FolkAlt\IndieBit Of EverythingAcousticSinger-songwriter

Bearded Theory

21 May–24 May 2020 Catton Hall, Derbyshire

This event has ended See 2026 edition Be the first to comment

Buy Tickets · expect around £125 (on sale 9am Saturday 7th September)Save

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

Unknown Day

129 acts

3 Daft MonkeysPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Bad Company ft MC VersePallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Black LacePallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
BlackballedPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Craig Charles Funk & Soul ClubPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Damn CargoPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Dead Naked HippiesPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
DerangePallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Dj APBPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
DJ SSPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Do NothingPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Droop Lion and Captain AccidentPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Dub PistolsPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Dub Pistols (DJ Set)Pallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Ed Tudor PolePallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Emily CapellPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Ferocious DogPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Gaz BrookfieldPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Imperial WaxPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Jess SilkPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
JohnPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Jon KenziePallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Katy HurtPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Leftfield (DJ Set)Pallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
LiINESPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Lucy SpragganPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Mc MaverickPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Neville Staple BandPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Nova TwinsPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
October DriftPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Paris Youth FoundationPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
PassengerPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Patti Smith & her bandPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Primal ScreamPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Reggae Roast ft Natty Campbell & HorsemanPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Rhoda Dakar (DJ set)Pallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
She Drew The GunPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Social ContractPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
SpyresPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Stanton WarriorsPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Tay OskeePallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val DoonicanPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
The Celtic Social ClubPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
The DamnedPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
The DualersPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
The Flaming LipsPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
The Horse PuppetsPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
The KubricksPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
The LaganPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
The LeylinesPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Toots and the MaytalsPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
Walt DiscoPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
You Me At SixPallet / Woodland / Afterburner stages
BustawidemoveConvoy Cabaret
Cara Means FriendConvoy Cabaret
Charlie PartridgeConvoy Cabaret
China Shop BullConvoy Cabaret
Clusterf&ckConvoy Cabaret
Control Z ! Control Z !Convoy Cabaret
Dim VineConvoy Cabaret
Dirt GashConvoy Cabaret
Dissident Noize FactoryConvoy Cabaret
DJ OberonConvoy Cabaret
Dogshi*eConvoy Cabaret
Dr SplinkConvoy Cabaret
Fidget And The TwitchersConvoy Cabaret
KristinaConvoy Cabaret
Mark KellyConvoy Cabaret
Mik Artistik's Ego TripConvoy Cabaret
molluscaConvoy Cabaret
My Bad SisterConvoy Cabaret
One Eyed GodConvoy Cabaret
Petrol BastardConvoy Cabaret
Punk AerobicsConvoy Cabaret
Sinful MaggieConvoy Cabaret
Ska Pete The UplifterConvoy Cabaret
Sporadics UnpluggedConvoy Cabaret
StazakerConvoy Cabaret
Steve RudeboyConvoy Cabaret
T BitchConvoy Cabaret
THE BIGGEST THING SINCE POWDERED MILKConvoy Cabaret
The CravatsConvoy Cabaret
The EbolalasConvoy Cabaret
The Menstrual CrampsConvoy Cabaret
The Mighty BossmagsConvoy Cabaret
The SinictonesConvoy Cabaret
Tight SqueezeConvoy Cabaret
Trav ChavConvoy Cabaret
WadeyeConvoy Cabaret
Zombie Met GirlConvoy Cabaret
Amy MontgomeryMaui Waui
Ask My BullMaui Waui
Barney NewmanMaui Waui
Becky LanganMaui Waui
CaswellMaui Waui
Cracked ActorsMaui Waui
Dirty Old FolkersMaui Waui
Dressing Gown MobMaui Waui
Iron Boot ScrapersMaui Waui
Karl Phillips & The RejectsMaui Waui
Lehmanns BrothersMaui Waui
Rin TinsMaui Waui
Sefo Kanuteh BandMaui Waui
Star BotherersMaui Waui
Stretch Soul GangMaui Waui
SwingersMaui Waui
The Horse PuppetsMaui Waui
The Hut PeopleMaui Waui
The Mighty FluxMaui Waui
The Petty ThievesMaui Waui
Theo Mizu & BandaMaui Waui
Town Of CatsMaui Waui
Benji303Bearded Beats
Cai (DJ set)Bearded Beats
Chris LiberatorBearded Beats
CicadaBearded Beats
ClumsyBearded Beats
Dill ZoggBearded Beats
ESBearded Beats
GinoBearded Beats
Jah ScoopBearded Beats
James MonroBearded Beats
Kelvin 373Bearded Beats
Mark DeleriumBearded Beats
Mark SinclairBearded Beats
MootBearded Beats
OberonBearded Beats
Tempo TwinzBearded Beats
TemporalBearded Beats

Camping

There are camping options for this event.

Location & Map

Catton Hall, Derbyshire

Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, DE128LN

Get Directions Larger Map

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Past Reviews

All Reviews

Review

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
Read
Review

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
Read
Review

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
Read
Review

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
Read
Review

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
Read