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 to access audio and video on collective you need real player.Farm fresh indie at the annual alt music fest. “It’s often described as a giant village fête, with a lot of bands and a rave,” says Robin Bennett, Truck Festival’s founding father and lead singer of Goldrush. “We wanted to do a less corporate festival for wide circle of friends, and it’s just grown from there.”The original price was £3. Eight years on and it’s risen tenfold (that’s £30 folks), but punters this year were treated to a long and potent cocktail of fresh alternative music. Backing up headliners The Magic Numbers, The Raveonettes, Do Me Bad Things and Biffy Clyro, were quality up-and-comers like The Young Knives, Editors, Patrick Wolf and Mystery Jets, plus a whole host of decent local bands. And for the guitar-o-phobes there were plenty of programmed beats from DJs, including Brazilian drum’n’bass DJ Marky and Bristol’s DJ Suv.  The Raveonettes and Patrick Wolf It’s a real mixture of styles which reflects the tastes of the organisers. The only thing that’s completely outlawed is a pretentious attitude, whether you’re in a band or not. “If someone wants red-carpet treatment then they’re not going to get it at Truck,” states Robin. “We’ve had bands in the past that complain about the angle of the stage and stuff. People like that just make me want to punch them. Biffy Clyro are the kind of band that just get on with it. So are The Magic Numbers.”  The Young Knives and Editors It’s this down-to-earth attitude that seems to define Truck festival. What you see is what you get. It’s on a farm so it looks (and smells) like a farm. The catering is done by the local Rotary Club. It’s called Truck because the first main stage was made from two trucks. In the acoustic tent the power dropped every time the tea bus put the tea on. And, ALL the proceeds go to charity. “Other festivals are selling people a very old idea and it’s definitely missing something,” says Robin. “It’s just hype a lot of the time. We don’t take account of hype, and we try and educate people to do the same.” It seems to be working. The 4,000 tickets for this year’s event sold out without any publicity, and no fewer than nine NME journalists were on the guestlist. If you fancy it next year, prepare to book early.
Alastair Lee
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