Festival Preview - Two Thousand Trees Festival 2007
Here's just a handful of the acts who'll be making an appearance...
Sick and tired of mainstream festivals that can be extortionate, dull and quite frankly overrated? Then Two Thousand Trees Festival sounds right up your street. The event takes place on July 13th and 14th at the picturesque surroundings of Upcote Farm, near Withington in Gloucestershire. It aims to provide an eclectic mix of quality bands and artists, ranging from pop to rock, folk to metal.
Not only is there something for everyone musically, but it will also be as environmentally friendly as possible; 2000 trees are planned to be planted and a percentage of money from ticket sales are going to green charities. If all of this wasn't enough it's even being backed by legendary festival Truck as an fantastic alternative for those who missed out on tickets for the sold out Oxford-based event.
Here's just a handful of the acts who'll be making an appearance...
Frank Turner
Having always been a fan of independent ethical events, former Million Dead front man Frank Turner couldn't have picked a better festival to headline; he does so on main stage on the Friday, performing a full band show with three quarters of Oxford's finest Dive Dive. His music combines his unashamed punk roots with a more melodic folk vibe, but cast genre pigeon-holes to one side - simply check him out and your ears and will tell you all you need to know. He is set to perform highlights from his debut album 'Sleep Is For The Week', with a few rarities and EP tracks thrown in for good measure. Who knows - a one-off cover version may even be on the cards, having shown off his rather interesting interpretation of Abba's 'Dancing Queen' amongst others at recent gigs. This also looks to be one of your only chances to catch him at such an intimate festival setting this summer, with highly anticipated Reading and Leeds shows on the horizon.
Rose Kemp
Bristol beauty Rose Kemp makes songs that leave you somewhat disconcerted, but it's in a mysteriously good way. Prime example of this is her debut single 'Violence'; it lulls you into a false sense of security as you're immersed by her spine-tingling, chilling vocals, then without warning you find yourself wrenched right back to harsh reality. It would be far too easy to compare her to a raft of other alternative female artists, but in her own words her sense of individuality means she just endeavours "to sound more Rose than yesterday". Instead it seems much wiser to just let her tunes do the talking. Catch her on the main stage on Friday.
Luke Leighfield
Some of you may know the face but not the name; if this is the case you may recognise him from one of the many side projects he lends his hand to, most notably previous piano and trumpet duties with Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly. Having been hailed as an English Ben Folds, Luke writes beautiful key-laden ditties with the catchiest of pop choruses that will stick in your head for months. He will be playing not once but twice at TTTF, getting warmed up on the acoustic stage on Friday and then performing again on Saturday alongside his band.
InMe
Things have been a little quiet on the InMe front of late, but with their hectic summer touring schedule the Essex metal trio certainly intend to show they're back and mean business. After a line-up change in 2006 (previous bassist Joe Morgan departed from the band on friendly terms, to be replaced by vocalist Dave McPherson's little brother Greg) they now describe themselves as a "more stronger, more technical, more comfortable InMe". Judging from this, they are sure to bring the event to a suitably rocking climax when they close the main stage on Saturday. Expect new tracks a-plenty from their third studio album 'Daydream Anonymous' (currently being recorded and set for release later this year) alongside the likes of hits 'So You Know' and 'Crushed Like Fruit' and more.
Beans On Toast
Topping the bill on the acoustic stage on Saturday, despite the slightly misleading name Beans on Toast (better known as Jay to his friends) is quite simply one man and a guitar. His numbers may be short but they're certainly sweet, covering all manner of subject matter from his witty take on his favourite social networking site in 'MySpace Picture' to his angry ode against the government legislation 'Fuck The Smoking Ban'. This is, if nothing else, a man who definitely isn't afraid to speak his mind. Famous (or rather, infamous) for his on-stage banter and outspoken views, think Billy Bragg meets Chas and Dave - a perfect way to round off the last night of the festival; chuckle along and cheer with a pint.
Brigade
Since 2003 Brigade have been churning out fresh and original British rock. Most recently touring with Hell Is For Heroes and InMe, they now play the main stage at TTTFest on Saturday as part of their rampage on the summer festival scene. Previous singles from their debut record 'Lights' including 'Meet Me At My Funeral' and crowd favourite 'Guillotine' were propelled to anthemic status after wide coverage from the likes of Scuzz and Kerrang to name but a few. New sticks-man Andrew Kearton is now in place to bash out the trademark pounding rhythms of these and plenty more besides. As a group who have established a strong reputation for their remarkably energetic live performances, if you're yet to experience Brigade then this is not to be missed.
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