I'll just give this my annual mention.
 
It's a lovely little festival set in the grounds of Kedleston Hall in Derby on 18th - 20th May. Line up so far (with headliners and subs still be announced along with the Dance tent amongst others).
 
3 Daft Monkeys,  Back To The Planet, Boot Hill All Stars, Chumbawamba, Cracked Actors, Credit to The Nation, Doctor and the Medics, Dr Quila, Faintest Idea, Ferocious Dog, House of Lydd, Imperial Leisure, Karl Phillips & The Midnight Ramblers, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys, Kissmet, Los Albertos, Pronghorn, Radical Dance Faction (RDF), Random Hand, Rasta4Eyes, Roughneck Riot, Show of Hands, The Hedgerow Crawlers, The Popes, The Selecter, The Travelling Band, The Urban Voodoo Machine, Tracy Jane Sullivan, WitchDoktors
 
In the past bands such as The Waterboys, Sonic Boom Six, The Skints, Senser, King Blues, New Model Army, Dreadzone and Hawkwind have started their Festival Seasons at Bearded Theory.
 
http://www.beardedtheory.co.uk

So going to this! Faintest Idea, Random Hand, Imperial Leisure and Show of Hands on the same lineup sounds awesome.

This year they issued day tickets for the first time but it didn't work as they wished so are scrapping that idea.

did it sell out last year? never been so I don't know how popular it is

It only has a 5000 capacity and has sold very well in the years it's been going.
 
As I have said, it's a lovely little festival, and it's situated next to Kedleston golf course aswell if you take your bats!
 
Just a warning though.. In the last couple of years I have seen the Cheeky Girls and Wagner there. I'm hoping the 2012 appearence by an X-Factor reject will be Jedward (for mocking purposes obviously!)

This recent announcement has just sealed my ticket for this.
 
"Terrorvision are playing next year on the Friday neet. . Headliners and some more to be announced this month hopefully"

The Levellers, The Damned and Dreadzone have been announced as the headliners.
 
Line up so far
 
10 O'Clock Horses day TBC, Tornado Town
3 Daft Monkeys day TBC, The Waters Edge
360 day TBC, Tornado Town
Andy Faze Sat 19th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Arcomnia Sun 20th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Astralasia Sun 20th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Back To The Planet  day TBC, Tornado Town
Banco de Gaia Sun 20th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Barefoot Mo Fri 18th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Bemis day TBC, The Waters Edge
Bez23 Sun 20th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Boot Hill All Stars day TBC, Tornado Town
Chumbawamba Sun 20th, Main Stage
Clumsy Fri 18th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Cracked Actors day TBC, Tornado Town
Credit to The Nation Sat 19th, Main Stage
Dan Days day TBC, Tornado Town
Doctor and the Medics day TBC, Main Stage
Dr Feelgood Sat 19th, Main Stage
Dr Trippy Sun 20th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Dreadzone Sun 20th, Main Stage
Ed Tangent (DJ) Sat 19th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Emma 'Cheekybeats' Worrell Sat 19th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Faintest Idea day TBC, Main Stage
Ferocious Dog Fri 18th, Main Stage
Flat Stanley day TBC, Tornado Town
Gaz Brookfield day TBC, Tornado Town
Glowbones  Fri 18th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Go Go Cult day TBC, Tornado Town
Graveyard Johnnys day TBC, Tornado Town
Imperial Leisure Fri 18th, Main Stage
Jack Rabbit Slim day TBC, Tornado Town
Jemma Johnson day TBC, The Waters Edge
Jordan Delap day TBC, The Waters Edge
Karl Phillips & The Midnight Ramblers day TBC, Tornado Town
King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys day TBC, Tornado Town
Kissmet Sun 20th, Main Stage
Levellers Fri 18th, Main Stage
Liquid Ross Sat 19th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Los Albertos day TBC, Tornado Town
Mad Dog Mcrea day TBC, The Waters Edge
Magic Lamp Sat 19th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Monster Ceilidh Band Sun 20th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Nanook Sat 19th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Oly NRG Fri 18th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Pete Jackson day TBC, The Waters Edge
Please Y Self Sun 20th, Main Stage
Pronghorn day TBC, Tornado Town
Radical Dance Faction (RDF) Sun 20th, Main Stage
Random Hand Fri 18th, Main Stage
Rasta4Eyes Sun 20th, Main Stage
Red Tin Dave Sun 20th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Roughneck Riot day TBC, Tornado Town
Show of Hands Sat 19th, Main Stage
Spacehopper Fri 18th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
System 7 Sat 19th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Tarantism day TBC, The Waters Edge
Terrorvision Fri 18th, Main Stage
The Ashan Project Fri 18th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
The Damned Sat 19th, Main Stage
The Great Malarkey day TBC, Tornado Town
The Hedgerow Crawlers day TBC, Main Stage
The Popes Sat 19th, Main Stage
The Producer Fri 18th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
The Selecter Sun 20th, Main Stage
The Ten Pound Suit Band day TBC, Tornado Town
The Travelling Band Fri 18th, Main Stage
The True Deceivers day TBC, The Waters Edge
The Urban Voodoo Machine Sun 20th, Main Stage
Toby Marks Sun 20th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Tracy Jane Sullivan day TBC, Tornado Town
Two Man Ting Sun 20th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
WitchDoktors Sat 19th, Main Stage
Zetan Spore Sat 19th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent
Zora & the Tatsmiths day TBC, Tornado Town
ZubZub Sat 19th, The Magical Sounds Dance Tent 
 

