2000trees the multi-award-winning Festival has today announced its first wave of bands, just days after early bird tickets sold out in record time.

Ex-Reuben frontman Jamie Lenman will perform at the ‘Grass Roots Festival Award’ winner (UK Festival Awards 2013), held at Upcote Farm, near Cheltenham from July 10-12. 

Hip hop and electronic beats duo Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip will headline the Thursday Early Entry night, with Gnarwolves, Johnny Foreigner, Ben Marwood, The Retrospective Soundtrack Players and Oxygen Thief (with full band) also booked for Thursday, which is when organisers invite back the festival’s favourite acts from previous years. 

2000trees says: "Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip is the meshing together of two highly creative minds. Dan twists up and lays down the messed up beats while Scroobius Pip’s spoken word vocals layer the whole thing with lyrical venom reminiscent of the best of the beat poets". 

"What's great about Gnarwolves is that they do whatever the fuck they want, when they want. All while pumping out tunes that will stick in your head for weeks. This band will remind you why you love punk rock".

Tickets are now on general sale after early birds snapped up tickets at last year’s prices in just a few hours last week. 

2000trees organiser James Scarlett said this year’s festival will have the best line-up yet and he was personally looking forward to the arrival of Jamie Lenman. 

“Jamie was described as ‘a proper actual genius’ by Front and his new album is a superb return to form of seemingly bottomless creativity and a gut-wrenchingly heavy array of tunes,” he said. 

“We have it on good authority that he will be playing Reuben songs, so to say we’re delighted at 2000trees is a massive understatement. Our very own ‘Camp Reuben’, which is made up of super fans who come to 2000trees each year, will be very happy indeed.” 

The festival will be announcing a further 80 acts in coming weeks and is looking forward to returning for its eighth incarnation this summer. 

James Scarlett added: “I absolutely love the 2000trees Thursday night. It just somehow feels special, like you are part of a secret club of Trees fans. It’s the hard core. The Superfans! Not only do they get the best camping spots, but the atmosphere in the Cave is always electric – we’re all in it together. 

“The theory behind Thursday is we get bands from previous years to return. We choose mostly bands that have been popular with the Trees crowd over the years and also the odd band that is a favourite of the organisers.” 

Tickets – including the final 1,000 Thursday Early Entry passes – are now available. For more information and ticket links click here. 

The festival won the Grass Roots Festival Award in the UK Festival Awards 2013 and 2010 – voted for by festival fans. 2000trees Takes place at Upcote Farm, near Cheltenham from July 10-12.