2000 Trees 2026

[ArchieKingham]

No sign of Bilmuri at Download. Does this make them more or less of a shout for trees? 

[Andrinald]

9 minutes ago, ArchieKingham said:

No sign of Bilmuri at Download. Does this make them more or less of a shout for trees? 

I thought they were a shoo-in for Download and so now I've got my hopes up for Trees. They'd be amazing

[jonday81]

Any chance Turnstile may play? Currently in UK on tour but with their popularity that’s not really a consideration. Played a 10K cap venue in Manchester yesterday which is smaller than Trees capacity.

[Andrinald]

Contrary to some people thinking they're too big now, I do think Trees could just about get them. I don't think it'll happen this year though, they're back in the UK at the end of August.

[Andrinald]

Here's a bit of fun - 20 bands I think might be announced tomorrow:

 

Rise Against, Malevolence, The Story So Far, Nova Twins, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Bilmuri, Mallory Knox, Bad Nerves, Lambrini Girls, Arcane Roots, Marmozets, Idlewild, Los Campesinos!, Rolo Tomassi, Scowl, Ecca Vandal, The Dirty Nil, Pupil Slicer, The Pill, Uninvited

[JoeT]

Looks like we might be getting Alkaline Trio for this if not necessarily in the announcement tomorrow. Headlined in 2015.

[Andrinald]

1 minute ago, JoeT said:

Looks like we might be getting Alkaline Trio for this if not necessarily in the announcement tomorrow. Headlined in 2015.

Would love that, but where you getting that from? Just a vibe?

[JoeT]

1 minute ago, Andrinald said:

Would love that, but where you getting that from? Just a vibe?

They’ve been announced today for a date in Germany late June.

[liamglastocrowhurst1]

I know there is still time today for them but we havent been given a load of complicated clues yet this year

 

 

[liamglastocrowhurst1]

1 hour ago, JoeT said:

Looks like we might be getting Alkaline Trio for this if not necessarily in the announcement tomorrow. Headlined in 2015.

Would they come back after everything that happened the last time they played

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

4 minutes ago, liamglastocrowhurst1 said:

Would they come back after everything that happened the last time they played

Skiba was miserable even before the power cut, rest of the band really got into the vibe of the festival.

 

They'd play again if the money was right. The had a power failure at Slam Dunk a few years ago and have been back since.

 

[Mcbatesman]

1 hour ago, Andrinald said:

Contrary to some people thinking they're too big now, I do think Trees could just about get them. I don't think it'll happen this year though, they're back in the UK at the end of August.

The organiser blokes thing said that they are just over the price budget now

[JoeT]

22 minutes ago, liamglastocrowhurst1 said:

Would they come back after everything that happened the last time they played

Of course, like all other bands, they might be supporting MCR!

[readingnotleeds]

1 hour ago, JoeT said:

Looks like we might be getting Alkaline Trio for this if not necessarily in the announcement tomorrow. Headlined in 2015.

Ooh interesting, would fit into one of the headliners (either here or atg) being a repeat 

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

42 minutes ago, Mcbatesman said:

The organiser blokes thing said that they are just over the price budget now

Since then he changed his stance to a "maybe" 

[Mcbatesman]

21 minutes ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

Since then he changed his stance to a "maybe" 

I can't cope with this ying yanging!

[justanothername]

TSSF would be a great sub or Axiom headliner but their only EU date at the moment is Rock Am Ring/In Park so not sure if they're gonna stick around for a month for Trees. Would love to be wrong on this though as they're one of my favourite bands.

 

Speaking of Axiom headliners, I thought Bilmuri were a shoe in for this slot at the end of this year.

 

Would love Turnstile but would be their biggest international headliner by far. I know that they're doing venues the size of Trees headliners but the difference is that they sold those venues out very comfortably no problem and could easily look beyond Trees. That being said I do think that they would be down for it. They clearly enjoyed Trees the years, so much so that they played for 3 consecutive years (18, 19 and 22). They do seem like the kind of band to take a smaller slot at a festival they like. They clearly like working with Outbreak, Glasto and APE/LIDO. Don't think it's out of the realm of possibility for them to headline...also their final UK show is tomorrow in London...and since 2P1P launched every announcement has normality been on a Thursday instead 👀 (except the one on April for this year which was a Wednesday but please ignore this as I want to cope)

[readingnotleeds]

I don't think they're necessarily likely, but it seems they're not at Download, Reading or Outbreak, and id be surprised if they're only UK shows next summer were with Tyler the Creator, would be a great get for trees 

Could be at R+L though as that might match the current august dates better

 

 

37 minutes ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

Since then he changed his stance to a "maybe" 

 

Maybe he changed his stance because he actually managed to book them and was walking his comments back 👀

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

10am for the announcement

 

The timing for Turnstile is interesting for sure, it's also the last date of AFI's US run 

[justanothername]

23 minutes ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

10am for the announcement

 

The timing for Turnstile is interesting for sure, it's also the last date of AFI's US run 

I don't know why I am getting my hopes up just for it to be Rise Against

[readingnotleeds]

I miss the days when festival announcements were always wednesday morning in the new kerrang issue, and would leak when they started hitting shops the night before 

[liamglastocrowhurst1]

3 minutes ago, justanothername said:

I don't know why I am getting my hopes up just for it to be Rise Against

To me rise against should be the 2nd or 3rd headliner announcement but that will depend on bands dates and stuff

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

1 hour ago, justanothername said:

I don't know why I am getting my hopes up just for it to be Rise Against

Worse for me if it's Amyl and the Sniffers. I at least don't mind Rise Against 

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

1 hour ago, readingnotleeds said:

I miss the days when festival announcements were always wednesday morning in the new kerrang issue, and would leak when they started hitting shops the night before 

Yeah I could always get it on the way to work at 5am and tell everyone 

[justanothername]

31 minutes ago, liamglastocrowhurst1 said:

To me rise against should be the 2nd or 3rd headliner announcement but that will depend on bands dates and stuff

I honestly wouldn't read that much into it. Could just be that they're announcing Thursday first then Friday in Jan/Feb then Sun later etc. That was the case in 2024.

 

8 minutes ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

Worse for me if it's Amyl and the Sniffers. I at least don't mind Rise Against 

Would have been fine with Rise Against but their new album is so unfathombly bad that it's made me really not want them. I used to be a massive fan of them years ago but I just think they are sort of mid nowadays even with the regards to their older material. I do think that "mid" describes most 2000trees headliners for me recently. Gaslight is the only one that I have been excited for in the past few years, which is fine but the alternatives recently have also been just as mid or worse. I want more stuff like American Football headlining The Axiom against Frank Carter.

Edited November 4, 2025 by justanothername