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The big review: 2000trees festival 2024

These woods are lovely, dark and deep, full of bands that rock and tales to keep, so we went another weekend without much sleep to bring you all the highlights down at Upcote Farm for 2000trees…

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2000trees announce headliners The Chats, plus Hot Milk, grandson, Nova Twins and loads more

The Chats will join The Gaslight Anthem as another of this year’s 2000trees headliners, while elsewhere the festival have announced Hot Milk, grandson, Nova Twins, Death From Above 1979, Spanish Love Songs and so many more!

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Queens Of The Stone Age announce 2023 UK and European tour

Queens Of The Stone Age unveil 14-date UK and European tour, with support from The Chats and deep tan.

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Foo Fighters announce Australia and New Zealand tour with The Chats, Hot Milk and more

For the first time since 2018, Foo Fighters will be going back down under in late 2023 and early 2024…

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The 50 best albums of 2022

The Kerrang! verdict on the 50 albums that shaped 2022.

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The Chats: “There’s a lot of people out there who can get f*cked”

Despite their name, The Chats are men of few words, letting their high-octane, scuzzed-up punk do the talking. On a sweltering summer’s day, we caught up with the Aussie beer lovers at their blistering K! Pit show to find a band resolutely not giving a shit, and loving it.

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Album review: The Chats – GET F*CKED

Scruffy Aussie punk lads The Chats return with more of the same simple genius and bar stool observations on electrifying second album…

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The Chats announce massive UK and European tour

The Chats have announced their biggest-ever UK and European headline tour – including a date at London’s legendary O2 Academy Brixton.

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The Chats drop new song and confirm they’re supporting Guns N’ Roses

Watch the video for The Chats’ new single I’ve Been Drunk In Every Pub In Brisbane, and see where you can catch them in stadiums with Guns N’ Roses later this year…

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Live review: 2000trees Festival 2022

Turnstile, IDLES, Nova Twins, Knocked Loose, Bob Vylan and more descend on the Cotswolds for one of the UK’s most beloved fests…

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Come to The Chats’ K! Pit next week

The Chats will hit The K! Pit next week for an unhealthy dose of beer-stained shed rock – see you there!

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The Chats announce new album, GET F*CKED

Watch the video for The Chats’ new single 6L GTR, taken from their just-announced second record GET F*CKED.

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Who are The Chats’ fans?

We head down to the Electric in Brixton, London to find out who The Chats’ fans are and why they can’t resist a bit of Smoko…

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The Chats drop new single Struck By Lightning, unveil line-up change

The Chats’ Eamon Sandwith decided to write a song “about getting struck by lightning, like how you would feel, and what would happen…”

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Foo Fighters announce Australia / New Zealand tour with Amyl And The Sniffers, Hot Milk and more

Foo Fighters will be joined by Amyl And The Sniffers, Hot Milk, The Chats and more at various dates on their Australia and New Zealand tour later this year.

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2000trees have announced 35 more bands and artists for next year's festival

The Chats, Ginger Wildheart, Dream State, Blood Command and loads more have been added to 2000trees Festival 2022.

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The 15 most outrageous punk moments to ever happen on TV

We go back through television history to find the craziest, most dangerous punk rock moments of all time

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The big review: 2000trees festival 2024

2000trees announce headliners The Chats, plus Hot Milk, grandson, Nova Twins and loads more

Queens Of The Stone Age announce 2023 UK and European tour

Foo Fighters announce Australia and New Zealand tour with The Chats, Hot Milk and more

The 50 best albums of 2022

The Chats: “There’s a lot of people out there who can get f*cked”

Album review: The Chats – GET F*CKED

The Chats announce massive UK and European tour

The Chats drop new song and confirm they’re supporting Guns N’ Roses

Live review: 2000trees Festival 2022

Come to The Chats’ K! Pit next week

The Chats announce new album, GET F*CKED

Who are The Chats’ fans?

The Chats drop new single Struck By Lightning, unveil line-up change

Foo Fighters announce Australia / New Zealand tour with Amyl And The Sniffers, Hot Milk and more

2000trees have announced 35 more bands and artists for next year's festival

The 15 most outrageous punk moments to ever happen on TV

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