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.

The band, which formed in Sevenoaks in 1989 by brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll, will be playing the album across the isles, at venues such as the Troxy in London and Barrowland in Glasgow. The Green Album features iconic track ‘Belfast’ as well as tracks like Chime and Desert Storm, which would serve as a precursor for the direction the duo would go in musically.

Talking about the upcoming tour, Phil Hartnoll said: “To play The Green Album live will be a wholly new experience for us and you, it’ll be a bit of an adventure. This will be new territory that I can’t wait to explore. As the saying goes… There is the theory of the Möbius, a twist in the fabric of space where time becomes a loop, and when we reach that point, whatever happened will happen again. That time, it would appear, is now,”

Tickets for the tour will be available on general sale this Thursday (October 20^th) at 10am, and the presale tickets also being made available tomorrow (October 17^th) at 10am also. Tickets can be purchased here.

The band released a retrospective remix album, 30 Something, last year to celebrate the 30^th anniversary of the duo’s debut. The album feature re imaginings of songs across their entire catalogue including tracks like ‘Belfast’, which feature on The Green Album. The duo have also been working on collaborations, as last month they remixed ‘In ár gCroíthe go deo’, a track from Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C.

Orbital earlier this year released their latest album, Optical Delusion, in which they also collaborated with British post-punk band Sleaford Mods on the song ‘Dirty Rat’. About the collaboration, Paul Hartnoll said: “This track is a giant capital letter, like in the Book of Kells, where the very first letter always gets the big treatment from the monk when he’s doing his illustrated borders. It’s got that old school dance music vibe with bits of Cabaret Voltaire in there, even bits of The Shamen. It’s a little bit punk rock, nice and loud. A really refreshing, ‘wake up’ kind of track. And Jason is just brilliant!”

Tour Dates:

24/04/2024 – Exeter University Grand Hall – Exeter, United Kingdom
25/04 – 02 Guidehall – Southampton, United Kingdom
26/04 – 02 Institute – Birmingham, United Kingdom
27/04 – Troxy – London, United Kingdom
28/04 – Rock City – Nottingham, United Kingdom
02/05 – Beacon – Bristol, United Kingdom
03/05 – Barrowland – Glasgow, United Kingdom
04/05 – 02 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, United Kingdom
05/05 – Vicar Street – Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Welcome back, Bey #RENAISSANCE is officially @Beyonce‘s fourth UK Number 1 album

Details https://t.co/rvD5vEtwl6 pic.twitter.com/bL5BhJNA9f

— Official Charts (@officialcharts) August 5, 2022

Beyoncé is of course no stranger to chart success, the singer has topped the UK album charts with three previous albums. The 40-year-old singer first found chart success as a solo artist in 2003 with her debut album Dangerously In Love, the LP soon became a key ingredient of modern popular music and won numerous Grammy Awards in 2004. The “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” singer then topped the UK charts with 4, released in 2011 via Columbia Records the album marked the end of the singer’s temporary hiatus.

The singer scored a chart hat track in 2016 with her album Lemonade, Beyoncé’s sixth studio album was a critical success and is regarded as a modern masterpiece. The album’s release was also accompanied by a film of the same name, the album’s visual feature was produced by the singer and premiered on HBO the same year. Beyoncé also scored a number one album as part of Destiny’s Child, Survivor was released in 2001 and was a gigantic commercial success for all band members.  

RENAISSANCE… pic.twitter.com/b8HYlHD2yU — BEYONCÉ (@Beyonce) July 29, 2022

Beyoncé’s latest chart-topper was released on 29th July 2022 via Columbia Records and comes seven years after Lemonade. Also known as Act:1 Renaissance, the album is the first part of a trilogy masterminded by the singer. So far the album has sired one track, its lead single “Break My Soul” was released on 20th June 2022 and has also topped the UK singles charts. The single has placed at number two within this week’s singles charts, marking the singer’s highest position for a solo release on the UK singles charts in 14 years.

Elsewhere within the album charts, legendary electro duo Orbital have scored their tenth top 40 album. The group’s greatest hits collection 30 Something has placed at number 19, the Kent-formed group’s new release marks their sixth compilation album. Released on 29th July 2022 via Orbital Recordings, the album includes a tracklist of previously unreleased songs and exclusive remixes of the band’s extensive back catalogue. Along with such tracks as “Halcyon” and “The Box”, the album includes a 30 Something Years Later Mix of the band’s first ever single “Chime”.

The gates first opened for the festival on Thursday July 26, and was due to run until the night on July 29, seeing the likes of Orbital, Simple Minds, and The Undertones take to the stage at the Lulworth Castle site. However, the festival organisers issued a statement saying that the site had to be close as a safety precaution, following several flood warnings issued across England and Wales over the weekend, following a nigh-on unprecedented heat wave in the UK.

Update from Camp Bestival. pic.twitter.com/cWl3tyXqQH

— Camp Bestival (@CampBestival) July 29, 2018

The post continues: “You are by far the best festival audience and we love you dearly. This has been such a tough decision, but the safety of all you guys, the families, kids, and our working staff has to be of paramount importance.

“The campsites will remain open tonight if you want to continue with your Camp Bestival stay regardless of the conditions. Thank you so much for coming and please get home safely.”

Fans shared recorded footage of the damage caused by the weather, with the general consensus being that the right decision was made to cut the event short.

@SkyNews loved my time at #CampBestival but an early escape was essential. Wow, what a weekend, what a storm pic.twitter.com/aG2qWjB8Ih

— mel Brolly (@melmel2801) July 29, 2018

#campbestival come down. Decamped to pub waiting for storm to subside. #remainers #campmageddon pic.twitter.com/EjdrS53pCB

— Alison Richards (@richards_alison) July 29, 2018

Bestival itself is still scheduled to go ahead at the same site next weekend, with London Grammar, Silk City (Diplo and Mark Ronson’s collaborative proect) and M.I.A, confirmed to headline. Last week, an offer for two-for-one day tickets surfaced online, which you can look into here.