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2000trees Festival announces 2nd wave of bands

2000trees Festival can today reveal it's SECOND main stage headlining band of 2024.

The brilliant Australian 3 piece The Chats will be coming along to the farm this summer, bringing their sunshine coast punk rock, or as they describe it, 'shed rock'. Originally formed at school, they are a band known for their songs about Australian culture, their very direct song, EP and album titles ('Get This In Ya!' or the most recent 'Get F***ed') and being an incredible live act.

Joining them this summer, and also announced today includes fast rising UK rock band Hot Milk, American-Canadian singer songwriter grandson, all conquering phenomenons Nova Twins and the utterly brilliant Canadian duo Death From Above 1979. We also have Virginia Beach emo rockers Turnover, stunning US songsmiths Spanish Love Songs, one of the most exciting and talked about acts on the planet right now, Cassyette, hugely popular US rockers Movements, Liverpudlian 4 piece Crawlers (who opened up for My Chemical Romance in 2023) and many, many more.

A list of ALL the band and acts being announced today is below:

The Chats / Hot Milk / grandson / Nova Twins / Death From Above 1979 / Turnover / Spanish Love Songs / Cassyette / Movements / Crawlers / As December Falls / Angel Du$t / Static Dress / Amigo the Devil / Bears In Trees / Panic Shack / Press Club / Into It. Over It. / Interlaker / Sløtface / NOISY / Civic / King Nun / Calva Louise / ’68 / SNAYX / Cody Frost / ALT BLK ERA / NOBRO / Indoor Pets / Roe Kapara / Burner / Lovebreakers / Cauldron / Inhuman Nature / Pizzatramp / HAWXX / Meryl Streek / Shooting Daggers / Yabba / Heart of Gold / IDestroy / Ramkot / Swear Blind / Single Mothers / Mouth Culture / Naked Lungs / Midasuno / Knife Bride / Death Lens / Negative Frame / Arson / Bobby Wolfgang / Cruelty / Knives / Overpower / Artio / Split Chain

From 2000trees Festival booker, James Scarlett - "At 2000trees Festival, we have always taken pride in providing bands a path to prove they’re stage headlining-calibre bands. After they absolutely destroyed our Main Stage back in 2022, we’re stoked to be bringing The Chats back for their first ever UK festival headline slot, a brilliant band. On top of this, with the additions of bands like Hot Milk, Nova Twins, grandson and tons more of the most exciting artists rock music has to offer, we’re confident we’ve got a fair few more future main-stage headliners lingering in this announcement."

WHERE: 2000trees Festival is located on Upcote Farm, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. GL54 4BL

WHEN: Wednesday 10th / Thursday 11th / Friday 12th / Saturday 13th July 2024

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE HERE

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We just announced POLY-MATH, DEAD KIWIS & GURF for Friday 19th April at JT SOAR, Nottingham

Tickets on sale now - https://www.wegottickets.com/event/607733

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ArcTanGent have just announced a load more bands and daysplits for their 10th Birthday celebrations and damn is it a good one! Newly announced bands include Mogwai, Electric Wizard, Explosions in the sky, Pleiades and a tonne more amazing acts.

WHERE:

ATG is located on Fernhill Farm just outside Bristol.

WHEN:

Thursday 15th / Friday 16th / Saturday 17th August 2024

With early entry for a select few on Wednesday 15th August only with a 4Day ticket.

TICKETS ON SALE HERE

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EL MOONO return to The Chameleon in Nottingham on Friday 1st March to showcase material from their upcoming album.

They’ll be joined by special guests SLEEMO

Tickets available now HERE

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Lincoln based grunge/math duo Soaper have just released a new single called Say Anything.

The track was recorded in Cork, Ireland with Alex Vinci at Narrow Door Records and the video was produced by guitarist James Palmer.

“Ever felt lost, confused or alone in this world of hyper-information and super-connectiveness? Then this one is for the both of us. It's for every time we wished we could have stood up to those who oppressed or challenged us.

No-one's voice is more important than your own.”

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We have one show left this year and it’s gonna be an absolute belter. Join us at The Chameleon to celebrate New Years Eve with Ekhidna, Peach, Sang Froid, Kkett, Dusker and Myopics from 7pm until 4am

PARTY!!!!!!!!

