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Bearded Theory

21 May–25 May 2025 Catton Park, Walton-On-Trent, Derbyshire

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Bearded Theory is Midland's largest performing and creative arts festival 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 firmly entrenched itself as the first "proper" festival of the season.

Lineup

Thu 22nd

8 acts

Castle Ratunknown stage
Clt Drpunknown stage
Fat Dogunknown stage
Jess SIlk Triounknown stage
Midnight Rodeounknown stage
Molotov Jukeboxunknown stage
Slaney Bayunknown stage
The Brandy Thievesunknown stage

Day TBC

39 acts

Iggy Popunknown stage
Manic Street Preachersunknown stage
The Sisters of Mercyunknown stage
Yard Actunknown stage
Leftfieldunknown stage
The Mary Wallopersunknown stage
CMATunknown stage
Nova Twinsunknown stage
Ashunknown stage
Throwing Musesunknown stage
Divorceunknown stage
The Selecterunknown stage
Ned\'s Atomic Dustbinunknown stage
The Lovely Eggsunknown stage
Asian Dub Foundationunknown stage
高中正義unknown stage
Bess Atwellunknown stage
Beans on Toastunknown stage
Stewart Leeunknown stage
Lime Gardenunknown stage
Dream Stateunknown stage
Girlband!unknown stage
Zion Trainunknown stage
3 Daft Monkeysunknown stage
Angeline Morrisonunknown stage
Audiowebunknown stage
Bentley Rhythm Aceunknown stage
Dakka Skanksunknown stage
Gaz Brookfield and The Company of Thievesunknown stage
Getdown Servicesunknown stage
Man/Woman/Chainsawunknown stage
Merry Hellunknown stage
Miki Berenyl Triounknown stage
Popes of Chillitownunknown stage
Slay Dugeeunknown stage
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonicanunknown stage
The Deep Blueunknown stage
the noneunknown stage
Trupa Trupaunknown stage

Camping

There are camping options for this event.

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
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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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