As they play "fabled spot" 2000trees for the very first time, Manchester Orchestra feel like the perfect band for the occasion. Dive in with our DORK x 2000TREES festival guide cover feature.

Words: Alexander Bradley. Photos: Shervin Lainez.

Find yourself a band that can do both. Last October, Manchester Orchestra played three nights at Union Chapel in London with a series of stark, hauntingly beautiful renditions of their songs. Less than a year later and they'll return to these shores with a full band showing as they make their 2000trees debut. Whether in the startling quiet of a magnificent church or on a Main Stage in the middle of the Cotswolds, Manchester Orchestra have the power to devastate wherever they are.

Their Trees induction has been a long time coming, and Andy Hull is the first to admit it's long overdue for them. "It's kind of like a fabled spot," he smiles through his beard as we begin with the basics of what he knows of the festival.