Tickets available here - https://www.wegottickets.com/event/598495

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Every Hell - Debut Single "Freaking Out"

EVERY HELL have intricately smashed together their influences and created their very own flavour - Doom Pop. Today we get to hear the bands first offering with single 'Freaking Out'. The single wasrecorded and produced by Peter Miles at Middle Farm Studios and mixed in house by Mark Roberts, fans can expect a full EP in Spring 2024.

 Speaking about the new single, vocalist Will Gardener said "I began writing Freaking Out in the middle of the bleak Winter lockdown of 2020. I’d initially written the skeleton of it, along with the hooks and chorus melodies. I met with other musicians to try these ideas out, and the first jam that started this band was actually originally with Mark and Jamie Lenman."

"It wasn’t until Andrew and Evelyn joined the band that it all came together though, and Freaking Out really came to life. It was after changing from a different key into Evelyn’s low tuning, evolving the song completely as a band, and adding her crushing riff at the end that the song really felt complete."

"We really enjoyed making our music video for Freaking Out as well. We had the dream team of Dave Neale (Wild Stag Studio) and Oliver Kane (Summon Studios) on board, and their vision completely captured the energy of our tune in a visually exciting way. We worked so hard on making Freaking Out what it is today, and it’s going to be both a relief and joy to finally get this one out into the world and share with the world." The band have already been announced for 2000trees Festival and Arctangent Festival as well as a special end of year show for Effigy X ArcTanGent. ------------- ALL current announced EVERY HELL live shows:

22nd December 2023 - Effigy X ArcTanGent - Exchange, Bristol 11th July 2024 – 2000Trees Festival 15th August 2024 - ArcTanGent Festival

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ArcTanGent announce their first headliner!!!

ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL have announced its first 2024 main stage headliner in the shape of the brilliant Meshuggah, who will headline on the Friday night. Also announced today, and joining them on the main stage on Friday night (playing just before them) are the incredible Animals As Leaders. These shows are UK (Meshuggah) and EU (AAL) exclusive to ATG for 2024. Taking place near Bristol between the 14th August and the 17th August, the festival will be celebrating its TENTH year in 2024, andhas once again been shortlisted for Best Medium Festival at the Festival Awards (it won best small festival  in 2018), and continues to bring together some of the most interesting, diverse, exciting and eclectic bills for any festival, anywhere in the world.  

FULL list of all acts already announced: Meshuggah / Animals As Leaders / And So I Watch You From Afar* (fan voted set) / Three Trapped Tigers (farewell show) / Red Fang / Plini / Bossk* / LLNN* / Night Verses / Textures / Conan / Gallops / AK/DK / Curse These Metal Hands* / Hexvessel / KEN Mode / Psychonaut* / Colossal Squid / Frail Body / Cats and Cats and Cats / Komfortrauschen / Tokky Horror / Shy, Low / Cobra the Impaler / Squid Pisser / Maruja / Sunnata / Filth is Eternal / Every Hell / BLACKSHAPE / Iress / Haus Horo / Sâver /Tankengine / Healthliving / Din of Celestial Birds / Hidden Mothers* / Cassus / HAAL / Modern Technology / Torpor / Sun Spot / Peach

*= Wednesday Ticket Link for ArcTanGent 2024 is - HERE

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THEIR DOGS WERE ASTRONAUTS - UK DEBUT!!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk04wDjHj4s

Founded in Vienna, Austria during 2014 (and releasing their debut album 'In Touch' in the same year), the instrumental progressive metal outfit Their Dogs Were Astronauts is formed of a duo of charismatic brothers, Denis and Leonard Roth. Merging groove-laden prog with flavours of electronic influence, the pair's music wraps ear-pleasing melodies around an array of jagged, foot-tapping riffs-all laid out on 7-and 8-string guitars.

Embarking on an aural adventure to explore the possibilities that extended-range instruments have to offer, Their Dogs Were Astronauts followed their debut full-length with 2015's 'Earthkeeper' and–in a remarkable show of determination- 'Mystery: Diary' just one year later. Bedding the Roth brothers an enviable reputation, Their Dogs Were Astronauts have shown that they can meet the ever-increasing demand for new music in a fast-paced, modern music industry...without sacrificing quality and depth.

