May 27

Bearded Theory 24 Thursday photo gallery

BeardĀ­ed TheĀ­oĀ­ry 24: ThursĀ­day with BatĀ­tlesnake, DutĀ­ty MoonĀ­shine, Bleach Lab, Soft Play. It feels great to be back at BeardĀ­ed TheĀ­oĀ­ry for anothĀ­er year of music and the most friendĀ­ly crowd Iā€™ve come across at any fesĀ­tiĀ­val. Thereā€™s a few tweaks eviĀ­dent on that first stroll around the site: for a start, whereā€™s the SomeĀ­thing Elseā€¦

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May 20

Forwards new headliners Underworld; The Rising Festival adds accommodation

Weā€™re adding some welĀ­come fesĀ­tiĀ­val news updatesā€¦ ForĀ­wards BrisĀ­tol Thereā€™s a new headĀ­linĀ­er at BrisĀ­tolā€™s ForĀ­wards fesĀ­tiĀ­val. FORWARDS has revealed that UNDERWORLD has been added to the SunĀ­day bill for the 2024 fesĀ­tiĀ­val lineĀ­up folĀ­lowĀ­ing their interĀ­naĀ­tionĀ­al tour. This will be UNDERWORLDā€™s only BrisĀ­tol perĀ­forĀ­mance for 2024. A replaceĀ­ment for MariĀ­bou State is soon to be announcedā€¦

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May 7

Chris Cohenā€™s long-awaited return with new album track

Paint a Room is LA artist Chris Cohenā€™s first album in five years, a 10-track record that sees him up the jazz creĀ­denĀ­tials. Chris is probĀ­aĀ­bly best known for his stint with indie outĀ­fit DeerĀ­hoof; thereā€™s also his art-rock act The CurĀ­tains, preĀ­cedĀ­ing proĀ­ducĀ­tion and sesĀ­sion work for the likes of Weyes Blood, Kurt Vile,ā€¦

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Apr 30

We Invented the Weekend free festival, Salford

We love to bring you fesĀ­tiĀ­val news ā€“ espeĀ­cialĀ­ly free ones that also benĀ­eĀ­fit their local comĀ­muĀ­niĀ­ty. We InventĀ­ed the WeekĀ­end, takĀ­ing place on SatĀ­urĀ­day 15th and SunĀ­day 16th June, returns to MediaCĀ­iĀ­ty and SalĀ­ford Quays. HighĀ­lights include NorthĀ­ern Music Awardsā€™ Best DJ DJ Paulette, Sacha Lord, Zed Bias, LIINES and a Sounds from The OthĀ­er City takeover. We InventĀ­ed the WeekĀ­endā— Theā€¦

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Apr 19

Joe Goddard shares a track from his upcoming album ā€œHarmonicsā€

Thereā€™s a new album called HarĀ­monĀ­ics on its way by Hot Chip frontĀ­man Joe GodĀ­dard. Itā€™s still a while till the release date of July 12th but thereā€™s a tasty morsel just dropped in the form of a track and video to pique our interĀ­est ā€“ preĀ­viĀ­ousĀ­ly shared is the track New World with Fiorious.ā€¦

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Mar 22

Camp Bestival Dorset and Shropshire day splits and tickets

Camp BestiĀ­val Dorset at LulĀ­worth CasĀ­tle (25 ā€“ 28 July 2024) has announced day-by-day lineĀ­ups, as well as day tickĀ­ets for the four-day weekĀ­ender.  A handĀ­ful of limĀ­itĀ­ed earĀ­ly bird day tickĀ­ets will go on sale at 10am on ThursĀ­day 21 March, with adult tickĀ­ets prices from Ā£80 and chilĀ­dren tickĀ­et prices from Ā£18 forā€¦

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Mar 17

Bearded Theory ā€“ whatā€™s in store for 2024

The BeardĀ­ed TheĀ­oĀ­ry fesĀ­tiĀ­val lineĀ­up has plenĀ­ty for fans old and new this yearā€¦ and (checks calĀ­enĀ­dar) itā€™s only two months away! Plus thereā€™s all the othĀ­er fun stuff that goes on durĀ­ing what has always been one of the most friendĀ­ly fesĀ­tiĀ­vals of the seaĀ­son.  BeardĀ­ed TheĀ­oĀ­ryā€™s old timersā€¦ Some artists make their wayā€¦

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Mar 11

Review: Elephant Stone new album Back Into the Dream

StartĀ­ing with a base point of indie-psych, CanaĀ­diĀ­an outĀ­fit EleĀ­phant Stoneā€™s sound radiĀ­ates out, morĀ­phĀ­ing along the way into othĀ­er genĀ­res. Rishi Dhir, the bandā€™s front man, sitar and bass playĀ­er plus proĀ­lifĀ­ic songĀ­writer, remains steadĀ­fastĀ­ly at the helm, conĀ­tinĀ­uĀ­ing to steer their sound in mulĀ­tiĀ­ple direcĀ­tions ā€“ not least of all the conĀ­cept album,ā€¦

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Mar 7

The Wedding Present celebrate Bizarro

The WedĀ­ding Present celĀ­eĀ­brate the 35th anniverĀ­sary of their semĀ­iĀ­nal album Bizarro, and will be perĀ­formĀ­ing it live and in full at shows this autumn. They will also play hits from their back catĀ­aĀ­logue. The shows will see the David Gedge-led indie legĀ­ends perĀ­formĀ­ing a 90-minute set that will include the 1989 album, togethĀ­er withā€¦

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Feb 27

SDF new single European Bar, a dreamy wonderland

The artists on Lost Map Records repĀ­reĀ­sent a diverse range of genĀ­res but nevĀ­erĀ­theĀ­less are unitĀ­ed by their strong creĀ­ative vision. Base camp is the wild island of Eigg, where the labelā€™s ownĀ­er, JohnĀ­ny Lynch, aka PicĀ­tish Trail, nurĀ­tures and encourĀ­ages his rosĀ­ter of musiĀ­cians.  And in this vein, pop and disĀ­co trio SDFā€™s captivatingā€¦

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