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2000trees Line Up Additions

• 23rd Mar 2010

Ticket sales have broken all records for the 2000trees Festival, amid rave reviews for its line-up, say organisers. The event has enjoyed the fastest first month of ticket sales in its four-year history, while attracting ever-increasing media interest – including the label “one of the hottest tickets of the summer”.

Headliners The Subways and Frank Turner were announced last month, along with Bombay Bicycle Club (NME’s Best New Band 2010), Metronomy, 65 Days of Static, The Xcerts, Crazy Arm and local heroes Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun. And today second stage headliners Your Twenties are among the many bands to that have been confirmed.

New acts for the Tree House (main stage) are: And So I Watch You From Afar, Three Trapped Tigers, Flashguns, and Skeletons and the Empty Pockets. Leaf Lounge (second stage) additions include Little Fish, Orphans & Vandals, Vessels, Midnight Mile, A Genuine Freakshow, Lo-fi Culture Scene, Cats and Cats and Cats. And new acts for the Greenhouse (third stage) are Jake Morley, Shoes and Socks Off, MenDiamler, Daniel Conti, Side-step DJ's, Aspen Sails, Oxygen Thief, May Fly Trio, Joe Summers, Ruth Bewsey, Carlos and the Jackal, Every Other Ones.

There will be around 60 artists on three stages at the award-winning event, which takes place at Upcote Farm near Cheltenham on July 16-17.

There will also be comedy, DJs, Headphone disco and campfire sing-a-longs to keep the party spirit going till dawn – and an extra day of music and fun for the first 500 people on July 15.

The proud organisers are six friends and festival veterans who decided to start their own event in 2007, after growing frustrated with the mass-produced nature of the larger music festivals. And they believe their love of live music has helped them achieve a great start to 2010. One of them, Andy Rea, said: “The first review I read this week touted 2000trees Festival as ‘one of the hottest tickets of the summer’ which was a really great reward for our efforts. We think we’ve brought together our strongest line-up yet and we can’t wait to see them perform. Ticket sales reflect that strength, but we also believe the intimate and friendly atmosphere of the event makes people return year after year.

“We know the giant festivals can afford to pull in the biggest acts of the moment, but we offer a different focus on discovering your new favourite band, without some of the headaches that go with huge events. We’ve had over 1,000 band applications and every band we book we’ve seen live, so we know the pedigree is there.”

Disillusioned by extortionate ticket prices with over-priced food and drink, these six friends vowed to take matters into their own hands and in true punk rock style, set about developing the perfect antidote. They also manage to be one of the greenest festivals, winning the national ‘A Greener Festival Award’ in 2008 and achieving 90% recycling at last year’s festival. Rising stars play alongside more established acts to create an inspiring, chilled out, fun festival of good music and great atmosphere, set within the stunning Cotswolds countryside.