Mark Chadwick for Bearded Theory

plus Poisoned Electrick Head, Blair Dunlop, Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, & more

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 25th Feb 2014

Bearded Theory 2014 - Mark Chadwick
Photo credit: Phil Bull

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

Levellers frontman Mark Chadwick is returning to Bearded Theory festival happening at Catton Hall, in Derbyshire on Bank Holiday weekend with music starting from Thursday 22nd until Sunday 25th May 2014 having appeared at the last two editions of the festival.

Mark who asked to be picked for the line-up again will headline the new Locked Inn The Woods stage on Sunday night, performing with a band including Alex and Tom White from Electric Soft Parade and Graeme Ross from the Martin Harley Band, to support the release of his new solo album.

Friday's Locked Inn The Woods headliner will be Poisoned Electrick Head, with support from Inner Terrestrials, Babar Luck’s Eastend Trinity, Will Tun and The Wasters, The Firepit Collective, Maelor, and The Ghouls, Saturday's headliner will not be announced until the night and tops a day with Deadwood Dog, Jake and the Jellyfish, Louise Distras, and Tony Auton, while supporting Mark Chadwick will be Seven Little Sisters

Also added to the Sunday afternoon line-up is Blair Dunlop, with The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican added to the Tornado Town line-up.

There are still more acts to come.

Carter USM will headline Friday night, as a UK festival exclusive, The Stranglers headline Saturday, Sunday's headliner is Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, and Doctor & The Medics headline Thursday.

They are joined by The Blockheads, Oysterband, 3 Daft Monkeys, The Orb Soundsystem, Hayseed Dixie, Dreadzone, Dub Pistols, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Duke Special, Doctor and the Medics, 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, The Membranes, King Prawn, Leatherat, The True Deceivers, The Karma Party, Tarantism, Colm Gray, Babyhead, New Groove Formation, The Sporadics, The Autonomads, Boot Hill All Stars, Doghouse Boat Boys, 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.




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