News Roundup 11/06/09

Today's roundup includes Truck Festival, Loop Festival, Bestival and Zoey Van Goey. Truck Festival Are you looking for an awesome festival to go to this year? Head to Truck Festival! Here's all the latest line-up additions! WILD BEASTS, WINTERSLEEP, THE JOY FORMIDABLE, WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS, WHITE BELT YELLOW TAG Mali music star (and son of Ali) *VIEUX FARKA TOURE *and his band. A 90-minute improvised set from *DAMO SUZUKI *of CAN and an all-star cast of 'sound-carriers'. Shoegazetronics from *A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS* and *SAD DAY FOR PUPPETS*. South Africans *DEAR READER*. Some glacial Icelandic soundscapes from *HJALTALIN*. Welsh goodness from *EUROS CHILDS and THE TRUCKERS OF HUSK*. The Cowshed Rave returns with *DJ FOOD* and *DK*, *TOTAL SCIENCE, LEE MORTIMER & FOAMO and *Oxford's own *TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS.* New stages from: NONCLASSICAL, BBC INTRODUCING with Bethan Elfyn, and ROCK SOUND MAGAZINE. http://www.thisistruck.com Loop Festival Fever Ray, múm and Datarock have all been added to this years Lopp Festival. Plus the following local bands: Mirrors, Elizabeth, John The Savage, Win Prizes, A Man Like Me and Battant! http://www.loopbrighton.com/ Bestival The following additions have been made to this years Bestival: Mika / The Hot Rats/ Benga / Benji B / Bobby Friction / The Loose Cannons / Grum / Hudson Mohawke / Lemonade / Ohbijou / Ross Allen Shanklin Freak Show / Skibunny / Stardeath And White Dwarfs / Sunny Day Sets Fire / The Acorn http://www.bestival.net/ Zoey Van Goey You can catch Zoey Van Goey live @ The Buffalo Bar this Friday 12th June (Twee As F!!k night) http://www.tweeasfuck.com/