Citing influences from a broad spectrum of styles and genres from classical (Peer Gynt, John Williams) and jazz/fusion (Cory Henry, Tribal Tech) to prominent modern acts such as 'Animals As Leaders', 'TesseracT' and 'Periphery', Their Dogs Were Astronauts have proven to be an unstoppable force of creativity when it comes to refining the ever-changing shape of genre-hopping sound. Djent Mag has commented on the band's "masterly crafted and beautiful" sound, while Medium.com celebrates the "experimental, progressive, and fresh takes on what can sometimes be a stale and repetitive sound".

Despite being relative newcomers to the live scene, Their Dogs Were Astronauts seek to emulate their full studio sound on stage without the assistance of session musicians. Taking to Cologne's Euroblast Festival in 2018, Their Dogs Were Astronauts offer a fresh, untapped and untamed perspective on the concept of a live music performance that awaits audiences across the world.

With five full-length studio albums and five EP releases behind them, Their Dogs Were Astronauts will return with a forthcoming full-length studio album that follows on from 2020's'Dreamcatcher’ LP. Offering a fresh banquet of songs that promise to explore a provocative spread flavoured with surrealism and fantasy.

Support from:

Lost In Lavender Town

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A-TOTA-SO

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Dutch Elm

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ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL 2024 - CELEBRATING ITS TENTH YEAR

TAKING PLACE AUGUST 14th/15th/16th/17th 2024

First band announcement for the 2024 event includes - And So I Watch You From Afar (fan voted set), Three Trapped Tigers (farewell show), Red Fang (UK Festival exclusive), Plini, Bossk, LLNN, Night Verses, Textures, Conan, Gallops, Curse These Metal Hands and many more

Ticket link - HERE

in 2024, the mighty ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL will be celebrating its TENTH year, and today can reveal its first wave of bands for the event next summer, August 2024. Taking place near Bristol between the 14th August and the 17th August, ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL has once again been shortlisted for Best Medium Festival at the Festival Awards (it won best small festival in 2018), and continues to bring together some of the most interesting, diverse, exciting and eclectic bills for any festival, anywhere in the world.

To kick things off we have Wednesdays headliner, the magnificent Belfast 4 piece And So I Watch You From Afar, who will be playing a very special, fan voted for set. The band (who incidentally also played the very first ever ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL), are a festival fan favourite, and one of the most requested repeat booking the festival has ever had. More details on how this will work to be announced soon but only 4-Day Ticket holders will be able to vote, so if you want to have your say on a historical one-of-a-kind set, then don’t wait around to grab your tickets.

Joining them include a farewell show from the fabulous (and soon to be much missed) experimental instrumental Three Trapped Tigers, who also played the first ever ATG, US monster moshers Red Fang (with a UK festival exclusive) and the exceptional Australian guitarist, Plini. Also announced includes the much loved UK stoner rock doom band Bossk, dark and heavy Danish band LLNN, Californian rock band Night Verses and Dutch progressive metal from Textures (in a UK exclusive show booking).

FULL list of all acts announced today

And So I Watch You From Afar* (fan voted set) / Three Trapped Tigers (farewell show) / Red Fang / Plini / Bossk* / LLNN* / Night Verses / Textures / Conan / Gallops / AK/DK / Curse These Metal Hands* / Hexvessel / KEN Mode / Psychonaut* / Colossal Squid / Frail Body / Cats and Cats and Cats / Komfortrauschen / Tokky Horror / Shy, Low / Cobra the Impaler / Squid Pisser / Maruja / Sunnata / Filth is Eternal / Every Hell / BLACKSHAPE / Iress / Haus Horo / Sâver /Tankengine / Healthliving / Din of Celestial Birds / Hidden Mothers* / Cassus / HAAL / Modern Technology / Torpor / Sun Spot / Peach

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Legendary Tacoma, Washington mathcore/hardcore/metal band BOTCH have finally announced a run of UK and EU shows, happening next year through March 2024. The UK dates will be Bristol on March 21st, Manchester on March 22nd and London (at The Electric Ballroom) on March 23rd. Tickets go on sale Thursday 12th October at

10am BST, ticket link is - HERE

From BOTCH singer Dave Verellen: “We are really grateful to have the opportunity to be back in the UK. Playing in Europe has always been a highlight for us, very stoked to have one last run over there. Let’s melt some fucking faces!!!”

From BOTCH drummer Tim Latona: “Going back to tour the EU and UK with Botch is absolutely the fulfilment of a multi-decade dream of mine. We're so excited to share our music again with all of our fans!”

