Stockport indie outfit Blossoms are the final headline act to be revealed for Bearded Theory, adding to an amazing lineup which includes Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, Jimmy Cliff, Jake Bugg and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Oh, and The Coral, and Sleeper. They’ll all be appearing on the main ‘Pallet’ stage. So…
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Over the past couple of months, the Bearded Theory festival organisers have been busy bees, planning for next year’s foray to the green fields of Catton Hall, with flags fluttering, rows of jolly tents and … what’s that you can hear? The sweet sounds of Jesus and Mary Chain floating on the breeze? Yes, the…
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Bearded Theory Spring Gathering or “festival” as it is usually called, has reached an important milestone – its tenth birthday. The hairy-faced contributor to the festival world has grown and blossomed, from bum fluff through designer stubble to full beard. The celebrations opened on a perfect sunny Thursday afternoon with a surprisingly large crowd, perhaps due to the lineup being stuffed…
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It might be fair to say that Bearded Theory Festival is spoiling us. And not with chocolates. Well, it is their 10th anniversary year, so we were expecting a lineup par excellence. And indeed it is. Having revealed the headliner for Saturday night as Seasick Steve, they’ve now gone and added another three acts to…
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The weather gods smiled down on Bearded Theory again this year: I can only imagine it was at the sight of so many hirsute individuals disporting themselves in the Magical Sounds dance tent, stomping along to The Levellers on the main stage, or maybe it was the giant pink puppets prancing about the festival site. Each year,…
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Bearded Theory Festival has got its mojo back. Not that it ever really went away, it just went through a dip last year with the new site to adjust to, coupled with relentless rain. But for 2015, the weather smiled down on Bearded Theory, the festival site was looking all new and improved and the confidence was back. Arriving at…
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