Bit late with this review but hey ho...
1st proper festival of the year, and
the ‘2000Trees’ delivered. Now in its 7th year, a present capacity
of 4,500 happy people puts it right back at the early days of the Greenman and
End of the Road etc. A good mixed line up with most of the bands substantially
different from that of the GM & EOTR script. That’s a big plus, though I
love the AmerCanadiianEuro Alt scene, coming away with a clutch of new sounds
is inspiring.
Should explain there are 4 stages. The Main Stage for the
usual bigger crowd pleasers, The tented Cave stage for the heavier and Post
Prog, The Leaf Lounge for the clever alt, and the Greenhouse for the acoustic
play offs. The age range is fairly young and wealthy, with a muttering of
middle aged cotswoldians, all very friendly.
Friday
We got there a bit late on the Friday so unfortunately
missed ‘The Park Bench Society’, so after pitching the tent at a jaunty angle
(tip get there a bit earlier and try and find a flat spot without to many
rocks) we headed off to the Main Stage to catch ‘Jim Lockey & the Solemn
Sun’ ‘Funeral for a Friend’ all very good and as expected one quite enjoyed the
‘King Charles’ set. Saturday main stage finale was ‘Frank Turner’ OK not
exactly my run out and buy the CD favourite but I have to admit he did a bloody
good show. Without wanting to sound farty ‘you could hear the words’. We also
caught ‘INME’ and a bit of ‘Adebesi Shank’ at the Cave. Officially it’s all
quiet after 11pm, to let the trees sleep. Crawling back to the tent we picked
up a last pint, fortunately due to the angle we pitched out tent we veered off
towards the woodness and stumbled upon the twinkly lights of the ‘in the trees’
acoustic stage with its own leetle door. Great bunch of blokes busking
something with lyrics ‘l’m a Leprechauns I’m not a F**cking Fairy’ and ‘We just
want your money’ Then a few comedy bits from ‘Fair & Square’ ha ha ha
…stumble, trip snorezzzz
Saturday
Ow those feckin rocks in me back, I need some breakfast..
So which bands raised the hairs?
TTNG (This Town Needs Guns)
Maybeshewill
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