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An innovative bar-cup recycling scheme was introduced in 2006 paying a 10p deposit on every empty pint container brought back to a designated recycling point.<ref name=herald/>
An innovative bar-cup recycling scheme was introduced in 2006 paying a 10p deposit on every empty pint container brought back to a designated recycling point.<ref name=herald/>

==Neds and anti-social behaviour==
[[Image:Glasgow youths 4 06.jpg|thumb|right|T in the Park has been associated with drunken Neds from the mid-2000s.]]
It has been said that T in the Park is populated with "[[Ned (Scottish)|neds]]":{{#tag:ref|See: <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/aidan-smith-dance-of-the-lone-groover-1-612982|title=Dance of the Lone Groover|last=Smith|first=Aidan|date=17 July 2002|website=[[The Scotsman]]|publisher=[[The Scotsman Publications]]|accessdate=4 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=sosneds>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/bands-burgers-and-queues-balado-at-its-best-1-1291519|title=Bands, burgers and queues: Balado at its best|publisher=''[[Scotland on Sunday]]''|date=13 July 2003|accessdate=14 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140103090122/http://mamacolive.com/thefly/reviews/live/2332/Live-Review-T-In-The-Park-2008/|title=T In The Park 2008|website=''[[Wayback Machine]]''|publisher=''[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]]''|last=Clarke|first=John|date=14 July 2008|accessdate=16 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="stv">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/107729-scottish-fans-are-the-quotheartquot-of-t-in-the-park-says-edith-bowman/|title=Scottish fans are the 'heart' of T in the Park says Edith Bowman|date=8 July 2009|publisher=[[STV Group (Scotland)|STV]]|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualfestivals.com/festivals/reviews/8041|title=The Big One: T In The Park 2010|publisher=[[Virtual Festivals]]|last=McInally|first=Gavin|date=2 July 2010|accessdate=16 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=popcop>{{cite web|url=http://thepopcop.co.uk/2011/07/live-review-t-in-the-park-2011/|title=Live review: T in the Park 2011|publisher=The Pop Cop|last=Radmehr|first=Natasha|date=14 July 2011|accessdate=16 August 2013}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} young males who are associated with [[hooliganism]], casual [[Sportswear (activewear)|sports clothing]] and [[stupidity]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4075012.stm|title=Neds make it into the dictionary|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=9 June 2005|accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref> (although organiser Geoff Ellis regards a ned as being anyone who engages in anti-social behaviour, regardless of presentation).<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-12559078|title=Neds 'not welcome' at T in the Park festival|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=23 February 2011|accessdate=28 July 2013}}</ref> Other reporters have spoken about the ubiquity of [[Buckfast Tonic Wine|Buckfast]]:<ref>{{cite journal|last=Phelan|first=Stephen|date=7 July 2002|title=Tee-hee in the Park|journal=[[Sunday Herald]]|publisher=[[Newsquest]]|quote=[E]ven many of the common people are often less than keen. A ticket to T in the Park implicitly waives your right to almost every form of comfort, security and convenience that the modern age takes for granted. The site looks, sounds, and smells like an air raid over an open sewer...if you're resolved to rough it in the festival's shantytown of Buckfast bedouins, there's no need to settle for some ripped and dripping dome tent.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Gibb|first=Eddie|date=11 July 1999|title=By the time you read this it will all be a Blur|journal=[[Sunday Herald]]|publisher=[[Newsquest]]|quote=T in the Park remains a resolutely Scottish affair. Alcohol abounds. As you near the site, it's pretty easy to find the entrance: just follow the trail of empty Buckfast bottles.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Warren|first=Matt|date=9 July 2001|title=Fans weather storm for music in the mud|journal=[[The Scotsman]]|publisher=[[The Scotsman Publications]]|quote=Tennent's may have paid the big bucks to place their logo over the stage, but by the time The Stereophonics came on for the finale, a portion of the crowd had democratically elected Buckfast the official drink of T in the Park. And no amount of gerrymandering was going to make the difference. By 10pm, Buckie had an absolute majority and it was only a matter of time before the motion to crack open another bottle had been unanimously passed.