The anticipation is particularly high for Jamie T, who organisers claim is “one of the most requested headliners in Truck Festival history.” Alongside this, Wet Leg, the Brit Award-winning “Best New Artist” of 2023, will be making their UK festival headline debut. Meanwhile, the Thursday night slot is reserved for the energetic and politically charged IDLES, who are expected to showcase tracks from their upcoming album ‘TANGK,’ set to be released on February 16, read more about ‘TANGK’ here. The festival’s grand finale will be brought by The Streets, alias Mike Skinner, who released the critically acclaimed album ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’ last year.

The diverse lineup also includes renowned acts such as The Kooks, Declan McKenna, Yard Act, Holly Humberstone, The Magic Gang, and English Teacher, along with emerging talents like Willie J Healey. Sea Girls, Black Honey, Peace, The Snuts, Sundara Karma, with many more set to grace the stages at Hill Farm. The Magic Gang’s presence in the Truck 2024 lineup has sparked speculation, given their recent breakup announcement and plans for a farewell tour. Despite confirming their final show, it remains unclear if the band will perform at the festival.

Truck Festival’s Head Of Marketing, Sam Harris, expressed his enthusiasm for the lineup, stating, “Truck 2024 is a landmark year for us, and we can’t wait to see everyone there!” Harris added, “Whether it’s discovering new favourites, diving into mosh-pits, or enjoying the amazing comedy and family entertainment on offer – Truck 2024 promises to be a special weekend.”

A ticket pre-sale is scheduled for 18:00 GMT on Thursday (January 25) with general sales opening at 10:00 on Friday (January 26). Tickets start at £140 for the weekend, with an early-bird option priced at £175, allowing entry on Thursday to catch the electrifying performance by IDLES. Both pay-in-full and payment plan options are available. Tickets can be purchased on the official festival website via this link.

Truck Festival, conceived by brothers Robin and Joe Bennett in 1998, has come a long way from its humble beginnings with an actual truck as the stage. More acts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, building on the success of last year’s headliners Royal Blood, Alt-J, Two Door Cinema Club, and The Wombats. For more information and to secure your spot at what promises to be “the ultimate summer party,” visit Truck Festival’s official website.

In 2019, Tramlines was acquired by festival promotion giant Superstruct Entertainment. Superstruct, after an acquisition spree that peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now the world’s second largest festival promoter. According to IQ magazine, the company currently owns 85 festivals across Europe and Australia, including the UK’s Boardmasters, Bluedot, and Truck festivals. Under the control of Superstruct Entertainment, Tramlines festival has been consistently securing big names in the UK’s alt scene. Announced today, Tramlines’ line up for 2024 continues this trend.

Headliners include Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini, English singer Jamie T, and Dundee alt-rock band, Snow Patrol, who will be playing on Friday 26th, Saturday 27th, and Sunday the 28th of July respectively. This is not the first time that the two Scottish acts have performed at the same event as both played at Hyde Park’s BT London Live, an event that promoted the opening of the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Brighton indie rock band The Magic Gang, who have recently announced their decision to part ways, are on the festival’s bill. For those unable to attend the band’s farewell UK tour in May, Tramlines festival will be one of the last places that the group will be performing.

As well as acts at the end of their lifespan, acts who have recently found a new lease on life will be attending Hillsborough Park. Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who has recently shot back up into stardom with the resurgence of her 2001 hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, will be playing in Hillsborough Park on Friday the 26th. As well as newfound fame, Tramlines will likely be hosting some newly released music. Off the back of their soon-to-be-released EP, Fantasies, London’s Bombay Bicycle Club will be performing at Tramlines. Since Fantasies is set to release on the 23rd of February, there is a chance that those at the festival will be some of the first to hear a live rendition of the upcoming EP.

With 25,000 people already signed up to the festival’s pre-sale list, tickets are sure to sell out fast. Presale tickets for Tramlines go live tomorrow at 12pm, so if you haven’t signed up yet, you can do so here. Weekend tickets will be available for £130, and day tickets will cost £45. Although it is likely that there will be some tickets available after the pre-sale, prices before and after the pre-sale period may be subject to change. Additionally, Tramlines does not offer on-site camping, meaning that accommodation for those from outside Sheffield will have to be organised separately.

Victorious Festival 2024 will run from August 23-25 with Fatboy Slim and Snow Patrol co-headlining the event’s opening night. Jamie T and Biffy Clyro will then take the headlining spot for Saturday and Sunday night respectively. The 2023 instalment of Victorious Festival featured another star-studded line up as the likes of Mumford and Sons, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Jamiroquai and Ellie Goulding were amongst the big names of performers.

