WEDNESDAY FAQs

WEDNESDAY TICKETS

Bearded Theory will now be opening on WEDNESDAY! We’ll have more artists on the bill, and you’ll be able to come in, pitch up early and party with us for a whole extra day – heaven.

We’re sure you have plenty of questions about our Wednesday early opening ticket, we’ve anticipated some of them for you here. Have a read through and see if you can find the information you need.

WHO NEEDS A WEDNESDAY TICKET AND WHAT DOES IT COST?

Any person with an Adult Weekend Festival Ticket who wants to gain entry to the festival on Wednesday, will need to purchase a Wednesday Ticket for £30 (+bf).

Any person who is attending the event with a 12-16, 8-11, or 0-7 Weekend Ticket, will need to purchase a £5 0-16 Wednesday Ticket.

Any person who is attending the festival on Wednesday with the above tickets, and also intends to stay in a campervan/caravan for the weekend, will need to purchase a £10 Early Entry Campervan, Caravan and Hook-Up Pass.

WHAT ARE THE EARLIEST AND LATEST TIMES I CAN ARRIVE?

Wednesday gates will open at 9am for you to come in and start getting wristbanded up, the wristband exchange will close at 9pm – so don’t show up too late!

WILL I GET A SEPARATE WRISTBAND & VEHICLE PASS?

Upon arrival, everyone will have both their Wednesday Ticket and Weekend Festival Ticket scanned and will be given their Weekend Festival Wristband a day early.

Any Live In Vehicles that are arriving at the festival on Wednesday will be required to display an in-vehicle pass for both the full weekend ticket AND the Wednesday pass which needs to be purchased separately.

WHAT ENTERTAINMENT IS HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY?

We’ll be inviting some of the latest and greatest artists across our whole festival weekend, and that of course includes our Wednesday as well! All will be revealed in due course so keep ’em peeled…

WILL THERE BE MORE ARTISTS ON THURSDAY NOW WE’LL BE IN EARLIER?

Yes, once the party’s started it’s gotta keep rolling! As such, we thought we ought to kick things back off a bit earlier than usual on the Thursday too, so we’ll have artists performing from midday that day instead of just sticking to our usual evening show. Hold tight for impending news on those additional acts…

CAN I JUST COME TO THE WEDNESDAY?

No, Wednesday Tickets will only be valid with a Weekend Festival Ticket. When you arrive on the Wednesday, you will need to produce your Weekend Festival Ticket alongside your Wednesday Ticket in order to gain entry to the festival.

Likewise, the Wednesday Live-In Vehicle Pass will only be valid with a full Weekend Vehicle Pass, and you will need to display both passes in your vehicle when you arrive at the festival.

WHY ARE YOU OPENING ON WEDNESDAY?

We want to smooth out arrival times and reduce congestion, getting all of you lot in safely and happily so we can enjoy our LONG weekend of fun together even more. Road access to our site is tricky and the local council have introduced a width restriction on our main bridge access, meaning it is difficult to get the amount of traffic an event like ours generates through in a short arrival window. Add to that loads of roadworks planned in the area all at the same time, and spreading out your arrivals becomes the best way to get the fun off to a good start.

WHY ARE YOU CHARGING?

Putting on an event like ours has significant costs, from paying everyone from artists to toilet crews, plus building the infrastructure to welcome you back home to the fields you love. Having all of that ready, and open, a whole day early incurs some significant extra costs which we need to cover to make this option possible.

DO I NEED TO BUY AN EXTRA WEDNESDAY TICKET FOR MY CAR OR LIVE-IN VEHICLE?

Live-In Vehicles that are arriving on the Wednesday are required to purchase a £10 Early Entry Campervan, Caravan and Hook-Up Pass.

You will need to purchase this if you have either a Weekend Campervan/Caravan Pass or a Weekend Campervan/Caravan + Power Hook-up Pass and intend to arrive on Wednesday.

Wednesday Car Parking is included with your Weekend Car Parking ticket.

WHICH CAMPSITE AND CAMPERVAN FIELDS WILL BE OPEN?

All living spaces will be prepared and filled up according to demand and traffic pressures. Check out all our campsite areas here!

IS THE WHOLE SITE OPENING ON WEDNESDAY?

As there are only limited tickets available for our Wednesday early opening, we’re keeping the party nice and intimate over in the Woodland, Convoy Cabaret and The Something Else Tea Tent. You’ll be able to get access to these areas as well as the campsites and live-in vehicle fields.

I ALWAYS ARRIVE EARLY TO GET MY FAVOURITE PITCH BUT I CAN’T MAKE IT ON WEDNESDAY, CAN I RESERVE A SPACE?

We’ll be filling up all the campsites and live-in vehicle fields on a first come first served basis, to help with the traffic pressures we are anticipating due to the road closures and roadworks, therefore it unfortunately won’t be possible to reserve any spots.

CAN I ARRIVE TO SET UP CAMP THEN LEAVE AGAIN?

To avoid road congestion, after arrival we need to restrict vehicles leaving site until after 7pm. Plus, with all the great acts set to play, we’d definitely recommend sticking around for the whole party!