Brighton folk punk band Levellers have just revealed the live video of ‘Battle Of The Beanfield’, taken from the three-disc 25^th Anniversary edition of their timeless platinum-selling, second album Levelling The Land.  You can watch it HERE.

A song of protest it was inspired by the real-life Battle Of The Beanfield which saw a brutal police crackdown on new age travelers heading for Stonehenge in 1985. However it also foreshadowed the introduction of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994, which the Conservative government of the time used to crackdown on free parties, rave culture and festivals.

The Levellers became one of the most high-profile opponents of the CJA and inspired mass protests against its implementation. And now 25 years since it was first released, the nation is once again witnessing a clampdown by authorities on its freedom to rave (most notably with the enforced closure of iconic London nightclub Fabric last week) under a Conservative government.

‘Battle Of The Beanfield’ is the closing track on Levelling The Land. The brand new anniversary edition will be available as a 2CD & 1DVD set featuring the original album, plus a live version recorded at Brixton Academy in 2011 and a DVD of that performance. There will also be a limited edition 2LP coloured vinyl set featuring the original album plus the live version.

Following the release, the band will be embarking on a mammoth UK tour, many fates of which are now sold out, including a performance at London’s Brixton Academy for the 15^thtime in their career. They will be playing the classic album in full as well as other hits from their 28-year career and will be supported by Ferocious Dog and Gaz Brookfield.

Cherished and maligned in equal measure, Levellers are one of Britain’s finest musical exports as witnessed by the huge North American and Australian tours that precede this release and their victorious UK shows.

NOVEMBER:

23^rd          Cardiff TramShed – SOLD OUT

24^th              Bristol O₂ Academy – SOLD OUT

25^th                   Plymouth Pavilions

26^th               Manchester Academy – SOLD OUT

27^th                 Nottingham Rock City – SOLD OUT

29^th                Newcastle O₂ Academy

30^th          Glasgow Barrowland

DECEMBER:

1^st                 Leeds O₂ Academy

2^nd                    Portsmouth Guildhall

3^rd                 London O₂ Academy Brixton

6^th                  Liverpool O₂ Academy

7^th            Norwich UEA – SOLD OUT

8^th                Lincoln Engine Shed

9^th                     Bournemouth O₂ Academy – SOLD OUT

10^th               Birmingham O₂ Academy – SOLD OUT

Tickets for Levellers ‘Levelling The Land’ 25^th Anniversary tour are on sale now with all dates and links available at www.levellers.co.uk / http://gigst.rs/Levellers.

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