2000 Trees Festival 2008

12 July – The 2000 Trees Festival is back for a second year running, and live music fans from across Gloucestershire and beyond can expect the 2008 event to be even better.

Last year’s inaugural 2000 Trees Festival took the county by storm, with 1,500 festival-goers from across Gloucestershire and beyond flocking to Upcote Farm in Cheltenham for two jam-packed days and nights of live music in the beautiful countryside location.

So in what is a very welcome addition to Gloucestershire’s vibrant music festival calendar, the SoGlos.com team are delighted to see the 2000 Trees Festival returning for a second year running.

Friday 11 July 2008 at 2000 Trees

The opening night line-up has now been confirmed, with 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster headlining the Tree House Main Stage. Revellers can also catch live performances from The Duke Spirit, In Case of Fire, The King Blues, Slaves To Gravity, Ghost of a Thousand, Gentlemans Pistols and country and punk acoustic artist Jim Lockey from Cheltenham on the main stage, to name just a few.

The ridiculously entertaining Beans On Toast will be making a welcome return to 2000 Trees in the Leaf Lounge, as will Frank Turner, with Danny & The Champions of the World, Eamon Hamilton (from Brakes), Goldrush, and alternative acoustic performer Chris Taylor from Cheltenham, among others. In The Greenhouse the energetic will be able to dance along with The Side Step DJs.

Saturday 12 July 2008 at 2000 Trees

A sensational Saturday line-up sees Art Brut headlining the Tree House Main Stage, while eclectic music fans can also catch These New Puritans, Future of the Left, Frank Turner (yes, again), Imperial Leisure, The Anomalies… the list goes on and on.

While the Leaf Lounge will be welcoming Grantura, Little Lost David, The Master Chaynjis, Two Skies, Morning Bride, Peanut Albinos, We The Undersigned, and Tea with Jeanie to give you a few. plus, the Side Step DJs will be taking uo their residency in The Greenhouse for the second night on a trot.

For those not in the know; the 2000 Trees Festival was born out of six friends’ disillusion with paying over the odds for mainstream music festivals, launching the new event in 2007 to provide a genre-crossing, less commercial, live music experience whilst promoting green issues and awareness.

The SoGlos.com team joined the crowds last year, which saw acts including Frank Turner, Brian James, The Anomalies and Devil Sold His Soul all take to the stage, and are expecting great things for this summer’s two-day event.

The two-day camping tickets cost £35 and are almost sold out, if you don’t manage to get your hands on one of them though, pick out your top performers and make your way to Upcote Farm with one of the festival’s bargain-priced day tickets for £25, both available online from twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk.

Event: 2000 Trees Festival 2008
Venue: Upcote Farm, Withington, Cheltenham GL54 4BL
Date: Friday 11 and Saturday 12 July 2008
Times: From 9.3oam on Friday 11 July 2008
Tickets: Weekend tickets cost from £35 per person, while day tickets cost £25, both available online from twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk.

SoGlos.com
30 June 2008