2000 Trees Festival 2008

11 - 12 July 2008, Upcote Farm, Withington

The 2000 Trees Festival is one of the latest additions to Cheltenham summer season. Inspired by independent events like Truck Festival, the 2000 Trees Festival is about the love of live music, great performances and having a fantastic time in a field. In its second year, the 2000 Trees Festival offers two nights of music under the stars in a relaxing, picturesque Cotswolds location with three stages featuring over forty bands.

The Festival will actually start on Thursday when the Early Entry Permit holders will be able to enter an open mic competition to win themselves a slot on the festival bill the very next day. The Festival will be officially opened on Friday by Frank Turner who will perform an intimate midday acoustic set in the Leaf Lounge. Friday will also feature Fancy Dress Party, the theme for this years Fancy Dress Friday will be “Countries of the World”.

The 2008 line-up, which includes many well known local bands, is headlined by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. The main stage will feature the following bands:

Friday
80’s MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER
THE DUKE SPIRIT
IN CASE OF FIRE
THE KING BLUES
SLAVES TO GRAVITY
GHOST OF A THOUSAND
GENTLEMANS PISTOLS
OLD SCHOOL TIE
JIM LOCKEY
SKANKT
TUBELORD
SOULJACKER
THE DIVINE SECRET

Saturday:
ART BRUT
THESE NEW PURITANS
FUTURE OF THE LEFT
FRANK TURNER
IMPERIAL LEISURE
THE ANOMALIES
FLIPRON
CAPTAIN BLACK
LAZY HABITS
HIJAK OSCAR
DIAGONAL
A SILENT FILM
THE DIVEBOMB REVOLUTION

Tickets information: Weekend Tickets cost £39 (Children 10-15 accompanied by an adult £20), Day Tickets are £25. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/tickets (booking fee applies) or at the following shops:
Cheltenham: Badlands Records (01242 227 725)
Cheltenham: Vinyl Vault (01242 227 454)
Cheltenham: The Frog & Fiddle (01242 701 156)
Stroud: Kane’s Records (01453 766 886)
Tewkesbury: The Music Trade (01684 850 220)

Shuttle buses to the Festival venue from Cheltenham Railway Station are available, return ticket on the coach costs £15.



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