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Bearded Theory is an independent music festival which has no sponsorship or branding that takes place every May on the South Derbyshire, West Midland and Staffordshire border in the National Forest in Britain. The festival is organised by DHP Family and was first held in 2008. The festival has nine stages which are:
Additionally, the festival also hosts an award-winning Children's Village, including the first-of-its-kind Festival School, - as well as EARTH; an area of crafting, wellness and healing, several public real ale bars, several cocktail or gin bars, and a funfair. The festival has several campsites and campervan fields, multiple arena areas and is spread over 250 acres at Catton Park.
Bearded Theory began life at the Knockerdown Public House, near Carsington Water in 2008. Held over two nights and it overloaded the capacity of the venue. Opening with two acoustic acts (one of whom was also the festival compere known as 'Freedom') the first full band to play the festival were Nottingham rock band Felicity Kicks. Other bands to play included 3 Daft Monkeys, Dreadzone, Tarantism & Hobo Jones & the Junkyard Dogs.
In 2009, the festival was held at 30-acre Bradley Nook Farm in Hulland Ward. The new look festival hosted 4 stages; the Main Stage, Campfire Stage (the stage structure was used in 2015 as the Woodland Stage), the introduction of the Magical Sounds, a large dance big top and remains a key part of the festival and a reggae sound system. During the festival, freak weather which was subsequently described as a tornado tore through the festival site, uprooting stalls, tents, and the Main stage and also did damage to the second stage. The organisers continued the festival and an alternative stage was erected in the bar and the festival continued, with music from Goldblade, The Saw Doctors and Tarantism, and others.
The 2010 festival was substantially larger, selling out and filling the 30 acres available, and by 2011, a new site had to be found. The organisers arranged with the National Trust for the festival to be held at Kedleston Park within Kedleston Hall in Derby, an 80-acre parkland. In 2011 Bearded Theory won UK's Best Independent Festival at the AIM Music Awards.
By 2012 the crowd of festival goers had grown, by now over 600 acts had played at the festival, including King Blues, The Wonder Stuff, New Model Army, The Waterboys, Athlete, The Orb, Wheatus, Adam Ant and the Damned. During 2012 the organizers spent time delivering stage safety seminars to European events industry at Primavera Sound in Barcelona and various industry conferences in London following the successful implementation of a comprehensive stage safety policy at the festival.
The 2013 line-up included, with The Levellers, Reverend & Makers, Asian Dub Foundation, New Model Army, A Guy Called Gerald, The Farm, Maroon Town, The Destroyers, The Jive Aces and Gallon Drunk across six stages. There was also an "Unsigned Bands Contest". Bearded Theory won Best Small Festival at the UK Festival Awards.
In 2014, the festival had to move once again after citing "increasing bureaucracy imposed by the landowners". The festival decided to locate to the independently owned 250-acre estate Catton Park in South Derbyshire, a venue the organizers had looked at before deciding to locate to Kedleston Hall. Bearded Theory attracted a capacity crowd. Performing bands included Carter USM, UB40, Stranglers, Peter Hook, Wonderstuff, Pop Will Eat Itself, Reverend & the Makers. The festival's organizers won the Promoter of the Year award at the UK Festival Awards for their industry work with stage safety. In 2015 the festival agreed to a 5-year contract to remain at Catton Hall and implemented substantial land improvements including access roads, installing a permanent water supply and drainage.
Bearded Theory
Bearded Theory is an independent music festival which has no sponsorship or branding that takes place every May on the South Derbyshire, West Midland and Staffordshire border in the National Forest in Britain. The festival is organised by DHP Family and was first held in 2008. The festival has nine stages which are:
Additionally, the festival also hosts an award-winning Children's Village, including the first-of-its-kind Festival School, - as well as EARTH; an area of crafting, wellness and healing, several public real ale bars, several cocktail or gin bars, and a funfair. The festival has several campsites and campervan fields, multiple arena areas and is spread over 250 acres at Catton Park.
Bearded Theory began life at the Knockerdown Public House, near Carsington Water in 2008. Held over two nights and it overloaded the capacity of the venue. Opening with two acoustic acts (one of whom was also the festival compere known as 'Freedom') the first full band to play the festival were Nottingham rock band Felicity Kicks. Other bands to play included 3 Daft Monkeys, Dreadzone, Tarantism & Hobo Jones & the Junkyard Dogs.
In 2009, the festival was held at 30-acre Bradley Nook Farm in Hulland Ward. The new look festival hosted 4 stages; the Main Stage, Campfire Stage (the stage structure was used in 2015 as the Woodland Stage), the introduction of the Magical Sounds, a large dance big top and remains a key part of the festival and a reggae sound system. During the festival, freak weather which was subsequently described as a tornado tore through the festival site, uprooting stalls, tents, and the Main stage and also did damage to the second stage. The organisers continued the festival and an alternative stage was erected in the bar and the festival continued, with music from Goldblade, The Saw Doctors and Tarantism, and others.
The 2010 festival was substantially larger, selling out and filling the 30 acres available, and by 2011, a new site had to be found. The organisers arranged with the National Trust for the festival to be held at Kedleston Park within Kedleston Hall in Derby, an 80-acre parkland. In 2011 Bearded Theory won UK's Best Independent Festival at the AIM Music Awards.
By 2012 the crowd of festival goers had grown, by now over 600 acts had played at the festival, including King Blues, The Wonder Stuff, New Model Army, The Waterboys, Athlete, The Orb, Wheatus, Adam Ant and the Damned. During 2012 the organizers spent time delivering stage safety seminars to European events industry at Primavera Sound in Barcelona and various industry conferences in London following the successful implementation of a comprehensive stage safety policy at the festival.
The 2013 line-up included, with The Levellers, Reverend & Makers, Asian Dub Foundation, New Model Army, A Guy Called Gerald, The Farm, Maroon Town, The Destroyers, The Jive Aces and Gallon Drunk across six stages. There was also an "Unsigned Bands Contest". Bearded Theory won Best Small Festival at the UK Festival Awards.
In 2014, the festival had to move once again after citing "increasing bureaucracy imposed by the landowners". The festival decided to locate to the independently owned 250-acre estate Catton Park in South Derbyshire, a venue the organizers had looked at before deciding to locate to Kedleston Hall. Bearded Theory attracted a capacity crowd. Performing bands included Carter USM, UB40, Stranglers, Peter Hook, Wonderstuff, Pop Will Eat Itself, Reverend & the Makers. The festival's organizers won the Promoter of the Year award at the UK Festival Awards for their industry work with stage safety. In 2015 the festival agreed to a 5-year contract to remain at Catton Hall and implemented substantial land improvements including access roads, installing a permanent water supply and drainage.