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Bearded Theory

23 May–26 May 2019 Catton Hall, Derbyshire

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Bearded Theory is the Midlands largest performing and creative arts festival which is hosted at Catton Park.
Bearded Theory a record-breaking party with Beards, Bands, Arts, Crafts, Weddings, DJs and general daftness, is a three-day music festival that has now firmly entrenched itself as being the first "proper" festival of the season.

Lineup

Suede
The Wildhearts
Hollie Cook
Heavy Lungs
Angelic Upstarts
Orphan Colours
Steel Pulse
The Blinders
The Lancashire Hotpots
Pattern Pusher
The Winachi Tribe
Bilk
JUSTIN SULLIVAN
SUNSHINE FRISBEE LASERBEAM
THE NEWCRANES
THE SOCIAL IGNITION
LONGY AND THE GOSPEL TRASH
LADY BIRD
THE BLUNDERS
HEADSTICKS
REV HAMMER
BROKEN BONES MATILDA
THE DREADNOUGHTS
IMPERIAL LEISURE
THE LOTTERY WINNERS
LUCIA
BEMIS
INDIGO VELVET

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Location & Map

Catton Hall, Derbyshire

Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, DE128LN

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Past Reviews

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5/5

Bearded Theory 2022

"This years Bearded Theory was promising to be a particularly sweet occasion following several postponed attempts and subsequent cancelled re-arrangements due to the pandemic...."

Keith Dennelly 20 Jun 2022
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5/5

Bearded Theory 2019

"One of the things I love about Bearded Theory is that its early in the festival season and I, as well as most others seem visibly excited at the prospect of shaking off the winter cobwebs and getting in the swing..."

Keith Dennelly 31 May 2019
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4/5

Bearded Theory 2018

"This year’s festival seemed busier than ever before and there was a lot of extra stuff around the site than in previous years. The fairground appeared bigger than I remember"

Keith Dennelly 30 May 2018
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4/5

Bearded Theory 2017

"One of this festivals main strengths is variety, and as the festival has got bigger, the extremes of that variety seem to get further apart, from the relative normality of the mainstage acts to the Something Else tea tent,"

Keith Dennelly 1 Jun 2017
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5/5

Bearded Theory 2016

"Musically, this year’s line was one of the strongest I’ve seen, with cracking headline sets by the Levellers, Public Image Ltd, and Squeeze."

Keith 1 Jun 2016
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