}}</ref> a [[fortified wine]] linked to ned culture<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/kerr-seeks-meeting-with-buckfast-firm-health-alcohol-1.9621|title=Kerr seeks meeting with Buckfast firm|last=Johnston|first=Jenifer|date=24 September 2006|website=[[Sunday Herald]]|publisher=[[Newsquest]]|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="nyt">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/world/europe/04scotland.html|title=For Scots, a Scourge Unleashed by a Bottle|last=Lyall|first=Sarah|date=3 February 2010|website=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> and criminality.<ref name="nyt"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/crime-link-as-buckfast-revealed-to-have-as-much-caffeine-as-eight-colas-1-786644|title=Crime link as Buckfast revealed to have as much caffeine as eight colas|date=17 January 2010|website=[[The Scotsman]]|publisher=[[The Scotsman Publications]]|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref> As well as journalists, performers,{{#tag:ref|See: <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/strike-up-the-band-1-1103264|title=Strike up the band|date=3 November 2005|website=[[The Scotsman]]|publisher=[[The Scotsman Publications]]|accessdate=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=temper>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/3961617/Temper-Traps-big-plans|title=Temper Trap plot world domination|work=''[[Stuff.co.nz]]''|date=27 July 2010|accessdate=13 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="nmewhitnall">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/babyshambles/51983|title=Supergrass-enhanced Babyshambles urge T in the Park fans to 'beat the fuck' out of bottle-throwers|date=11 July 2010|website=[[NME]]|accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/odd-future-bottled-at-dramatic-festival-gig_1231886|title=Odd Future Bottled At Dramatic Festival Gig|date=10 July 2011|website=''[[Contactmusic.com|Contactmusic]]''|accessdate=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=independent>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/hydro-connect-inveraray-castle-argyll-915697.html|title=Hydro Connect, Inveraray Castle, Argyll|last=Pollock|first=David|date=2 September 2008|website=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print Limited|accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} revellers,<ref name=independent/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456965/html/nn1page3.stm|title=Festivals Guide 2006|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2006|accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> and celebrity attendees<ref name="recordclarke">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Legend+set+would+be+simply+Devine.-a0181559333|title=Legend set would be simply Devine|publisher=[[TheFreeDictionary.com#TheFreeLibrary.com|TheFreeLibrary.com]]|website=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|authorlink=Des Clarke (comedian)|first=Des |last=Clarke|date=19 July 2008|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/field-of-dreams-1-608522|title=Field of dreams|last=Kay|first=Phil|date=15 June 2002|website=[[The Scotsman]]|publisher=[[The Scotsman Publications]]|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/golf/id-rather-perform-at-loch-lomond-than-be-at-t-in-the-park-983175|title=I'd rather perform at Loch Lomond than be at T in the Park, says Phil Mickelson|publisher=''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''|last=Cameron|first=Neil|date=10 July 2008|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref> have witnessed anti-social behaviour. The lobbing of drinks containers – often with urine replacing the beverage – is said to be common,{{#tag:ref|See: <ref name=temper/><ref name="nmewhitnall"/><ref name=independent/><ref name="recordclarke"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/music/t-in-the-park-veteran-happy-to-give-this-one-a-miss-1.53582|title=T in the Park veteran happy to give this one a miss|publisher=''[[The Courier]]''|date=9 July 2010|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} and fire-setting has been reported.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/not-so-glorious-mud-still-causing-trouble-at-balado-1.830700|title=Not-so-glorious mud still causing trouble at Balado|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|last=Taylor|first=Alan|date=11 August 2007|accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="mtviggy">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140402110450/http://www.mtviggy.com/blog-posts/attempted-murders-deaths-and-attacks-at-scotlands-t-in-the-park-music-festival/|title=Attempted Murders, Deaths and Attacks At Scotland's T in the Park Music Festival|website=''[[Wayback Machine]]''|publisher=[[MTV (UK and Ireland)|MTV]]|date=12 July 2010|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>

