Truck 2020

[Tom Connolly]

2 hours ago, retrokev said:

and line up def next week?

yeah twitter account 

[Mcbatesman]

Can't see it being primal scream or stereophonics myself

[gfa]

Kooks // Blossoms // Stereophonics I am quite certain of and i would take that quite happily

[OllieR]

Can’t seem blossoms headlining, they’re taking quite low slots at other festivals 

[gfa]

1 hour ago, OllieR said:

Can’t seem blossoms headlining, they’re taking quite low slots at other festivals 

Truck is only 20k, they could definitely do it and fit the festival well 

[Charliehmiller]

Blossoms would be Thursday again surely? 

I know it's not likely but I'm just hoping it's not the kooks.

[Tom Connolly]

@JBarbour am i right in thinking truck lost a headliner in august in the same way tramlines did?

[JBarbour]

1 minute ago, Tom Connolly said:

@JBarbour am i right in thinking truck lost a headliner in august in the same way tramlines did?

Not sure. Tramlines lost a headliner back in August last year. Then Reading/Leeds announced Catfish so I guessed it was them. 

[Tom Connolly]

1 hour ago, JBarbour said:

Not sure. Tramlines lost a headliner back in August last year. Then Reading/Leeds announced Catfish so I guessed it was them. 

ah right okay, thought it was superstruct as a whole, we could see catfish on this lineup then? 

[JBarbour]

1 minute ago, Tom Connolly said:

ah right okay, thought it was superstruct as a whole, we could see catfish on this lineup then? 

Not sure. Live Nation and SJM may have signed them up for events as that's what they have been announced for so far and that's possibly left Superstruct events without them. Generally it's a freelance booker for the likes of Trunk, Tramlines, Kendal, Victorious and Y Not (even though now not part of the same group). 

[gfa]

Given the proximity of Reading to Truck, surely they must be out? I wouldn't mind either way, would definitely prefer phonics

[Dim Sum]

I’d put a bet on either Wolf Alice, Foals, Royal Blood turning up as one of the headliners. 

[retrokev]

2 hours ago, Dim Sum said:

I’d put a bet on either Wolf Alice, Foals, Royal Blood turning up as one of the headliners. 

foals headlined the last one on

[Diamond24]

2 hours ago, retrokev said:

foals headlined the last one on

And Wolf Alice. So I think both are unlikely. I think Royal Blood would be great headlining this, but I'm not sure they will. 

[Jacksamthompson]

15 hours ago, Dim Sum said:

I’d put a bet on either Wolf Alice, Foals, Royal Blood turning up as one of the headliners. 

two headliners from the last one? are you daft?

edit* sorry one of them. Still cant see foals or wolf alice. Royal blood yes for sure. 

Edited March 29, 2021 by Jacksamthompson

[OllieR]

Other festivals like R&L have repeated headliners from 2019, so wouldn’t rule out 1 repeating especially as wolf Alice have a new album coming out 

[gfa]

4 hours ago, OllieR said:

Other festivals like R&L have repeated headliners from 2019, so wouldn’t rule out 1 repeating especially as wolf Alice have a new album coming out 

Reading have 6 headliners though so its harder not to repeat a headliner and for Truck theres plenty more potential headliner combinations. I can’t see it myself

[JBarbour]

1 hour ago, gfa said:

Reading have 6 headliners though so its harder not to repeat a headliner and for Truck theres plenty more potential headliner combinations. I can’t see it myself

6 headliners is a bit of a stretch but great marketing from FR/LN. They have some headline sized acts (by large festival standards) with some fillers that headline smaller events and are generally further down the line ups at larger events. Catfish were headlining the likes of Tramlines and QotSA have played R&L under headliners so many times as well as Other Stage at Glasto. There is a big pool of British acts they could of booked without repeats, it could be considered lazying bookings or just playing it safe.

Superstruct much like Global and Count Of Ten before them will just recycle headliners and big acts for a few years across 4/5 events. An event is unlikely to get the same combination but it may get a festivals dirty left-overs 😀

Edited March 29, 2021 by JBarbour

[Charliehmiller]

With London grammar just being announced for all points east does that make them more of less likely to play?

[Jacksamthompson]

2 hours ago, Charliehmiller said:

With London grammar just being announced for all points east does that make them more of less likely to play?

more - theyre doing the rounds. 

[Jacksamthompson]

19 hours ago, gfa said:

Reading have 6 headliners though so its harder not to repeat a headliner and for Truck theres plenty more potential headliner combinations. I can’t see it myself

nor can i. big fests like R&L have lots more options on other stages if people want to do that. Repeat headline bookings at smaller fests rarely / never happen. i cant think of a 10k or smaller fest ever booking the same headliner twice. 

[gfa]

3 hours ago, Charliehmiller said:

With London grammar just being announced for all points east does that make them more of less likely to play?

Can't see them at Truck really?

[Jacksamthompson]

9 minutes ago, gfa said:

Can't see them at Truck really?

how come? i think theyre a perfect fit.

[Metalupyourass97]

With the 2020 break would it really count as a repeat headliner if wolf Alice played again? 

[Charliefro]

@JBarbour do you have an inkling on who is playing or when it will be announced this week?