Two Thousand Trees Festival
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The 2000trees festival is an award-winning independent music festival dedicated to bringing together the best new and underground British music for one weekend every July, held at Upcote Farm, Withington
, near Cheltenham
in Gloucestershire
. It offers a diverse selection of more than 80 acts on four stages, plus comedy, trader village,and the very popular outdoor headphone disco. It also won the Grass Roots Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards 2010. .
2000trees was started by six friends in 2007, who grew tired of being made to pay too much at other festivals to see the bands they love. They decided to create a value for money alternative, which also raises awareness of environmental concerns.
The Festival is known for its cheap weekend tickets that will be under £60 in 2011. The festival usually hosts around 3,500 people and therefore there is little mud and it is easy to place your tent.
There is also a comprehensive environmental policy which includes electricity generated with locally sourced biofuel
(recycled chip fat), onsite recycling
(66 per cent in 2007) and locally sourced food and drink where possible. Plus green travel schemes that save you money the greener you are in your travel plans.
The festival has performances on four stages: Tree House (main stage), The Cave (new second stage), the Leaf Lounge (acoustic stage), and the Greenhouse, but organisers say much more is planned for 2011.
Withington, Gloucestershire
Withington is a village in Gloucestershire, England, about eight miles south-east of Cheltenham. The River Coln runs through the village.The parish church is St Michael and All Angels...
, near Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. It offers a diverse selection of more than 80 acts on four stages, plus comedy, trader village,and the very popular outdoor headphone disco. It also won the Grass Roots Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards 2010. .
2000trees was started by six friends in 2007, who grew tired of being made to pay too much at other festivals to see the bands they love. They decided to create a value for money alternative, which also raises awareness of environmental concerns.
The Festival is known for its cheap weekend tickets that will be under £60 in 2011. The festival usually hosts around 3,500 people and therefore there is little mud and it is easy to place your tent.
There is also a comprehensive environmental policy which includes electricity generated with locally sourced biofuel
Biofuel
Biofuel is a type of fuel whose energy is derived from biological carbon fixation. Biofuels include fuels derived from biomass conversion, as well as solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases...
(recycled chip fat), onsite recycling
Recycling
Recycling is processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse...
(66 per cent in 2007) and locally sourced food and drink where possible. Plus green travel schemes that save you money the greener you are in your travel plans.
The festival has performances on four stages: Tree House (main stage), The Cave (new second stage), the Leaf Lounge (acoustic stage), and the Greenhouse, but organisers say much more is planned for 2011.
2007
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2008
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2010
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2011
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- Tellison
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External links
- Official 2000trees Festival website: http://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk
- BBC article on small festivals, featuing 2000trees Festival: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12088992