2000 Trees

2000Trees announce Frightened Rabbit, Blood Red Shoes and more

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Scottish indie rockers Frightened Rabbit are back by popular demand to headline 2000trees Festival, describing it as “one of the best small festivals in Britain.” The band took centre stage at the award-winning Gloucestershire event in 2011 and since then have gone on to wider critically-acclaimed success.

Blood Red Shoes are also set to perform, along with America’s Trash Talk, EMPIRE, Gorgeous George, Sam ‘Get Cape’ Duckworth (solo), Little Matador, Delta Sleep, The St. Pierre Snake Invasion, Thrill Collins, Eugene Quell, The Common Tongues, I, the Lion and Wild Cat Strike.

Scott Hutchison, lead singer of Frightened Rabbit, said: “We are so excited to be returning to 2000trees this year. It was such a memorable show for us last time, the crowd was in fine voice and it was clear that everyone was there for the music. We hope for more of the same this summer – it truly is one of the best small festivals in Britain.”

Also set to play at Upcote Farm this July are Band of Skulls, Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Public Service Broadcasting, The Bronx, Jamie Lenman, The Blackout, Wolf Alice, Kids In Glass Houses, Tall Ships, Cerebral Ballzy, and many many more.

2000trees organiser Andy Rea said Frightened Rabbit are a hugely popular choice and tickets are selling fast.

“When we ask fans which acts they love, a great many names are suggested, which shows they know and love new and underground music as much as we do – and one of the most popular requests is always for Frightened Rabbit to return to 2000trees, so we’re delighted to make that happen,” he said.

“The last time they performed the crowd reaction was immense and since then they have gone on to bigger things, so to have them back at 2000trees is a bit of a coup and we can’t wait to see them perform live at Upcote Farm.”

Band of Skulls to headline 2000Trees

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Band of Skulls are a UK three-piece who could be heading for big breakthrough success with the release of their third album Himalayan on March 31, which frontman Russell Marsden has described as “a coming of age record”.

He said: “We are thrilled to be headlining 2000trees, we’ve heard it is an awesome festival for people who really love music, so we cannot wait to get there. It’s an exciting year for us and this will be a real highlight.” 

2000trees organiser James Scarlett said: “We book exciting and interesting bands who bring something new to the music industry and Band of Skulls are exactly that. We are delighted they will be headlining our festival and today’s announcement shows the greatest ever strength in depth of our line-up, there really is a lot of talent and we’ve still got much more to announce in coming weeks.”

Line-up so far:

Band of Skulls, Dan le Sac vs Scroobious Pip, Public Service Broadcasting, The Bronx, Jamie Lenman, The Blackout.

Wolf Alice, Kids In Glass Houses, Tall Ships, Cerebral Ballzy, DZ Deathrays, Maybeshewill

Canterbury, Baby Godzilla, Three Trapped Tigers, Arcane Roots, Itch, Blitz Kids

The Computers, Turbowolf, Hawk Eyes, Gnarwolves, Darlia, Lonely the Brave

LOOM, Johnny Foreigner, Natives, Decade, Nordic Giants, Verses

Heart in Hand, LostAlone, Palm Reader, Dad Rocks!, The Cadbury Sisters, Dolomite Minor

Boy Jumps Ship, Brawlers, Oliver Wilde, &U&I, Dave McPherson, Slaves

The Virginmarys, Dancing Years, Ben Marwood, The Dead Formats, The JB Conspiracy, God Damn

Andy Oliveri, Kill Chaos, Youth Man, Crazy Arm (Acoustic), The Bronze Medal, The Retrospective Soundtrack Players

Oxygen Thief, Radstewart, Winter Villains, Verse Chorus Verse, Joe Summers, Kitten & Bear

Sam Green & the Midnight Heist, Harry George Johns, Boat to Row, Lonely Tourist 

Dave McPherson and more added to 2000trees Festival

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The Blackout, Cerebral Ballzy, Three Trapped Tigers, Darlia, LOOM and Dancing Years have been added to the line-up for the 2000trees Festival, along with INME frontman Dave McPherson.

He will be performing a solo set and says he is looking forward to the award-winning event because it is a “10/10 every time”.

Festival headliners are yet to be revealed and organisers say excitement is building among fans, with ticket sales up on last year.

Already announced are: Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Public Service Broadcasting, Jamie Lenman, Tall Ships, Wolf Alice, Canterbury, Arcane Roots, Itch, Blitz Kids, Hawk Eyes, Gnarwolves, Johnny Foreigner, Lonely the Brave, Natives, Dad Rocks!, &U&I, Slaves, The Virginmarys, Ben Marwood, The Retrospective Soundtrack Players, Oxygen Thief, Radstewart, Winter Villains, VerseChorusVerse.

