Thank Satan’s hand soap for 2000trees festival. While the uncertainty and sadly necessary tour cancellations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic are making us want to run to the hills on a daily basis, 2000trees have announced new headliners that will have you looking forward to summer again. California goth rock royalty AFI will top the bill on Friday, while Thrice will play their landmark fourth album Vheissu in its entirety the following day.
They’re not the only ones making their debut appearance at Upcote Farm between July 9-11. Alongside tons of other ace bands to break the natural serenity of the surrounding Cotswolds Hills this year will be Crossfaith, Anti-Flag, Leeched, Royal Republic, Against The Current, Gnarlah, Beachtape, Saint Agnes, Fresh, Chubby & The Gang, Kneecap and Aussie scamps The Chats. Elsewhere, ’trees favourites Black Peaks, Lonely The Brave and Orchards will be making their welcome return to a stacked bill. Plus there’s the acoustic Forest Sessions, yoga, crazy golf, silent disco…
You get the picture, it’s going to be a barnstormer. So we’ll let AFI’s Jade Puget and Thrice’s Dustin Kensrue explain why there’s even more to look forward to…
Both AFI and Thrice will be making their first appearances at 2000trees this year. Have you heard much about it before?
Jade Puget, AFI (guitar): “Yeah, actually! I’ve heard a little bit about it from people, and then of course when we got the offer to play I did a little research and it looks cool and super-interesting. I love that it’s out in the middle of nowhere, and the line-up looks great, so we’re definitely looking forward to it. And the weather’s usually nice? That’s great, because playing festivals in the UK usually reminds me of playing in the mud, so playing in the sun will be really nice – especially since we’re from California so it’s what we’re used to.”
Dustin Kensrue, Thrice (vocals/guitar): “It sounds fun and there seems to be a lot of cool bands who play. We toured with [2016 headliners] Refused last year and they were a lot of fun every night and really sweet dudes. I’m not sure we’ll top them, but we’ll try!”
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