Following a mammoth 25th anniversary celebration in 2022, Truck Festival have unveiled the first names confirmed to appear on the line-up for its 2023 edition.
Across the penultimate weekend in July Truck Festival will welcome four headliners that span the breadth of the indie, rock and alternative spheres, from effervescent indie pop to primal rock ‘n’ roll with some folk-inflected alt rock thrown in.
Alongside stalwarts of the aforementioned genres, the festival have also announced a slew of names that include some of the most celebrated and beloved faces in modern alternative music, as well as the cream of the crop when it comes to the grassroots music scene and emerging acts - staying true to Truck’s ethos of supporting upcoming talent to help cultivate a sustainable and diverse festival landscape.
Making for one of the most anticipated returns of the year, Royal Blood will be marking the occasion with a headline performance at Truck Festival 2023 with anthems including Figure It Out, Out Of The Black and Little Monster, taken from the breakthrough self-titled debut album.
The duo, who were scheduled to appear at the event in 2021, will also no doubt be ready to unearth some of the new music they’ve been working on to share with the Hill Farm audience.
Talking about what is sure to be a gargantuan Truck Festival headline set, Royal Blood say: "After being booked to play in 2021, we can’t wait to finally head to Oxfordshire and headline Truck Festival this summer! Expect a party."
Following on from their tenth anniversary tour of standout debut album An Awesome Wave, Alt-J will be making their way to Hill Farm this July to headline Truck Festival, armed with their folk-leaning alt rock songs.
Indie trailblazers Two Door Cinema Club are also announced as headline acts for Truck Festival 2023.
Known as a ‘festival band’, the esteemed Northern Irish musicians will be sure to bring a set filled with indie bangers from those initial early years singles such as Undercover Martyn, Something Good Can Work and What You Know.
On their eagerly awaited 2023 headline set on Truck’s Main Stage, Two Door Cinema Club said: "We first played Truck back in 2009 where we got led astray by Ash and then one of us (who shall not be named) threw up in a graveyard.
"Our next appearance was a few years ago to headline and it was amazing to see how much the festival had grown.
"We have such fond memories of both times and we’re excited to see what our third appearance has in store."
Kickstarting proceedings with an array of surefire indie hits, The Wombats will return in this year, too headlining Thursday night’s festivities
Elsewhere, Self Esteem will be bringing her vastly critically acclaimed live show to Hill Farm this summer, with pop hits such as I Do This All The Time and The 345 in tow.
From busking in Brighton to winning fans in Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sam Smith, Maisie Peters also joins the Truck 2023 line-up.
No strangers to Truck Festival, The Vaccines will descend upon Hill Farm once again, with Circa Waves also confirmed to appear this summer alongside Australian, festival favourites DMA’s.
Truck Festival have also shared their side-splitting comedy line-up for the 2023 event including big name acts such as Seann Walsh, Emmanuel Sonubi and Jonathan Pie.
Joining them at Hill Farm will also be Ivo Graham, John Hastings, Matt Richardson, Jarred Christmas, Jojo Sutherland, Rich Wilson, Dan Tiernan, Myq Kaplan, Tamer Kattan, Kyrah Gray, Kuan-Wen Huang, Harry Stachini, Kate Williams, Matt Bragg and Mike Newall.
After phenomenal demand in 2022 - where Sam Fender and The Kooks headlined - and a record-breaking reaction to early bird tickets for 2023, a very limited Pre-Sale for Truck Festival 2023 will go on-sale at 6pm on Thursday 2nd February.
Prices start from £140 + booking fees for the full weekend and these are expected to sell-out quickly, with full General Sale Tickets on-sale from 10am on Friday 3rd February - with both pay in full and payment plan options (starting from £30 p/month + booking fees) available as fans are encouraged to snap up tickets ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Tickets are available from 10am on Friday 3rd February, here.