Dave McPherson said: “2000trees is more than a festival to me. Very fond personal memories aside, InMe & myself have always had the craziest fun shows there. I love the location, the interesting varied line-ups, the local produce (especially the ale) and most of all, the people that run it.

“It’s so obvious this is an extreme labour of love yet while being consummate professionals they're also a bunch of absolute welcoming sweethearts. I've played/attended most years since the debut, it is a 10/10 every time. Long live Trees!”

Organiser Andy Rea believes a shared passion for new and underground music is proving popular with fans.

“We promise to bring a depth and variety of acts together that is better than ever before, giving people the chance to discover their new favourite bands in a fun, affordable and friendly environment.

“Early ticket sales reflect our commitment so everything is shaping up to be the best year yet, especially with the likes of Dave McPherson on board again, we love him!”

More acts announced for 2000trees Festival

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Electronica showstoppers Public Service Broadcasting will bring their unique visual and musical performance – including TV sets, sampling and live video – to this summer’s 2000trees Festival.

Itch, Blitz Kids, Hawk Eyes, The Virginmary’s, Winter Villains and Verse Chorus Verse have also joined the 100-strong line-up, with organisers promising ‘the best year yet’ for discovering new favourite bands.

Organiser James Scarlett said: “2000trees has won national awards for encapsulating what many music fans want – a wide selection of new and underground British music in an affordable, fun and friendly environment, not to mention the beautiful Cotswolds countryside.

“Our line-up is strongly influenced by fans’ input as well as our own experiences as music fans, so we are proud to say this will be the best year yet for variety and strength in depth of acts.”

Already announced acts are: Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Jamie Lenman, Tall Ships, Wolf Alice, Canterbury, Arcane Roots, Gnarwolves, Johnny Foreigner, Ben Marwood, Lonely the Brave, Natives, Dad Rocks!, &U&I, Slaves, The Retrospective Soundtrack Players, Oxygen Thief, Radstewart.

Acts now announced:

Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Public Service Broadcasting, Jamie Lenman, Tall Ships, Wolf Alice, Canterbury, Arcane Roots, Itch, Blitz Kids, Hawk Eyes, Gnarwolves, Johnny Foreigner, Ben Marwood, Lonely the Brave, Natives, Dad Rocks!, &U&I, Slaves, The Virginmary’s, The Retrospective Soundtrack Players, Oxygen Thief, Radstewart, Winter Villains, Verse Chorus Verse.

2000 Trees announce Xtra Mile Recordings takeover

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Xtra Mile Recordings today revealed it will perform a takeover of the GreenHouse stage at the 2000trees Festival. The stage will feature numerous Xtra Mile acts playing special acoustic sets on Friday 12th July.

The Xtra Mile acoustic takeover includes Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun, The Xcerts, Beans on Toast, Ben Marwood, Fighting Fiction, Emily Barker & the Red Clay Halo and Crazy Arm.

They join a line-up already packed with Xtra Mile acts playing full band sets, including Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls, Retrospective Soundtrack Players, Fighting with Wire (playing their last ever UK show) and Thursday night headliners Future of the Left.

Charlie Caplowe of Xtra Mile Recordings says: “We are thrilled to be spending a fun-filled weekend at 2000trees. It’s one of our favourite festivals of the year and we’ve got loads of our acts playing over the three days. Come and find us at the GreenHouse Stage on Friday for our Xtra Mile takeover. The summer can’t come soon enough.”

Other acts confirmed to play GreenHouse sets on Friday include Oxygen Thief, Ady Suleiman, Charlotte Carpenter and Dan Heaver.

2000trees organizer James Scarlett says: “This is a one-off treat for all fans of Xtra Mile artists and it is fitting that we honour their contribution to new and underground British music in the year that their biggest act, Frank Turner, is headlining 2000trees.

We are music fans first and foremost and we run 2000trees to share our love of great music with like-minded festival-goers, so we cannot wait to see what will be a very special year for 2000trees.”

2000trees has already confirmed Mystery Jets, Stornoway, King Charles, Funeral for a Friend, And So I Watch You From Afar, We Are The Ocean and INME, among the 80 acts on four stages over three days.

Frank Turner added: “Xtra Mile has backed me since the start and it has a deep love of new and underground British music, which is shared by the great guys at 2000trees who also booked me as far back as 2007. So this is undoubtedly going to be one of the highlights of my year.”

Frank Turner

Tickets for Thursday’s Early Entry night are almost sold out. It includes Future of the Left, The Xcerts, Gallops, Max Raptor, Freeze the Atlantic and EMPIRE, but tickets are almost sold out for this extra evening of fun and music.

Tickets are available from www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk