Curated by the Boileroom team, Always the Sun Festival will be making a welcome return to Guildford’s Stoke Park from 8-10 September this year and the first wave of acts including the headliners for the Park Stage – The Strypes (Friday), Public Service Broadcasting (Saturday) and Lucy Rose (Sunday) – has just been announced. Also playing…
Saturday 23 August Big Scary Monsters’ signings Gnarwolves were the openers on the Main Stage and the brash punk-rockers could not believe they’d been given such an impressive slot. With no messing about, they had plenty of their loyal fans in tow and showcased the rewards that hard work and belief in your music can…
Now into its eighth year and fully established as one of the best places to catch both up-and-coming bands and old favourites alike, the sun came out for 2014’s 2000trees festival in the beautiful surroundings of Upcote Farm, Gloucestershire. Ran by a team of incredibly passionate music fans, the festival kicked off, for those who…
Every year, seemingly the entire music industry and thousands of punters head down to the South Coast for an extended weekend in May to enjoy the bands on offer at the Great Escape. Tickets for the Brighton event proper have long since sold out, but we’ve always found the events at the Alternative Escape to…
Sunday Hawk Eyes got Sunday off to a flyer with a raw and powerful set that surely knocked out any tiredness or remnants of hangovers. After headlining the Introducing Stage last year, the Leeds rockers have gone from strength to strength and the live show has evolved considerably too. Heavy but melodic, the band even…
Saturday 2000 Trees Leaf Lounge headliners Childhood opened the Radio 1 Stage and their blend of Pavement meets Youth Lagoon dreamy indie pop was perfect for easing you into the second day. With a otherworldly quality throughout, are they going to be at the forefront of the second rising of tweecore? Post War Years in…
Saturday As everyone awoke on an increasingly hot and sticky Saturday morning, it quickly became apparent that shade was going to be at a premium. One tree next to the Cave must have seen a significant proportion of the site eat breakfast and share stories from the night before. This need for shade meant that…
2012’s 2000 Trees festival saw the Gloucestershire event suffer from a deluge of rain and mud. Mud that appeared to move of its own accord and have a life of its own. This year, as the weekend drew ever closer, Britain found itself in the midst of searing heat – could Upcote Farm be treated…
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