Bearded Theory 2025

[Yorkshire Chomper]

yes this weekend is to sort all my stuff.  start buying supplies.  it's approaching quick now

[Paul ™]

On 06/05/2025 at 17:44, Flaminglippy said:

Anybody else go through their camping stuff again at the weekend for no other reason than it reminds you in a couple of weeks we will be there...

We're caravanners and live in it full time over the summer from May - September so everything is already in there 😆

 

We have just moved back into it so been cleaning, sorting and now in it at our first event of the summer, before we move up to Catton on Sunday 😁

[Jon F]

On 06/05/2025 at 17:44, Flaminglippy said:

Anybody else go through their camping stuff again at the weekend for no other reason than it reminds you in a couple of weeks we will be there...

Does tearing the house apart for three hours trying to find the phone bank chargers count?

[Jon F]

On 06/05/2025 at 13:04, incident said:

Tbh I'd expect Thursday lunchtime to be broadly ok.

 

The number of Wednesday arrivals will be a minority, and on Thursday I'd think of lunchtime as still being pretty early with most arriving during the afternoon.

I think the music is starting Thursday lunchtime rather than in the evening, so people may turn up earlier?

[sadimmock]

20 minutes ago, Jon F said:

I think the music is starting Thursday lunchtime rather than in the evening, so people may turn up earlier?

 It may be. It may not. We don’t know 😂

[Kurosagi]

The weather forecast has a sense of humour, I'm sure something's happening on the 21st <sigh>. Oh well, at least the ground will be dry (adds wellies and coats to his enormous pile of kit) 😆

 

 

[Paul ™]

Too far in advance to be worrying about the weather.

 

They didn't even get it right the week of the festival last year. , 😄 

[Kurosagi]

Yeah NFRNFC 🤞

[Kurosagi]

Soooo bloody antsy for the effing stage splits. Was really hoping they'd be out before this weekend so I can sort my clashfinder out.

 

Anyone with insider knowledge know if it'll be out today?

[czuk]

Just had the campervan pass is in the post email

[Once was just teepees]

1 hour ago, Kurosagi said:

Soooo bloody antsy for the effing stage splits. Was really hoping they'd be out before this weekend so I can sort my clashfinder out.

 

Anyone with insider knowledge know if it'll be out today?

I have zero insider knowledge but the clashfinder that was available yesterday (even though it was nonsense) is currently hidden, suggesting it's being edited. I think the guy who updates it has access to the day splits so new could be incoming today..... I hope!

 

https://clashfinder.com/s/beardedtheory2025/

[sadimmock]

I really do hope that you are right. I am hoping that the late announcement is a planned attempt to sell more lanyards rather than a headliner dropping out or something serious. 

[Paul ™]

2 hours ago, czuk said:

Just had the campervan pass is in the post email

Some people have received them today 👍

[Once was just teepees]

2 hours ago, Once was just teepees said:

I have zero insider knowledge but the clashfinder that was available yesterday (even though it was nonsense) is currently hidden, suggesting it's being edited. I think the guy who updates it has access to the day splits so new could be incoming today..... I hope!

 

https://clashfinder.com/s/beardedtheory2025/

I am willing now to admit this theory to be utter b)llocks 😞

[Simesy]

It does suggest there is an issue given Facebook polite requests for a timeline for day splits. Hopefully not, but whilst not angry, definitely disappointed ☹️ 

[Paul ™]

7 minutes ago, Simesy said:

It does suggest there is an issue given Facebook polite requests for a timeline for day splits. Hopefully not, but whilst not angry, definitely disappointed ☹️ 

What do you mean?

[Simesy]

Planning for the gaps has allowed us to see bands we hadn't come across before - this has proved brilliant over the years (Saint Agnes last year, just one example). This takes time & builds the excitement. The organisers must realise this & surely would issue day splits if there wasn't an issue?

[Paul ™]

23 minutes ago, Simesy said:

Planning for the gaps has allowed us to see bands we hadn't come across before - this has proved brilliant over the years (Saint Agnes last year, just one example). This takes time & builds the excitement. The organisers must realise this & surely would issue day splits if there wasn't an issue?

I was referring to your comment about Facebook, theres nothing on the official FB page about day splits. 

[Chrisp1986]

2 minutes ago, Paul ™ said:

I was referring to your comment about Facebook, theres nothing on the official FB page about day splits. 

I think he means people are asking for them on comments of official posts and being met with silence. They used to be quite proactive at replying to comments.

[Simesy]

My bad. 

I meant there have been polite asks on Facebook for day-splits that haven't been responded to.

[Paul ™]

All they would say is they are coming soon...... 😆

[Purple aki squat]

I’m starting to get behind the idea of just turning up and finding out to be honest. Makes it more exciting sort of. Old school festival vibe.

pain in the arse as well mind.

[incident]

4 hours ago, Simesy said:

Planning for the gaps has allowed us to see bands we hadn't come across before - this has proved brilliant over the years (Saint Agnes last year, just one example). This takes time & builds the excitement. The organisers must realise this & surely would issue day splits if there wasn't an issue?

 

That's probably reading way too much in to this.

 

There's plenty potential reasons why they might schedule something a certain way, and crucially most of those reasons won't even be visible to us - whether it's logistical, or marketing, or some other reason. It could simply come down to one persons preference. Relax and we'll get it sooner or later.

[sadimmock]

So.  It has reached the point where some of my mates are now backing out and offering their tickets up for sale. This really is a cretinous strategy. 

[sadimmock]

13 hours ago, Purple aki squat said:

I’m starting to get behind the idea of just turning up and finding out to be honest. Makes it more exciting sort of. Old school festival vibe.

pain in the arse as well mind.

That was fine when a festival didn’t cost so much that it was people’s big holiday.