Hey spud, yeah similar for us. We were drawn in around 2013 by a Sunday afternoon of pama International / the beat / transglobal... (or something like that.)
Went every year til about 2019 and now back after a break. We've had some great times at the festival, I'd go as far as to say some of the best weekends of my life.
Also interested to see where we are now, and how it feels. Hopefully subsequent lineup drops will tickets my fancy.
Whatever happens, I'm sure we'll habe a great weekend. One of the great things about bearded was thar we did it pre kids, late nights, messy times... and now we can do it with kids, and still enjoy loads of whets on offer.