The Drum Machine Concert & Tour History (Updated for 2026)

Date

Concert

Venue

Location

May 21, 2026 –
May 24, 2026

Bearded Theory Festival 2026

Pixies / Garbage / Kate Nash / Sir Chloe / Everything Everything / The Horrors / Skunk Anansie / Badly Drawn Boy / The Damned / CMAT / The Magic Numbers / Kae Tempest / NewDad / EMF / Reverend and the Makers / Goldie / Idlewild / Bad Nerves / Utah Saints / The Twilight Sad / Jon Spencer / The Wedding Present / Los Bitchos / Lambrini Girls / Getdown Services / SPRINTS / The Leisure Society / Fat Dog / Kid Kapichi / ozric tentacles / A Certain Ratio / Beans on Toast / The Unthanks / The Pale White / Pop Will Eat Itself / Sabres Of Paradise / Panic Shack / Peter Hook & The Light / Au Pairs / The Wildhearts / Chalk / big special / Heartworms / swim school / Opus Kink / HENGE / Westside Cowboy / DJ Rap / Senser / The Undercover Hippy / Basht. / Grandmas House / Girl Scout / BCUC / Ferocious Dog / The Nightingales / SCALER (fka SCALPING) / Graeme Park / King Prawn / The Molotovs / Stewart Lee / TEKE::TEKE / Tankus / She's In Parties / Adult DVD / Venus Grrrls / Meryl Streek / Gans / La Sécurité / Rianne Downey / Better Joy / jasmine.4.t / 3 Daft Monkeys / Good Health Good Wealth / Kezia Gill / Cowboy Hunters / Native James / Black Water County / Jools / Liines / Bez / Thistle / Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican / Amelia Coburn / An Dannsa Dub / Slay Duggee / Bloodworm / Miki Berenyi Trio / China Shop Bull / Jess Silk / Split Dogs / The Wran / BE N!CE / The Drum Machine / Meatdripper / Steve White & The Protest Family / Indignation Meeting / Neville Staple - From The Specials / Andrea Kenny / Dub Pistols Dj Set / Taylor More Swiftly (Tribute to Taylor Swift) / The League Of Rebelz / CHRIS HAWKINS BBC 6 MUSIC DJ SET / THE NIGHTINGALES & TED CHIPPINGTON / Muddy Summers & The DFWs / PHIL HARTNOLL (ORBITAL DJ SET) / LEEROY THORNHILL (EX-PRODIGY) / Papa Gumbo / Cara Means Friend / Thy Last Drop / omega nebula / forest of fools / The Mighty Flux / Common Culture / Genexus / Jake T White / Smag På Dig Selv / The Mob / Bad Fractals / Lost Cherries / The Twistettes / Howlin' Grassman vs Stompin' Bigfoot / Rites Of Hadda / Knock Down Dolls / Ciderobics / PET NEEDS / Little Grandad / Mr. Bruce / K.O.G. Soundsystem / Katacombs / Matt Millership / Frank Turner / The cabarats / Cortney Dixon / Fidget And The Twitchers / The Randy Pandy Hand Shandy Band / DH Temple / Archy And The Astronauts / Dogshite / The Blunders / The Sporadics / Red Method / anarchistwood / Be Nice / M/X / Throb / The Hempolics / Lynks / Lawnmower Deth / Honeyglaze / Papa Shango / Mr. Vast / Midnite Life / Danny Wildheart & The UK Reprobates / Ouse Valley Singles Club / Oi Mate! / Pete Hubbard / Sunday Mass / Slamboree Soundsystem / Dead Silence / One Eyed God / Pizza Tramp / Hagar The Womb / Zombie Met Girl / Spanner / SUNK / Raggedy Jack the Storyteller / Beardy Keef / Sam Draisey / Scott Doonican / Matty Humphries / Mary Moden Band / J Terrestrial / POG / the papashangos / The Fossilheads / I, Doris / Star Botherers / Attila the Stockbroker / Boss Caine / Roughneck Riot / Interrobang‽ / Cheated / The Carol Hodge Band / Toots and the Maytals featuring Leba Hibbert Show all bands

