Bearded Theory
Bearded Theory Festival is an award winning event set in the beautiful grounds of Catton Hall in South Derbyshire, with easy access to transport networks. It takes place over Bank Holiday weekend May 21-24.
In 2013 Bearded Theory was named Best Small Festival at the UK Festival Awards, as well as being shortlisted for Best Grassroots Event, Promoter Of The Year and Best Toilets. Tickets sell out every year, so don't risk disappointment!
- 3 Daft Monkeys
- Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs
- The Mission
- Alabama 3
- Jaya the Cat
- The Talks
- Lab-4
- Jah Scoop / Geezer
- Radical Dance Faction (RDF)
- John Player Specials
- New Model Army
- Afro Celt Sound System
- Bill Smarme
- Cara Dillon
- Eat Static
- Green Nuns of the Revolution (DJ set)
- Inner Terrestrials
- Tarantism
- James
- Buzzcocks
- Neville Staple
- Paprika Korps
- Banco De Gaia
- Merv (Eat Static) - DJ set
- AOS3
- Stuart Turner and the Flat Earth Society
| 3 Daft Monkeys | unknown stage |
| Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs | unknown stage |
| The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican | unknown stage |
| Zombie Met Girl | unknown stage |
| The Mission | Pallet Stage |
| Alabama 3 | Pallet Stage |
| Gun | Pallet Stage |
| The Skints | Pallet Stage |
| Itch | Pallet Stage |
| Dizraeli And The Small Gods | Pallet Stage |
| The Wakes | Pallet Stage |
| Jaya the Cat | Woodland stage |
| The Talks | Woodland stage |
| Pigbag | Woodland stage |
| Kilnaboy | Woodland stage |
| Tree House Fire | Woodland stage |
| Captain Hotknives | Woodland stage |
| Lab-4 | Magical Sounds |
| Jah Scoop / Geezer | Magical Sounds |
| Zion Train | Magical Sounds |
| Clumsy | Magical Sounds |
| My Bad Sister | Magical Sounds |
| Doghouse | Magical Sounds |
| Halcyon | Magical Sounds |
| Andy Faze | Magical Sounds |
| Chigs and Techip | Magical Sounds |
| Data 3 | Magical Sounds |
| Drum Machine | Magical Sounds |
| Radical Dance Faction (RDF) | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| John Player Specials | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Gaz Brookfield | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Muff Said | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| The Sweetchunks Band | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Ash Victim | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Ukulele Dave | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| New Model Army | Pallet Stage |
| Afro Celt Sound System | Pallet Stage |
| British Sea Power | Pallet Stage |
| Skinny Lister | Pallet Stage |
| Neck | Pallet Stage |
| Three Minute Heist | Pallet Stage |
| Bill Smarme | Woodland stage |
| Cara Dillon | Woodland stage |
| The Jack Ratts | Woodland stage |
| Louise Distras | Woodland stage |
| The Leylines | Woodland stage |
| Jerzey Street Band | Woodland stage |
| Joe Zeffa | Woodland stage |
| Mark Harrison | Woodland stage |
| Troubadour | Woodland stage |
| Eat Static | Magical Sounds |
| Green Nuns of the Revolution (DJ set) | Magical Sounds |
| Cosmosis | Magical Sounds |
| Ed Tangent (DJ) | Magical Sounds |
| Zetan Spore | Magical Sounds |
| Kristian (DJ) | Magical Sounds |
| The Pressure Technique | Magical Sounds |
| Charlie H | Magical Sounds |
| Drum Machine | Magical Sounds |
| Inner Terrestrials | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Tarantism | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Who Killed the Bear | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Pure Evil | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Demob | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Muddy Summers & The Dirty Field Whores | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Efa Supertramp | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| James | Pallet Stage |
| Buzzcocks | Pallet Stage |
| Misty In Roots | Pallet Stage |
| The Beat | Pallet Stage |
| Mad Professor & the Robotiks | Pallet Stage |
| Pronghorn | Pallet Stage |
| Back To The Planet | Pallet Stage |
| New Town Kings | Pallet Stage |
| Neville Staple | Woodland stage |
| Paprika Korps | Woodland stage |
| The JB Conspiracy | Woodland stage |
| Pain | Woodland stage |
| Babajack | Woodland stage |
| Misty´s Big Adventure | Woodland stage |
| The Uke Ellington Orchestra | Woodland stage |
| Super Fast Girlie Show | Woodland stage |
| Please Y Self | Woodland stage |
| Mr. Motivator | Woodland stage |
| Banco De Gaia | Magical Sounds |
| Merv (Eat Static) - DJ set | Magical Sounds |
| Transglobal Underground | Magical Sounds |
| Black Star Liner | Magical Sounds |
| Dr Trippy | Magical Sounds |
| DJ Templehead | Magical Sounds |
| Grousebeater Sound System | Magical Sounds |
| Rev Phil Dread | Magical Sounds |
| Ushti Baba | Magical Sounds |
| AOS3 | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Stuart Turner and the Flat Earth Society | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Abdoujaparov | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Skewwhiff | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Quercus Burlesque | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Penny Orchids | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Tez & the Suicidal Fish | Something Else Big Top Stage |
| Artist | Stage | Day |
| 3 Daft Monkeys | unknown stage | Thu 21st |
| Abdoujaparov | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sun 24th |
