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.

With a slew of singles already released ahead of the album drop, fans had fair warning of what Grove Street had planned for Path To Righteousness and with the final release of “Hunting Season” mere days ago, the tension and stakes could not be higher for a band on the edge of breaking out. And fans will undoubtedly be as hungry as ever to see the new songs performed in the live setting.

Speaking on the release of “Hunting Season,” the band have stated that the song “was written to highlight how being obsessed with scrutinising each other and watching people fall from grace, rather than helping each other and seeing people succeed, is hindering society, stopping it from flourishing. This kind of behaviour is detrimental to progression, both individually and as a collective.”

Originally named Grove Street Families, the Southampton metal crossover band can trace its roots to a project that was intended to be slightly tongue in cheek. Grabbing their name from infamous best selling video game Grand Theft Auto, Grove Street eventually dropped the Families portion from their moniker but retained both the intensity and light-hearted vibes in their music.

Once the band started getting noticed and the members acknowledged they had some legitimate metal chops, Grove Street landed a major coup by signing to Australian independent label UNFD where they have released Path To Righteousness. That success, coupled with their electrifying live shows, have made Grove Street a top band to watch out for.

Guitarist Chris Sanderson (known as Sandy) said of the band’s direction,“The years of slogging away gave us time to focus. We were still doing a hardcore thing, but we were just vibing. We hadn’t narrowed down the crossover sound we’ve got now. I’m glad we did, rather than rushing music out to keep algorithms happy. We took our time to make sure everything was perfect.” 

Path To Righteousness is released today 29 September on UNFD and can be purchased here.