Doctor and The Medics to headline Bearded Theory

Bearded Theory 2014

Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th May 2014
Catton Hall, Walton upon Trent, Derbyshire, DE12 8LN, England MAP
£87 for weekend with camping from Thursday

Daily capacity: 9,999

Doctor and the Medics will be headlining the Thursday night of Bearded Theory festival next year on the Tornado Town Stage.

The family friendly festival will be happening at Catton Hall, in Derbyshireon Bank Holiday weekend with music starting from Thursday 22nd until Sunday 25th May 2014.

Organisers announced, "Delighted our friends Dr & the Medics are back to headline the Thursday night in Tornado Town with Hobo Jones & the Junkyard Dogs and supported by the very excellent Shanks Pony and Thinker. Will be a lovely start to the weekend. Dr & the Medics have history at Catton Hall being the first ever band to perform on Catton's soil. (So the Dr said anyway)."

They join The Blockheads, Oysterband, 3 Daft Monkeys, The Orb Soundsystem, Hayseed Dixie, Eat Static, Billy Nasty, Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs, Ferocious Dog, Dexters, Merry Hall, Astralasia, Chris Liberator, Glowbones, Tribazik, Mark One, Drum Machine, Ege Bamyasi, Ted Triangle V Ed Tangent, Mr C, Finitribe Soundsystem, Ctrl Alt Del, Clumsy, Monster Ceilidh Band, Suns of Arqa, Celt Islam, DJ Templehead, Steve Ignorant & Paranoid Visions, Swamp Delta, Fishbone, The Membranes, King Prawn, Leatherat, The True Deceivers, The Karma Party, Tarantism, Colm Gray, Babyhead, New Groove Formation, The Sporadics, The Autonomads, Black Star Dub Collective, Boot Hill All Stars, Doghouse Boat Boys, Dynamite Pussy Club, Funke and the Two Tone Baby, Just James, Peter Hook and The Light performing a Joy Division and New Order classic set, and more

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

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A weekend camping with Thursday ticket is priced at £87. A 12-15 year old weekend ticket is priced at £45, a child's aged 6-11 weekend tickets is priced at £25 whether for arrival on Thursday or Friday, children aged 5 and under are free and Family Tickets are priced at £220 (2 x adult & 2 x children). 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 £30.

Bearded Theory Festival is also offering a unique chance for unsigned bands to appear at the 2014 event. Fans will be able to choose which acts are selected to appear with the Bearded Breakthrough competition offering two winners the chance to play either the Main Stage or the Tornado Town second stage. The contest is open to acts in all genres who have not appeared at Bearded Theory previously.

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