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Nice. My guess is Iggy and the Manics will be main stage headliners, with Sisters and Leftfield headlining the tent? Not sure if Yard Act are quite big enough to headline either stage, so I reckon there’s at least one big(gish) name to come pleasebehawkwind pleasebehawkwind pleasebehawkwind

Waterboys also have a gap in their schedule on the 25th May (but it would be a fourth night on the trot for them, which they don't seem to be doing elsewhere in the tour so maybe, maybe not). Would be happy to see them - thought I'd drifted away but they were really good at BDs 2023

Hawkwind just announced some dates with a TBC for the Saturday of Bearded (and with Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire either side, so nicely in the middle). Would be excited to see them. The Sisters Of Mercy also have two London shows on the Sunday and Monday, maybe a contender for Friday or Saturday. They are definitely up and down live, but last time I saw them the lineup change seemed to have worked wonders, and it was the best time I'd seen them since 1991.

Les Savy Fav's website has them down as playing on the 23rd, but somewhere in my mind I thought we'd already had the Thursday line up and they weren't on it? They have other shows on the 24th and 25th, so I guess they might have done the 'take the first day of the festival as the date regardless of when you're actually playing' thing and actually be on the Sunday, especially as the routing is then Dublin > Leeds > BT instead of BT> Dublin > Leeds. Must see band as far as I'm concerned, the frontman is incredible.

I spoke to him briefly tonight, and he confirmed they'd be there

annoyed to see I missed Heartworms on Thursday last year - really got into them in the last six months!

Not sure where any of the six names in biggest type will go, apart from Janes who will surely be on the Pallet. Think Orbital could pull off the main stage as well. Amyl, Future Islands, Dinosaur Jr and Sleaford Mods all feel like Meadow Stage headliners to me but I’ve just booked four headliners for three days there….chances some could be Pallet subs and there’s at least one more headliner tba?

Underworld just announced some April dates, would love to see them headline Press Club Say She She Bob Vylan again Culture Shock in Convoy Cabaret

super early birds achieved here! Going to be my twelfth Bearded (I think, the Covid years mess up my counting), and can't wait. Something to look forward to and keep the flame burning through the winter...

agree that it wasn't a vintage year for music (a good one for vibes though) Skindred were fantastic - saw them at Bearded as well, and this is the second festival running where they've been the best act by miles. Started dreading the worst when Brother Paul from the Waterboys did that horrendous keytar solo, but once they got him on a leash the rest of the set was really good. Suede were very good, and I enjoyed Justin & Dean a lot (but I was always going to). Suppose the big disappointment is that there was nobody new to me that I was blown away by - the closest would be Nogood Boyo, who were loads of fun.

I found these! At 11:30pm on Sunday night.

Lot of them about this year, eh?

pretty sure Bad Religion weren't ever booked, because they were at a festival in the States with Rancid and The Interrupters that same weekend. My heart sank when I saw the line up announcement for it last year, because all three of those bands would be terrific at BT

didn't Squeeze play a few years ago? Maybe 2016 or something like that?

would love to see one of Rancid, The Interrupters or Bad Religion high on the bill also Culture Shock in Convoy Cabaret please!