Punishable offences reported at the event range from typical crimes like [[assault]],{{#tag:ref|Civilians: <ref>{{cite journal|date=13 July 1999|title=Hunt for festival axe thug|journal=[[Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[DMG Media|Associated Newspapers]]|quote=POLICE were last night still hunting a vicious attacker who injured three people with an axe at the T in the Park music festival. Two victims were in a serious condition in hospital while their friend was released after being treated for a more minor wound. The incident happened during a fight between several festival goers at the event's huge campsite on Sunday.}}</ref><ref name="scotsman2000">{{cite journal|last=Currie|first=Gordon|date=11 July 2000|title=28 deny charges after pop music festival|journal=[[The Scotsman]]|publisher=[[The Scotsman Publications]]|quote=The majority of the offences related to dealing in drugs including ecstasy, cocaine and amphetamine. James McNab, 37, of Primrose Crescent, Rosyth, Fife, denied seven charges when he appeared at Perth Sheriff Court. He denied that in the festival camping area on Sunday he assaulted Lynsay Cooper and spat in her face. He further denied assaulting Ben Rogers by punching him in the face, knocking him to the ground and repeatedly kicking him. McNab also denied assaulting Douglas Bairgire and injuring him by seizing him by the throat, and breaching the peace by chasing Emma Sheldon demanding money. He pleaded not guilty to attacking PC Alexander Brodie and spitting in his face, as well as possession of and intent to supply psilocin, a class A drug...Four accused from the Stirling area are alleged to have fought and vandalised cars.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/five-for-court-over-death-1.180797|title=Five for court over death|date=10 July 2001|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|publisher=[[Newsquest]]|accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/the-blood-was-all-over-my-face-bottle-thug-ruins-morgan-s-first-t-in-the-park-1.53232|title='The blood was all over my face' — bottle thug ruins Morgan's first T in the Park|publisher=''[[The Courier]]''|date=11 July 2012|accessdate=17 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/soldier-fined-over-t-in-the-park-attack-1-2781371|title=Soldier fined over T in the Park attack|date=8 February 2013|website=[[Edinburgh Evening News]]|publisher=[[The Scotsman Publications]]|accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="courierassault">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/man-jailed-for-t-in-the-park-assault-1.127577|title=Man jailed for T in the Park assault|publisher=''[[The Courier]]''|date=5 September 2013|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="recordthug">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/thug-who-punched-woman-who-2956755|title=Thug who punched woman who refused to buy drugs from him at T in the Park says: I thought I had superpowers|publisher=''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''|last=Currie|first=Gordon|date=24 December 2013|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="courierfine">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/500-fine-for-dad-who-lashed-out-after-being-assaulted-at-t-in-the-park-1.219417|title=£500 fine for dad who lashed out after being assaulted at T in the Park|date=13 February 2014|website=[[The Courier]]|publisher=[[D. C. Thomson & Co.]]|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref><br>Police officers: <ref name="scotsman2000"/><ref name="recordthug"/><ref name="herald96">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/drunken-mob-puts-festival-future-in-doubt-thugs-spell-trouble-for-t-in-the-park-1.445619|title=Drunken mob puts festival future in doubt|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|date=16 July 1996|accessdate=17 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/thug-jailed-for-kicking-t-in-the-park-cop-987061|title=Thug jailed for kicking T in the Park cop in the head|publisher=''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''|last=Currie|first=Gordon|date=14 August 2009|accessdate=17 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.stv.tv/tayside/249518-peter-reilly-punched-police-officer-to-get-lift-home-from-t-in-the-park/|title=Reveller punched police officer to get lift home from music festival|date=20 November 2013|publisher=[[STV Group (Scotland)|STV]]|accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/leven-man-fined-for-attack-on-police-officers-at-t-in-the-park-1.311652|title=Leven man fined for attack on police officers at T in the Park|date=10 April 2014|website=[[The Courier]]|publisher=[[D. C. Thomson & Co.]]|accessdate=10 April 2014}}</ref><br>Staff: <ref name="courierassault"/><ref name="courierfine"/>|group=lower-alpha}} [[drug-related crime]],{{#tag:ref|See: <ref name="scotsman2000"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-12275165|title=Actor Keith Fleming took cocaine into music festival|date=25 January 2011|website=''[[BBC News]]''|publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]]|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.stv.tv/tayside/111813-police-saw-queue-of-customers-at-drug-dealers-tent-at-t-in-the-park/|title=Police saw queue of 'customers' at drug dealer's tent at T in the Park|publisher=[[STV Group (Scotland)|STV]]|date=20 July 2012|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.stv.tv/tayside/197719-barman-at-t-in-the-park-dismissed-after-being-caught-with-cocaine/|title=Barman at T in the Park dismissed after being caught with cocaine|date=31 October 2012|publisher=[[STV Group (Scotland)|STV]]|accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.stv.tv/tayside/269695-henry-titley-caught-with-cocaine-at-t-in-the-park-in-perthshire/|title=T in the Park reveller caught with cocaine in yak-hair waistcoat|date=28 March 2014|publisher=[[STV Group (Scotland)|STV]]|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.stv.tv/tayside/271850-ryan-smith-caught-with-cocaine-inhair-products-at-t-in-the-park/|title=T in the Park reveller tried to smuggle cocaine hidden in hair cream|date=16 April 2014|publisher=[[STV Group (Scotland)|STV]]|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} [[breach of the peace]]<ref name="scotsman2000"/><ref name="herald96"/> and [[vandalism]],<ref name="scotsman2000"/> to more reprehensible acts such as [[attempted murder]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jul/15/knifecrime.ukcrime|title=T in the Park: Music fan was stabbed 11 times|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=15 July 2008|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=scotsman>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/stabbing-and-sexual-assault-mar-peaceful-t-in-the-park-1-817090|title=Stabbing and sexual assault mar 'peaceful' T in the Park|publisher=''[[The Scotsman]]''|date=12 July 2010|accessdate=9 August 2013}}</ref> and [[sexual assault]].<ref name=scotsman/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/scotland/man-accused-of-sexual-assault-at-t-in-the-park-campsite-1.112618|title=Man accused of sexual assault at T in the Park campsite|last=Topping|first=Kirsty|date=16 July 2013|website=[[Evening Express (Scotland)|Evening Express]]|publisher=[[Aberdeen Journals]]|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/t-in-the-park-sex-attacker-walks-free-on-drug-plea-1-3236207|title=T in the Park sex attacker walks free on drug plea|date=17 December 2013|website=[[The Scotsman]]|publisher=[[The Scotsman Publications]]|accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref> A [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] [[Judge|sheriff]] said in 2013 that T in the Park has a "serious problem" with substances;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-23520477|title=Sheriff says T in the Park is 'blighted' by drugs|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=31 July 2013|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref> a reveller died from an overdose in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6904927.stm|title=Ban breach blamed on drugs death|date=18 July 2007|website=''[[BBC News]]''|publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]]|accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref> and £25,000 worth of drugs were seized at the 2012 festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/concern-over-25-000-drug-haul-seized-at-t-in-the-park-1-2591373|title=Concern over £25,000 drug haul seized at T in the Park|publisher=''The Scotsman''|last=Currie|first=Gordon|date=22 October 2012|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref> Hundreds of offences are typically recorded at the event, with the majority related to theft, substance abuse and assault.<ref name=scotsman/> [[Tayside Police]] have claimed that criminal activity at the festival is no more common than it would be in any Scottish city.<ref name=scotsman/>

