Mad About Rock

  2000trees Festival can announce over 45 new bands and acts for the line-up of this Summers much anticipated (and now officially the 'Best Medium Festival', winning the accolade three years in a row at the UK Festival Awards) live event. Bands announced include Scottish 2 piece and 2000trees Festival firm favourites VUKOVI, who are truly part of the soul and fabric of this festival, having played its smallest stage to now playing 3rd from top on the main stage. Joining them include deep, soulful and enthralling punk duo from Birmingham, Big Special, and Irish garage punk band Sprints (who like VUKOVI have become a MASSIVE favourite of the festival, moving up the stages). On top of these we can also announce Welsh post-hardcore legends Future of The Left, exciting UK dance punk rockers SNAYX, indie punk rock 5 piece Panic Shack, Australian/Norwegian metal pop favourites Blood Command, and 3 of the most exciting new UK bands right now with Vower, Meryl Streek and Unpeople. All o...

  2000trees Festival can today announce five (yes, that is FIVE) main stage headliners for its 2025 event. For the first time in the festivals history, all of the main stage headliners have been announced at the same time, and announced nine months ahead of the event. On Saturday the 12th July, making their 2000trees Festival debut, we have Canadian legends (ie The Only Band Ever) Alexisonfire. Formed in 2001, in Ontario Canada, Alexisonfire are truly one of the great rock bands of their generation, and everyone at 2000trees Festival is besides themselves with excitement at the prospect of this stunning band closing out our 2025 event. From George of Alexisonfire - "Alexis is very excited to be playing 2000trees next year. Let it be known, by the time we are done playing there will be significantly less trees." Joining them on the main stage across the weekend will be four bands, with three of them making their 2000trees Festival debuts, and all utterly fantastic. On Thursda...

Canadian hardcore melodic act Alexisonfire have released their first new song in nearly ten years called 'Familiar Drugs'. This is the first new music from the band following the announcement of their breakup in 2011 after 10 years together. They have since reunited and have been playing sporadic shows since 2015 but have not played or released anything new. Check out the new song and video below for 'Familiar Drugs ': The track, Familiar Drugs, is available for  pre-order  as a single-sided 7-inch vinyl as well as some special limited edition vinyl. As well as a new song they have announced just four headlining shows in June, taking place in London, New York, Los Angeles and Toronto. Tickets for all show dates go on sale Friday 22nd February. Jun 1: Alexandra Palace, London Jun 8: Terminal 5, New York Jun 13: The Wiltern, Los Angeles Jun 15: The Budweiser Stage, Toronto https://theonlybandever.com https://www.facebook.com/AOFofficial/