FolkAlt\IndieBit Of EverythingAcousticSinger-songwriter

Bearded Theory 2025

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

Independent festival Grassroots Collective · UKFG This event has ended See Bearded Theory 2027 Be the first to comment

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 Rat unknown stage
Clt Drp unknown stage
Fat Dog unknown stage
Jess SIlk Trio unknown stage
Midnight Rodeo unknown stage
Molotov Jukebox unknown stage
Slaney Bay unknown stage
The Brandy Thieves unknown stage

Day TBC

39 acts

Iggy Pop unknown stage
Manic Street Preachers unknown stage
The Sisters of Mercy unknown stage
Yard Act unknown stage
Leftfield unknown stage
The Mary Wallopers unknown stage
CMAT unknown stage
Nova Twins unknown stage
Ash unknown stage
Throwing Muses unknown stage
Divorce unknown stage
The Selecter unknown stage
Ned\'s Atomic Dustbin unknown stage
The Lovely Eggs unknown stage
Asian Dub Foundation unknown stage
高中正義 unknown stage
Bess Atwell unknown stage
Beans on Toast unknown stage
Stewart Lee unknown stage
Lime Garden unknown stage
Dream State unknown stage
Girlband! unknown stage
Zion Train unknown stage
3 Daft Monkeys unknown stage
Angeline Morrison unknown stage
Audioweb unknown stage
Bentley Rhythm Ace unknown stage
Dakka Skanks unknown stage
Gaz Brookfield and The Company of Thieves unknown stage
Getdown Services unknown stage
Man/Woman/Chainsaw unknown stage
Merry Hell unknown stage
Miki Berenyl Trio unknown stage
Popes of Chillitown unknown stage
Slay Dugee unknown stage
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican unknown stage
The Deep Blue unknown stage
the none unknown stage
Trupa Trupa unknown 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
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
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
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
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