That was sooooo damned hot!
Having only just recovered from a scorchio Glastonbury, the intense heat of 2000Trees really took our breath away… but who’s complaining… we’d much rather shelter from the sun than the rain.
And anyway, with so many bands truly on fire at the festival it was always going to be an incendiary affair, so everyone should have been prepared for the meltingly hot environment right from the word go.
We checked out scores of bands across the shuffled-forward weekend (for the uninitiated, ‘TREES’ runs Wednesday to Saturday) – and we’re sorry if we missed your favourites.
But we came away with a few new finds you need to have on your radars (look out for the ones below with Spotify playlists)… plus one exceptional return to form for a band who have been away for 20 years, but are back with a huge BANG!
PICS (mainly) by Sara-Louise Bowrey
Bambi Thug
- Official Website: https://www.bambi-thug.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bambithug/
Battlesnake
- Official Website: https://www.battlesnake.com.au/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/battlesnakeband
Benefits
- Official Website: https://benefits.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BENEFITSBAND/
Big Special
- Official Website: https://www.bigspecial.co.uk/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BigSpecialBand/
Bilk
- Official Website: https://www.bilk.band/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BILKBAND/
Black Gold
Bleech
Coughin Vicars
- Official Website: https://coughinvicars.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/coughinvicars/
Coheed and Cambria
- Official Website: https://www.coheedandcambria.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/coheedandcambria/
COILGUNS
- Official Website:
- Facebook Page:
DZ Death Rays
The Dangerous Summer
- Official Website: https://thedangeroussummer.us/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thedangeroussummer/
Dream Nails
- Official Website: https://dreamnails.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dreamnailsband/
Frank Turner
- Official Website: https://frank-turner.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/frankturnermusic/
Good Health Good Wealth
- Official Website: https://goodhealthgoodwealth.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/goodhealthgoodwealth/
Hail The Sun
- Official Website: https://hailthesun.band/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hailthesun/
Himalayas
- Official Website: https://www.himalayas.band/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/himalayasbanduk/
Hot Milk
- Official Website: https://www.hotmilkofficial.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/wearehotmilk/
The Huna
- Official Website: https://thehuna.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thehunaband/
IMOGEN AND THE KNIFE
- Official Website: https://imogenandtheknife.com
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/im0genmusic/
JOOLS
- Official Website: https://joolsbandjools.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/joolsbandjools
Karen Dio
- Official Website: https://karendio.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KarenDioBand/
Keg
- Official Website: https://keg.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kegband/
Kid Kapichi
- Official Website: https://www.kidkapichi.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kidkapichi/
Kneecap
- Official Website: https://kneecap.ie/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KneecapMusic/
Lake Malice
- Official Website: https://www.lakemalice.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lakemalice/
Meryl Streek
- Official Website: https://www.merylstreek.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/merylstreek
Million Dead
- Official Website: https://milliondead.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/milliondeadband/
OVERSIZE
- Official Website: https://oversize.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/oversizeband
Press Club
- Official Website: https://www.pressclubband.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pressclubband/
Rifle
- Official Website: https://rifleband.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/riflebanduk/
SNAYX
- Official Website: https://snayx.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SNAYX
Spaced
- Official Website: https://spaced.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/spacednyhc/
Split Dogs
- Official Website: https://splitdogs.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SplitDogsBand/
SUPERBLOOM
- Official Website:
- Facebook Page:
PVRIS
- Official Website: https://pvris.os.fan
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PVRISBandMa
Taking Back Sunday
- Official Website: https://www.takingbacksunday.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TakingBackSunday/
TAYNE
- Official Website: https://tayneband.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/tayneband
TERMINAL SLEEP
- Official Website: https://www.terminalsleep.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/terminalsleepband
THANK
- Official Website: https://thankleeds.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thankleeds
Trash Boat
- Official Website: https://www.trashboat.co.uk/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/trashboatuk/
unpeople
- Official Website: https://unpeople.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/unpeopleuk/
Venus Grrrls
- Official Website: https://www.venusgrrrls.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/VenusGrrrls/
Witch Fever
- Official Website: https://www.witchfever.com
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/witchfever/
Youth Killed It
- Official Website: https://youthkilledit.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/youthkilledit/