ALL UK and EU BOTCH headline dates, 2024:

March 8 – Prague, CZ – Meet Factory

March 9 – Vienna, AT – Arena

March 10 – Chemnitz, DE – AJZ

March 12 – Berlin, DE – Festsaal Kreuzberg

March 13 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega

March 14 – Hamburg, DE – Uebel & Gefährlich

March 15 – Brussels, BE – Botanique

March 17 – Wiesbaden, DE – Schlachthof

March 18 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal

March 19 – Paris, FR – Elysee Montmartre

March 21 – Bristol, UK – Marble Factory

March 22 – Manchester, UK – New Century Hall

March 23 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom

March 25 – Athens, GR – Gagarin 205

Bassist Brian Cook, guitarist David Knudson, drummer Tim Latona, and vocalist Dave Verellen formed BOTCH in 1993, becoming one of the most ground-breaking and influential bands during a pivotal shift in heavy music. Their final show was June 15, 2002, the same day as the original release of An Anthology of Dead Ends. The members would go on to play in These Arms Are Snakes, Minus the Bear, and Russian Circles, among others, with acclaim for the band coming mostly post-breakup.

The band can also announce a re-mastered reissue of their final EP 'An Anthology of Dead Ends', out October 27th via Sargent House. Originally recorded in 2002, 'An Anthology of Dead Ends' serves as a swan song, sending off one of heavy music’s most inventive groups. Their monstrous concoction of metal, noise, indie rock guitar trickery, and depth is on full display. This is a last will and testament to the group's drive and intent, cementing their legacy as one of the untouchable greats, already having influenced many a group and artist.

An Anthology of Dead Ends is available digitally and will see its vinyl release on October 27th, 2023 via Sargent House. Pre-order HERE.

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HEALTH ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'RAT WARS'

OUT DEC. 7TH, 2023 VIA LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS

HEALTH–the LA-based industrial-rock band of Jake Duzsik (vocals/guitar), John Famiglietti (bass/producer), and BJ Miller (drums)–today announced their new album 'RAT WARS' will be released December 7th, 2023 via Loma Vista Recordings. The album’s first two singles are also out now at all DSPs and via a seamless YouTube trailer: the menacing “CHILDREN OF SORROW,” featuring Lamb of God’s Willie Adler on guitar, arrives with a video directed by James Markidis, while the half-time hellscape “SICKO” samples Godflesh’s “Like Rats” and arrives with video directed by Mynxii White.

Listen to 'CHILDREN OF SORROW' HERE.

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Not long now until ArcTanGent Festival

Tickets are running low now so don’t sleep on it!!!!

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2000 Trees 2023 Review

Now in it’s 15th year 2000 trees returned to Upcote farm for a mostly sunny edition with an absolutely stacked lineup - we caught around 30 different artists this year and discovered some great new music.

Arriving a little later than planned on the Thursday morning we found a spot to camp which seemed ideal but later turned out to be a mistake as we realised we had camped by the entrance to the forest school which had a little drum kit set up in the woods which meant festival revellers would play drums all throughout the night but it’s 2000 trees so we just let it slide and popped our earplugs in before calling it a night. Anyway I digress. Onto the bands....

Projector were one of the bands we really wanted to catch but only managed to catch the very end of their set on the Axiom but it seemed as though the Brighton based trio had a great reception and we'd clearly missed a banging set. Onwards to our first full set of the weekend with ITHACA on the main stage all dressed in white and Djamila in Orange as is now tradition they blitzed through material from their latest release “They Fear Us” with a message to the UK scene for more inclusion and diversity, A solid set from a band currently at the top of their game. 

Ithaca - Photo Credit (Gareth Bull)

Up next were Graphic Nature, admittedly a band I haven’t heard before but they definitely left an impression and I’ll be sure to catch them again in future as they chanelled their inner Slipknot and got the crowd pumped and ready to take on the rest of Thursday afternoon. 

Graphic Nature - Photo Credit - Gareth Bull

Martha have been held in high regard in our circle of friends so I decided to pop along to see what all the fuss was about and while I enjoyed the first half of their set I found myself feeling it all a bit samey and decided to move on to catch the remainder of Svalbard's set over in the Cave, The post-metallers are very much engrained within the UK music scene by now and deliver an epic set to a packed out tent.

