Truck 2013 first bands announcement

First bands announced for Truck festival 2013

The first set of bands playing at this year’s Truck festival – taking place at the usual location, Hill Farm, Steventon, on 19/20 July 2013 – have just been unveiled.

Headlining on Saturday 20 July will be The Horrors, and alongside their skinny-jean/Tim Burton hair-esque schtick there’s a wide variety of other acts playing over the two-day event:

  • Ash
  • Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
  • Dry The River
  • Gaz Coombes
  • Rolo Tomassi
  • Lewis Watson
  • Toy
  • The Bots
  • The Computers
  • Wet Nuns
  • Planes
  • The Family Rain
  • Ady Suleiman
  • Brother & Bones
  • Arcane Roots
  • Fight Like Apes
  • Max Raptor
  • The Physics House Band

As last year, there will also be a ‘takeover’ stage run by Oxford-infused record labels Big Scary Monsters and Alcopop! Records, with the following so far lined up to take part:

  • Tall Ships
  • Gunning For Tamar
  • Crash Of Rhinos
  • Stagecoach
  • Axes
  • The Social Club
  • Salvation Bill

More details and information will be revealed soon, so keep your eyes on the Truck festival website. Tickets are now on sale through the website, with standard weekend entry costing £74. Whet your Oxfordian whistles with these videos of two of the local bands lined up to play: