Truck Festival is back in 2026, and if you thought last year was big, this one’s looking absolutely enormous.
Hill Farm is gearing up once again for a weekend that basically feels like someone’s pressed shuffle on the greatest indie playlist ever made and then booked every single artist that comes up. It’s the kind of summer rite-of-passage weekend you hear people bang on about for years afterwards – and for good reason.
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This year’s top-line news is the introduction of five headliners, each representing a different slice of indie history.
The biggest talking point? The Maccabees, finally making their Truck debut after their reunion. Given how deeply their catalogue runs through the bloodstream of British guitar music, it’s wild they’ve never headlined the festival before – and it’s hard to imagine a more fitting comeback moment.
Joining them across the weekend are long-standing festival favourites Two Door Cinema Club, turning up to mark 15 years since Tourist History with all the euphoric, arms-in-the-air energy you’d expect. Fresh from a rocket-firing last 12 months, CMAT takes the Thursday headline slot with a show that’ll almost certainly be one of those “were you actually there?” moments people brag about later. And in an almighty double bill to close things out, The Libertines bring their famously chaotic brilliance before The Wombats deliver an all-killer set that’s basically engineered for serotonin.
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Beyond the headliners, the line-up reads like a roll call of indie favourites and live heavyweights.
The Vaccines are back for a special appearance celebrating their debut album’s 15th anniversary, Kaiser Chiefs return with that unmistakable Big Ricky Wilson energy, and Primal Scream show up to remind everyone how innovation should be done. The Cribs, Everything Everything, Circa Waves and Friendly Fires keep the nostalgia-meets-now vibe going strong.
But Truck’s never just been about the big names – it’s a place where the next wave properly takes hold.
Keo, Florence Road and English Teacher all land in prime breakthrough territory, joined by rising favourites like The Royston Club, The K’s, Getdown Services, Brooke Combe, Black Honey and a stack more. It’s the kind of bill where you wander into a tent randomly and end up discovering your new favourite band.
With its now-fabled village-within-a-festival atmosphere – everything from orchestras to workouts to paint parties – Truck continues to be the reliably chaotic, joy-soaked centrepiece of the UK festival summer. And with tickets already flying, you might want to get your name down sharpish. Pre-sale opens 6pm on 27th November, with general sale from 10am on the 28th.
Hill Farm awaits. Only question is: who are you seeing first?
