Suspect Device at Bearded Theory 2013

Punk legends Stiff Little Fingers have been added to the Sunday line-up at the sixth Bearded Theory.

Formed in Belfast in 1977 they initially wrote about their own lives, growing up at the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, in songs like 'Suspect Device' and 'Wasted Life', which are still staples of their live set to this day.

Frontman Jake Burns and the boys are back with a new material on their 'Up A Gear tour' debuting new songs including 'Trail of Tears', 'My Dark Places' and 'Liar's Club', covering topics like the economic collapse, racism, and depression, and will take to the stage before Sunday headliners Levellers on the last day of the festival.

Bearded Theory which takes place from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th May 2013 at Kedleston Hall Park, Derby, in Derbyshire and offers a large childrens area, site art, random happenings, and more. Every year Bearded Theory attempts to break the world record for the most amount of people wearing a fancy dress beards in one place and at one time.

Reverend And The Makers' Asian Dub Foundation, and Levellers will headline with Karine Polwart, Seth Lakeman, New Model Army, The Farm, Macka B, The Quireboys, Citizen Fish, Lancashire Hotpots, New Groove Formation, ahab, Zombie Met Girl, Maroon Town, Gallon Drunk, The Zen Hussies, The Caezars, Tankus The Henge, The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, Buster Shuffle, Left Step Band, Port Erin, Boot Hill All Stars, Bootscraper, The Bakseats, Frenzy, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Ruts DC, The Destroyers, A Guy Called Gerald & special guests, The Egg, Pure Mischief, Gail Somethingelse and Rev Phil, and any more. The festival will have bands, DJs, and comedians across four main stages.

For the line-up details as available please click here.

Organisers are tweaking the festival to make it better and will be introducing some new attractions next year.

They are adding a small children's playground area surrounded by picnic tables into the Angels Family Camping area in 2013 and will open up a new field especially for caravans and trailer tents.

Organisers say ticket are selling well and they are very close to selling out of live in vehicle/caravan passes. Please note that they are not allowing tents into the campervan field next year unless accompanied with a campervan and are no bigger than a 2 man tent. Campervans bringing a tent will not be allowed to erect an awning.

A weekend camping Thursday ticket is priced at £89, and camping from Friday is priced at £79. A 13-16 year old weekend ticket is priced at £40 or £45 including early entry Thursday, a child's aged 6-12 weekend tickets is priced at £10 whether for arrival on Thursday or Friday, children aged 5 and under are free and Family Tickets are priced at £230 (2 x adult & 2 x children) or £260 with Thursday entry. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. No day tickets will be released for sale for the 2013 festival.

There will a charge for car parking of £10. A live in vehicle ticket is priced at £25.

To buy tickets, click here.

A joint ticket is available for both Bearded Theory, and the Spring Off The Tracks Festival held in Derbyshire on consecutive weekends in 2013. A joint entrance ticket to both Derbyshire festivals is priced at £125, and also includes the offer of discounted camping facilities between festivals at the home of Off The Tracks, the Donington Park Farmhouse Hotel, at Castle Donington. The Spring Off The Tracks Festival takes place from Friday 24th until Sunday 26th May 2013 at Park Farmhouse, at Castle Donington - a week after Bearded Theory.

To buy the special combined 2 festival tickets click here.

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