2000trees first timer here;
must say overall I really enjoyed my weekend. I’ve been many different festivals and they all have their pros and cons as does this one. Reading previous comments I can only judge it on this one and not compare it with previous years.
Enjoyed the set up , camp was literally onto of the arena and was easy to go between main stage and woodlands (furthest apart stages), barely 3 or 4 minutes walk I suppose.
Obviously where there was 2 stages next to each other , only one was active at a time, this was fair enough but sometimes there were too many people and you couldn’t really ‘get in’ if you were a bit late , ie Bob Vylan ,clearly that stage was too small for them. But even with some early afternoon bands that was the case too, lizzy Farrell for example. So yes, maybe a tiny trim on attendance?
Personally, I enjoyed the vibe and people in attendance, everyone seemed to behave and was respectful and helped keep the place clean and tidy. I didn’t encounter any festival nob heads and everyone I met was pleasant .
I was in camper van section and there was only 4 loos but somehow barring peak 8 to 9 am busting for loo time there was barely a queue . In the arena area , although there wasn’t really that many toilets I didn’t encounter much trouble getting to them. Can’t speak for ladies though.
food and drink was decent enough for festival, although queues were a bit long morning to lunch time at many places, some seemed to not be open until later on. Vendors themselves all seemed friendly and helpful.
was fine with how cashless work. Needed to use top up once and although queue was long it went down fast .
Overall I had a great time . To be honest the music wasn’t really my scene (a bit too heavy for me, prefer more chilled, psychedelic rock, rather than heavy screaming) and wouldn’t count any bands as personal favourites , but despite that it speaks volumes how much I enjoyed it in general regardless.
didn’t think I’d ever like silent disco but what a laugh that is.
woods stage is great
favourite bands, non of who I’d ever seen before and based purely on person experience at the festival
#1 calva Louise
#2 royal republic
#3 panic shack
#4 puppy
#5 slothrust
Overall I would definitely come back (3hr drive for me) if there was more bands I was into, that said I’ll probably come back as I found it such a cool festival!
Oh hope the dude that got his nose bust open in the anti flag pit recovered well to enjoy the rest of the weekend !