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BBC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Truck Festival 2025 ends on a high with footy and fireworks
Truck Festival 2025 has closed after a weekend "bursting with feel-good moments".The four-day music event at at Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire, featured headliners such as Kasabian, The Courteeners and Nothing But highlights included a live screening of the Women's Euros 2025 final between England and Spain at the site on Manager Lily Brimble and marketing head Sam Harris said "the energy, the vibes, the love on show, it was all immaculate from start to finish". Organisers said they were already looking at Truck 2026 "with plans already underway for an ace year". Early bird tickets for the 29th edition of the festival go on sale on 1 August. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Thousands of music fans flock to farm to enjoy Truck Festival
Thousands of music lovers descended on a South Oxfordshire farm over the weekend for Truck Festival. The festival has been held at Hill Farm in Steventon, near Didcot, since 1998 and has been a fixture for music lovers since 1998. This year saw the likes of Kasabian, Courteeners, Nothing But Thieves and Franz Ferdinand grace the stage. It was estimated that around 20,000 people attended Tim Hughes, who attended the festival for this newspaper, said: "It has been amazing. The weather has been great and it has been a really good vibe. "Kasabian was brilliant and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra was absolutely amazing. They had an opera singer with them. READ MORE: Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground at risk of closure "There has been crowdsurfing and all sorts. The crowd has been loving it." The festival started on Thursday with limited entry for Bloc Party. Kasabian were on Saturday night and Last Dinner Party put on a Gaza live medical aid appeal while on stage. Started by musician brothers Robin and Joe Bennett – of the bands Goldrush and The Dreaming Spires – as a birthday bash for Robin, it has a proud history of pushing back against the commercialism of larger festivals and instead focusing on the music and upcoming talent. Their Veterans and Virgins stage remains a little corner of the old Truck Festival loved by generations of Oxfordshire festival-goers.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
In Pictures: First day of Truck Festival 2025 in Oxfordshire
Thousands of people have already kicked off this year's Truck Part brought the first night to a close with their performance at Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire, on four-day event is expected to attract more than 25,000 people for the county's biggest music headliners expected over the weekend include Kasabian, The Courteeners and Nothing But Thieves. Unwritten singer Natasha Bedingfield will also play a special guest set during the festival and the Women's Euros 2025 final between England and Spain will be shown at the site on Sunday. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Truck Festival 2025 gets under way in Oxfordshire
This year's Truck Festival is under way, with revellers arriving on Thursday for the four-day music Party brought the first night to a close with a performance of their debut album Silent Alarm in full, along with other festival takes place at Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire. With 25,000 people attending, it is the county's biggest music headliners over the weekend are Kasabian, The Courteeners, and Nothing But Thieves, with Blossoms, Franz Ferdinand and The Last Dinner Party also playing the sold-out event. The bill also includes Wunderhorse, Reytons, Hard Life, CMAT, Fat Dog, The Big Moon, Sports Team, Maximo Park, Corella, Alfie Templeman, Lambrini Girls, Lime Garden, Only The Poets, Luvcat and Chloe singer Natasha Bedingfield will also play a special guest set. Speaking on the opening day, festival co-ordinator Jasmine Dunston said: "It's going really well. "We got the gates open one of the earliest we've ever done this year, which is insane. It's just merit to the entire team who have pulled together."The festival also supports its charitable organisation, the Truck Trust, which was set up in 2014 to "benefit our local community".It has so far raised £880,000 for local good causes."Hopefully this year we're going to be able to hit the big one million mark and that's our goal," added Ms event will also see the now traditional annual appearances of The Oxford Symphony Orchestra, Mr Motivator, and Barrioke, which features former EastEnders actor Shaun Williamson singing karaoke Women's Euros 2025 final between England and Spain will also be shown at the festival site on Truck Festival was conceived by brothers Robin and Joe Bennett and first took place in 1998, when an actual truck was used for the stage. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