===Defenders against ned allegations===

Ellis is aware of the threat of neds, and has stressed that they are "not welcome" at the event.<ref name=BBC/> Still, some commentators have suggested that their impact on the festival has been exaggerated. [[BBC Radio 1]] [[disk jockey|DJ]] [[Edith Bowman]] dismissed the notion that neds dominate the event as "rubbish" and an "awful preconception", adding: "Speak to any band who has played T [in the Park] and they will fall over themselves to come back. Scots fans just want to have a good time."<ref name=stv/> In a ''[[The Scotsman|Scotsman]]'' article, Andrew Eaton admitted that the event is "not sensible, or polite, or restrained", but condemned "the many snooty remarks you often hear about it being a festival for drunken neds."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/love-loathing-and-t-in-the-park-1-907854|title=Love, loathing and T in the Park|publisher=''[[The Scotsman]]''|first=Doug |last=Johnstone|first2=Andrew |last2=Eaton|date=5 July 2007|accessdate=14 August 2013}}</ref>

Paul English in the ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]'' concurred with sentiments expressed by a contributor to the Scotland documentary film ''[[We Are Northern Lights]]'', who argued that T in the Park is too readily dismissed as an event for neds and is in fact a national cultural experience. English allowed: "Of course, there's a minority of menaces. But it's the population of [[Paisley]] in a field drinking beer, not a candle-lit procession."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Watchit%3B+A+week+on+the+box+with+Saturday%27s+Paul+English.-a0336633753|title=Watchit; A week on the box with Saturday's Paul English|publisher=[[TheFreeDictionary.com#TheFreeLibrary.com|TheFreeLibrary.com]]|website=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|last=English|first=Paul|date=13 July 2013|accessdate=13 August 2013}}</ref> [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] presenter and journalist Robin McKelvie penned an editorial on the festival in which he stated: "If you've never been to T in the Park before forget all the naysayers who dismiss it as 'full of neds'. Today it attracts as real a cross section of Scotland as any concert or festival".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.welcometoscotland.com/blog/2014/05/22/t-in-the-park/|title=T in the Park – The UK's Best Music Festival|last=McKelvie|first=Robin|date=22 May 2014|publisher=Welcome to Scotland|accessdate=18 June 2014}}</ref>


==1994 festival==
==1994 festival==

Revision as of 21:40, 28 October 2017

T in the Park
Genre
DatesSecond weekend of July (3 days)
Location(s)Strathclyde Park, Hamilton, Scotland (1994–1996)
Balado, Kinross-shire, Scotland (1997–2014)
Strathallan Castle, Auchterarder, Scotland (2015–2016)
Years active1994 - 2016
Websitewww.tinthepark.com

T in the Park festival is a major Scottish music festival that has been held almost annually since 1994 (the event did not take place in 2017). It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. The event was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but was held at the disused Balado airfield, Kinross-shire from 1997 to 2014. In 2015 the festival moved to Strathallan Castle, Strathallan, Perthshire. Originally a two-day event, the festival became a three-day event in 2007. Promoted by DF Concerts, the event attracts up to 255,000 people, along with 70,000 campers. The future of the festival is uncertain. The 2017 event was cancelled due to problems at the 2016 event. It was officially replaced with the TRNSMT festival which takes place on the same weekend at Glasgow Green. The 2017 event was a success with a follow-up for 2018 in the pipeline, meaning that T in the Park is "not looking likely" for 2018.[1]

History

The festival was founded in 1994 by Stuart Clumpas and Geoff Ellis,[2] as part of a joint venture between DF Concerts and Tennent's Lager with some help from Irish promotions company MCD Productions.[3] Stuart Clumpas left as an organiser in 2001, selling his commercial interests in the concert.[4][5]

Current festival director Geoff Ellis was involved from the start. Ellis came to Scotland in 1992 to manage King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow. He organised the first T in the Park festival in 1994 with a smattering of bands playing to 17,000 people at its original site at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire.[6] The festival was held there for three years until 1997, where it was held at the disused Balado airfield, Kinross-shire. After moving to Balado the festival grew larger and by 2003, the festival was attracting up to 255,000 people; 110,000 over the weekend.[3]

The festival was originally a two-day event until 2007, when the Friday became a mainstay event for live music. However, the 2007 festival was criticised by many festival-goers who missed acts on the Friday due to huge traffic jams of 10 miles on the A91 and A977 leading to Kinross.[7] To prevent a repeat of the traffic chaos, in 2008 organisers allowed a limited number of campers to pitch up on the Thursday in order to cut the number of cars on the roads on the Friday.[8] By extending the festival over a full three days, it began to grow rapidly, becoming the second-largest greenfield festival in the United Kingdom, and the fifth-largest in the world in terms of attendance, with over 85,000 people on site everyday.[9]

As of 2013, it attracted up to 255,000 people over three days, drawing fans from across Britain and Europe.[6] According to DF Concerts, 20% of the crowd is made up of visitors from outside Scotland, with about 2% attending from overseas.[10] In recent years, the festival has shared much of its line-up with Oxegen, a festival that takes place on the same weekend in County Kildare, Ireland. Acts usually play T in the Park one day and Oxegen the next, or vice versa. In an attempt to boost ticket sales, the 2014 festival saw an extension of the acts' duration on stage. On the Friday, the acts were scheduled to start around lunchtime as opposed to 5 pm; and the Saturday headliners to finish at 1 am.[11]

Move from Balado to Strathallan

The 2014 festival was the last to take place at the Balado site. Despite having run on the same site since 1997, safety concerns were expressed about the Forties Pipeline, which runs directly underneath the former Balado airfield.[12]

In 2015 the festival moved 20.54 miles to the Strathallan Castle Estate in the neighbouring county of Perthshire.[13] The 2016 event was marred by the deaths of three festival-goers and reports of anti-social behaviour problems at the campsite. This led festival bosses to cancel the 2017 event, making the festival's future uncertain.[14]

Brewing

Tennents Lager is brewed just 36 hours before T in the Park at the Wellpark Brewery in Glasgow, 44 miles from Balado. Nearly all the lager is brewed specifically for the weekend. More than 3 million pints of lager have been consumed at the festival since 1994.[10]

An innovative bar-cup recycling scheme was introduced in 2006 paying a 10p deposit on every empty pint container brought back to a designated recycling point.[10]

Neds and anti-social behaviour

T in the Park has been associated with drunken Neds from the mid-2000s.