| Afro Celt Sound System | Pallet Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Alabama 3 | Pallet Stage | Fri 22nd |
| Andy Faze | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| AOS3 | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sun 24th |
| Ash Victim | Something Else Big Top Stage | Fri 22nd |
| Babajack | Woodland stage | Sun 24th |
| Back To The Planet | Pallet Stage | Sun 24th |
| Banco De Gaia | Magical Sounds | Sun 24th |
| Bill Smarme | Woodland stage | Sat 23rd |
| Black Star Liner | Magical Sounds | Sun 24th |
| British Sea Power | Pallet Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Buzzcocks | Pallet Stage | Sun 24th |
| Captain Hotknives | Woodland stage | Fri 22nd |
| Cara Dillon | Woodland stage | Sat 23rd |
| Charlie H | Magical Sounds | Sat 23rd |
| Chigs and Techip | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| Clumsy | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| Cosmosis | Magical Sounds | Sat 23rd |
| Data 3 | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| Demob | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Dizraeli And The Small Gods | Pallet Stage | Fri 22nd |
| DJ Templehead | Magical Sounds | Sun 24th |
| Doghouse | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| Dr Trippy | Magical Sounds | Sun 24th |
| Drum Machine | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| Drum Machine | Magical Sounds | Sat 23rd |
| Eat Static | Magical Sounds | Sat 23rd |
| Ed Tangent (DJ) | Magical Sounds | Sat 23rd |
| Efa Supertramp | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Gaz Brookfield | Something Else Big Top Stage | Fri 22nd |
| Green Nuns of the Revolution (DJ set) | Magical Sounds | Sat 23rd |
| Grousebeater Sound System | Magical Sounds | Sun 24th |
| Gun | Pallet Stage | Fri 22nd |
| Halcyon | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs | unknown stage | Thu 21st |
| Inner Terrestrials | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Itch | Pallet Stage | Fri 22nd |
| Jah Scoop / Geezer | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| James | Pallet Stage | Sun 24th |
| Jaya the Cat | Woodland stage | Fri 22nd |
| Jerzey Street Band | Woodland stage | Sat 23rd |
| Joe Zeffa | Woodland stage | Sat 23rd |
| John Player Specials | Something Else Big Top Stage | Fri 22nd |
| Kilnaboy | Woodland stage | Fri 22nd |
| Kristian (DJ) | Magical Sounds | Sat 23rd |
| Lab-4 | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| Louise Distras | Woodland stage | Sat 23rd |
| Mad Professor & the Robotiks | Pallet Stage | Sun 24th |
| Mark Harrison | Woodland stage | Sat 23rd |
| Merv (Eat Static) - DJ set | Magical Sounds | Sun 24th |
| Misty In Roots | Pallet Stage | Sun 24th |
| Misty´s Big Adventure | Woodland stage | Sun 24th |
| Mr. Motivator | Woodland stage | Sun 24th |
| Muddy Summers & The Dirty Field Whores | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Muff Said | Something Else Big Top Stage | Fri 22nd |
| My Bad Sister | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| Neck | Pallet Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Neville Staple | Woodland stage | Sun 24th |
| New Model Army | Pallet Stage | Sat 23rd |
| New Town Kings | Pallet Stage | Sun 24th |
| Pain | Woodland stage | Sun 24th |
| Paprika Korps | Woodland stage | Sun 24th |
| Penny Orchids | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sun 24th |
| Pigbag | Woodland stage | Fri 22nd |
| Please Y Self | Woodland stage | Sun 24th |
| Pronghorn | Pallet Stage | Sun 24th |
| Pure Evil | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Quercus Burlesque | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sun 24th |
| Radical Dance Faction (RDF) | Something Else Big Top Stage | Fri 22nd |
| Rev Phil Dread | Magical Sounds | Sun 24th |
| Skewwhiff | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sun 24th |
| Skinny Lister | Pallet Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Stuart Turner and the Flat Earth Society | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sun 24th |
| Super Fast Girlie Show | Woodland stage | Sun 24th |
| Tarantism | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Tez & the Suicidal Fish | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sun 24th |
| The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican | unknown stage | Thu 21st |
| The Beat | Pallet Stage | Sun 24th |
| The Jack Ratts | Woodland stage | Sat 23rd |
| The JB Conspiracy | Woodland stage | Sun 24th |
| The Leylines | Woodland stage | Sat 23rd |
| The Mission | Pallet Stage | Fri 22nd |
| The Pressure Technique | Magical Sounds | Sat 23rd |
| The Skints | Pallet Stage | Fri 22nd |
| The Sweetchunks Band | Something Else Big Top Stage | Fri 22nd |
| The Talks | Woodland stage | Fri 22nd |
| The Uke Ellington Orchestra | Woodland stage | Sun 24th |
| The Wakes | Pallet Stage | Fri 22nd |
| Three Minute Heist | Pallet Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Transglobal Underground | Magical Sounds | Sun 24th |
| Tree House Fire | Woodland stage | Fri 22nd |
| Troubadour | Woodland stage | Sat 23rd |
| Ukulele Dave | Something Else Big Top Stage | Fri 22nd |
| Ushti Baba | Magical Sounds | Sun 24th |
| Who Killed the Bear | Something Else Big Top Stage | Sat 23rd |
| Zetan Spore | Magical Sounds | Sat 23rd |
| Zion Train | Magical Sounds | Fri 22nd |
| Zombie Met Girl | unknown stage | Thu 21st |
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Catton Hall, Walton upon Trent, Derbyshire., DE225JH
