Truck Festival, Hill Farm. Oxfordshire, 26th – 28th July 2024
With a line-up already heaving with big names from the indie A list, this year’s Truck Festival is looking a very attractive proposition. Set in the midst of Oxfordshire’s countryside, Truck is a well established part of the summer circuit – big enough to lure some great artists, small enough to retain a personal touch, particularly on the smaller stages and the range of family-friendly and wellbeing activities on offer.
But back to the music and a look at what’s on the menu for 2024. Announced at the top end of the line-up are Jamie T, Wet Leg, The Streets, IDLES and The Kooks, all set to bring big crowds and singalongs at the end of each night. Always the making of a quality festival though are the acts scattered across the stages throughout the day, and there are plenty here to catch your eye. Here are just a few of our initial recommendations…
Really excited to see Nightbus live; their releases over the past year have been understated but highly memorable. Widely compared to Manchester bands of the past, they’re very much becoming an act to be judged on their own merit.
Szmierek is picking up rave reviews from gigs around the UK, making poetry accessible with a psych-pop backlight. His set looks like being a real lighters in the air moment.
Belfast punk quarter Problem Patterns channel the brutality of The Slits and Bikini Kill with a colourful twist. The mosh pit awaits…
Slowly but steadily amassing a well deserved following, English Teacher combine hypnotising vocals with swathing guitar riffs. Surely bigger things are on the horizon.
Experimental dreampop with added viola strings make sure this trio stand out from the crowd. Their songs are really quite beautiful and they seem to be developing in confidence; this would be a great time to catch them.
Come on, you didn’t think we weren’t going to mention VLURE did you?! Consistently performing live to the max, VLURE’s mastery of electro-techno with a Glaswegian lilt will clearly translate into one of the sets of the weekend. Don’t miss this one.
With more additions still to be announced, notably from the Band App shortlist where you can have your say on who should be playing, keep an eye out for further announcements and don’t leave it too late to grab your tickets, there is a limited number of tier three availability. All you need to know can be found here on the Truck website – see you in the fields!
Preview by Siobhan
Published 15th March 2024
Breaking Glass Magazine 