2000 Trees 2026

[ArchieKingham]

Discussions really died down

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

59 minutes ago, ArchieKingham said:

Discussions really died down

We'll have the line up in a couple of weeks. I think they'll give us a fair bit of it to try and stop people getting refunds due to the sheer amount of gigs going on that week

[Rusty Spoon]

Architects, Bilmuri, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach and President all most likely ruled out of Download given European festivals over the same weekend. Wonder if we could see any at Trees given Slam Dunk also haven't announced any of them yet?

[Andrinald]

Would absolutely LOVE Bilmuri. Be perfect for 3rd top of main. 

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

President will be I'm fairly sure, Bilmuri possible. I think Papa Roach would go down well but don't imagine they'd book them 

[Andrinald]

Main:

Alkaline Trio, Billy Talent, Nova Twins, South Arcade

Rise Against, President, Bad Nerves, Lambrini Girls

AFI, Malevolence, Bilmuri, Kublai Khan TX

 

Axiom:

Dinosaur Pile-Up, Scene Queen, Dead Pony

Marmozets, Gurriers, Los Campesinos!

Arcane Roots, Fat Dog, Maruja

 

Cave:

Counterparts, The Callous Daoboys, Devil Sold His Soul

Speed, Drug Church, Knives

Rolo Tomassi, Conjurer, Origami Angel

 

Neu:

Mouth Culture, Mannequin Death Squad, GANS

Love Is Noise, BEX, The Bug Club

The Pill, Cherym, Uninvited

 

Forest:

Sophie Powers, The Northern Boys, Slaughter Beach Dog

Ecca Vandal, Getdown Services, Bicurious

Dadi Freyr, The Armed, jasmine.4.t

Edited October 9, 2025 by Andrinald

[ArchieKingham]

Turnstile confirmed to be back over the pond for next summer 

[Mcbatesman]

51 minutes ago, ArchieKingham said:

Turnstile confirmed to be back over the pond for next summer 

Unless they are doing loads of European festivals I kinda feels this puts them out of trees

[bingobear]

25 minutes ago, Mcbatesman said:

Unless they are doing loads of European festivals I kinda feels this puts them out of trees

Especially with this show being right at the end of the summer. Cant see them doing 2 months in Europe 

[Andre91]

Turnstile are too big for Trees now. 

[Spiral_Low]

9 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Turnstile are too big for Trees now. 

Aye James has said as much on the podcast previously I believe. 

 

18 hours ago, Rusty Spoon said:

Architects, Bilmuri, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach and President all most likely ruled out of Download given European festivals over the same weekend. Wonder if we could see any at Trees given Slam Dunk also haven't announced any of them yet?

Architects have been offered before and said no. Sounds like it was about as good as Trees can offer too. 

[liamglastocrowhurst1]

I think afi and rise against are locked in now which will go down well i think

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, liamglastocrowhurst1 said:

I think afi and rise against are locked in now which will go down well i think

That would be ace for AFI, seen RA enough now.

[foolee]

1 hour ago, liamglastocrowhurst1 said:

I think afi and rise against are locked in now which will go down well i think

I reckon it’ll be those 2 and Architects. 

[Spiral_Low]

2 minutes ago, foolee said:

I reckon it’ll be those 2 and Architects. 

Why do you think Architects will except now when they refused before? 

Edited October 9, 2025 by Spiral_Low

[northernangel]

1 minute ago, foolee said:

I reckon it’ll be those 2 and Architects. 

Do we have anything to suggest those two?. It won't be Architects, too big.  We're talking about bands that would play 4th down, 3rd at the very max at Download, not sub.

[Andre91]

Architects are too big for trees and have been for ages. 

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

27 minutes ago, northernangel said:

Do we have anything to suggest those two?. It won't be Architects, too big.  We're talking about bands that would play 4th down, 3rd at the very max at Download, not sub.

There's two with the same agent, assuming we guessed the right one we whittled it down to a handful of bands, those two do seem the most likely 

[northernangel]

1 minute ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said:

There's two with the same agent, assuming we guessed the right one we whittled it down to a handful of bands, those two do seem the most likely 

I mean RA are clearly around, not at Slam Dunk, did Download, won't be at Reading but nothing to suggests AFI yet, I hope though. 