It’s actually surprising how many heavier bands are on the trees lineup this year and it’s Bristol's finest purveyors of doom Sugar Horse up next in the darkened Neu stage with their crushingly heavy world ending riffs before some uplifting math/post rock from Belfast’s And So I watch you From Afar who played an absolute blinder and treated the crowd to some new songs. A band that know how to whip a crowd into a frenzy guitarist Rory Friers spent a lot of time in the thick of it among the party people before we headed off into the forest for BAT SABBATH which was Cancer Bats performing a set full of Black Sabbath Classics and one of my highlights of the day as a massive Sabbath fan. 

Bat Sabbath - Photo Credit - Gareth Bull

I ended up watching The Bronx as my headliner and did not regret my decision, having never seen them before this was a lesson in how to get crowd fired up and the tent was brimming full of energy which was unleashed in full force for the duration of their set and ended with one of our crew being taken to get his knee bandaged up following a pit injury!!!!

THE BRONX - Photo Credit - Gareth Bull

Another hot and sweaty day on the Farm as Friday begins and we had an absolutely stacked day ahead beginning with one of our favourites The St Pierre Snake Invasion assaulting the crowd with a mix of new and old bangers on the Main Stage, having released my AOTY so far I was curious to see how the songs would translate on a bigger stage and it just works so well, definitely a band made to play bigger stages they just deserve more attention! 

Following on from that was my discovery of the weekend in Canada’s Motherhood who played a quirky set full of twists and turns that reminded me in parts of a mathier PILE. Definitely looking forward to hearing more from this trio in the future. 

Lakes - Photo Credit - Jez Pennington

Firm bUTTONpUSHER faves LAKES performed a beautiful set full of songs from their latest album Elysian Skies in the Forest and were joined by some guests on vocals and trumpet and I genuinely think the Forest stage is one of my favourite places in all the world to watch bands.

Northern Irelands New Pagans were up next for us and it was a real nice contradiction in sounds as the raw punk rock energy from the band is on full display mixed with gorgeous vocals from Lyndsey. The Irish contingent was strong at this years trees but it was time for some Belgian action from Brutus over on the main stage and again the trio put on a fierce show as always as they hold the crowd in their hands in the blazing sunshine.

Empire State Bastard - Photo Credit - Joseph Singh

Feeling the burn from the heat I enjoyed Empire State Bastard from a shady spot outside the tent but thoroughly enjoyed the noise from Biffy boys Simon Neil and Mike Vennart who are making the rounds on the festival scene this year ahead of the release of their debut album. We closed out our Friday in the Forest with another Irish band, The Scratch, they were easily one of our favourite bands last year but this year their set was shorter and consisted of lots of new songs which unfortunately just missed the mark with me and I feel they should have had a longer set on a bigger stage. 

Photo Credit - Gareth Bull

Before arriving at the festival I assumed Saturday would be the more chilled out day for me but damn was I wrong. Not having a list of bands I wanted to see meant I ended up catching lots of great new music that I otherwise probably wouldn’t have known about.

I started my morning with a coffee and a bacon sandwich before heading off to see Witch Fever on the main stage, the Riot Grrrl vibe was strong and they played a rager of a set as the weather tried to make up its mind about what to do. 

Modern Error - Photo Credit - Gareth Bull

Modern Error had an air of NIN about them which I enjoyed but quickly tired of as the sound just wasn't that great for them and so I left to go check out High Vis on the main stage where someone recommended yet another Irish band Enola Gay who brought some post punk/ hardcore action to the afternoon before it all got a bit silly with Electric Six and one of the biggest crowds I’d seen down at the main stage all weekend. 

Electric Six - Photo Credit - Gareth Bull

Time for a quick break before we caught One step Closer and Holding Absence who admittedly aren’t really the kind of thing I’m into but both put on solid perfomances and the latter were clearly delighted to be on the main stage after playing every stage at 2000 trees now over the years.

Frozemode and Cody frost were both on fire and definite highlights on the forest stage with Frozemode enjoying some sunshine and Cody Frost playing through a set filled with torrential rain and a surprise guest appearance from Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds, the Shikari fans all made a beeline for the front ensuring this was a set Cody Frost will remember forever.

Hundred Reasons had the misfortune of playing the main stage during the worst weather of the weekend and it all becomes a bit much so we decided to go see TSPSI for the second time this weekend as they had replaced Loathe who unfortunately had to pull out last minute. 