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Catton Hall

Walton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom

May 21, 2026 –
May 24, 2026

Bearded Theory Festival 2026

Setlists

Catton Hall

Walton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom

Show Duplicate for May 21, 2026

May 21, 2025 –
May 25, 2025

Bearded Theory 2025

Iggy Pop / Manic Street Preachers / Paul Heaton / The Sisters of Mercy / Yard Act / Public Service Broadcasting / Leftfield / The Mary Wallopers / English Teacher / CMAT / Nova Twins / The Lottery Winners / Ash / Ezra Furman / Fat Dog / Nadine Shah / Antony Szmierek / Mannequin Pussy / Katy J Pearson / Divorce / Terrorvision / ALT BLK ERA / Asian Dub Foundation / Beans on Toast / Deadletter / Dream State / Du Blonde / GIRLBAND! / Gurriers / Lime Garden / Millie Manders and The Shutup / Molotov Jukebox / Ned's Atomic Dustbin / Phil Hartnoll / Shonen Knife / Stewart Lee / The Alarm / The Lovely Eggs / The Meffs / The Selecter / The Vaselines / Throwing Muses / Zion Train / Angeline Morrison / Audioweb / Bentley Rhythm Ace / Castle Rat / Chris Hawkins / CLT DRP / Dakka Skanks / Eighty Eight Miles / Gaz Brookfield & The Company Of Thieves / Getdown Services / Headsticks / Jess Silk Trio / Man/Woman/Chainsaw / Merry Hell / Midnight Rodeo / Miki Berenyi / Muddy Summers & The DFWs / Popes Of Chillitown / Slaney Bay / Slay Duggee / Stick In The Wheel / The Bar-Steward Sons Of Val Doonican / The Brandy Thieves / The Deep Blue / The None / Trupa Trupa / UJahm / 3 Daft Monkeys / Anthrax (GB) / Bridget / Blyth Power / Cara Means Friend / Carsick / Chrome & Illinspired / Culture Shock / Dissident Noize Factory / Dumbfoundus / Dynamite & The Dinosaurs / Eat Your Own Head / Hattie Hatstar / Gallus / The Junkoactive Wasteman & The Tin Can Twins / Krin / Lacertilia / Last Tree Squad / Mercurius Rising / Monkeyfist / Mr Tea and the Minions / Nogood Boyo / P.A.I.N. / Papa Gumbo / Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies / Rupcha Farms / Split Dogs / The Mighty Flux / The Scribes / The Sporadics / The Vegetable Collective / Turner Brothers / Twat Union / She Drew The Gun / Bare Jams / Ruby J / Nick Parker / Nuala / Altern-8 / Billy Daniel Bunter / Carl Loben / Chris Liberator / DiY Soundsystem / The Drum Machine / Dub Pistols / Irvine Welsh / Jack Said What / K-Klass / Leeroy Thornhill / L.T.J. Bukem / Mr. C / Steve Mac / Utah Saints / Bess Atwell / Atilla the Stockbroker / Freestylers / Dreadzone / Mclusky / Swim Deep / The Slow Readers Club / The Sugarhill Gang & The Furious Five / W.I.T.C.H. / Adwaith / Deja Vega / Independent Country / Inner Terrestrials / N'famady Kouyaté / Nick Parker / Sophie Jamieson / The Deltones / The Pill / TTSSFU / Mr C / Agents of the lexicon / Amass / Ana de Fuego / Anoise / Army of Skanks / Black Triangle Films / Ciderobics / Convoy Chorus Live / Count Stikah / Daisy Roots Dancers / Dog Rotten / Gamma Rave / GGG / Gwen Ever / Honk / My Bad Sister / Project Mork / Smag På Dig Selv / Spanglegrinders / The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk / The Breaks Band / The Menstrual Cramps / Thee Headshrinkers / Wokerati Party / Aartwork / Dj From london / Dirty Old Folkers / Fraser Morgan / Happy Daggers / Joe and Mary / Mik Artistik / Sneak Eazies / Son Of Jim / The Vagaband / The Wran / Thy Last Drop / Yard / The Amazing Tiger Band / Analogue Electronic Whatever / Andrea Kenny / Brewers Daughter / Calum Baird / Cheap Dirty Horse / Cocktail Hour Jazz / Common Culture / Contempt / Dog 'Ole / Fandom Tykes / Gurt Dog / Hagar The Womb / Hattie Hatstar / Hello Mabel / I, Doris / Janine Booth / Joe Solo / Kayleigh Beez / Kootch / Lunabarge / The Lunar Trixies / Mark Thomas / Mary Moden / Nasty Fishmonger / Nell Davies / POG / Reiver's Gallows / Rosie Wilby / Rum Dog / Sam Tucker? / Scott Doonican / Shanks' Pony / Shotgun Marmalade / Spinsta / Star Botherers / Steve White & The Protest Family / Temporary Structure / The Art of Silly Show all bands

Setlists

Catton Hall

Walton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom

Sep 02, 2021 –
Sep 07, 2021

AudioFarm Festival 2021

Ask My Bull / Mobius Loop / Steevio & Suzybee live / Afrodeutsche / The Drum Machine / Sam Watson DJ / Kerrie / High Hoops / Samuel Lamont / Kenny Muir / Ben Beckett / Jago / Crazy P / Pete Rowbots / Atika / Obeka / Yohan / Bristol Dub Club / Euphonique / Goldie / Bryan Gee / Kamoh / Hold Tight Takeover / Odwana / Blackacat / Paddy Steer / Ushti Baba / Z-1 / John Haycock / Hourglvss / Bee Meru / Solebound / Dan Jones Show all bands

