Graham Coxon, The Go! Team, Philip Selway, Edwyn Collins for Truck

Graham Coxon, The Go! Team, Philip Selway, and Edwyn Collins are amongst the latest acts announced for Oxfordshire's fourteenth Truck festival.

The line-up continues to grow with The Go! Team, Tunng and country royalty Justin Townes Earle taking to the Truck Stage on Sunday before the Truck Festival All-Stars, a specially-assembled cast lead by Robin and Joe, close the festival weekend with a grand Last Waltz-style finale.

The brand new Clash Stage will be curated this year by three of the top independent record labels in the UK, one on each day of the festival. Announced to appear on Friday are Graham Coxon, Dry The River, Gaggle, and Mechanical Bride.

Hosting on Friday will be Transgressive Records. Label co-founder and director Toby L said, "Transgressive has a rich history with Truck. An independent event with true distinction and personality, the line-ups are always brave and innovative. Hosting the second stage is a great opportunity for us to introduce a slew of new signings from our roster (for instance, the entrancing Mechanical Bride, the solo auteur Marques Toliver, fast rising Dry the River and punk all-girl choir Gaggle), as well as celebrate with a couple of older, more familiar names (our headliners Graham Coxon and Johnny Flynn). We look forward to spending the weekend with you all."

Saturday on the Clash Stage will take on a celebratory feel as Heavenly mark a special moment, as label founder and boss Jeff Barrett explains,"Heavenly Recordings can think of no better place to celebrate it's twenty first birthday than at the ever wonderful Truck festival."

Saint Etienne (previously announced) will headline the Heavenly Recordings programme on the Saturday. The special guest has been announced as the inspirational Orange Juice singer, solo artist and survivor Edwyn Collins alongside Cherry Ghost, Sea of Bees, Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou, The Rockingbirds, and James Walbourne. Plus late night DJ sets from Justin Robertson, and Richard Norris (Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve) to keep the Heavenly birthday shindig going into the early hours.

Sunday's hosts will be Bella Union. Previously announced John Grant will headline Bella Union's bill, alongside Oxford music legend Philip Selway of Radiohead, performing material from his warmly-received solo record. Dean Wareham playing the songs of his legendary band Galaxie 500, and Alessi's Ark, Treefight for Sunlight (previously announced), Lanterns on the Lake, and Cashier no 9 complete this specially curated day.

Simon, Mark, Luke and Anika at the label sum up why they're joining the Truck family this July, "Bella Union has never been into expansion and empire building just for the sake of it, we love to keep things small and manageable. And yet we love to branch out and spread the love far and wide. Curating stages at festivals and starting the radio show have been recent developments and working with the fine folks at Truck, putting together such a wonderful line-up for the Sunday has been a real treat."

Having already been a Truck headliner with Idlewild, Roddy Woomble will roll into Steventon on Saturday to play the main stage alongside Two Fingers of Firewater while Admiral Fallow, and Pete Molinari continue the Friday feeling of the best roots and alternative country on the Truck Stage.

Festival organiser Robin Bennett gives an insight into this year's plans, "At Truck we've always been inspired by the best independent labels, whether Creation Records taking on the mainstream, the wackiness of Apple Records, or the DIY spirit of Chemikal Underground. We have the utmost respect for those which survive and thrive while putting out great and interesting music; this year we decided to introduce a major new stage at the festival and thought, why not get some of the best current independent labels to programme a day of acts each? So we're welcoming Transgressive, Heavenly and Bella Union to do just that. They are all great labels because they have great people behind them, tight gangs who are passionate about keeping the flame of original music alive in our present X-Glee-Pop-Factor world (just as we at Truck try to keep the corporate-blandification of festivals at bay and present a real alternative for music-lovers hungry for the genuine article).

"They're bringing with them amazing artists and all-time greats like Edwyn Collins, Philip Selway and Graham Coxon; when we were waking the neighbours with our teenage-garage-band versions of Blur and Radiohead numbers, Joe and I didn't imagine that members of said bands would be taking to the stage in our home village a few years later. Truck Festival, like us, has come a long way. Bring it home!"

These latest acts join a line-up that's topped by Bellowhead and Gruff Rhys as headliners, also confirmed are St Etienne, Johnny Flynn, John Grant, The Duke & The King, Cherry Ghost, Fixers, Trophy Wife, Jonquil, Chad Valley, Caitlin Rose, Marques Toliver, Treefight For Sunlight, Marcus Foster, Jonny, Richmond Fontaine, and Dreaming Spires, with more acts still to be announced.

Truck Festival is growing this year, becoming a full three day event (Friday to Sunday) and increasing capacity from 5000 to 8000. Taking place from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th July at its regular location of Hill Farm in Steventon, the site will be expanding too with a whole host of new features including a brand new major stage, label takeovers, improved camping areas, cabaret, comedy, theatre, cinema, a dedicated Family Field, luxury camping options, and the after-dark party spot Boxford.

An adult weekend ticket (including 3 nights camping) is priced at £99, a young person (aged 13-17 years) weekend ticket is priced at £79. Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. A minor (aged 0-12) can attend the weekend free if booked in advance. All under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. A car parking ticket is priced at £8 adv / £15 on the day, with a campervan ticket priced at £40. To buy tickets once available, click here.

There's also a SuperTrucker ticket available offering entry to both Truck, and it's smaller sister Wood (Braziers Park, in Oxfordshire from Friday 20th until Sunday 22nd May 2011) at a discounted rate of £170 for adults, and £120 for juniors (13-17). To buy a SuperTrucker ticket, click here.

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