| T in the Park is a major music festival that has been | | | | No Doubt played, and in 1997 the event moved to its |
| held annually in Scotland since 1994. It is named after | | | | present site of Balado, Kinross-shire, when local |
| its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It | | | | developers wanted to use Strathclyde Park for other |
| was originally held at Strathclyde Park, but since 1997 | | | | purposes. |
| has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, in Perth | | | | Since moving, the festival has expanded in size with a |
| and Kinross, Scotland. T in the Park was originally a | | | | mix of bands such as The Killers, Travis, Texas, Green |
| two-day festival but since 2007 has taken place over | | | | Day, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Moby, Iggy Pop, |
| three days, and introduced in 2008 was the chance to | | | | Stereophonics, R.E.M., The Proclaimers, The Darkness, |
| upgrade a weekend camping ticket to allow camping | | | | Idlewild, Muse, Razorlight, Maxïmo Park, The |
| access on the Thursday - the day before any | | | | Polyphonic Spree, and The Chemical Brothers. |
| musicians performed. The festival is promoted by Big | | | | In recent years, the festival has shared much of its |
| Day Out. It takes place on the same weekend as | | | | lineup with Oxegen, a festival that takes place on the |
| Oxegen in Ireland and shares a very similar line-up | | | | same weekend in County Kildare, Ireland. Acts usually |
| each year. | | | | play T in the Park one day and Oxegen the next, or |
| As well as the main seven stages of music, there are | | | | vice versa. |
| large camping areas to cater for the majority of | | | | T in the Park is a major music festival that has been |
| festival-goers who stay for the duration of the event. | | | | held annually in Scotland since 1994. T in the Park was |
| There are also various concession stalls and shops | | | | originally a two-day festival but since 2007 has taken |
| provided, as well as other attractions, such as a large | | | | place over three days, and introduced in 2008 was the |
| funfair, complete with Big Wheel. | | | | chance to upgrade a weekend camping ticket to allow |
| Acts appearing in the opening year included Primal | | | | camping access on the Thursday - the day before |
| Scream, Oasis, Crash Test Dummies, Blur, The Manic | | | | any musicians performed. The festival is promoted by |
| Street Preachers, Rage Against the Machine and | | | | Big Day Out. It takes place on the same weekend as |
| Cypress Hill. The following year the festival featured | | | | Oxegen in Ireland and shares a very similar line-up |
| Kylie Minogue, The Prodigy, Alanis Morissette, Black | | | | each year. The 2010 T In The Park Festival takes |
| Grape and Supergrass playing in blazing sunshine and | | | | place at Balado Airfield in Scotland on Friday 9th - |
| high temperatures. In 1996, Radiohead, Beck, Pulp and | | | | Sunday 11th July 2010. |