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Hopton Court

Cleobury Mortimer, England, United Kingdom

Jul 14, 2017 –
Jul 16, 2017

Beat-Herder 2017

Kelis / Milky Chance / Crystal Fighters / Mr. Scruff / Jon Hopkins / The Sugarhill Gang / Toots & The Maytals / Trentemøller / Skream / Joe Goddard / Stereo MCs / High Contrast / Coldcut / Lee "Scratch" Perry / Shadow Child / Utah Saints / Romare / Factory Floor / Sleaford Mods / Max Cooper / Dub Pistols / Herve / The Reflex / Plump DJs / Slam / DJ Hype / Sonny Fodera / Let’s Eat Grandma / Eli & Fur / Transglobal Underground / ALTERN 8 / Richy Ahmed / Leftwing & Kody / Chimpo / Artwork / Jackmaster / Featurecast / Solardo / Greg Wilson / CABBAGE / Adrian Sherwood / Haiku Salut / Optimo / Endor / Darren Emerson / Werkha / Denis Sulta / The Lancashire Hotpots / Eva Lazarus / Patawawa / Justin Robertson / Shy Luv / Dutty Moonshine / Graeme Park / The Squatters / Theo Kottis / Holy Goof / Dream Frequency / The Hempolics / Sink Ya Teeth / Jalen N'Gonda / Marc Spence / Mooqee / OC & VERDE / Hot Damn! / Cut Capers / HENGE / GAWP / Dub Smugglers / Waka / Captain Hotknives / The Age of Glass / Kioko / China Shop Bull / Eddy Temple Morris / The Goa Express / Andy Robinson / THE DUTTY MOONSHINE BIG BAND / Rodigan / The Inexplicables / Shaka Loves You / Paréidolia / Faithless Dj Set / The Drum Machine / Rumjig / Ed Stones & The BD3 / DJ Rasp / Phil Smith / Oh My God! It's The Church / Jack Pout / Dohnut Formerly Known As Eating Disorder / TWOGOOD / Greg Belson / Serious Lee / Midnight Zu / Steve Barker / Mount Nakara / Tirikilatops / The Dyr Sister / Sacha Schwarz / Mr.woodnote / Eddie Earthquake & the Tremors / mrs cakehead / Klonk / Stee Bowden / Stagger Lee Fisher / Skank Marvin / Red Tin Dave / Mr Tooley / Lez Scott / Kate Fear / John Paynter / Fenny / Earthdoctor / DJ FFLYFFILYFBYBL / Conciousness Collective / Almatic / Selby and the Dharma Blitz / Weaver Bros / Fandjango / Daft as Punk / Dirtbox DJ's / Motormouf / John the Baptist & The Second Coming / John Tree / Krysko & Greg Lord / Lil' Rhys / James Holroyd Show all bands

Setlists

Beat-Herder Festival

Clitheroe, England, United Kingdom

May 22, 2014 –
May 25, 2014

Bearded Theory 2014

carter the unstoppable sex machine / Culture Shock / Dub Pistols / Peter Hook & The Light / The Membranes (UK) / 3 Daft Monkeys / Dexters / Merry Hell / Oysterband / pop will eat itself / The Stranglers / The Wonderstuff / Autonomads / Black Star Dub Collective / Dreadzone / Duke Special / Fishbone / The Blockheads / The Swiines / UB40 / Doctor And The Medics / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / Shank's Pony / Thinker / Steve Ignorant & Paranoid Visions / Anti-Vigilante / Leatherat / Culture Shock / New Groove Formation / Babyhead / Dynamite Pussy Club / Funke and the Two Tone Baby / Sean McGowan / Billy Nasty / Chris Liberator / Glowbones / Tribazik / Mark One / Tim Toil / Drummachineelectric / The Drum Machine / Gaz Brookfield / Poisoned Electrick Head / Inner Terrestrials / Babar Luck's East End Trinity / And The Wasters / The Firepit Collective / Maelor / The Ghouls Show all bands

Setlists

Canton Hall

Walton upon Trent, England, United Kingdom

May 17, 2013 –
May 19, 2013

Bearded Theory 2013

Buster Shuffle / Karine Polwart / Ned's Atomic Dustbin / New Model Army / Reverend and The Makers / Asian Dub Foundation / Citizen Fish / Macka B / Pussycat And The Dirty Johnsons / Ruts DC / Seth Lakeman / The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing / The Outcast Band / Ahab / Ezio / Gallon Drunk / Goldblade (UK) / The Levellers / Shooglenifty / Stiff Little Fingers / Tankus the Henge / The Beards / The Farm Show all bands

Setlists

Kedleston Hall

Kedleston, UK

Feb 23, 2013	The Drum Machine	The Trades Club - Hebden Bridge	Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 11, 2012	Scritti Politti / The Drum Machine	The Trades Club - Hebden Bridge	Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 11, 2012	A Dying Regime / The Drum Machine / Unreliable / Formally Lethargic	The Mad Frog	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Mar 24, 2012	The Drum Machine	The Trades Club - Hebden Bridge	Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Dec 31, 2011	The Drum Machine	The Trades Club - Hebden Bridge	Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Feb 24, 2011	Francis and the Lights / Solo Piano / The Drum Machine	Le Poisson Rouge	New York, New York, United States