Photo: Louisa Tomson | Fat Dog on the Pallet Stage
The second line-up announcement for next year's Bearded Theory has arrived.
The new additions include headliners Garbage, as well as The Damned, Kae Tempest, Kate Nash, Badly Drawn Boy, CMAT, Bad Nerves, Idlewild, Kid Kapichi, NewDad, EMF, The Magic Numbers, Westside Cowboy, Native James, She's In Parties, thistle., jasmine.4.t, Good Health Good Weatlh, and more that you can check out below.
They join the previously confirmed headliners Pixies and Skunk Anansie, as well as Big Special, Reverend and The Makers, Fat Dog, Sprints, Lambrini Girls, Peter Hook and The Light, Heartworms, Ferocious Dog, Panic Shack, Bez, Beans On Toast, and comedian Stewart Lee, among others.
Bearded Theory will return to Derbyshire's 250-acre Catton Hall estate in May. Keep up with the latest line-up announcements below.
The 2025 edition hosted headliners Iggy Pop, Manic Street Preachers, and Paul Heaton with special guest Rianne Downey.
What? A multi-award-winning music and performing arts festival set in the grounds of the West Midlands’ National Forest.
Where? Catton Hall, Derbyshire.
When? May 20-24, 2026.
Who? Topping the bill will Pixies, Garbage, and Skunk Anansie.
Also set to appear across the weekend are CMAT, The Damned, Kae Tempest, Badly Drawn Boy, Bad Nerves, Big Special (T), Fat Dog, Ferocious Dog, Getdown Services, Idlewild, Kate Nash, Kid Kapichi, Lambrini Girls (T), NewDad, Panic Shack, Peter Hook and the Light, Reverend and the Makers, Sprints, A Certain Ratio (T), Adult DVD, Au Pairs, Beans on Toast, Bez, Chalk, Dub Pistols (DJ Set), EMF (W), GANS (W), Girl Scout, Goldie, Good Health Good Wealth, Graeme Park, Heartworms, Henge, jasmine.4.t, Kezia Gill, King Prawn, Leeroy Thornhill (ex Prodigy), Neville Staple - From The Specials, Phil Hartnoll (Orbital DJ set), Pop Will Eat Itself, Senser, Stewart Lee, The Magic Numbers, The Molotovs, The Sabres of Paradise, The Unthanks (T), The Wedding Present, Toots and the Maytals feat Leba Hibbert, Utah Saints, Venus Grrrls (T), Westside Cowboy, 3 Daft Monkeys (T), Amelia Coburn, An Dannsa Dub (T), Andrea Kenny (T), Bloodworm (T), Cara Means Friend (W), Chris Hawkins BBC 6 Music DJ Set (T), DJ Rap, Drum Machine, Grandmas House, Jess Silk, Jools (W), La Sécurité, LIINES (T), Meatdripper (T), Meryl Streek (W), Miki Berenyi Trio, Muddy Summers and the DFWs (T), Native James (T), She's In Parties, Slay Duggee, Split Dogs (T), Taylor More Swiftly, Teke::Teke, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, The League of Rebelz, The Nightingales and Ted Chippington, The Pale White, and thistle.
(W) = playing Wednesday, (T) = playing Thursday.
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Bearded Theory Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed May 20 2026 - BURTON UPON TRENT Catton Hall
Thu May 21 2026 - BURTON UPON TRENT Catton Hall
Fri May 22 2026 - BURTON UPON TRENT Catton Hall
Sat May 23 2026 - BURTON UPON TRENT Catton Hall
Sun May 24 2026 - BURTON UPON TRENT Catton Hall
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