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The event runs from Wednesday the 8th to Saturday the 11th of July, held in a beautifully green setting on Upcote Farm, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. Since its inaugural year in 2007, it’s hosted major names from rock, punk, metal and indie, with the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Turnstile, and Coheed and Cambria all playing sets among the trees that gave the festival its name.

From the previous announcement in November, there was already a lot to look forward to. The Wednesday has Canadian punks Pup, as well as British up-and-comers Lake Malice and Split Chain; Thursday has a big headliner in punk veterans Alkaline Trio; Friday’s undercard is topped off with Lambrini Girls and Cancer Bats; and Saturday sees post-hardcore legends Glassjaw return to the UK.

The collection of bands in today’s haul are in many ways a celebration of British acts coming back from inactivity, with the major players having returned to the fray at some point in the last 10 years. The biggest name of the 2026 reveal is Funeral For A Friend playing 2000Trees for the first time since 2013, celebrating the 25th anniversary of their inception in the process. One of Wales’ most beloved exports, they were at the forefront of the emo movement through the 2000s and 2010s, before calling time on the band in 2016. After reforming for 2 fundraiser concerts in 2019, they’ve decided to keep touring, even following the departure of long-term lead singer Matthew Davies-Kreye in 2023. Now with the exceptional Lucas Woodland of Welsh compatriots Holding Absence on live vocal duties, they’ll be using their only headline show of the year to treat nostalgic fans to their unique brand of emotional post-hardcore.

Marmozets are another British band who came back from a hiatus with new-found drive, having only reformed and started touring again in 2024. Their live shows have always had a reputation for untamed energy, with their high-tempo mathcore earning them slots at Glastonbury, as well as Reading and Leeds festivals. The West Yorkshire unit’s third album and first since 2018, ‘CO.WAR.DICE’ comes out on the 22nd of May, giving fans ample time to learn the new songs.

Rounding the list of comeback kings off is Kingston upon Thames’ Arcane Roots, who separated in 2018 and only released their first single since then just over a week ago. ‘A Wave, Across The Sea’ came out on the 27th of January, a moodily pulsating slow-burner that builds to a thunderous metal climax. Having expanded their line-up from 3 members to 5, they’ll be looking to make their Friday reunion show special indeed.

Other noteworthy announcements include the two-for-one deal of LA punk band The Bronx and their brilliant Mexican-infused side-hustle Mariachi El Bronx, both performing on Thursday, and As Everything Unfolds on Saturday, with the High Wycombe band on a massive rise via their exciting modern rock with a metal tinge.

The poster also has a space marked “headliner TBA” on the bill for Saturday, so keep your eyes peeled for at least one more big name before July. Final release tickets for 2000Trees can be found here.

His latest album ‘Undefeated’ debuts on the 3rd of May, and it’s fair to say that it is generating a lot of excitement among fans of Frank. So far, Frank has released three songs from the new album and the latest song, ‘Letters’, comes complete with a new music video.

The track is taken from Frank’s upcoming 10th album, Undefeated, which is due out on May 3 via Xtra Mile.

The latest single also came with an announcement of a European tour, and he told UK fans to ‘stay tuned’ via his social media. So here’s hoping for a UK tour announcement soon, too.

“Letters is a song that I’ve been working on for a long time,” he reveals. “In some ways, I’ve been writing it since a genuine pen-friendship of mine dried up when I was a kid, when the mixtapes stopped coming through the post.

“It’s a song about communication and its breakdown, about nostalgia for teenage romance, and about how reassessing those things as an adult can be the start of a healing process.”

Watch the video here:

Francis Edward Turner (born 28 December 1981) is an English punk and folk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Hampshire. He began his career as the vocalist of the post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band’s split in 2005. In the studio and during live performances, Turner is accompanied by his backing band, The Sleeping Souls, which consists of Ben Lloyd (guitar, mandolin), Tarrant Anderson (bass), Matt Nasir (piano, mandolin) and Callum Green (drums).

To date, Turner has released nine solo albums, four compilation albums of rarities, one retrospective “best of” album, one split album, and five EPs. Turner’s ninth and most recent studio album, FTHC, was released on 11 February 2022 and reached number 1 in the UK albums chart in the week following its release.

