Hold onto your bucket hats and battered Vans, butt — 2000trees Festival 2026 is shaping up to be one of the rowdiest, riff-heavy line-ups the Gloucestershire fields have ever seen! 🏕️🎸
🌲 WEDNESDAY WARM-UP – SMALL STAGE, MASSIVE ENERGY
Things kick off early with PUP, Sprints, The Dirty Nil, and Lake Malice tearing through the opening night. Expect chaos, pits, and probably someone attempting a backflip near the vegan burrito stand.
Support from Venus Grrrls, Thrill Collins, Bruise Control, Love Rarely, Split Chain, and Karen Dio proves once again that Trees doesn’t “ease in” — it detonates. 💥
💀 THURSDAY – ALKALINE TRIO TAKE OVER
Pop-punk royalty Alkaline Trio headline Thursday, and if that doesn’t get your eyeliner running already, Superheaven, PUP (yes, they’re playing again), and Bad Nerves will absolutely finish the job.
Also storming the stages: LEAP, The Dirty Nil, Adore, Deadwax, Cowboy Builders, Lonesome, Lemonsuck, I Don’t Dance, Snake Eyes, and So Good. It’s a day for sing-alongs, sweat, and possibly tears (from joy, probably). 😭🎤
🧙♀️ FRIDAY – LAMBRINI GIRLS, CANCER BATS & CHAOS
Friday’s looking spicy, mun. Punk powerhouses Lambrini Girls headline alongside the almighty Cancer Bats, bringing feral energy and feminist fury to the farm.
Expect carnage from Free Throw, Saturdays At Your Place, and House of Protection, with stacked support from Aerial Salad, Banks Arcade, Call Me Amour, Footballhead, Rogues Gallery, Guillotine, Tropigala, Truck, and Her Girl.
Another mystery headliner is still TBA — and knowing Trees, it’s gonna be massive. 👀
💥 SATURDAY – GLASSJAW, DINO PILE-UP, HIGH VIS & MORE
And then comes the grand finale. Glassjaw are headlining (their first UK appearance in yonks!) — a seismic booking that’ll make every post-hardcore heart melt. Joining them are Dinosaur Pile-Up, High Vis, Pinkshift, Nothing, I Am The Avalanche, and the wild, unhinged HO99O9 (bring earplugs… or don’t).
The undercard’s stacked too: Carolesdaughter, Have Mercy, Big Special, Carsick, Bat Sabbath, Club Brat, Peach, Frozen Out, Javier, Kent Osborne, Virmagnis, and loads more.
Again, one final headliner TBA – could it be another legacy act? Or something completely mental like The Prodigy? Either way, the pit’s ready. 🕺💀
🎟️ TICKETS & INFO
📅 Dates: 8–11 July 2026
📍 Location: Upcote Farm, Cheltenham
💸 Tickets: 2000trees.co.uk
This year’s edition promises four days of mosh-pit magic, cider-soaked singalongs, and a community vibe you won’t find anywhere else. Only at Trees will you find glitter punks dancing with hardcore kids under a sunset to a band you’ve never heard of — and it’ll be your new favourite by the end of the night. 🌅🎶
🤘 OUR TAKE – WHY 2000TREES STILL RULES
There’s a reason 2000trees is the heart of the UK’s alternative scene — it’s intimate, chaotic, and all killer, no filler. Whether you’re screaming along to Glassjaw, stage-diving to Lambrini Girls, or crying to Superheaven, this one’s going down as a tidy year, mun. 🏴🔥
Proper job. See you in the pit. 🥁🎸
Michael is the founder, editor, and chief riff wrangler behind The Riff Report, an independent Welsh rock and metal publication built by fans, for fans. With a lifelong passion for loud guitars, unforgettable live shows, and the incredible community that surrounds rock and metal, he created The Riff Report to celebrate everything that makes the scene special—from legendary headline acts and grassroots venues to rising bands that deserve to be heard.
A familiar face at festivals across the UK, Michael spends much of the year covering events including Download Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, Steelhouse Festival, Firevolt, Plumpton Revival, and many more. Whether he’s battling the Welsh weather on a mountainside, surviving a weekend in a muddy campsite, or squeezed against the front barrier with thousands of fellow fans, he’s always searching for the next great story to share.
As editor of The Riff Report, Michael writes festival guides, breaking news, album reviews, gig reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, nostalgia features, and behind-the-scenes stories from across the rock and metal world. His writing combines honest opinions, humour, and a genuine love for live music, bringing readers closer to the bands, festivals, venues, and people that keep the scene alive.
Michael is particularly passionate about supporting independent artists, local venues, charities, and the wider UK rock and metal community. He believes every band deserves a chance to be discovered and every festival has a story worth telling. Through The Riff Report, he aims to shine a spotlight on both the biggest names in rock and the future stars waiting to break through.
When he’s not writing or interviewing artists, you’ll probably find him exploring festival campsites, photographing live shows, chatting with fellow fans over a pint, or planning the next road trip in search of more riffs, bigger crowds, and unforgettable moments.
Above all, Michael believes rock and metal are about more than music—they’re about community, friendship, and creating memories that last a lifetime. That’s exactly what The Riff Report exists to celebrate.
Proudly Welsh. Proudly Loud. Always chasing the next great riff. 🤘
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