It has been said that T in the Park is populated with "neds":[a] young males who are associated with hooliganism, casual sports clothing and stupidity[21] (although organiser Geoff Ellis regards a ned as being anyone who engages in anti-social behaviour, regardless of presentation).[22] Other reporters have spoken about the ubiquity of Buckfast:[23][24][25] a fortified wine linked to ned culture[26][27] and criminality.[27][28] As well as journalists, performers,[b] revellers,[33][34] and celebrity attendees[35][36][37] have witnessed anti-social behaviour. The lobbing of drinks containers – often with urine replacing the beverage – is said to be common,[c] and fire-setting has been reported.[39][40]

Punishable offences reported at the event range from typical crimes like assault,[d] drug-related crime,[e] breach of the peace[42][49] and vandalism,[42] to more reprehensible acts such as attempted murder[58][59] and sexual assault.[59][60][61] A Perth sheriff said in 2013 that T in the Park has a "serious problem" with substances;[62] a reveller died from an overdose in 2006,[63] and £25,000 worth of drugs were seized at the 2012 festival.[64] Hundreds of offences are typically recorded at the event, with the majority related to theft, substance abuse and assault.[59] Tayside Police have claimed that criminal activity at the festival is no more common than it would be in any Scottish city.[59]

Defenders against ned allegations

Ellis is aware of the threat of neds, and has stressed that they are "not welcome" at the event.[22] Still, some commentators have suggested that their impact on the festival has been exaggerated. BBC Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman dismissed the notion that neds dominate the event as "rubbish" and an "awful preconception", adding: "Speak to any band who has played T [in the Park] and they will fall over themselves to come back. Scots fans just want to have a good time."[18] In a Scotsman article, Andrew Eaton admitted that the event is "not sensible, or polite, or restrained", but condemned "the many snooty remarks you often hear about it being a festival for drunken neds."[65]

Paul English in the Daily Record concurred with sentiments expressed by a contributor to the Scotland documentary film We Are Northern Lights, who argued that T in the Park is too readily dismissed as an event for neds and is in fact a national cultural experience. English allowed: "Of course, there's a minority of menaces. But it's the population of Paisley in a field drinking beer, not a candle-lit procession."[66] BBC Radio 5 Live presenter and journalist Robin McKelvie penned an editorial on the festival in which he stated: "If you've never been to T in the Park before forget all the naysayers who dismiss it as 'full of neds'. Today it attracts as real a cross section of Scotland as any concert or festival".[67]

1994 festival

The first T in the Park was held on Saturday 30 July – Sunday 31 July 1994 at Strathclyde Country park. The site had a capacity for 17,000 people on each of the two days, with just 2000 choosing to camp.[68]

The Caledonia Stage, was introduced to showcase up and coming new bands. A band called Glass Onion played over the weekend who would later be better known as Travis.

Main stage

Saturday 30 July Sunday 31 July

King Tut's Tent

Saturday 30 July Sunday 31 July

1995 festival

Was held on Saturday 5 August – Sunday 6 August 1995 at Strathclyde Country park. This was the first year there was a sell out on one of the days. Noel Gallagher joined Paul Weller on stage, while Kermit from the Black Grapes' had broken his ankle earlier in the day but refused to go to hospital instead performed with the rest of the band whilst sitting down on the stage.

The Dance Tent was introduced this year, but no official line was used, it became the Slam Tent in 1997.

Main stage

Saturday 5 August Sunday 6 August

King Tut's Tent

Saturday 5 August Sunday 6 August

1996 festival

Was held on Saturday 13 July – Sunday 14 July 1996, and was the last time at Strathclyde Country park. The Saturday was a sell out for the first time in advance. Radiohead closed the Main Stage on Saturday night and Pulp closing on the Sunday. This was also the year that Keanu Reeves arrived on a shuttle bus to play the festival with his band Dogstar, and Joe Strummer busked in the campsite

Caledonia Stage was renamed the T Break, where unsigned acts from across Scotland are given a platform to showcase their music at T in the Park. Each year, a panel made up of music industry experts hand-picked 16 artists from over a thousand entries to platform.[69]

Main stage

Saturday 13 July Sunday 14 July

NME Stage

Saturday 13 July Sunday 14 July

Dance Tent

Saturday 13 July Sunday 14 July
  • Leftfield
  • DJ: David Holmes
  • Chemical Brothers
  • Dave Clarke
  • The Aloof
  • Definition Of Sound
  • Rub-A-Dub DJ's Wilba & Martin
  • Lamb
  • DJ: Harri
  • Audioweb
  • DJ: Scott Gibson
  • 4th Dimension
  • DJ's: Tony Kean & Murray Scott
  • LTJ Bukem
  • Goldie
  • Lionrock
  • Paul Oakenfold
  • BT
  • Nicolette
  • Earthling
  • DJ: KMC
  • Suga Bullit
  • DJ: KMC
  • J-Pac

