“I couldn’t have asked for anything more”
For singer-songwriter Daisy Peacock, her first-ever Truck Festival could hardly have gone better.
Taking to the This Feeling stage on Friday afternoon, Peacock was greeted by a crowd far larger than she had anticipated, with festivalgoers dancing and singing along throughout her set.
“It was amazing, my first Truck Festival and I couldn’t have asked for anything more,” she said. “So many people were watching, which I really didn’t expect, and everyone had an amazing energy, dancing and singing, so thank you so much to everyone that was there.”
The size of the stage itself also allowed Peacock to embrace a little more freedom in her performance. “It was quite a big stage, bigger than what I’m used to, so it was really nice to be able to walk around and have a little boogie,” she laughed. “Everyone was just so in it, I had a great time.”
That infectious energy is exactly what Peacock hoped festivalgoers would take away from her performance.
“I think girl empowerment, energy and like feel-good vibes.”
At the heart of that energy is Girl Best Friend, a track that has become a particularly important part of Peacock’s live set. “Probably one called Girl Best Friend,” she said when asked which of her songs means the most to her. “It’s my favourite one to play live; we usually end with it, and it means a lot because it’s a lot of people’s favourite and it’s quite energetic.”
As a result, the song has accumulated plenty of memories for Peacock, and her first Truck Festival performance has now added another. “I’ve got a lot of good memories playing it, and this one is definitely a new favourite time.”
Away from the stage, Truck has also given Peacock and her band the chance to experience the full festival experience together for the first time. “This is the first time that me and all my band have camped together, so that was fun,” she says.
Although getting their campsite ready wasn’t quite as straightforward. “Getting here and setting everything up yesterday, it took way too many of us to put up the tents, which was quite entertaining.”
Peacock’s approach to songwriting has also been shaped by some memorable advice, including one lesson from a university teacher that has stuck with her. “I got told by one of my teachers at uni, ‘Don’t let the truth get in the way of a good song or a good story,’” she recalled.
“I thought it was really interesting because a lot of songwriting is like, ‘Oh, this song’s very true’, but then I think bending the truth can often make a better song. People don’t have to know.”
That willingness to play with reality perhaps reflects Peacock’s broader approach to songwriting, prioritising the story and emotion of a track rather than worrying about whether every detail is completely literal.
Having already enjoyed her own Truck experience, she was also keen to see what the rest of the festival had to offer. One of the acts she was particularly excited to catch was fellow emerging band Eighty Eight Miles.
“I’m really excited to see Eighty Eight Miles,” she said. “They’re playing on the main stage in a couple of hours, and I’ve seen them a few times before at small venues, so it’s going to be so sick seeing them on the Truck main stage.”
And if she could pick anyone else from the Truck lineup for a dream collaboration, Peacock already had her answer: “CMAT for sure,” she said. “She was amazing.”
With Truck now providing another milestone in her rapidly developing career, Peacock is already looking ahead to the remainder of 2026. “I’ve got quite a few gigs coming up that I’ll be announcing soon, and we’ve got a lot of new music too.”
There is also a significant change coming to her recorded sound. Having previously worked primarily without her live band in the studio, Peacock has now brought them into the recording process for the first time. “I’ve just been in the studio recording some songs with my band on them too, which is like the first time I’ve recorded my actual band on my songs, so I’m excited to share those at some point too.”
After an unforgettable first Truck Festival, an increasingly popular live favourite in Girl Best Friend and new music on the horizon, Daisy Peacock’s feel-good approach is clearly resonating. And if her Truck debut is anything to go by, there should be plenty more dancing, singing and girl empowerment to come.
