the heads up about JAMC so can vouch that the team are friendly and spot-on...cheers people

You can take booze into the stage area, I've never had any problems with it. Some very good beer tent at reasonable prices, I tend to do a bit of both.

Always got to the festival on Friday but I'm pretty sure you don't need a ticket for Thursday. I'm going to try and make it for Rev this time on Thursday, they did a great set last year.

 

[Gnomicide]

Anyone with a ticket can go on Thursday, just watch out for arrival times. You have to be there before a certain time on the Thursday as they close the gates at 8pm. So don't get there late. 

Found this from last year's email...

ARRIVAL TIMES Gates open at 10:00 on the Thursday and 09:00 Friday, Saturday & Sunday May for all ticket holders. Gates close strictly at 20:00 on Thursday for entry/re-entry, 21:00 Friday & Saturday and 19:00 on Sunday. Please do not arrive before these times as it causes us a right nightmare you naughty people!! We thought hippies got up late for everything?

[Neil1875]

23 hours ago, jamesrain said:

You can take booze into the stage area, I've never had any problems with it. Some very good beer tent at reasonable prices, I tend to do a bit of both.

UAlways got to the festival on Friday but I'm pretty sure you don't need a ticket for Thursday. I'm going to try and make it for Rev this time on Thursday, they did a great set last year.

 

 

[Neil1875]

Many thanks for the help. Love it that we don't need to play beat security with the beer game. 

[Neil1875]

23 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

Anyone with a ticket can go on Thursday, just watch out for arrival times. You have to be there before a certain time on the Thursday as they close the gates at 8pm. So don't get there late. 

Found this from last year's email...

ARRIVAL TIMES Gates open at 10:00 on the Thursday and 09:00 Friday, Saturday & Sunday May for all ticket holders. Gates close strictly at 20:00 on Thursday for entry/re-entry, 21:00 Friday & Saturday and 19:00 on Sunday. Please do not arrive before these times as it causes us a right nightmare you naughty people!! We thought hippies got up late for everything?

Fantastic info. Top work

[Paul ™]

That is info for this year though, do not plan around that yet as may still change for 2018. 

[Gnomicide]

Magical Sounds coming soon?

 

[sparkythetortoise]

1 hour ago, Gnomicide said:

Magical Sounds coming soon?

 

Last year Magical Sounds announced on Dec 11, so we're not a mile away from that. From what I recall you don't spend a lot of time in that tent, but Magical Sounds is what makes BT for me, so looking good

[Gnomicide]

14 hours ago, sparkythetortoise said:

Last year Magical Sounds announced on Dec 11, so we're not a mile away from that. From what I recall you don't spend a lot of time in that tent, but Magical Sounds is what makes BT for me, so looking good

I walk through occasionally to confirm me theory that all dance music is crap. Nothing yet has changed my mind

I know they put other stuff on and one day I may watch someone in there for more than a minute. 

[sparkythetortoise]

2 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

I walk through occasionally to confirm me theory that all dance music is crap. Nothing yet has changed my mind

I know they put other stuff on and one day I may watch someone in there for more than a minute. 

If you don't connect with a certain kind of music then it does all tend to sound the same. I shunned all dance music for ages, resolute in my distain. Then, about ten years ago I was seduced by Steve Hillage, of Gong, turning up with the misses for System 7, jumped on board and slowly started to appreciate some  of it. During the day it does tend to be relentless thud, thud, thud, but poke your nose in after the main stages have shut, or maybe on Sunday afternoon when it all goes a bit folky, and you might surprise yourself.

That said, I still feel much the same way about Electro Gypsy Swing bollocks in the Maui Waui tent...I'm probably just as wrong about that!

 

 

[Gnomicide]

2 hours ago, sparkythetortoise said:

That said, I still feel much the same way about Electro Gypsy Swing bollocks in the Maui Waui tent...I'm probably just as wrong about that!

Got to agree with you about Electro Swing, all sounds the same and the novelty wears thin after one song. Maui Waui seemed to branch out a bit last year, saw some good stuff in there, including Rodney Branigan who is about as far away from Electro Gypsy Swing as you can get. 