You can catch Frank in Europe here.

He is also scheduled to play at 2000Trees this summer.

Chief booker James Scarlett said of next summer’s festival, “Once again we’re bringing a line-up of 2000trees legends, including the likes of Boston Manor and The XCERTS, to open the festival on the Wednesday night for those of you lucky enough to get your hands on a four-day ticket. We’re also stoked to be welcoming so many bands like The Gaslight Anthem, Manchester Orchestra, Hot Mulligan and Better Lovers to the festival for the very first time. 2000trees 2024 is already shaping up to be something truly special – don’t sleep on it!” 

The festival is certainly aiming to capitalise on and further promote acts that have been grabbing the attention of fans and critics in recent months with groups such as Brighton’s Lambrini Girls, Southampton’s thrash/hardcore crossover band Grove Street and Glasgow’s Dead Pony all getting the opportunity to wow audiences with their exciting, pulse-raising live sets that have earned them much press coverage over the past year.

A stand out feature for 2024 will undoubtedly be Better Lovers-a supergroup made up of members of Dillinger Escape Plan and Everytime I Die. UK audiences will be eager to catch what will assuredly be a wildly chaotic and exhilarating performance from a band that promises true greatness in the years to come.

Founded in 2007, 2000trees festival was began by six friends who were tired of the mainstream festivals dominating the British Summer Time scene and yearning for a more underground celebration that featured bands that were less well known, up and coming or rooted in the alternative scene. The festival remains small, capping out at 15,000 attendees-giving it a close-knit atmosphere.

Tickets to the 2024 edition of the festival are on sale now and can be purchased here.

The festival posted on their official Instagram page, “Beyond stoked to announced @Softplayband (formerly known as Slaves) are headlining the Thursday at 2000trees! New name, same songs, same incredible live show!!!”

The band first headlined 2000trees festival in 2017, between releases of their second and third album in 2016 and 2018. Their first album, Are You Satisfied?, reached the top ten of the UK music charts and was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize. They have performed and have song writing credits with other big UK artists, including Chase and Status, Gorillaz, and Slowthai. They last released music and performed together in 2019, before going on an indefinite hiatus.

The festival will be the rock duo’s first show since reforming as Soft Play. To commemorate the event, the band even said on Instagram: “First gig back headlining @2000trees_festival wtffff. We wanna know what tracks you’d like us to play on the night. Our set is in your hands.”

Playing alongside Soft Play on the Thursday includes big names in rock music such as Skindred, Eagles of Death Metal, American punk rock group The Bronx, and more.

Scheduled to play a plethora of festivals this summer, Hastings band Kid Kapichi are playing a set at 2000trees after completing their 2023 Here’s What You Could Have Won European tour. They last played in 2022, and have moved to the main stage after a successful year and the release of their first album Here’s What You Could Have Won. They said on Instagram: “Happy to be returning to 2000trees festival this year, this time on the main stage. What a festival. What a line up.”

One fan, @ziolipo56, commented on their post, calling them the “best band on the line-up“.

The Friday line-up features Rival Schools, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro’s metal side project Empire State Bastard, Prima Queen, and Motherhood alongside headliners Bullet For My Valentine. Kelsey Karter & the Heroines are a highlight, playing the festival after finishing supporting Billy Idol on his American tour. Playing on Saturday under Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes are Deaf Havana, Black Honey, Electric Six, and American Football.

The other new acts announced include Dinosaur Pile-Up, Hell Is For Heroes, B-Sydes, Bilk, Beach Riot, CARSICK, Congratulations, Clarence, NOISY, Gaffa Tape Sandy, Haggard Cat, and Love Is Noise.

The full line-up is available on the website.

2000trees festival began in 2007, and is one of the UK’s most loved alternative music festivals. The organisers say it is a festival for a community rooted in music. Their manifesto says: “Trees is more than an event. It’s a family gathering based on positive community values. A sense of community, common culture, kinship and collective wellbeing. Music is the foundation for these positive values. Music brings this extended family together, giving everyone a powerful and vivid shared experience. This experience lingers long after the festival is over.”

Final weekend and day tickets are available on the offical website here.

