Truck Festival announces headliners for 2026

Carl and Pete from The Libertines share a microphone as they perform on a festival stage. PA

The Libertines will headline Truck Festival in 2025

Truck Festival has announced five headliners for its 2026 event.

The Maccabees, Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats, CMAT and The Libertines will all top the bill at the summer music festival.

Other acts announced include Kaiser Chiefs, Primal Scream, English Teacher, The Royston Club, Rizzle Kicks, Everything Everything, The Cribs, Friendly Fires, and Willie J Healey, with The Vaccines billed as special guests.

The festival takes place at Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire, from 23 to 26 July.

CMAT sits on a stage, singing into a microphone.

CMAT returns to the festival after also playing in 2025

Alex Trimble from Two Door Cinema Club is on stage with his guitar, his arms aloft.

Two Door Cinema Club will play debut album Tourist History in full

Two Door Cinema Club will be marking 15 years since their debut album Tourist History by playing it in full.

Similarly The Vaccines will be celebrating 15 years since their debut release What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?

Other acts also confirmed to perform are The K's, Keo, Florence Road, Getdown Services, Lottery Winners, We Are Scientists, Black Honey, Westside Cowboy, Radio Free Alice, Kid Kapichi, Adult DVD, and A Thousand Miles-singer Vanessa Carlton.

Pre-sale tickets go on sale on Thursday at 18:00 GMT, with those on general sale becoming available at 10:00 GMT on Friday.

The event, which is expecting 25,000 revellers, was originally conceived by brothers Robin and Joe Bennett.

The first Truck Festival took place in 1998, when an actual truck was used for the stage.

Matthew Murphy of The Wombats sings into a microphone on stage. Behind him are people dressed as animals, perhaps wombats?

The Wombats have also been announced as headliners

The Maccabees mid-song on stage.Getty Images

The Maccabees also top the bill at Hill Farm in Steventon

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