Ash’s old bandmate Kevin Haskins joined as the drummer. Ash intentionally avoided inviting David J, the driving force in their previous bands, because he wanted a band that he could control. Instead, Chris Barber was recruited to play bass, and together the four musicians formed the band S.R. However, within a few weeks, Ash relented and replaced Barber with David J, who suggested the new name of Bauhaus 1919. David J had already agreed to tour American airbases with another band but decided that joining his friends’ group was “the right thing to do”. With their line-up complete, the band played their first gig at the Cromwell pub (since demolished) in Wellingborough on New Year’s Eve 1978.
played their first gig at the Cromwell pub
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