It takes place:

05/07/23 – Upcote Farm – Cheltenham

06/07 – Upcote Farm – Cheltenham

07/07 – Upcote Farm – Cheltenham

08/07 – Upcote Farm – Cheltenham

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HECK’s history has been no stranger to publicity in the few years they were in the public eye. In 2015, the group were sued by Japanese film company Toho over their original band name, “Baby Godzilla”. Obviously, it’s hard to argue the case when they own the copyright to a character literally called “Baby Godzilla” (or Godzilla Junior in a few places, but the point remains the same) so they became HECK to avoid the lawsuit causing any real damage. Once the change settled, they released their debut LP Instructions. The album was particularly reminiscent of early Dillinger Escape Plan, or even some more grindcore-esque names like Napalm Death. But the timeline didn’t extend much farther than that. The split came the following year, and no one really knows why.

“It means the damn world that so many of you are still here for this band. Thank you for your patience. Smashing will resume this Friday. Big love to one and all.” Reads the band’s returning statement. After 5 years off, the wordless surprise return goes to show that some things aren’t really meant to change. No answers. All we can do at this point is hope that some more information comes to light. Why did they go? Why are they back? Does this mean there’s new music? Will we hear it at 2000 Trees? We may never know.

After slowly but surely releasing the full line-up for the 2022 round of the Cheltenham music festival, 2000trees may have finally revealed the fact that this is the full list. Set for July 6-9, the festival announced its headlining acts – Jimmy Eat World, Turnstile, and IDLES – back in October 2021. You Me At Six, Nova Twins and Twin Atlantic, come highest up the bill in terms of new inclusions back in March. But features like; Boston Manor, Kenny Hoopla, Angel Du$t, Heavy Lungs, and many more cement 2000trees as one of the UK’s great alternative festivals at the moment.

UK PUNX. The final @2000trees lineup is here! We’ll see you on Thursday, July 7th in Cheltenham!

Don’t miss out! Final tickets are available now:https://t.co/y3kvHoZySo pic.twitter.com/bXJogjRRBM

— Anti-Flag (@anti_flag) March 28, 2022

With exactly 100 days until the festival takes place, tickets for the event are running a little thin. Discounted early bird, and super early bird tickets have long since sold out. But what few tickets remain for the standard pricing are still available. You can look into tickets here. In a statement released recently, festival organiser and booker James Scarlett said, “There is a lot to be excited about at Trees this year,” adding, “Particular highlights for me are Twin Atlantic doing a special forest acoustic set, the Xcerts headlining Wednesday night in the Forest with a full on rock set and just generally watching the best up & coming rock acts in the world (Cassyette, Salem, GIRLI etc etc etc). I can’t wait!”

 Creeper vocalist Will Gould explained in an interview with NME, the importance of 2000trees for up and coming acts, “In some ways, festivals like 2000 Trees are more important because they highlight loads of smaller up and coming acts that are yet to break through. If you walk around that field, you will find your new favourite band. Those smaller festivals give younger acts the chance to play alongside their heroes and get a sense of what it even means to play a festival. It just prepares you for everything.“ See the festival’s full lineup below.

Last years edition of the 2000Trees Festival had been postponed due to ongoing Covid-19 issues as bands from outside the UK were not able to travel. Around 20 headliners bands couldn’t play this year including Jimmy Eats World & Thrice, Young Guns and The Get Up Kids. So just to keep thing ticking along, 2000trees joined forces with ArcTanGent at the end of last August, and put up a special replacement event in Bristol. They ran live gigs for 2 days and both announced a comeback for this year’s festivals edition.

Luckily, they haven’t come out with this news empty-handed. A new music video for their single “That’s What Makes Me Love You“ has been released, directed by Claire Marie Vogel and Olivia Eberstadt. Regrettes songwriter Lydia Night says of its inspiration that “I was in a dark anxious place and realized that I was becoming very critical of my partner. I got out of that place by realizing, ‘I love this person for exactly who they are and nothing needs to change about who they are.“

The whole album is set to be a confessional and honest response to the events of the last few years. According to their press release, it will explore “subjects such as anxiety and mental health, feeling lost in one’s own environment, and coming to terms with one’s sexuality“, with “hope, embracing and standing up for your inner child” being touched upon as well.