The festival also houses a comedy stage, and at next year’s event, leaders of the industry Russell Howard and Frankie Boyle will be headlining on Friday and Saturday night at Southsea seafront.

One of the most successful dance artists of all time, the Grammy and Brit award-winning DJ and producer Fatboy Slim will bring a memorable Friday night opening party packed full of hits. His attendance of the festival had previously been teased as a sign saying “Praise You”, in reference to his hit song of the same name, appeared at the event’s location.

Victorious Festival hints at 2024 headliner: https://t.co/85AAcyqY7K #FatboySlim #VictoriousFestival

— Neil Durham (@NeilDurham) November 27, 2023

In addition to these huge headliners, many other world class acts will be making their way down to Portsmouth for Victorious Festival. Other artists on the bill include Wet Leg, Becky Hill, Pixies, Courteeners, IDLES, Jess Glynne, Arlo Parks, Louis Tomlinson and Natasha Bedingfield. You can find the full line up below.

Big News!

We’re SO excited to announce @FatboySlim@snowpatrol , @jamietmusic , and @BiffyClyro are headlining VF24! Plus the incredible @wetlegband@BeckyHill@PIXIES@Louis_Tomlinson@jessglynne@arloparks@thecourteeners@idlesband & loads more!… pic.twitter.com/O6GEwuXxBP — Victorious Festival (@VictoriousFest) December 5, 2023

Victorious’ lead booker Andy Marsh said in a press release: ‘‘This is the first year we’ve released all our headliners at once and we’re thrilled to be able to announce the acts after months of planning. Victorious 2024 is going to be bigger than ever and it’s not just the headliners people need to look out for, we have booked hundreds of acts across the weekend spanning multiple genres. We can’t wait for August, it really will be a year to remember!” Early bird weekend camping tickets are now on sale from £180, while day tickets are priced at £65 each. For tickets and more information, you can visit the official website for Victorious Festival here.

Speaking on his recent win, Jamie T told OfficialCharts.com, “Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for the support on the album. Thank you for the Number 1!“. The “Calm Down Dearest” singer took to social media to announce his award; within the post, the singer also confirmed the date for an upcoming show. The concert will see Jamie T headline a homecoming show at London’s Finsbury Park; the singer will perform to an audience of 45,000, marking his biggest show to date. The singer-songwriter will be joined by a roster full of special guests, further details concerning the event will be announced in due course.

My first ever number one album And to celebrate we’re gonna be playing Finsbury Park next summer. Tickets on sale next Friday at 9am pic.twitter.com/c4WHMfIvLt

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) July 29, 2022

Otherwise known as Jamie Alexander Treays, the singer’s number one album was released on 22nd July 2022 via Polydor Records. The Theory Of Whatever was proceeded by three singles, “The Old Style Raiders“, “St. George Wharf Tower“, and “Between The Rocks“. Before its release, Treays began to tease and promote the album’s release; on 27th April 2022 the singer confirmed The Theory Of Whatever’s release. The Theory of Whatever is the first release of new material since Jamie T’s break; the singer’s previous album Trick dropped in 2016.

Although The Theory Of Whatever is Jamie T’s first number one album, the singer has cracked the album charts top 5 four times before. The songwriter’s debut album Panic Prevention was released in 2007 and reached number 4 within the charts; the release was praised for its use of themes concerning youth culture and lyrical content. The singer’s second album Kings & Queens dropped two years later and charted at number 2; the album’s lead single “Sticks’ n’ Stones” also sired chart success and position within the singles charts top 20. Jamie T scored a hat trick in 2014 when Carry On Grudge reached number 4 within the album charts; Trick also charted well and placed at number 3.

Congratulations to @VivaBananarama on their highest-charting album in 34 years https://t.co/wRMJxMyIcx pic.twitter.com/s0oJWO5DBm

— Official Charts (@officialcharts) July 29, 2022

Elsewhere within this week’s album charts, pop icons Bananarama have scored their highest position within the UK Official Album charts in 34 years. The duo’s twelfth studio album Masquerade has charted at number 22; the album marks their first top 20 release since The Greatest Hits Collection. The compilation album was the band’s first Greatest Hits LP and was released via London Records in 1988; via its original release, the album placed at number 3 on the UK Albums charts.

