Originally written by Luke Slater · 21 July 2009
It is with great regret that we announce that, sometimes, shit does indeed happen. To good people, too. Grammatics and Colour have pulled out of this year's (and indeed, this weekend's) Truck Festival. Boooo! File under "Bad News".
However, sometimes, good stuff happens to good people, too. In their place, the wonderfully organised organisers of Truck have announced the spectacular emo-tinged power-rockers Tubelord and "oh-no-not-another-band-with-crystal-at-the-start-of-their-name-how-am-I-ever-to-cope-with-this" Crystal Fighters will be taking their places on the bill at the last minute. Props to them for that.
So, here's what some of the line-up for Truck 12 looks like:
Ash Broken Records Calories Errors Fanfarlo Tubelord Hjaltalin Jeremy Warmsley Pulled Apart By Horses Supergrass Sky Larkin This Town Needs Guns Thomas Truax We Were Promised Jetpacks Wild Beasts YACHT Young Husband
And this is what those lords of tubes, Tubelord sound, and look, like. Lovely choppy guitar riffs, some vocal harmonies and HYPER CRESCENDO.
Here's some Crystal Fighters for good measure:
Truck takes place in Steventon, Oxon on July 25 and 26. That's THIS WEEKEND. More information on their official website or follow them on Twitter for updates.