Truck Festival 2026 Review. Featuring The Maccabees, The Vaccines, Friendly Fires, The Cribs and Black Honey
“THIS Album…” with William HannShow Notes
Truck Festival
For purveyors of all things indie, Truck has a lot to offer...
Luckily, the good people of Dork asked me to write a review of all the bands I watched on Hill Farm last weekend. You can read it on their website or you can have the audiobook version of it on this weeks episode of the podcast.
You can get my thoughts on the incredible sets I caught from The Cribs, Will Gamble, Getdown Services, We Are Scientists, Primal Scream, The Maccabees, 22 Grand Pod, Oxford Symphony Orchestra, Ivo Graham, Friendly Fires, Adult DVD, The Vaccines, Black Honey, Two Door Cinema Club, Vanessa Carlton, Picture Parlour, Westside Cowboy and...... The Libertines!
My god, that's a lot of indie!
It's out now to read on Dork and it's available to watch / listen to wherever you find your podcasts.
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