One balmy 30° Wednesday in July, several thousand determined and excited fans descended on Upcote farm in Cheltenham to get the Beeros in and trade sweat in the mosh pits of 2000 trees. The midweek kick-off didn't deter the enthusiasm with a duo of stages supplying the soundtrack to tent pitching and friend reunions, The Word stage playing host to half the acts and The Forest providing much needed shelter for the other half. The nineteenth annual edition of the Cotswold alt-rock party returned for 2026 with almost identical weather as the previous year, which could only be described as, bloody hot.

Hands up if you've heard this one: “Oh you've never been to Trees? Man you have to go, it's the best festival ever!”

2000 Trees may have accidently become a pyramid scheme. The uninitiated come away from their first trees experience spouting the mantra to anyone that will listen, vowing to return every year- regardless of the weather, regardless of the line up, simply ready for the best few days of the year with a ton of likeminded people in a field.