Knight said of its title “that phrase, ‘further joy,’ summarized what it meant to be on the hamster wheel of constantly chasing happiness, but in turn, that’s what makes you unhappy. I was stuck in a loop of wanting to be better, wanting to be good, and therefore I couldn’t be here. I couldn’t be present.“

Aside from this, they’re also going to be embarking on a tour around the US from March until May, and they’ll be seen at some American festivals including Coachella and Bonnaroo. However, if travelling all the way across the pond is a bit much for you, don’t despair. They’ll get to us at some point. They have planned appearances at the notorious 2000trees festival in July (you can read some recent news about this here) as well as a slot in Glasgow’s TRNSMT festival (also in July). If you want to get tickets for either of these, you can look here and here.

The tracklist for their new album can be seen below.

The Regrettes- Further Joy Track Listing

1). Anxieties (Out of Time)
2). Monday
3). That’s What Makes Me Love You
4). Barely on My Mind
5). Subtleties (Never Giving Up On You)
6). La Di Da
7). Homesick
8). Better Now
9). Rosy
10). You’re So Fucking Pretty
11). Step 9
12). Nowhere
13). Show Me You Want Me

Headliners for the show include American rock bands Jimmy Eat World and Thrice, as well as the Bristol-born outfit IDLES. However, Creeper aren’t alone in terms of being the latest additions. #7DaysOfTrees also revealed that Gloo, Sick Joy, The Regrettes, Strange Bones, Calva Louise and Puppy would be present as well. If you want to see the full line-up, you can look at their official website here.

Muchas gracias @_GigGoer_ for shouting about our penultimate #7DaysOfTrees band… @glooband!!

Don’t forget we’ve got one more band up our sleeves for tomorrow morning, and they’re itching to creep out. Keep refreshing @NME‘s feeds from 10am to see the news first. pic.twitter.com/fbWY6dFcyj

— 2000trees Festival (@2000trees) February 28, 2022

IT’S TRUE! Please welcome the incredible @puppyvybes to the 2000trees 2022 lineup for our first #7DaysOfTrees announcement!! Big to @KerrangMagazine for unveiling the news. pic.twitter.com/BSRjIL7Hw1 — 2000trees Festival (@2000trees) February 23, 2022

2000trees is known for its generosity to up-and-coming acts. Creeper vocalist Will Gould said as much in an interview with NME, arguing that they were more important to play for than popular festival sites such as Reading & Leeds or Download.

“In some ways, festivals like 2000 Trees are more important because they highlight loads of smaller up and coming acts that are yet to break through. If you walk around that field, you will find your new favourite band. Those smaller festivals give younger acts the chance to play alongside their heroes and get a sense of what it even means to play a festival. It just prepares you for everything.“

The band even have possible plans to conclude some of their work over the past few years through the festival. Following recent releases such as 2020’s Sex, Death and the Infinite Void and the 2021 EP American Noir, they’d been developing a sort of musical concept with recurring characters and ideas throughout.

When asked about how their 2000trees set will fit into this, Gould said “The characters from that story will come to life when we’re performing certain songs but we’re at the very end of this cycle now, which is mad because it’s lasted three years …. Stuff like 2000 Trees feels more like a celebration of the end rather than the start of something new.“

Concept or no concept, the band will have you know that they’re pure rock and roll through and through. Speaking on what expectations fans should have, Gould explained that “We’re just excited about it being a big rock ‘n’ roll spectacular, which is basically our M.O. these days. We want to go out and do something special. We want to create a moment in time where we can just be with each other and enjoy something a little otherworldly, bombastic and over the top. I think that’s really important in times like these, where things are so uncertain all the time. “

If you fancy seeing a whole range of great artists, both small and big alike, then 2000trees is the place to go. Happening this July from 7^th-9^th, tickets can be purchased here.

In an announcement, they wrote “We’ll be running the first ever 2000trees vs ArcTanGent live event in Bristol! 80-Trees…” and continued “That’s right two days and nights of ACTUAL. LIVE. GIGS showcasing some of the best bands from Trees and ATG past, present and future.” 

