The festival, which is set to run from 23 May to 26 May 2024, will also welcome Nottingham based grim duo Sleaford Mods, London based grime-punk duo Bob Vylan, and American synth pop group Future Islands. Other acts scheduled to appear include festival favourites Gentleman’s Dub Club, electronic music duo Orbital, Bradford post-punk outfit New Model Army and Dutch indie rock group Pip Blom.

Next year will be the festival’s 15th year, and is set to showcase the remarkable transition from its humble beginnings in 2008 to becoming one of Britain’s most loved music festivals, with Bearded Theory being shortlisted for Best Medium-Sized Festival at the UK Festival Awards this year.

This year’s edition of Bearded Theory saw the introduction of two brand new stages, Big Ed and the Meadow Stage, playing host to bands such as Echo And The Bunnymen and Viagra Boys. These two stages are set to return in 2024.

Festival organiser Ben Ryles has said, “We’re very excited to have two of our favourite alt-rock heroes choosing Bearded Theory as their only UK festival for the year. We also can’t wait to welcome Amyl and the Sniffers and Future Islands, who are so widely renowned for their incredible live shows, as well as festival favourites Sleaford Mods and electronic icons Orbital.”

He continued, “Across this first batch of almost 50 acts there are fast-rising artists at the forefront of their scenes, legendary performers, and plenty of Bearded Theory crowd-pleasers. We’re really pleased to finally reveal them and get the countdown on to the start of the festival season.”

Watch the music video for “Nudge It” by Sleaford Mods, featuring Amy Taylor from Amyl And The Sniffers, below:

With this announcement, almost 50 acts have been confirmed, and there is yet more to come. Other bands that are set to feature at next year’s event include: Ibibio Sound Machine, Jane Weaver, Panic Shack, Jim Bob, Peat & Diesel, Beans on Toast, His Lordship, Divorce, Sprints, Green lung, English Teacher, BDRMM, Big Special, Bis, Roni Size, The Orb, 808 State, System 7, Utah Saints, The March Violets, The Bar Stool Preachers, Hotwax, Trout, Katie Malco, Girl Scout, Liines, Problem Patterns, 3 Daft Monkeys, Spunge and Sonic Boom Six.

Tickets for Bearded Theory 2024 are available to purchase here.

Lot of gigs to support our BOBBIE release. Get your tickets! https://t.co/No18rURqhS pic.twitter.com/1Bj5gvdHJE

— Pip (@Pipblom) June 1, 2023

The news of the tour comes after the four piece band had previously announced on May 31st that they will be releasing a new album, Bobbie, later this year in October. The album announcement came with Pip Blom dropping a brand new track, “Is This Love?“, featuring help from none other than Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos.

Watch the music video for “Is This Love?” below:

The band’s relationship with Franz Ferdinand is strong and has seen them support the Scottish rock band on several occasions. On working with Kapranos on the new song the band have stated, “The nice thing about working with Alex, besides the fact that the atmosphere was really good, was that we both had quite different perspectives. Whereas I am a bit more rock by nature, Alex is a lot funkier. And that turned out to be the perfect addition for this song, both in the verses and completely in the chorus. Never before has such a funky Pip Blom song appeared, and we all absolutely love it.”

The new track follows the releasing of another song, “Tiger“, released at the start of April and one that will be another that will feature on their new LP.

Bobbie will be Pip Blom’s third studio album, following their debut album Boat in 2019 and their second, Welcome Break, in 2021. The group formed in Amsterdam in 2016 and is comprised of four members; lead vocalist, guitarist and inspiration for the band’s name, Pip Blom, her brother Tender Blom (backing vocals, guitar), Darek Mercks (bass) and Gini Cameron (drums).

Watch the music video for “School“, an early Pip Blom release, below:

See below for tour dates:

07/12/2023 – Melkweg – Amsterdam
09/12 – Rotown – Rotterdam
15/12 – Tivolivredenburg – Utrecht
20/12 – Vera – Groningen
05/02/2024 – Castle & Falcon – Birmingham
06/02 – Academy 2 – Liverpool
08/02 – Grand Social – Dublin
09/02 – Kasbah – Limerick
10/02 – Ulster Sports Club – Belfast
12/02 – Oran Mor – Glasgow
13/02 – Crookes Social Club – Sheffield
14/02 – Canvas – Manchester
16/02 – Lantern – Bristol
17/02 – Academy 2 – Leicester
19/02 – Junction 2 – Cambridge
20/02 – Chalk – Brighton
21/02 – Heaven – London
23/02 – Le Point FMR – Paris
29/02 – Yuca – Cologne
01/03 – Molotow Skybar – Hamburg
02/03 – Badehaus – Berlin

Purchase tickets for the live shows here.

Pre-order Pip Blom’s latest album, Bobbie, here.