2000trees

2000trees
2000trees
	Entrance to the 2008 festival
Genre	Punk rock, alternative rock, indie rock, electronic
Locations	Upcote Farm, Withington
Years active	2007–present
Website	2000trees.co.uk

2000trees is an independent rock music festival held over three days at Upcote Farm, Withington, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, with a focus on upcoming and underground acts.^[1]^[2] It won the Grass Roots Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards 2010, 2013 and 2017 and the Best Medium-Sized UK Festival in 2018.^[3]^[4]^[5]

History

2000trees was started by six friends in 2007, focusing on providing an alternative to large mainstream rock festivals.^[6] The festival focuses on rock and indie music and is run as an independent business, with the core organiser team only paying themselves salaries if the festival makes a profit.^[6]^[7] It has a cap of 15,000 attendees, to keep the "unique 2000Trees vibe" of a small festival with a close-knit atmosphere.^[6]^[8]

The first edition of the festival featured performances from Frank Turner, InMe, Brigade, and Devil Sold His Soul.^[9]

The festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to complications relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, issues including international travel restrictions preventing acts from entering the United Kingdom, and the government not providing insurance to the live events industry in the event of cancellation, prevented the running of the festival.^[7]^[10]

Lineups


Year	Dates	Headliners^[11]
2007	13-14 July	Frank Turner, InMe, Brigade, and Devil Sold His Soul
2008	11-12 July	The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Art Brut and The Duke Spirit
2009	17-18 July	British Sea Power, Fightstar and The King Blues
2010	16-17 July	Frank Turner and The Subways
2011	14-16 July	Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Frightened Rabbit, The King Blues and Los Campesinos!
2012	12-14 July	Guillemots, 65daysofstatic and The Futureheads
2013	11-13 July	Frank Turner, Stornoway and Mystery Jets
2014	10-12 July	Band of Skulls and Frightened Rabbit
2015	9-11 July	Deaf Havana and Alkaline Trio
2016	7-9 July	Refused and Twin Atlantic
2017	6-8 July	Slaves, Nothing but Thieves and Mallory Knox
2018	12-14 July	At the Drive-In, Twin Atlantic and Enter Shikari
2019	11-13 July	Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, You Me at Six and Deaf Havana
2020	Cancelled	N/A
2021	Cancelled	N/A
2022	6-9 July	Jimmy Eat World, Thrice and Idles
2023	5-8 July	Soft Play, Bullet for My Valentine and Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
2024	10-13 July	The Gaslight Anthem, The Chats and Don Broco
2025	09-12 July	PVRIS, Kneecap, Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday and Alexisonfire

References

^ "The 15 most essential bands of 2000Trees 2017". The Independent. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Baines, Huw (21 June 2023). "Bob Vylan, Witch Fever and High Vis are propelling punk into a vital…". Kerrang!. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ "UK Festival Awards 2010: winners in full". Virtual Festivals. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ "2018 WINNERS". UK Festival Awards. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ Atkinson, Simon (30 December 2010). "Field of dreams: Can small festivals bring riches?". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dhillon, Achal (21 June 2017). "Why 2000trees Festival is the 'anti mainstream festival' you should go to". Metro. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Whiteway-Wilkinson, Zasha (28 April 2020). "Cheltenham's 2000trees Festival postponed until 2021". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Law, Sam (3 July 2023). "20 bands you can't miss at this weekend's 2000trees". Kerrang!. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Dedman, Remfry (14 June 2016). "2000trees Festival celebrates 10th year with their best line-up yet". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ "2000trees Festival postponed to 2022 due to travel concerns and lack of COVID cancellation insurance". NME. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "History". 2000trees. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[1] "The 15 most essential bands of 2000Trees 2017". The Independent. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[2] Baines, Huw (21 June 2023). "Bob Vylan, Witch Fever and High Vis are propelling punk into a vital…". Kerrang!. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[festivalawardwin-3] "UK Festival Awards 2010: winners in full". Virtual Festivals. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[4] "2018 WINNERS". UK Festival Awards. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[5] Atkinson, Simon (30 December 2010). "Field of dreams: Can small festivals bring riches?". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[:0-6] Dhillon, Achal (21 June 2017). "Why 2000trees Festival is the 'anti mainstream festival' you should go to". Metro. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[:1-7] Whiteway-Wilkinson, Zasha (28 April 2020). "Cheltenham's 2000trees Festival postponed until 2021". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[8] Law, Sam (3 July 2023). "20 bands you can't miss at this weekend's 2000trees". Kerrang!. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[9] Dedman, Remfry (14 June 2016). "2000trees Festival celebrates 10th year with their best line-up yet". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[10] "2000trees Festival postponed to 2022 due to travel concerns and lack of COVID cancellation insurance". NME. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[11] "History". 2000trees. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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