King Tut's Tent

Saturday 13 July Sunday 14 July
  • The Divine Comedy
  • The Cardigans
  • Lush
  • Heavy Stereo
  • Drugstore
  • Rare
  • Compulsion
  • Crazy Gods Of Endless Noise
  • Mundy
  • The Daisies
  • Afghan Whigs
  • Dubstar
  • Longpigs
  • Ian Mcnabb & The Afterlife
  • Nowaysis
  • No Doubt
  • Kula Shaker
  • Octopus
  • Nut
  • Nilon Bombers

1997 festival

In 1997, T in the Park moved from Strathclyde Park to its home for the next 17 years, Balado near Kinross, on a disused Airfield, and was held on Saturday 12 July – Sunday 13 July 1997. This was The Slam Tent’s first year, while The campsite grown to over 25,000.

Main stage

Saturday 12 July Sunday 13 July
  • The Charlatans
  • Kula Shaker
  • Dodgy
  • Reef
  • G.U.N.
  • The Divine Comedy
  • Republica
  • Apollo 440
  • Paul Weller
  • Ocean Colour Scene
  • Texas
  • Bush
  • Echobelly
  • Bjorn Again
  • Fun Lovin' Criminals
  • Neneh Cherry
  • The Sirenes

NME Stage

Saturday 12 July Sunday 13 July
  • Shed Seven
  • Placebo
  • Longpigs
  • Geneva
  • Sneaker Pimps
  • Travis
  • Jimi Tenor
  • Superstar
  • Arab Strap
  • Feeder
  • The Seahorses
  • Mansun
  • Gene
  • Dreadzone
  • The Supernaturals
  • Catatonia
  • Hurricane # 1
  • Toaster
  • Rachel Stamp
  • Cake Like

Slam Muzik Tent

Saturday 12 July Sunday 13 July
  • Laurent Garnier
  • Daft Punk
  • DJ Sneak
  • Slam (Live)
  • Andrew Weatherall
  • Nightmares On Wax
  • Paul Cawley
  • Olive
  • Jon Carter
  • Carl Cox
  • Bandulu
  • Slam DJ's: Stuart McMillan & Orde Meikle
  • Green Velvet
  • DJ Deep
  • Death In Vegas
  • Global Communication
  • Gilles Peterson

Radio 1 Eve Sesh

Saturday 12 July Sunday 13 July
  • The Delgados
  • Symposium
  • Monaco
  • Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
  • Subcircus
  • Stereophonics
  • Grass – Show
  • Mogwai
  • Arnold
  • Radish
  • Beth Orton
  • Spearhead
  • Urusei Yatsura
  • Embrace
  • Kenickie
  • AC Acoustics
  • Speedy
  • Bennet
  • Hardbody
  • Snug
  • Delta

1998 festival

T In The Park 1998 was held on Saturday 11 July 1998 – Sunday 12 July 1998. Large television screens were used to all football fans to watch the 1998 World cup final.

Line up included;

Main stage

Saturday 11 July Sunday 12 July
  • Prodigy
  • The Seahorses
  • Robbie Williams
  • Space
  • Travis
  • Catatonia
  • JTQ
  • Headswim
  • Martyn Bennett
  • Pulp
  • Beastie Boys
  • Garbage
  • Finley Quaye
  • James
  • Stereophonics
  • Chumbawamba
  • Alabama 3

NME Stage

Saturday 11 July Sunday 12 July
  • Ash
  • Spritualized
  • Super Furry Animals
  • Audioweb
  • Ultrasound
  • Rialto
  • Theaudience
  • Young Offenders
  • Annie Christian
  • Portishead
  • Ian Brown
  • Natalie Imbruglia
  • Bernard Butler
  • The Aloof
  • Asian Dub Foundation
  • The Smiles
  • Scott 4
  • Medal

Slam Tent

Saturday 11 July Sunday 12 July
  • Darren Emerson
  • Plastikman
  • Slam DJ's
  • Laurent Garnier (Live)
  • Harri
  • Carl Craig's
  • Innerzone Orchestra
  • DJ Crush
  • DJ Q
  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • Fabio & Grooverider
  • Propellerheads
  • DJ Touche
  • Red Snapper
  • Monkey Mafia
  • Phar Out DJ's
  • Invisible Armies

Radio 1 Eve Sesh

Saturday 11 July Sunday 12 July
  • Bentley Rhythm Ace
  • Lo Fidelity Allstars
  • Warm Jets
  • Arab Strap
  • Montrose Ave
  • Idlewild
  • Campag Velocet
  • Dandys
  • Cornershop
  • Fatboy Slim
  • Symposium
  • Unbelievable Truth
  • Money Mark
  • 60 ft Dolls
  • Gomez
  • Carrie
  • Regular Fries

1999 festival

It was held on Saturday 10 July 1999 and Sunday 11 July 1999, with 50,000 people per day. Two days before, It was revealed few tickets were still available for the Sunday performances.[70]