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

9 minutes ago, northernangel said:

I mean RA are clearly around, not at Slam Dunk, did Download, won't be at Reading but nothing to suggests AFI yet, I hope though. 

No it doesn't, but they do ask every year, and were told they'd get them next time they're touring and this year does kind of feel like it's finally the one.

[foolee]

3 hours ago, Spiral_Low said:

Why do you think Architects will except now when they refused before? 

Because a bands manager came to James so could be possible as he’s asked previously. They’re also doing some smaller European festivals, headlining Bloodstock recently so might not be adverse to headlining smaller ones and have basically been ruled out of Download. They would and probably are too big for it however BFMV and Don Broco have done it recently, both pretty big arena ticket shifters. 

 

3 hours ago, northernangel said:

Do we have anything to suggest those two?. It won't be Architects, too big.  We're talking about bands that would play 4th down, 3rd at the very max at Download, not sub.

As mentioned Rise Against are about & AFI new album, would make sense. 

[readingnotleeds]

2 hours ago, foolee said:

Because a bands manager came to James so could be possible as he’s asked previously. They’re also doing some smaller European festivals, headlining Bloodstock recently so might not be adverse to headlining smaller ones and have basically been ruled out of Download. 

 

I feel like headlining Bloodstock counts against them rather than for, it's still probably 60/70% bigger than Trees, and they're playing they're biggest show to date in Manchester this weekend so it wouldn't surprise me if the band still have their sights set on Download headliner one day, not that I expect it to happen 

 

Saying that my deluded ass is now back on the Biffy Clyro hype train as the organiser has posted a picture of him in a field for a 'secret festival meeting' with one of their songs as music to it

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmev86CFNX/?igsh=MWJtNHYyNDYxZW43aA==

[foolee]

5 hours ago, readingnotleeds said:

 

I feel like headlining Bloodstock counts against them rather than for, it's still probably 60/70% bigger than Trees, and they're playing they're biggest show to date in Manchester this weekend so it wouldn't surprise me if the band still have their sights set on Download headliner one day, not that I expect it to happen 

 

Saying that my deluded ass is now back on the Biffy Clyro hype train as the organiser has posted a picture of him in a field for a 'secret festival meeting' with one of their songs as music to it

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmev86CFNX/?igsh=MWJtNHYyNDYxZW43aA==

Yeah I’m probably way off but I can’t help but think they’ll do something in the UK and they’re about during trees. Maybe they’ll do a London show with Papa Roach or something similar to Deftones / Weezer last year. 

[northernangel]

8 hours ago, foolee said:

Because a bands manager came to James so could be possible as he’s asked previously. They’re also doing some smaller European festivals, headlining Bloodstock recently so might not be adverse to headlining smaller ones and have basically been ruled out of Download. They would and probably are too big for it however BFMV and Don Broco have done it recently, both pretty big arena ticket shifters. 

 

As mentioned Rise Against are about & AFI new album, would make sense. 

 

BFMV aren't a big arena ticket shifter, they did better because they did an album show which nearly every band that does their most album will do a bigger tour and better. That's not a recognition in true form of what a band does on a usual tour. Look at what Bullet did on a normal tour before going back to 2016 and beyond. You've got Cardiff Motorpoint a couple of times and they are Welsh, you've got Ally Pally once and Nottingham Arena in a period when gigs could suddenly happen again after covid and back to the roundhouse. The fact they got booked for Pilot with another two 3rd down at max bands too, Download have given then a sub position for 10 years longer than they should have, not even a Wembley Arena or higher in sight until the album shows which didn't sell out.

 

Don Broco are a more consistent arena band and only made it 3rd down this year but they aren't just touching Ally Pally like the the two 3rd downs, they don't have the bias friends of the festival tag either.

 

Hope you're right about them two for Trees, it much represent 100% better bookings at the top than this year though likely only go for AFI

 

 

[liamglastocrowhurst1]

Any other podcast listeners get the vibe from james that both festivals are still a little bit away from getting an announcement last year the weeks leading up he spoke more about the fests and how booking was going.