Earlier this month, Jamie T confirmed that he had added further dates to his upcoming The Theory Of Whatever Tour. Due to start this November, the headlining tour originally consisted of 10 dates and was initially meant to start on 10th November 2022 with a set in Newcastle. Due to popular demand, the singer added two more stops and will now kick off the tour on 8th November 2022. The second new date has been scheduled to close the series of live shows on 23rd November 2022 at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse.

Doing some acoustic shows to celebrate the album release. Album and ticket bundles on sale tomorrow at 10am https://t.co/poEeGoV2p8 pic.twitter.com/LiciXdIe6I

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) July 14, 2022

Prior to setting out on his UK tour, Jamie T will perform a series of album release shows in celebration of The Theory Of Whatever. The string of intimate live shows are set to start today with a set at Southampton’s Engine Rooms in partnership with Vinilo Records, the seventh and last show will take place on 8th August at Bristol’s Thekla with Rough Trade Records.

Jamie T UK Tour Dates

Acoustic Record Store Tour

30/07/2022 – Engine Rooms/Vinilo Records – Southampton
01/08 – Chalk/Resident Records – Brighton
02/08 – Empire/HMV – Coventry
04/08 – Brudenell Social Club/ Crash Records – Liverpool
05/08 – Liquid Room/Assai Records – Edinburgh
07/08 – Hanger 34/Jacdranda Records – Liverpool
08/08 – Thekla/Rough Trade Records – Bristol

The Theory Of Whatever UK Tour

08/11/2022 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
10/11 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle
11/11 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
12/11 – O2 Academy – Leeds
14/11 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
15/11 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
17/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
18/11 – Alexandra Palace – London
21/11 – University Great Hall – Cardiff
22/11 – Guildhall – Portsmouth
23/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester

Click here to purchase tickets.

My new album The Theory of Whatever is out now. It’s a collection of songs I’ve worked on for the last few years and I’m very proud of it. Thank you to all the friends who helped out @hugowhitenoise, Tom Dinsdale, Olly Burden, @matthewmaltese, @CharlesWatson__ pic.twitter.com/fmqxWc01N9

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) July 22, 2022

The Theory Of Whatever is his fifth album and his first since 2016’s Trick. Rolling Stone UK says of the album, “the indie veteran’s first album in six years demonstrates why he’s become one of Britain’s most beloved cult musicians,” and awarded it four out of five stars. On the gap between albums, Jamie T told Rolling Stone UK, “I don’t think I’m necessarily very good at what I do and it takes me a long time to do shit well.”

The singer continued, “I don’t have a need to be seen the whole time, either. I don’t care and I don’t give a shit! I like making music, but it’s not incredibly important to me. I’d go as far as to say I detest being around all the time. I don’t want to be the type of human being who needs to represent themselves every week and tell everyone what they’re eating in order to be a good musician.”

Asked about the anxiety that has plagued him throughout his life and inspired his debut album Panic Prevention back in 2007 the singer told the magazine, “Yeah, I was struggling with anxiety, panic attacks, and I felt completely out of my depth. It was a constant battle, and it was hard to get help for that when you’re playing to 10,000 people, so you do struggle”.

When asked about his mental health now he opened up, “Yeah, I’m just happy now. I couldn’t give less of a fuck. If you take anything from this, I want you to know that I’m zen about this shit. I’m happy and that needs to come across. I’ve just grown up a bit and it’s why I don’t give a shit!”

On sale now https://t.co/NpsfR3Q3MC

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) July 19, 2022

Jamie T will take to the road to play a run of acoustic shows in record stores up and down the country to support the release of his new album. He will also be playing at larger venues with his full band in the UK in November 2022, tickets can be purchased here.

30/07/2022 – Album Release Show – Engine Rooms – Southampton
01/08 – Album Release Show – Chalk – Brighton
02/08 – Album Release Show – Empire – Coventry
04/08 – Album Release Show – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds
05/08 – Album Release Show – Liquid Room – Edinburgh
07/08 – Album Release Show – Hanger 34 – Liverpool
08/08 – Album Release Show – Thekla – Bristol
08/11 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
10/11 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle
11/11 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
12/11 – O2 Academy – Leeds
14/11 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
15/11 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
17/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
18/11 – Alexandra Palace – London
21/11 – University Great Hall – Cardiff
22/11 – Guildhall – Portsmouth
23/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester

