WINNER – BEST INDEPENDENT FESTIVAL – AIM MUSIC AWARDS 2011

Shortlist nominee (Winner TBA) – AIM MUSIC AWARDS 2012 (Best Festival)

Shortlist nominee (Winner TBA) – UK FESTIVAL AWARDS 2012 (Best Small Festival, Best Family Festival)

BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL 2013

Derbyshire’s biggest family friendly festival

FRIDAY 17^TH – SUNDAY 19^TH MAY 2013

 LEVELLERS | REVEREND & THE MAKERS

ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION | SETH LAKEMAN

 MACKA B | THE QUIREBOYS | THE FARM | KARINE POLWART | EZIO

CITIZEN FISH | AHAB| GOLDBLADE | MAROON TOWN | FAR CUE

BUSTER SHUFFLE | GALLON DRUNK | NEW GROOVE FORMATION

Boot Hill All Stars | The Zen Hussies |The Caezars | Tankus The Henge

The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing feat. Andy Heintz

Pussycat & Dirty Johnsons | Andrew O’Neil | Bootscrape | Bakseats

The Membranes | Frenzy | Sunday Driver | 18 Nightmares at the Lux

MANY MORE ACTS YET TO BE ANNOUNCED!

BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL has announced the event dates, details and first set of artist bookings for 2013’s instalment of their award winning event.

 Friday’s Main Stage will be headlined by Sheffield’s incendiary Reverend and the Makers. Also on the bill are Scottish folk singer Karine Polwart, Derby’s very own indie chart toppers The Beekeepers playing a rare show, and fellow locals Life & Times of Brothers Hogg.

Two more bands for the Friday main stage line-up will be released in December

 Saturday’s billing is topped by the legendary Asian Dub Foundation. Joining them on bill is celebrated folk singer Seth Lakeman, reggae legend Macka B, classic rockers Quireboys, heavily requested punksters Citizen Fish, up & coming folk band AHAB and BT favourites Zombie Met Girl. One more band will be announced to complete the Saturday billing.

 It will come as no great surprise to announce that Levellers will be headlining on Sunday after their late cancellation this year due to a fiddler’s finger injury. Levellers will close the festival in style on the Sunday night and are joined on the bill Liverpudlians The Farm who will be performing a greatest hits set, BT favourites Goldblade, acclaimed folk rock band Ezio, the heavily requested New Groove Formation. Three more acts will be announced in December to conclude Sunday’s festivities.