2000 Trees III

After a not so good nights sleep, day two begins. I'm sorry I still don't have any pictures of my company – Josh, Lindsay and Sam.

DAY TWO

Nature walk.

View down onto the festival site.

I didn't take many photos after the nature walk until the afternoon when Josh
and I got to the front of the main stage for Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit.

BANJO!

This is Johnny Flynn by the way.
We also watched Sonic Boom Six, awesome ska/punk band,
65daysofstatic, instrumental rock, and Bombay Bicycle Club - "who?"
But I didn't take any photos of these, so here's a turtle on a fishing rod.

And onto Saturday night headliners,
THE SUBWAYS

 At the front, oh yes.

Most of my photos are of Billy, singer/guitarist, as Charlotte, bassist,
was too far away to focus on for a half decent photo. And the drummer was
shrouded in smoke - I cannot remember his name, is it Josh?

Finally an okay picture of Charlotte.

After this I was too busy bopping and singing to take photos.

I'm going to go as far as to say, The Subways put on the best show of the festival. It was a great end to Trees. They're so energetic and enthusiastic. Playing all of my favourites, including Mary - a song that opens with "Mary is my best friend". The perfect song to represent my best friend, Lindsay, who was there with me and introduced me to The Subways in the first place.

Billy is a fine showman and engaged with the audience well. It was their first headline of a festival, so you could tell it was special. At the end, he did the unbelievable thing of climbing up the side of the stage - something I've seen him do on TV. But to top it off, when he reached the top, towering above us, he leaped into the centre of the crowd. Crazy and brilliant.

2000 Trees II

On Friday I went to my first ever camping music festival, 2000 Trees at Upcote Farm near Cheltenham. Everything about it was brilliant. The site, the people, my lovely companions – Josh, Lindsay and Sam. I am sorry I don't have any pictures of you, Lindsay took better ones anyway. The music – both artists I hadn't seen before and those that I had, and the food which was mostly vegetarian. Basically, it was awesome, and I want to go again.

DAY ONE

Crazy Arm
Putting up the tent and such took too long so only saw the latter half of

their set but it was grrreeeeaaat. I hope to see them again soon.

I like this tree and sign.

Cornish flag, hooray.

Greenhouse tent. Watching Ben Marwood but couldn't really see him
too well. And then Frank came and stood in front of me and I was just
a little distracted.

Me = very happy.

Chris T-T is very good.

Frank came to join in, which is always great fun. :)

Beans on Toast is also pretty cool. Was right at the front of the Leaf Lounge
for this and Jim Lockey. Mr Beans appears to be looking my way here, haha.
Frank did a little beat boxing for Beans, when two people from the audience
failed to meet his expectations. Frank gets everywhere.

 Jim Lockey & the Solumn Sun
Him and his band were really cool. I was impressed with my
knowledge of the songs even 'though I only started listening a
week or so ago. Definitely up for more listening now.

Blue skies!

Main stage and it's just about time for some more Frank Turner!
I regret not getting to the front.

I took a lot of photographs, that mostly aren't any good, but here
they are anyway.

He played Nashville Tennessee! Which is one of my favourite Frank
Turner songs ever - I fell in love when I heard it for the first time over
four years ago.

Mr Beans comes to play keys.
And that is the end of the day one photos.

Frank is brilliant.
And, as with when I saw him in March, you can really tell playing music to all his fans means a lot to him. He was so pleased to be headlining a festival and he sure deserves it. It was very special to be there. He'll continue to do bigger and better things from now, including headlining Brixton Academy in December. I think I might have to buy tickets, and get to the front.

All the other acts I saw Friday were brilliant too. Trees rocks.