Alright then let’s do it. Back on tour in November. Pre-order The Theory Of Whatever from my store by 5pm on Tuesday 5th July to get exclusive pre-sale access to the tour https://t.co/CU5gnmkrXY pic.twitter.com/jb1MNj6QrJ

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) June 28, 2022

It’s been 6 years since our last Jamie T album, and during that time he has seemingly started to lean into the fact that he can basically wait as long as he wants… and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. 15 years have passed since his debut Panic Prevention, and his influence has only expanded up until the genre-skipping escapade that was his last LP Trick. While Jamie T’s music will always come with his signature gruff swagger, the unpredictability of which particular influences peek through on each record is always enough to keep fans on their toes. To promote his new effort, T took to his socials and shared a video of himself reading a brief seemingly from his management, and then sharing a few snippets of songs. You can check out the clip below.

ALBUM TRAILER BRIEF pic.twitter.com/EiC8jCjBWu

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) April 27, 2022

At the moment, we can only pre-order the new album. So, until July 29^th you can satisfy any Jamie T needs with a copy of the 15th-anniversary edition of his debut. To commemorate the occasion, the 2CD deluxe edition also comes with a disc comprising of an unreleased gig, Panic Prevention Disco: live at the Scala from 2006, you can pick up a copy of that here.

Last month saw Treays play his first live show in over 5 years too. Held at London’s Subterania – an appropriately small venue for a comeback show – the show contained all the usual antics one can expect from a comeback show of this calibre: a few live rarities like “Sheila” from his 2007 debut, a bunch of live debuts including new single “The Old Style Raiders”, and a whole bunch of messing around. Treays also made an appearance at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend, clearly in the mood to warm himself up for this tour. Get tickets while you can.

Theory of Whatever UK Tour Dates:

10/11/22 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle
11/11 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
12/11 – O2 Academy – Leeds
14/11 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
15/11 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
17/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
18/11 – Alexandra Palace – London
21/11 – University Great Hall – Cardiff
22/11 – Guildhall – Portsmouth

My new album The Theory of Whatever is coming out 29th July and I’m playing my first live show in five years in London next week at @subteraniavenuepic.twitter.com/LUNES2TxXh

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) May 4, 2022

The Theory Of Whatever is confirmed to be released on 29th July via Polydor Records, and will include his single “The Old Style Raiders” (watch official video here). In a recent interview discussing the meaning of his lead single, Jamie stated, “It’s fighting to find something that means enough to you that you love. The fight to find that, and to carry on striving, to find something you love enough to hold on to” adding, “Rather than kid love or movie love or gushy love or lust love, whatever you have when you’re younger – it’s actually trying to fight for something that means more than that. It’s the struggle to find that.”

The singer-songwriter, from Wimbledon was just 19 years old when he started his career in 2005. 17 years later fans are just as (if not more) excited to see what 36 year-old indie star is going to bring to the table now in 2022.

In a recent interview speaking to BBC Radio 1 about his return, Jamie spoke about his anxiety of getting back on the horse and creating new music, saying “I was struggling to find my direction with the record for a few years, really… I went home one day, and I found this track that I had recorded, pretty much fully finished. And I was really upset, because I realised that I’d spent the last six months asking other people to tell me if something was good. Then I heard this track and I just immediately knew I’d kind of found my path.” Jamie has also articulated his excitement to get back on stage next week adding, “I missed being in a room with people and playing music…I miss getting in a place with people and have sweat dripping from the ceiling.”

Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds.

ALBUM TRAILER BRIEF pic.twitter.com/EiC8jCjBWu

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) April 27, 2022

Taking the meta-approach to an album trailer, Treays muses, “Right album trailer brief, we’re looking to create an album trailer to seize the up and coming release. The trailer should be simple but yet impactful. This trailer should be true to Jamie’s already established world aesthetic, music and personality.” Seems to be going well so far, “It will need to incorporate some snippets of new songs off the album e.g. ’90s Cars’, ‘Keying Lamborghinis’ and the lead single should be the hero moment of this. It should also include the album title or at least a reference to it at some point however subtle, we’d like the trailer to end with the album title revealed in some way.”

 After another short little ramble Treays finally confirms, “So on that note ladies and gentlemen, I give you my new album The Theory Of Whatever”, maybe this time he’s going to drop the indie persona and go for a more Liam Lynch approach to making noise. Then the clip ends with what I can only assume is a snippet of the album’s title track, and then the official release date; July 29^th. At the moment, we can’t actually pre-order the new album. But until the time comes, you can satisfy any Jamie T needs with a copy of the 15th-anniversary edition of his debut. To commemorate the occasion, the 2CD deluxe edition also comes with a disc comprising of an unreleased gig, Panic Prevention Disco: live at the Scala from 2006, you can pick up a copy of that here.

