Shooglenifty, Billy Vincent, BB BlackDog, & more for Bearded Theory

with more acts revealed for The Lock Inn

By Scott Williams | Published: Thu 14th Feb 2013

Bearded Theory 2013 - Shooglenifty
Photo credit: Greg & Rachel Forbes

Bearded Theory 2013

Friday 17th to Sunday 19th May 2013
Kedleston Hall Park, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 5JH, England MAP
weekend with camping from Thursday - £89
Daily capacity: 5,000

More have been announced for the line-up in The Lock Inn at this summer's Bearded Theory.

Shooglenifty
BB BlackDog will headline Sunday, Scottish folk band Shooglenifty, Billy Vincent, make a return to headline Friday. There's also a reggae DJ set by The Rock & Roll Town Crier, plus performances from Jazz Morley, DH Lawrence & The Vaudeville Skiffle Show, Wall Of Skiffle (Audience skiffle Jam), The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, Frayed Knott, DJ Bayer's Rock Disco, Drop Bear, Left Hand Drive, Beardy Keef & the Uke Ellington Orchestra (Uke jam), and Lucy Ward who join already announced Shanks Pony, Police Dog Hogan, Jolly Jock, Pete Jackson, and Will Kaufman's live documentary of the life of Woody Guthrie.

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.

For Bearded Theory fans, next week eFestivals will bring you an exclusive interview with festival organiser Richard Bryan.

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.

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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