Sunday: Oneda, My Bad Sister, Clara Mann, Katherine Priddy, English Teacher, The Orb, Dry Cleaning, Bodega, Ferocious Dog, Dinasaur Jr.,Big Special, Desperate Journalist, Amyl and the Sniffers all played. The Bearded Theory ‘family Sunday’ tradition lives on, and those in fancy dress gather around the main stage for the judging (winners are awarded two tickets…
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Bearded Theory 24: Thursday with Battlesnake, Dutty Moonshine, Bleach Lab, Soft Play. It feels great to be back at Bearded Theory for another year of music and the most friendly crowd I’ve come across at any festival. There’s a few tweaks evident on that first stroll around the site: for a start, where’s the Something Else…
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The Bearded Theory festival lineup has plenty for fans old and new this year… and (checks calendar) it’s only two months away! Plus there’s all the other fun stuff that goes on during what has always been one of the most friendly festivals of the season. Bearded Theory’s old timers… Some artists make their way…
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Well it’s all change for Bearded Theory festival this year. The three amigos who brought it to life have finally hung up their beards and sold on the favourite Midlands fest. And this is its first proper year under the new banner of DHP Family. No doubt the new team know they have a very…
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Sticking with tradition, Bearded Theory Sundays always start with the fancy dress competition on the main stage. This year’s theme was Fairytales and Folklore. And when the winners are picked, it’s time for The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican to grace the stage for some rousing tunes. Here’s a few of the fabulous outfits dreamed…
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Bearded Theory 2023 – first photos of the sunny festival from opening acts on Thursday evening through to Friday afternoon. Thursday: Heartworms, Oh My God! It’s the Church and The Orielles. Friday: Panic Shack, Girlband, High Horses, Dea Matrona, The Go! Team, The Bug Club, Beth Orton. Bearded Theory
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Start counting off the days… yikes! It’s one month to go till Bearded Theory kicks off festival season in majestic style. This year promises a range of artists and even a new stage. But I digress… craft beers, ales and ciders will all have a focus on local breweries. And new for this year is…
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Bearded Theory festival has always been the perfect event to ease yourself into festival season. It’s a chilled event with a super-friendly crowd and always has a great mix of families and different ages. And as it takes place over the May Bank Holiday, you’ve got a special rest and recovery day before facing the…
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Bearded Theory festival or “Spring Gathering’ as they like to call it, has been silent for the past three years, but due to the strange elasticity of time, once we’re on site it feels more like a week or so since we were last there. Things are looking comfortingly familiar – we don’t want too…
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Reason to celebrate: Bearded Theory festival 2022 has just announced a second wave of artists which we’re revealing right now. And they’re a cracker. Or maybe that should be crackers, but that doesn’t sound right. So here we go… tick, tick, boom! Yes, The Hives have joined the lineup and they’re well-known as a brilliant live…
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