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T in the Park - Biffy's James Johnston recommends

3 Jul 2008

I n Case of Fire Festivals are always a great place to check out new bands, and T in the Park has a great tradition for uncovering hidden gems. In Case of Fire are definitely worth checking out. We played some shows with them last year in their native…

T in the Park - The Fratellis

3 Jul 2008

The Fratellis aren’t a band you’d think of as suffering from existential self-doubt, eh? But a spell out of the spotlight has left singer and guitarist Jon Fratelli with the slightest lingering doubt about his band’s success and longevity. ‘I’m…

T in the Park - Panic at the Disco

3 Jul 2008

It’s hard to be cool when you were ‘discovered’ on the internet by Pete Wentz with only three songs in your repertoire and your ‘fans’ were a few thousand e-friends who thought you were totally hot. Still, you’ve got to give Panic at the Disco points…

T in the Park - Rob da Bank

3 Jul 2008

Richie Hawtin ‘Spastik’ ‘Will he play it, won’t he play it? Hawtin is the don, and this record lives on and on. This track IS the Slam Tent at T.’ http://tiny.cc/Plastik Aphex Twin ‘Analogue Bubblebath’ ‘Heard this at sundown at Sonar…

T in the Park - T Break Stage

3 Jul 2008

Friday State of Affairs Promising Edinburgh-based foursome who cater in wonderfully heartfelt indie rock. No Kilter Excitingly frenzied math-punk quartet from Glasgow. Figure 5 Much-adored skiffle-tinged, psychedelic garage pop…

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T in the Park line-up 2008

3 Jul 2008

The full line-up for Scotland's biggest music festival, which takes place 11th to July 13th in Balado, Kinross.

T Break 2008 line up announced

5 Jun 2008

16 new and unsigned bands will be performing at the T in the Park music festival at Balado on the 11th, 12th and 13th July. The bands, selected from 48 acts playing in the qualifying heat gigs held in Edinburgh and Glasgow earlier this year, now…

T in the Park announces additional stage

22 May 2008

T in the Park is to have an additional stage this year and will also feature night-long DJ’s. The Relentless Energy Drink Stage will showcase up-and-coming British and International music. The Duracell Powerhouse is also set to make is fourth…

T in the Park wins Green 'n' Clean award

1 May 2008

T in the Park 's status as one of the world's greenest festivals has been confirmed as Yourope, the European Festival Association, granted the event the first Green 'n' Clean award in Scotland. This international award is given to events which…

KT Tunstall to play homecoming show at Dunfermline's Alhambra Theatre

24 Apr 2008

Fife singer KT Tunstall is to play a T in the Park warm-up show at Dunfermline's new Alhambra Theatre. This will be only the venue's second show under its current incarnation. The venue, one of Scotland's finest on its opening in 1922, before being…

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Bands for T Break 2008 announced

22 Apr 2008

The judging panel of T Break 2008, which launched at the end of February, have made their decision on the 48 acts who will compete in the competition's 2008 heats. The prize on offer to the winning acts will be an opportunity to perform on the T Break…

MGMT, Glasvegas and Jeff Mills among new acts unveiled for T in the Park

22 Apr 2008

A bunch of new acts have been named for T in the Park 2008, with Detroit techno auteur Jeff Mills ' appearance in the Slam Tent one of the most widely anticipated. Also on the bill are old punks The Stranglers and Sam Duckworth's Get Cape. Wear Cape.

Festivals update

10 Apr 2008

Connect, T in the Park and Rock Ness all make announcements The Connect festival returns this year as Hydro Connect, with a clutch of quality acts over 29-31 August including Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Spiritualized, The Gossip and The…

Will Young and Goo Goo Dolls sign up for T in the Park

31 Mar 2008

The line-up for T in the Park keeps growing with Will Young, Goo Goo Dolls, British Sea Power, Delays and Little Man Tate added to the bill. They will join headliners The Verve, Rage Against the Machine and REM at Balado, 11--13 July.

Richie Hawtin and Aphex Twin Confirmed for T in the Park

20 Mar 2008

The Slam Tent is famed as the biggest dance tent on the European festival circuit, and this year it will be hosting two of the biggest names in electronic music. Richie Hawtin and Aphex Twin are both confirmed to be appearing in the 12,000 capacity…

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Amy Winehouse confirmed for T in the Park

13 Mar 2008

Amy Winehouse has joined the line-up for this year's T in the Park festival. The troubled soul singer will be playing the main stage on Sunday 13 July.

T Break offers new bands chance to play T in the Park

28 Feb 2008

The request for entries for this year’s T Break competition has been made from the organisers of T in the Park. The opportunity to play at T must sit at the top of many young band’s wish list and T Break gives them the chance. If they make it through…

T in the Park line-up

28 Feb 2008

This year’s T in the Park line-up features seasoned acts such as Rage Against The Machine, The Verve, REM, Stereophonics, Prodigy and Chemical Brothers alongside more recent success stories The Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, and Glastonbury headliners Kings…

REM, The Verve and Rage Against the Machine top T in the Park bill

15 Feb 2008

REM, The Verve and Rage Against the Machine have been announced as the headliners for this year’s T in the Park according to Rage Against the Machine’s official website www.ratm.com. The festival, now in its 14th year, will play host to tens of…

The Raconteurs, Ian Brown, Kaiser Chiefs and more confirmed for T in the Park

13 Feb 2008

The first names for this year's T in the Park, 11--13 July, have been confirmed as The Raconteurs, Ian Brown, Kaiser Chiefs, The Prodigy and The Pigeon Detectives by festival organiser Geoff Ellis. The Prodigy will headline the Radio 1/NME Stage on…

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Eight festival award nominations for T in the Park

9 Oct 2007

T in the Park has been nominated in eight categories for the annual UK Festival Awards, including the gong for Best Major Festival. More than 80,000 fans travelled to Perthshire to take in this year’s Balado event, at which the likes of The Killers…

T in the Park 2007 - Running Times

3 Jul 2007

Please note times and order is subject to change. 6 FRIDAY • Arctic Monkeys 9.20-10.50pm Sheffield’s all-conquering guttersnipe punk poets get the weekend started in earnest. • Bloc Party 7.50-8.50pm Angular London art rockers Bloc Party…

T in the Park 2007

19 Jun 2007

In a matter of months Dumfries shelf-stacker Calvin Harris has taken the MySpace-sensation route to universally lauded electro producer, touring with Faithless and being linked professionally and romantically with pop icon Kylie Minogue along the way.

News Extra

28 Feb 2007

FESTIVAL FRENZY

Words: Mark Robertson and Allan Radcliffe Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your local ticket outlet, several festivals unveil their wares at once. Triptych celebrates a triumphant seventh year of esoteric eclecticism with 79 reasons to…

The Directors

13 Nov 2006

It may not be very apparent yet, but Scotland’s summer festivals are feeling seismic tremors. On the one hand there are new chiefs heading up two of Edinburgh’s prestigious festivals. On the other, there’s a new, upmarket music festival outside Glasgow…