5 REASONS WE'RE EXCITED FOR 2000 TREES - #3

Now that we have officially landed at the site of 2000 Trees Festival 2016 it is safe to say that were 100% correct to be excited about the week ahead. This place is amazing. This team is sensational. The list of reasons to be excited truly is never ending.

But in the interests of adhering to the countdown target we set ourselves:

#3 - FANCY DRESS.

In honour of the festival’s tenth birthday (something we will be honouring in our own way over the course of next weekend) the Fancy Dress theme is What you wanted to be when you were 10.

I feel like this is going to end in certain hilarity. I cannot wait to see the hordes of disappointed people dressed as various wild animals. I will ask every single one of them, in turn, at what age it was that they discovered it was impossible to switch species as you progressed through life. I for one still believe.

It’s also worth anticipating that this will inevitably lead to a lot of men in uniform, although I’m not sure if it’s permissible to find that interesting given that we’re talking about childhood dreams.

Anyway, I for one find the theme perfectly fitting because when I was ten I wanted to be a writer and preferably one that attends the coolest music events on the calendar.

Oh. Would you look at that.

Ladies and gents, prepare for some epic pictures evidence. 

5 REASONS WE'RE EXCITED FOR 2000 TREES FESTIVAL - #4

So I think we’ve made it perfectly clear that we are pretty darn excited for eating more good food then we have ever eaten before at 2000 Trees Festival next weekend. But believe it or not we don’t plan on spending the entire time stuffing our faces (it’s pretty tempting though).

After all of that glorious festival food we’ll need something to wash it all down with. Seen as it’s a festival, it’s probably best that something has a percentage.

#4 - Booze.

First of all, Fireball will be the official shot of 2000 Trees Festival. Yeah you read that right, this festival has an official shot. The smooth liqueur with a natural cinnamon flavour and pure Canadian whisky will be available at all of the festival’s bars, and we’ve heard that this stuff is gloriously deadly.

I’d say that we’re off to an amazing start but for the lager devotees among you, you have nothing to fear.

Cotswold Lager will be on tap throughout the festival and both Pistonhead and Pistonhead Full amber will be sold in cans at the Forest bar.

Just the fact that 2000 Trees has a ‘Forest’ Bar is enough to make me cry with excitement. But if you think that sounds wonderful you wait until you hear about the most exciting booze concept I have ever heard of.

The Rumbrella.

Yeah. That’s right. 2000 Trees Festival will have it’s own dedicated Rum Bar and, if you wanted to find me, that’s where I’ll be.

An all new addition to the festival, The Rumbrella will be serving a full selection of rum varieties as well as some other specially selected spirits. So far we know that El Ritual will be served and Idle Saint Mint Moonshine.

Would you really be able to live with yourself if you missed out on all of that?  

  

5 REASONS WE'RE EXCITED FOR 2000 TREES FESTIVAL - #5

So far this summer we have been delighted to bring you coverage from both Slam Dunk South and Download Festival. We have had the time of our lives and seen some amazing bands that have blown us away. But, we’re not finished yet. Three is the magic number after all.

We are extremely proud to say that on Saturday morning we will be throwing on our wellies, rolling up our sleeves and driving to Upcote Farm in Gloucester, Cheltenham to give a helping hand setting up 2000 Trees Festival.

It is a huge honour to have the chance to do this and we can’t wait to give you all a sneak peek into what it really takes to set up such a momentous music event such as 2000 Trees.

There are an unlimited amount of reasons to get excited for 2000 Trees, especially since it’s bound to be extra spectacular on this, it’s tenth anniversary year!

But we’ve mulled it over and managed (with difficulty) to put together the top five reasons why we can’t wait.

#5 - Food

Food is a contentious issue in Louder Now HQ purely because I’ve been on a diet (successfully I might add) since September. It’s not awfully rock ‘n’ roll of me but a lot of planning and effort went into making sure that I was as good as I could possibly be both at Slam Dunk and Download.

It has become apparent that this will not be possible at 2000 Trees.

So far we have been teased with this mouth-watering selection:

Smokin’ Hot Tamales: We’ve heard rumours that these guys have completely sold out of Tamales before and I cannot see that happen. Will be heading for Smokin’ hot Tamales just as soon as we can for that Authentic Mexican goodness!

BangWok: Street food and festivals go hand in hand and Thai Street food is the stuff that dreams of made of. Chicken and Tofu are on the menu so they’ll be seeing a lot of us considering they cater to our incredibly varied dietary requirements. We’re just too cool.

Chicken Shack: Chicken marinated in buttermilk for 24hours before being deep fried? Just the sound of it is enough to make you crave it but wait until you see the pictures. Oh my word. I want one of the chicken sandwiches as soon as physically possible.

The Cheese Truck: This is the main attraction as far as I’m concerned (food wise of course). When I first saw this it was the deal breaker diet-wise. Grilled cheese toasties are one of the main things I miss and it’s incredibly likely I’m going to be eating them for breakfast, lunch and dinner on at least one day.

Since I originally wrote this I’ve been scrolling through pictures of the goodies that The Cheese Truck has to offer and I’ve just seen spinach involved. I could not be more excited about this situation if I tried.

There are links to these guys included above and I’ll be sharing much more over on our Instagram and Twitter (follow us if you haven’t already!)

Get prepared for food Instagram posts over the course of the coming fortnight. It’s gonna get messy (seriously I should consider packing a bib.)