[man next door]

I think There’s Lots of good things in Maui, and some good things in magical sounds.

It is however, all a matter of opinion.

They have a good ‘something for everyone’ balance going on - it’s that fine balance that I like so much about bearded. 

[Ravey Davey Gravy]

17 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

Got to agree with you about Electro Swing, all sounds the same and the novelty wears thin after one song.

Yep, Electro Swing, heard one, heard them all. Same goes for Pirate Punk and (dare I say it) Reggae ☺️

But if you don't get it, you don't get it

[Gnomicide]

~~goes off to Google Pirate Punk~~

[BlackHole2006]

Electro Swing has got to be one of the worst genres of all time. 

[sparkythetortoise]

Blimey - I feel like I've really lit the blue touchpaper. I thought it was just me who felt this way

[man next door]

19 hours ago, Ravey Davey Gravy said:

Yep, Electro Swing, heard one, heard them all. Same goes for Pirate Punk and (dare I say it) Reggae ☺️

But if you don't get it, you don't get it

I like reggae. I find I'm able to distinguish one song from another, with ease.

[Ravey Davey Gravy]

Mary Berry loves Reggae, ask Idles

[Gnomicide]

I've been listening to a few of the acts I've never heard of before, can't wait to see Pizzatramp 

 

[sparkythetortoise]

58 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

I've been listening to a few of the acts I've never heard of before, can't wait to see Pizzatramp

Good grief - think I might nip over to the Magical Sounds Tent for this one.

Speaking of which, we are surely only just still in the "less than a week til the next announcement " zone, bearing in mind that this was said last Sunday. Something this evening, perhaps...

 

[Ravey Davey Gravy]

Hope so

1 hour ago, sparkythetortoise said:

Good grief - think I might nip over to the Magical Sounds Tent for this one.

Speaking of which, we are surely only just still in the "less than a week til the next announcement " zone, bearing in mind that this was said last Sunday. Something this evening, perhaps...

 

Hope so

[Gnomicide]

So a big chunk of Magical Sounds lineup is out. Most of it means nothing to me but hopefully those who like this stuff are happy....

Magical Sounds have delivered us the first wave of their fantastic line up with only a few additions to come including Friday nights headliner.

After the success of 2017 with Megadog Soundsystem, Friday will see a full on MEGADOG show return. Residents Michael Dog, Evolution and MC Teabag will manage the day and bring the unique and utterly special Megadog vibe in heaps for the full 15hrs! Joining them are legendary rap duo ALTERN-8, DJ MICHAEL DOG, Swede electronic DJ ROBERT LEINER, DJ EVOLUTION, acid house pioneer EGEBAMYASi, REV DR D WAYNE LOVE from Bearded favourites Alabama 3, gypsy breakbeat act DISSIDENT NOIZE FACTORY, HANS DELBRUCK and DJ GINGE. Opening night headliner to be announced very soon.

Saturday afternoon will again be given over to the Madhatters who will bring a fine blend of Reggae, Jungle and bass-laden beats and breaks. Then Saturday evening will become a colourful, psychedelic and very Magical event that has become a tradition. Topping the show is the legendary EAT STATIC (Live), psychedelic dance duo DIRTY SAFFI, Bearded resident ED TANGENT, DJ ANDY MASON, KEEPERS BREW and GREG ZOGG. Madhatters is waiting for 1 more name but they have delivered to us in velvet pink paper the fantastic jungle act MC DARRISON, jungle DJ CLUMSEY, BENNY PAGE and dub ska DJ STIG OF THE DUB.

Sunday brings a kaleidoscope of live acts who will be upping the tempo and making us dance till we drop. The final is closed by world renowned dance act KAYA PROJECT, Innovators of euphoric trance ASTRALASIA, DJ MERV PEPLER, electronic act NODENS ICTUS who are known as the offshoot of Ozric Tentacles, DJ FLO, A collaboration between The Magic Mushroom Band and Astralasia being the THE MUSHROOM PROJECT and will be a UK Festival first, REV PHIL DREAD and finally the legendary TARANTISM who are doing a dancy thing/set to get the day started.