Festival News: Alkaline Trio lead the charge with 2000trees 2026, joined by the likes of Superheaven, Lambrini Girls and more
Alkaline Trio lead the charge with 2000trees 2026, joined by the likes of Superheaven, Lambrini Girls and more.
2000trees 2026 is finally here. The first half, at any rate. 2000trees 1013? At any rate, we’ve got the full Wednesday, one of the three main headliners, and a whole host of other bands to start getting excited for.
It feels like it was only yesterday we were screaming along to ‘This Could Be Anywhere In The World’ at 2000trees 2025, but somehow it’s already November and next year’s a-calling — it’s time to start planning your Summer. Well, in the wake of Slam Dunk unveiling it’s full line-up, Bloodstock and Download looking pretty damn close to it, and even 2000trees’ sibling of Arctangent getting its first drop, it seems only right that the Cheltenham favourite deigns to throw some crumbs to the public too.
So, without further ado, let’s get to it.
Let’s start with the Wednesday. Your headliner is… Pup! A firm 2000trees festival favourite, they’re certainly no strangers to the mayhem, and this time they’ll be helping kick it off in style. There’s also Sprints, The Dirty Nil, Lake Malice, Black Gold, and a whole host of other fun names to get excited for! With its full line-up announced, the VIP tickets are sure to go quick.
Now, onto the weekend proper!
Your first headliner is none other than Alkaline Trio. Returning to headline Upcote Farm a good eleven years since their first headline appearance in 2015, Matt Skiba and co., it’ll be interesting to see which tracks (if any!) have survived the eleven year setlist cull! Joining them on that sure-to-be-historic Thursday come the likes of the grungy-shoegaze-beauty of Superheaven, as well as the rowdy fun of both Bad Nerves and Pup, along with Scowl, Coach Party and more.
The Friday and Saturday headliners are yet to be announced — but that doesn’t mean there’s not enough to sink your ears into. Friday’s biggest offerings include Lambrini Girls, Cancer Bats, Free Throw, saturdays at your place, and House of Protection, along with the likes of Banks Arcade, Battlesnake and God Complex. Saturday, meanwhile, boasts Glassjaw, Dinosaur Pile-Up, High Vis, Ho99o9, I Am The Avalanche and Heart Attack Man, alongside so many others — including both Bat Sabbath, Cancer Bats’ Black Sabbath tribute set, and a second Battlesnake set!
86 bands announced, and already only a few thousand tickets left — see you there in July.
Words by James O’Sullivan
