When most people think of a rock festival, they picture towering stages, roaring guitar solos, muddy boots, crowdsurfers flying overhead and enough black band shirts to blot out the sun. But one of the UKโs favourite independent festivals is proving that heavy music and family life can go hand in hand. Welcome to 2000trees Festival […]
Hold onto your bucket hats and battered Vans, butt โ 2000trees Festival 2026 is shaping up to be one of the rowdiest, riff-heavy line-ups the Gloucestershire fields have ever seen! ๐๏ธ๐ธ ๐ฒ WEDNESDAY WARM-UP โ SMALL STAGE, MASSIVE ENERGY Things kick off early with PUP, Sprints, The Dirty Nil, and Lake Malice tearing through the […]
๐ Upcote Farm, Cheltenham โ Saturday, July 12, 2025โ๏ธ The Riff Report | Legs gone, voice gone, spirit flying somewhere above the Forest Stage โ๏ธ Saturday: The Final Stretch Into the Pit of Glory Saturday at Trees hits different. Youโre knackered. Youโve forgotten what your bed feels like. Youโve got glitter in places glitter should […]
๐ Upcote Farm, Cheltenham โ Friday, July 11, 2025โ๏ธ The Riff Report | Now 47% cider, 53% tinnitus ๐๏ธ FRIDAY AT TREES: WHERE EMO MEETS ANARCHY IN A FIELD By Friday, youโve either hit your stride or hit the floor โ and 2000trees doesnโt care which one you are. Because Friday doesnโt warm up, it […]
๐ฒ Upcote Farm, Cheltenham โ July 10, 2025โ๏ธ The Riff Report Blog | Still hoarse, still happy, still covered in glitter and gravel rash ๐ธ Thursday: The Day the Forest Went Feral If Wednesday was the emotional warm-up, Thursday was the flipping cannonball into the riff pool. The Main Stage roared to life, the pits […]
Early Entry Mayhem, Forest Tears & Cave Stage Chaos ๐ Upcote Farm, Cheltenham โ July 9, 2025โ๏ธ The Riff Report | Covered in glitter and screaming about Graphic Nature since 2pm ๐๏ธ Welcome to the Cult of Trees Ah, Wednesday at 2000trees โ the day the faithful arrive early, pitch their tents wonkily, and begin […]
๐ธ Upcote Farm, Cheltenham | July 2025Words by The Riff Report Team (covered in glitter, sweat, and cider) ๐ณ What is 2000trees Festival? Letโs set the scene. Imagine a field in the middle of the Cotswolds. Add 10,000 alternative music fans, three days of sunshine (or letโs be honest, probably rain), five stages of non-stop […]