So much to do, so little time...
The line-up is complete; we hope to be posting the set times on our website in the next few days.
We've just compiled the CD, ordered the T-shirts (and some more fluffy Truck monsters), and finished the programme: we can almost taste (smell?) the festival approaching.
We've picked out 13 photos from our Facebook tagging competition; if you haven't yet, look at Truckfestival Steventon's profile and wallow in the nostalgia of over 1000 photos of TRUCKs gone by...
If you are as yet unticketed, you can of course head to one of our lovely shops to buy one - Scribbler (Oxford), Toby English Books (Wallingford), Local Roots (Abingdon) and Cornerstone (Didcot) all have both weekend, parking and individual day tickets on sale.
You can also head to one of the online ticket emporia, such as gigantic.com/truck
Where you can also pre-order programmes, CDs and T-shirts at reduced prices, as well as tickets for the Truck Bus.
You can even sign up to become a Truck Ambassador and invite your friends, family, neighbours, schoolfriends and casual acquaintances to come join you at the world-famous TRUCK festival, whilst raising funds for our charities or you own beer fund.
All you have to do to is follow this link and create yourself a Fatsoma Profile. All Ambassadors will be invited to join me at Dusty's Birthday Bonanza at the festival, possibly to be served a Ferrero Rocher (melted). This is our new Very Interesting Person area, garnished with exclusive pictures of celebrities, so it really is well worth becoming a Truck Ambassador!
Things are WARMING UP! we've got plenty of opportunities for you to come and get in the mood for Truckin'
SATURDAY 10TH JULY Bethnal Green Country Fayre.
The Gallery Cafe, 21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green
A festival of UK Americana with THE CEDARS, DREAMING SPIRES, THE EPSTEIN and many more. Tickets here.
MONDAY 12th JULY Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen's TRUCK FESTIVAL WARM-UP PARTY
2-4 Hoxton Square, London N1 6NU Tel. 0207 6130709 doors 7pm: loads of great acts so get there early! Tickets here.
DANNY & THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD, DOG IS DEAD, TREVOR MOSS & HANNAH LOU, THE DREAMING SPIRES, BOAT TO ROW.
SUNDAY 18TH JULY
CARDIFF Buffalo Bar
MAN WITHOUT COUNTRY / COMMON PRAYER / DREAMING SPIRES
Tickets here.
TUESDAY 20TH JULY
OXFORD Cellar
DEAD JERICHOS / COMMON PRAYER / DREAMING SPIRES
Tickets here.
(we urge you to check out our Brooklyn buddies commonprayer at the Oxford and Cardiff shows: they came to Truck Studios last year to record their splendid record There Is A Mountain, already being acclaimed all over the blogosphere and out July 26th on Big Potato Records. "There Is A Mountain is glorious, darling, magical, and almost as much fun as a barrel of monkeys... Don’t be surprised to see this here album perched on the Best of 2010 list, not just here, but all over the place." (Les Enfants Terribles blog).
And lest we forget TRUCK FESTIVAL takes place July 23rd, 24th & 25th at Hill Farm, Steventon, Oxfordshire.
Over 120 bands & DJs on 7 stages:
MEW, TEENAGE FANCLUB, MERCURY REV Clear Light Ensemble, BELLOWHEAD, STORNOWAY, BLOOD RED SHOES, 65daysofstatic, ZINC, MS DYNAMITE and many more.
Enjoy a weekend with us on the farm in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside...
"a festival run by nice people who put on awesome bands." NME
"the personal touch of a village fete" THE OBSERVER: 10 best Music festivals 2010
"Truck is one of Britain's hidden gems" THE TIMES
"We think this festival's ace" TIME OUT
Love from all of us at the Batcave x (though today we are sitting in the garden to enjoy the sun, the wireless reaches out here...)