Countdown to… Truck Festival

Truck Festival, Hill Farm, Oxfordshire, 25th – 28th July 2024

With just 5 weeks to go until Hill Farm fills with music, tents and hopefully not too much mud, it’s time to take a closer look at what’s on the sonic menu at this year’s Truck Festival. And there’s much to choose from with over 120 acts playing the various stages – impossible to fully narrow it down but we’ve had a go, here are some of our favourites…

Thursday 25th

For those opting for early entry, not only more choice about where to pitch your home for a few days, but also the opportunity to catch some extra artists. And this is by no means a gentle warm up as IDLES will be dropping in to set the tone for the weekend. With their latest album TANGK putting them right back in the spotlight, and live dates worldwide going down a storm, this will definitely be a lively start to proceedings!

Friday 26th

Headliner – a singer-songwriter with a raft of big songs under his belt, Jamie T was way ahead of his game on the UK scene, front-running the half sung, half spoken style that went on to become so popular. Also on the Truck stage, indie royalty Peace and newer kids on the indie-punk block, Carsick.

Elsewhere, some absolutely cracking acts to catch – check out blended hip hop poetry from Antony Szmierek, enchanting vocals from the ever powerful English Teacher, maudlin surfbeats from The Wytches, bold in your face punk with Problem Patterns, and satisfy your nostalgia for trippy psych with Mandrake Handshake.

Saturday 27th

Headliner – having caused a stir with their debut album back in 2022, Wet Leg are playing a few select festival stages this year and surely worth a glimpse at what they’re up to now. The Truck stage also plays host to the cacophonous energy of Soft Play, and the more muted but equally well respected Lime Garden.

Over on the other stages don’t miss confrontational restlessness from New York’s Been Stellar, the dark gothesque subtleties of Nightbus, and industrial beats with Ebbb. Steadily working their way higher up multiple line-ups you’ll find the mad energy of Fat Dog, while Office for Personal Development can teach you a thing or two about succeeding in the workplace and bringing a water cooler to the stage.

Sunday 28th

Headliner – get dazzled by the unerring talent of The Streets, their back catalogue now a huge collection of singalongs making them the perfect festival closers. Earlier in the day, the main stage will doubtless see the next in a long line of excellent performances from Sea Girls, and happy times with Coach Party.

Across the festival, Divorce will have you swaying along to their delicate harmonies, while Dog Race bring a heady mix of prickly post-punk, and Personal Trainer guarantee a big crowd and lots of fun for all. The last two to mention from our list are worth the trip alone. At last starting to receive the recognition they deserve, Bob Vylan are a must see live, a fusion of punk and grime with no prisoners taken in their political message. And always BG favourites VLURE are also not be missed – their Glaswegian dance tunes with the heaviest of thumping backdrops could well be the set of the weekend.

So there we are, you have a hint of the music on show – keep some time though to get along to a range of other activities as well, including Musical Bingo, Hip Hop Karaoke, a late night dance area and Barrioke featuring Shaun Williamson (you can push him off a cliff Janine, but you’ll never take his crooning). With less than 10% of tickets left, don’t sit on this one – all details and bookings on the Truck website here – enjoy!

Why not have a listen to our playlist whilst you book your ticket?