Main stage

Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July
  • Blur
  • Stereophonics
  • The Beautiful South
  • Fun Lovin' Criminals
  • Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
  • Faithless
  • 3 Colours Red
  • The Amphetameanies
  • Manic Street Preachers
  • Massive Attack
  • James
  • Placebo
  • Reef
  • Barenaked Ladies
  • Eagle Eye Cherry
  • Remy Zero

Stage 2

Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July
  • Gomez
  • Shed Seven
  • Travis
  • Rae & Christian
  • Lamb
  • Regular Fries
  • Ooberman
  • The Jengaheads (DJ's)
  • Boom Boom Mancini
  • Happy Mondays
  • Bjorn Again
  • Gay Dad
  • Everlast
  • The Saw Doctors
  • Dot Allison
  • Younger Younger 28's
  • Muse
  • Merz

Slam Tent

Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July
  • Jeff Mills
  • Richie Hawtin Aka Plastikman (Dex, Fx And A 909)
  • Luke Slater (Live)
  • Slam's "Pressure Funk"
  • Basement Jaxx
  • DJ Sneak
  • Stuart Mcmillan & Orde Meikle
  • Silicone Soul
  • Fat Boy Slim (DJ)
  • Carl Cox
  • Green Velvet (Live)
  • Cassius (Mix)
  • Marco Carola
  • Ian Pooley (Live)
  • Harri
  • Roots
  • Freddy Fresh
  • Paul Cawley (Fenetik)

King Tut's Tent

Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July
  • Mogwai
  • Death In Vegas
  • Bis
  • The High Fidelity
  • Chicks
  • Surreal Madrid
  • Doves
  • Rico
  • Witness
  • Mercury Rev
  • Idlewild
  • Delgados
  • Deus
  • Darkstar
  • Indian Ropeman
  • Stroke
  • Bellatrix
  • One Lady Owner

2000 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2000

This was held on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 July 2000, with 50,000 people attending. It was Travis' first appearance, as an unsigned band closed the Main Stage. It was All Saints' last Scottish appearance.

2001 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2001

T in the park 2001 was held between Saturday 7th to Sunday 8 July 2001, with approximately 50,000 people attending.

2002 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2002

The 2002 event attracted approximately 50,000 people on both the Saturday and Sunday.

2003 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2003

The 2003 event attracted approximately 55,000 people on both the Saturday and Sunday, with REM and Coldplay.

2004 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2004

The 2004 edition attracted approximately 60,000 people on both the Saturday and Sunday. The two biggest stages being the Main Stage and the NME Stage, along with four tents which included the Slam Tent and the King Tut's Tent.

2005 festival

2005 Festival
Main article: T in the Park 2005

Tickets for the 2005 event sold out in record time, just four days after going on sale, five months in advance of the festival. The event saw around 69,000 people a day watching more than 170 bands over 10 stages. It was named best festival in that year's UK Festival Awards, beating the Glastonbury Festival for the first time.

2006 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2006

Tickets for the 2006 festival went on sale at 9am on 17 February 2006. The event sold out in under an hour, a record time for the festival.[71] An additional 12,000 day tickets were placed on sale on 3 June 2006, which sold out in ten minutes.[72] Approximately 69,000 tickets were sold for each day.[73] Following the sellout, weekend camping tickets appeared on internet auction sites for as much as £700.[71]

2007 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2007

The 2007 festival took place on the 6, 7 and 8 July 2007 – the first time the festival had been held over three days. The first 35,000 tickets went on sale shortly after the 2006 festival and were sold within 70 minutes. The final batch of tickets, released on 9 March, sold out in less than 20 minutes. The event was overshadowed by traffic chaos on the A91 due to the closure of the main car park following heavy rain.

2008 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2008

The 2008 festival took place on the 11, 12 and 13 July 2008. It was announced that the campsite would open on 10 July 2008 to avoid a repeat of the previous year's traffic problems. The bands headlining the 2008 event were Rage Against the Machine, The Verve and R.E.M. on the Main Stage and The Chemical Brothers, Kaiser Chiefs and The Prodigy on the Radio 1 / NME Stage.

2009 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2009

The 2009 festival took place over three days between the 10 and 12 July, with over 180 acts performing to a crowd of 85,000 people. As with the 2008 festival, the campsite opened on the Thursday evening to prevent traffic queues forming on the Friday. The first batch of "early bird" tickets sold out in ten hours on 15 July 2008 and on 27 February 2009, NME announced that camping tickets for the event had already sold out.[74]

2010 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2010

Tickets for the 2010 event were made available on 26 February 2010,[75] selling out in 90 minutes.[76] The event was headlined by Muse, Eminem and Kasabian.[77]

2011 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2011

The 2011 festival took place between 7–11 July 2011. Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Foo Fighters and Beyoncé were the headliners for the weekend. It is the eighteenth festival to take place. The Strokes played on the Radio 1 NME stage on the Saturday. Blink-182 cancelled as they were unable to produce their new album in time for their European tour.[78] On 5 May, Beyoncé was added to the line-up, and played on Saturday the 9th.[79] Other artists such as Deadmau5 and Pendulum played at T in the Park 2011.

