Truck America festival schedule released
COME SPEND THE WEEKEND IN THE CATSKILLS WITH TRUCK AMERICA!
Experience intimate performances from Mercury Rev, White Rabbits, The Joy Formidable
Here We Go Magic, Roadside Graves, Neil Halstead, Joan As Police Woman & many more
Friday, April 30 – Sunday, May 2 @ The Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY
This weekend marks the kick-off of the Truck Festival’s big American splash! Daily schedules for the Truck America weekend can be seen HERE.
Truck organizers Joe & Robin Bennett are making the rounds this week including a stop at NPR affiliate WAMC’s “Performance Place” with Sarah LaDuke at 11:34am EST, TOMORROW Wednesday, April 28 (show streams live at wamc.org and after it airs, can be heard HERE) AND a chat on WFUV‘s Morning Show Thursday, April 29th at 11 AM EST, which also includes live performances from both Common Prayer and The Dreaming Spires! If it couldn’t get any better (and it does), Time Out New York previews the Truck America Festival with five not to be missed acts. Read it HERE.
Truck America, co-presented by Radio Woodstock, includes performances by Mercury Rev, The Joy Formidable, Here We Go Magic, Hopewell, White Rabbits, Forgetters, Ida, Lewis & Clarke, Common Prayer, Monogold, The Silent League, Joan As Police Woman, Willy Mason, Roadside Graves, Neil Halstead and more on three different stages (and occasionally around an amazing fire pit). Join us at the Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY from Friday, April 30 through Sunday, May 2nd 2010. Weekend passes and individual day tickets are available online NOW from Brown Paper Tickets. In addition to oodles of live music, there will be workshops, films, kids activities, jam sessions and a healthy dose of english camping for those who don’t book a room. See you there!
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!
Online from Brown Paper Tickets (Weekend and individual day passes)
In person at the Williamsburg BEACON’S CLOSET location
From Woodstock Music Shop
And directly at the FULL MOON RESORT
Weekend passes are $120 and include 3 nights of camping and parking
DAY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE (doesn’t include camping) for the following:
Friday 30th April : $37
Saturday 1st May: $46
Sunday 2nd May: $46
Gracing the Truck America stages are…
Atlantic/Pacific
Brandon Patton
Big Star Tribute
Cat Martino
Collin Rocker
Common Prayer
Dusty & the Dreaming Spires (Robin & Joe from Goldrush/Truck)
Forgetters (Blake Schwarzenbach of Jawbreaker, Jets To Brazil)
Gary Louris (of The Jayhawks)
Gazzarderie All Stars
Grand Mal
Here We Go Magic
Hopewell
Ida
Jae Song Films
Joan As Police Woman
John de Vries
John Kameel Farah
Lewis & Clarke
Linda Moody
Loop 2.4.3
Mercury Rev
Mike & Ruthy
Monogold
Natureboy
Neil Halstead
Nina Violet
Oxygen Ponies
Randi Russo
Sam Isaac
Sgt Dunbar & the Hobo Banned
Spouse
Stache & The Golden Delicious
T J Kong & The Atomic Bomb
Tern Rounders
The Brixton Riot
The Caulfield Sisters
The Dig
The Joy Formidable
The Roadside Graves
The Sadies
The Shoestring Band
The Silent League
Tim Easton
Two Dark Birds
Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers
We Are Jeneric
White Rabbits
Willy Mason
Wintersleep
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DETAILS
– Gates open Midday Friday, April 30th
– Weekend pass includes 3 nights FREE camping (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) @ Full Moon’s beautiful grounds
– Not a happy camper? Full Moon Resort has a range of lovely rooms to rent
– Car Parking FREE with ticket purchase (weekend or individual day passes)
– Don’t have a car? Trailways bus from NYC and Kingston (route 28) stops in Big Indian!
– A range of great value meal passes available – eat like a king all weekend
– Several bars serving a wide range of beers, wines and liquors (21+, BYO not permitted)
– Children aged 12 and under are FREE when accompanied by a parent or guardian (not a sibling)
– Ages 12+ pay full price. ANYONE under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
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ABOUT TRUCK…
The Truck festival in Oxfordshire, UK has run for the past 13 years on the principles of independence and ethically minded and cooperative production, with a passion for introducing cutting edge music as well as a reverential nod back to the classics. Bands like Supergrass, Fanfarlo, The Lemonheads, Regina Spektor, Battles, Okkervil River, The Raveonettes, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Wild Beasts, YACHT and The Big Pink have been part of the TRUCK experience over the years. The line up for Truck 13, Truck’s annual festival taking place on July 24-25 in Steventon, UK, includes performances by Mew, Los Campesinos! and Future of the Left.