The announcement came via a video posted to the artist’s social media yesterday (January 21^st) captioned “yeah yeah new music is coming” where he read out an email from his manager. Jamie T (aka Jamie Treays) said in the announcement; “I’ve just had an email from my manager, I’m just going to read it out to you. ‘For the announcement, you need to say – obviously in your own words – that the 29th of January will be the 15th anniversary of ‘Panic Prevention’. We’re releasing a limited edition 15-year vinyl and CD; 1,500 copies of vinyl, 2,000 copies of the CD…sign up on jamiet.com to order. Also gonna give away 15 signed test pressings randomly selected from anyone who signs up.’”

He added at the end of the announcement, once again reading his manager’s email: “Also, maybe say something about new music coming out soon”. You can view the entire video down below.

yeah yeah new music is coming pic.twitter.com/D9BAewaEDZ

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) January 21, 2022

Panic Prevention was released on the 29^th of January 2007, with the songs ‘Sheila”, “If You Got The Money”, and “Calm Down Dearest” being released as singles before the full album was made available. The record’s namesake is derived from Treays’ experiences with panic attacks and anxiety, and the themes of the album deal with aspects of UK youth culture of the time. The album received consistently warm acclaim from most music publications, with NME giving the article an 8/10, saying: “Jamie T is a genuine voice, the sort of untrained, maverick personality that doesn’t come along too often. Britain, you’re honoured to have him.” Sonically, the album draws from a great number of different genres, such as rap, folk, indie rock, ska, punk, electronic and even skiffle.

Jamie T’s seminal debut album has already been reissued once before, as it was given its first vinyl treatment in 2018. As mentioned in the announcement, pre-orders can be found on the artist’s website.

Whilst very little else has been revealed beyond Treays’ confirmation that new music is indeed on the way, this is exciting news for fans, who have been waiting patiently for a new album since 2016’s Trick. Treays released a B-sides album in 2018, which is a collection of songs from recording sessions spanning from 2006 to 2017.

Rumours that the indie superstar had started recording his new album began to surface in early 2021 as Carl Barát, of The Libertines, shared in an instagram caption: “Da boys in the band… Been cookin’ up some dope lit sick shiz innit”.

Fans of the early 2000s icon have no idea what to expect as his previous album Trick released in 2016 and the collection of B sides released in 2018 span from Shoe Gaze in tracks such as “Meet Me On The Corner”, soft metal in Fire Fire to his more quirky signature style seen in “Dragon Bones” that takes after his most popular records. Think; “Sheila”, “Zombie” and “Sticks N Stones”.

Although the album’s release date is yet to be confirmed, and the original Jag Jago tweet has since been deleted, fans are eager to hear the album in the months to come with one person writing “Hearing Jamie T has completed his new album. What a start to the Year”

Hearing Jamie T has completed his new album. What a start to the year

— bryce (@bryceimiela) January 5, 2022

And another being unable to hide his excitement stating “Jamie T new album done OH MY GOD I will spare no expense to go and see him I am SO f*cking excited yes yes yes yes yes”

Jamie T new album done OH MY GOD I will spare no expense to go and see him I am SO fucking excited yes yes yes yes yes

— Andrew (@ImSmithyyy) January 6, 2022

Since he was catapulted into the British Indie music scene nearly fifteen years ago. Jamie T’s career has always been one of gradual and continual success. From the release of his first album, Panic Prevention in 2007 he quickly became a voice for the generation growing up alongside him. His music often discusses the struggles of teens (now turned millennials) growing up in Britain during the technological revolution of the early 2000s. Jamie T has been the voice of young England for nearly two decades and there is no doubt he will continue to scribe from a personal stand point and contort these lyrics over truly unique instrumentals (perhaps we will see drum beats complimented by the acapella ‘boom baps’ seen on the catchy spoken word/rap tune “Down To The Subway.”) Put simply, Jamie T is a British musical icon, proof of that being the five NME awards he has be rewarded during his time in the British music community.

Fans and music lovers alike can only hope this next album will have been worth the nearly six year hiatus since his last studio album. We suspect fans may also want to keep their eyes out for a new tour and festival line ups to come as we move into another music defining era for Jamie T.