2012 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2012

The 2012 festival took place between 6–8 July 2012. As usual presale tickets went on sale shortly after the conclusion of the 2011 event, on 12 July 2011, with another allocation of "early bird" tickets going on sale to the general public two days later, on 14 July 2011. The Stone Roses were announced as the first headline act on 8 November, three weeks before the second release tickets went on sale.[80] On 30 November, Vodafone customers who were signed up to the "Vodafone VIP" site were granted access to a pre-sale. The next day, T-Lady subscribers and past festival goers were also given access to the pre-sale. The second release tickets, equivalent to half of the venues capacity, went on sale to the general public on 2 December at 9am, hours later allocation was exhausted. [81] Festival director, Geoff Ellis said that he was "delighted by the response from fans" and also noted that he "can’t wait to see everyone at Balado next year."

2013 'T20' festival

Main article: T in the Park 2013

The 2013 festival took place between 11–14 July 2013 and was advertised as T20 due to the festival's 20th anniversary. 'Early Bird' tickets went on sale Friday 13 July 2012 at 9am on the Ticketmaster website.[82] The Killers, Rihanna and Mumford and Sons headlined in 2013, alongside other large acts including Emeli Sandé, The Script, Jake Bugg, Alt-J, Of Monsters and Men,Twin Atlantic, Two Door Cinema Club and Azealia Banks. The second batch of tickets went on sale on 7 December at 9am. The final batch went on sale on 22 February at 9 am. On 13 February 2013, German electronic band Kraftwerk were added to the line-up.

2014 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2014

The 2014 festival took place between 10–13 July 2014. The festival was to be the last at the Balado site due to the Forties pipeline system issue involving gas pipes that run underneath the field.

Sheffield rockers, Arctic Monkeys were announced first as headline act and closed the festival on Sunday, with Scotland's Biffy Clyro and Calvin Harris headlining Friday and Saturday. Other acts on the bill include Pixies, Ed Sheeran, Paolo Nutini, Paul Weller, The Human League, Pharrell Williams, Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah, Franz Ferdinand, Elbow, James and Charlotte OC.

T in the Park was granted a late music license for 2014 which allows the music to continue until 1am instead of 12am like previous years. Music on Friday also started earlier this year, with the arena opening at lunch time instead of the regular 5pm start.

2015 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2015

In 2015 the festival was moved to brand new site, at Strathallan Castle. The first headline act to be announced were The Libertines and shortly after other headliners Kasabian and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, along with other acts including Jessie J, Avicii, Hozier, Sam Smith, The Vaccines, and Twin Atlantic.There has been a lot of negative feedback and media attention regarding the new site, with travel delays being a major issue.

2016 festival

Main article: T in the Park 2016

Main Stage

Friday 8 July Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July
  • The Stone Roses
  • Disclousre
  • Courteeners
  • James Morrison
  • Fun Lovin' Criminals
  • Alessia Cara
  • The Temperance Movement
  • Calvin Harris
  • Bastille
  • The Last Shadow Puppets
  • Jess Glynne
  • Tinie Tempah
  • Jack Garratt
  • + More
  • Red Hot Chilli Peppers
  • Chase & Status
  • Faithless
  • James Bay
  • Slaves
  • The Lighting Seeds
  • Rogue Orchestra – David Bowie Tribute

Radio One Summer Of Dance Stage/Radio 1 Stage

Friday 8 July Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July
  • Alesso
  • Pete Tong
  • Oliver Heldens
  • Danny Howard
  • Hannah Wants
  • Annie Mac
  • Krept & Konan
  • Oh Wonder
  • WSTRN
  • The 1975
  • Catfish & The Bottlemen
  • Kaiser Chiefs
  • Disciples
  • Rat Boy
  • DMA's
  • Spring King
  • LCD Soundsystem
  • Major Lazer
  • Jake Bugg
  • Maximo Park
  • Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nigh Sweats
  • Blossoms
  • Sunset Sons

King Tut's Wah Wah Tent

Friday 8 July Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July
  • Jamie XX
  • Frightened Rabbit
  • Rodrigo y Gabriela
  • Bear's Den
  • The Coral
  • Augustines
  • Gerry Cinnamon
  • Travis
  • Tom Odell
  • Bay City Rollers
  • Stiff Little Fingers
  • Shed Seven
  • Fatherson
  • Foy Vance
  • Diplo
  • Craig David's TS5
  • Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
  • John Grant
  • FIDLAR
  • Dua Lipa

Slam Tent

Friday 8 July Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July
  • Len Faki
  • DVS1
  • Ricardo Villalobos bsb Raresh
  • Petrichor (live)
  • Silicone Soul
  • Richie Hawtin
  • Slam
  • Nina Kraviz
  • Guy Gerber
  • Skream
  • Daniel Avery
  • B.Traits
  • Jeff Mills
  • Chris Leibing
  • Seth Troxler
  • Pan-Pot
  • Speedy J
  • Marcel Dettmannn
  • Scuba

T Break Stage

Friday 8 July Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July
  • The Amorettes
  • Ash
  • JP Cooper
  • Izzy Bizu
  • The Telermen
  • Bloodlines
  • Scope
  • The Ninth Wave
  • Forever
  • Maxi Jazz & E-Type Boys
  • The Struts
  • Basement
  • Vant
  • JR Green
  • Frances
  • Miracle Glass Company
  • The Vegan Leather
  • Scholesy
  • Mt. Doubt
  • Redolent
  • Domiciles
  • The Lapelles
  • The Sherlocks
  • Hey Hello
  • BORNS
  • Sweaty Palms
  • Declan Welsh
  • Foreign Fox
  • Indigo Violet
  • Edwin Organ
  • Tongues

See also

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