Mystery Jets to headline 2000trees festival

Mystery Jets will headline this summer's 2000trees festival, delighted organisers have revealed.

Also unveiled are King Charles, Stagecoach, Gunning for Tamar, The Crimea, Rat Attack, Andy Oliveri, The Arteries, Axes, Black Art, Bermuda Ern, Cauls, The Cadbury Sisters, Casimir, Velcro Hooks and Hot Feet.

They join an excellent list of already announced bands including: Stornoway, Funeral for a Friend, And So I Watch You From Afar, We Are The Ocean, InMe, Adebisi Shank, Stealing Sheep, Nine Black Alps, Fight Like Apes, Hilda May, Childhood, Beans on Toast, Cold Crows Dead, Brontide, Sky Larkin, Park Bench Society, Bovine, Wot Gorilla?, The Family Rain, Emperor Yes, Portasound, The Physics House Band, Her Name Is Calla, John J Presley, Bats, Hot Feet, Gnarwolves, The Retrospective Soundtrack Players, Empress, Black Moth, Crash of Rhino's, Landscapes, Wet Nuns, Grappler, Bear Cavalry and WOAHNOWS.

Thursday's Early Entry night includes Future of the Left, The Xcerts, Gallops, Max Raptor, Freeze the Atlantic and EMPIRE, but tickets are almost sold out for this extra evening of fun and music.

Today organisers promised that news of their biggest ever Friday night headliner, another 20 acts and something special that will only occur at this year's 2000trees will all be announced soon.

Organiser James Scarlett said: "Mystery Jets have proven their mettle as live performers and developed a huge following as a result of being great to watch, we're sure they will give us a great finale to Saturday night on the main stage.

"Last year they sold out the 5,000 capacity Brixton Academy so are a seriously huge band for a small festival like 2000trees. We are really pleased and hope that everyone enjoys them as much as we are going to."

2000trees gives 5,000 music fans the chance to discover the very best new and underground British bands on four stages – plus comedy, DJs, quality food and drink and much more – in the picturesque Cotswolds.

According to organiser Andy Rea: "2000trees brings together the very best live performers from a wide range of genres, which makes it a genuinely exciting, eclectic line-up each and every year.

"We still have more than 20 acts to announce – including our Saturday night headliner – so we cannot wait for the summer to start."

Tickets – including a limited number of Early Entry passes - are available from www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk