Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy weren't AFI rebooked? - Q&A 4
Season 1 Episode 25
Why didn't AFI come back to Trees post-pandemic? How big do you want your festivals to grow? Why do you announce bands in waves? Is booking two set…
2 years, 2 months ago
Talking 2000trees with Frank Turner
Season 1 Episode 24
Fresh from selling out Ally Pally in hours and a successful tour Stateside, Frank Turner joins 2 Promoters, 1 Pod to declare his love for all things …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Download Debrief
Season 1 Episode 23
Gav and James took a road trip to the big dog of UK metal festivals, Download, for an all too literal dirty weekend.
Swamp conditions aside, we discus…
2 years, 2 months ago
Farm to Festival
Season 1 Episode 22
This week's pod is James' emotional rollercoaster: from opening up about a serious health scare, being "pissed off" with a rival festival, to his pas…
2 years, 2 months ago
Dissecting Download with Kam Haq
Season 1 Episode 21
3 Promoters, 1 Pod!
Download's Kam Haq joins us to lift the curtain on the workings of the UK's biggest metal gathering.
What's life like at the top o…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why did you buy two tour buses, Gav? - Q&A 3
Season 1 Episode 19
We (drunkenly) go again!
Gav and James get the pints in and tackle some of the more light-hearted questions.
Favourite food vendors at our festivals? …
2 years, 2 months ago
Suffering for Salvation
Season 1 Episode 20
Not all events are booked the same.
Some promoters enjoy a professionally packaged tour arriving on their doorstep, others don't mind the challenge o…
2 years, 2 months ago
Tour Tales & Trees Clashes
Season 1 Episode 18
There weren’t too many clashes at 2000trees that raised an eyebrow, but the ones that did raised an army!
What kind of cruel world forces you to choo…
2 years, 3 months ago
Riders
Season 1 Episode 17
The humble catering rider, which surely started life as a simple hot meal for touring band members, has morphed beyond all recognition to a sprawling…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Great Merch Debate
Season 1 Episode 16
One viral photo of Gojira's merch list prices - including an £80 hoodie - sparked a row that refuses to die and lifted the lid on the murky world of …
2 years, 3 months ago