I really, really want to go. Leveller, The Damned, Dreadzone, Credit To The Nation, and Chumbawamba for a laugh

John, I can see you throwing shapes in the Dance tent in the early hours of the morning.

Recently announced in the slot that The Cheeky Girls and Wagner have played in the past is: Wheatus (playing their first album in full).

Levellers have cancelled. Boo!

Sadly they have. I wonder who will be the replacement as they have said they will try not to bump bands up..

Adam Ant will replace the Levellers. Ace!

Definitely. A couple of thousand dancing to Prince Charming!

Didn't see this post till now, but if anyone would like to check out the shots I took for the fest feel free:
http://www.facebook.com/ScorpioReview/photos
 
Still gotta upload shots from the other bands - these will be up before the weekend (when I rush off to shoot Glastonbudget)

I can't remember seeing you and if I had I would have said 'Hello'.
Unless I did see you and you have changed so much since last years BBBQ

Thinking of going to this festival next year. Looks good!

They will be announcing the first few main stage bands at the end of he month, along with some of the dance tent.. The 2nd stage (Tornado Town) have already made an announcement...

"Tornado Town our second stage have already made a couple of announcements which we will bring you up to speed with now. Maroon Town will be headlining the Town on the Friday night due to their reputation of tearing up audiences across the globe and being widely regarding as one of the best dance Ska bands on the circuit; this was evidenced by headlining Brixton Academy’s International Ska Festival earlier in the year. Joining them on stage will be Buster Shuffle following a hugely successful support tour with Dropkick Murphys, Left Step Band, Port Erin, John Robbs post punk outfit The Membranes, the town house band Boot Hill All Stars, Bootsc****r, Bakseats featuring ex-The Sea front man Sam, Frenzy and Sunday Driver. Headlining Sunday night will be swamp rockers Gallon Drunk who released their live album ‘The Road Gets Darker From Here’ this summer. Also confirmed are Bristol festival favourites The Zen Hussies, The Caezars, Tankus the Henge, and Steampunkers The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing feat. Andy Heintz (ex Creaming Jesus) and comedian Andrew O’Neill.."

Yes, I looked up a couple of these bands on YouTube and they looked good.

Well I can't imagine if there is a meet of any sort there would be more than a couple of us.. lol