The St Pierre Snake Invasion - Photo Credit - Joe Singh

Pitchshifter were a band I never managed to see growing up so off we headed for some nostalgic riffs from the Nottingham rockers who while putting on a sterling show seemed to be more obsessed with the fact they are an old band now which became quite cringey very quickly as JS Claydon showed off his “Dad Bod” - one of the bands i wish I’d seen when they were doing it the first time round instead!

Time for a hot take but American Football are not a band for a festival in my opinion, despite being great on record they just don’t keep your energy levels up enough so we left after a couple of songs and decided to close the festival out with an absolutely thrilling set from Belfast’s Kneecap who were phenomenal. The Hip Hop trio mix Irish and English language and gave fair warning to the packed forest that if you are on psychedelics you aren’t going crazy their just mixing up the two languages and to great effect. High octane energy and plenty of laughs from the two frontmen while their DJ wearing a balaclava drank cans in the background. I would highly encourage anyone to go see these lot if they get the opportunity. 

Kneecap - Photo Credit - Joe Singh

So as we donned our silent disco headphones and closed out another year at 2000 Trees it’s say to say this was another successful year and there’s probably way more we could have written about how great this festival is, it's an absolute credit to the organisers who manage to smash it every year!

We’ll definitely be back next year!!!!! 

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Mangata festival returns to Nottingham today and our boys in a-tota-so are making noise at 12:45pm in the Red Rooms.

Also on the lineup are bUTTONpUSHER favourites Sugar Horse, Damn Craters and Tuskar. Old school metallers Raging Speedhorn are also on the lineup and Hundred Year Old Man will close the festival out at the Tap and Tumblr

It’s gonna be a day filled with heavy music and we can’t wait!!!

Tickets are running low but you can grab one here - https://www.gigantic.com/mangata-festival-all-dayer-tickets/rescue-rooms/2023-07-15-12-00

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5 bands you need to see at 2000 trees

The legendary 2000 trees festival celebrates its 15th anniversary this weekend and we can't wait to be back on site for one of the best weekends of the year.

With an absolutely stacked lineup and the weather looking like it's going to be another year of sunshine these are our top 5 acts you simply cannot miss on Upcote Farm this weekend.

THE ST PIERRE SNAKE INVASION

TSPSI return for their sixth appearance at trees in support of their astonishing new album Galore, expect noisy post hardcore, mixed with punk and metal elements and plenty of banter and gun flexing from frontman Damien Sayell. This band deserves way more attention so be sure to catch them on the Main Stage this Friday

SUGAR HORSE

Bringing a slab of misery to a sunny day - Bristol based harbingers of doom will be bringing their unique brand of post-metal/shoegaze to an unprepared trees crowd. Expect lots of noise mixed with some beautiful etheral moments this Thursday on the NEU Stage. Their latest EP featured lots of guest vocalists so who knows they may even have some surprises up their sleeves.

PROJECTOR

We first stumbled upon Projector at Bad Pond Festival and were captivated by their stage presence and raw power. The Brighton based trio make a big racket with plenty of angular guitars and dual vocals and remind us of some of the bands from the grunge era like Sonic Youth and Pixies - You can catch them on the Axiom Stage this Thursday

THE SCRATCH

We were recommended The Scratch by someone at last years trees and damn were they right as it proved to be possibly one of our favourite sets from the Forest Stage last year as they managed to get the crowd in fine form. So, If you need a bit of energy in your life and fancy a jig you won't want to miss them as they return to the Forest stage again this year on Friday night. Expect to leave with a massive smile on your face.

LAKES

Another Forest stage set we're super excited for is Lakes, the Watford based Mid West inspired emo band have been on the rise as of late having supported American Football on their most recent tour and also just completing their own run of headline shows around the UK. We're very excited to see them again in the gorgeous surroundings of the Forest Stage this Friday afternoon.

2000 Trees Festival 2023 takes place next week at Upcote Farm, Cheltenham. The final tickets and additional information can be found here.

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MY OCTOPUS MIND - MOVING SLOW

Bristol noisemakers My Octopus Mind are no strangers to us here at bUTTONpUSHER having played here in Nottingham a few times and we bloody love them. Well they’re back with a new single called Moving Slow, the first to be taken from their forthcoming album “Trying to Be Normal”

You can check the song out here which is accompanied by this gorgeous video by Francis Beaumier