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. 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.
History 2000trees was started by six friends in 2007, focusing on providing an alternative to large mainstream rock festivals. 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. It has a cap of 15,000 attendees, to keep the "unique 2000Trees vibe" of a small festival with a close-knit atmosphere.
The first edition of the festival featured performances from Frank Turner, InMe, Brigade, and Devil Sold His Soul.
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.
Lineups +YearDatesHeadliners200713-14 JulyFrank Turner, InMe, Brigade, and Devil Sold His Soul200811-12 JulyThe Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Art Brut and The Duke Spirit200917-18 JulyBritish Sea Power, Fightstar and The King Blues201016-17 JulyFrank Turner and The Subways201114-16 JulyDan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Frightened Rabbit, The King Blues and Los Campesinos!201212-14 JulyGuillemots, 65daysofstatic and The Futureheads201311-13 JulyFrank Turner, Stornoway and Mystery Jets201410-12 JulyBand of Skulls and Frightened Rabbit20159-11 JulyDeaf Havana and Alkaline Trio20167-9 JulyRefused and Twin Atlantic20176-8 JulySlaves, Nothing but Thieves and Mallory Knox201812-14 JulyAt the Drive-In, Twin Atlantic and Enter Shikari201911-13 JulyFrank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, You Me at Six and Deaf Havana2020CancelledJimmy Eat World, AFI and Thrice were due to headline before the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021CancelledJimmy Eat World and Thrice were due to headline before the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic20226-9 JulyJimmy Eat World, Turnstile, Thrice, and Idles20235-8 JulySoft Play, Bullet for My Valentine and Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes202410-13 JulyThe Gaslight Anthem, The Chats and Don Broco 202509-12 JulyPVRIS, Kneecap, Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday and Alexisonfire 20268-11 JulyAlkaline Trio replaced by Don Broco due to illness, Funeral For a Friend and Neck Deep
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