The statement also added: “As you know we’re all super gutted that both ATG and our sister festival, 2000trees, can’t go ahead this summer. Last year we couldn’t all meet face to face so we put on our very first virtual festival – three days of awesome music recorded in lockdown by some of our favourite bands… But can watching bands on your laptop or phone really keep you going for another summer??? Na us neither!”

All the details for the festival were uploaded to their social media sites, with the line-up set to be announced next week with tickets on sale now here.

80Trees – ArcTanGent vs. 2000trees on sale NOW from https://t.co/x95FBs81XS.

On Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August, we’ll be running the first ever 2000trees vs. ArcTanGent live event in Bristol… 80Trees! (say it slowly)

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— 2000trees Festival (@2000trees) July 16, 2021

2000trees and ArcTanGent are among a growing number of UK festivals that have been cancelled this year due to the ongoing concerns caused by the pandemic. A recent survey has revealed that at least half of UK festivals have now been cancelled this year. Despite this, there are still some events set to go ahead, in July fans will be flocking to Latitude and Tramlines, with both of these events taking part in the next stage of the government’s Events Research Programme (ERP).

The ERP has seen audiences attend a weekend of events in Liverpool, the BRIT Awards and Download Festival to investigate the safety of large crowds returning to events after the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, Green Man Festival announced that it will go ahead with its 2021 event, taking place in the Black Mountains in Wales in late August.

Supporting Jimmy Eat World for the first day are goth/horror punk favourites Creeper, Leeds alt-rockers Dinosaur Pile-up, US punk/indie rock act The Menzingers and their emo/punk rock compatriots The Get Up Kids. High Wycombe’s alternative metal heroes Young Guns, Welsh post-harcore flagmen Dream State, Blackpool pop-punk stars Boston Manor and Against Me!’s founder and singer Laura Jane Grace are among the main bands to support Thrice on Friday.

Here we go… your first headliners for 2000trees 2021!!

The legendary Jimmy Eat World will be headlining Thursday night, with Thrice bringing iconic record Vheissu (plus hits) to life on Friday.

Head to https://t.co/vFD8SAkNlL to get your tickets NOW!!

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— 2000trees Festival (@2000trees) September 21, 2020

In a seemingly endless list of awesome bands from the international rock, punk and metal scenes shine the likes of Anti-Flag (punk, US), Lonely the Brave (alternative rock, England), The Joy Formidable (indie/alternative rock, Wales), Crossfaith (electronic metalcore, Japan), Royal Republic (alternative/hard rock, Sweden), Stick To Your Guns (hardcore punk, US), Nova Twins (alternative rock, England), Will Varley (folk, England), and many, many more. With further bands expected to be announced, the festival is setting to become one of the most interesting and diverse events on the 2021 summer festival calendar.

Ticket for the 2021 edition of the festival are already on sale on the official festival website. For a limited time only this week, you can get a 20% off, along with a full refund until 31 October 2020 if you change your mind. 

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Creeper, Dinosaur Pile-Up, The Menzingers, The Get Up Kids, Anti-Flag, Lonely The Brave, Crossfaith, Royal Republic, Stick To Your Guns, and LOOOOOOOADS more are playing the Thursday night of #2000trees 2021, joining our headliners Jimmy Eat World. Make sure you have your tickets to next summer’s BEST rock party!! Grab yours from the link in our bio and enjoy 20% off… PLUS, if you pay in instalments, you can also grab them with zero booking fees. But don’t hang about, these offers are only for ONE WEEK!!

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The 2000Trees festival was established in 2007 by six friends with shared passion for music. The Upcote Farm in Chelthenham, Gloustershire quickly became the picturesque and iconic independant festival, boosting a worldwide reputation as an open and friendly event with more than hundred bands performing across five stages, comedy shows, food markets and themed bars. It has already won the Gras Roots Festival Award on three separate cases in 2010, 2013 and 2017 and has recently been nominated for the Best UK Festival on this year’s Heavy Music Awards.

Last year, thousands of people went to Glousteshire to witness memorable headline slots by Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, You Me At Six and Deaf Havana alongside While She Sleeps, Everytime I Die, Frank Iero and many more for “the summer’s biggest rock party” and if next year’s first line-up announcement is any indication, fans can expect to be treated to more of the same.