T in the Park Music Festival
A
relative newcomer on the festival stage but one which has made an
immediate impact, T in the Park is now the destination for
mainstream music fans. It’s a destination for whole gangs of
people and is really geared towards large groups of people going;
there are many different stages throughout the festival space
which means that everyone can be suited. If your mates want to see
one person but you want to see another then you can split up so
that you’re all happy and then meet back up later.It’s not an overstatement to call it Scotland’s biggest music festival and it was right from the start, with acts such as Oasis and Blur making the festival what it has become today. In 2009, an incredible 85,000 festival-goers descended on T in the Park for the three day festival with headline acts Kings of Leon and The Killers and the 2010 line up gets better. It won’t be music to everyone’s taste but, as it has both mainstream pop and rock acts, most people will be satisfied; although the more serious, intense music fans may wish to pitch their tent at another festival. Every year in mid-July the festival raises the decibels in Scotland and it really is a great thing to be a part of. Many people decide not to go because it’s screened on television but nothing can really compare to being there in person.
Tickets for the festival sell out quickly although they may be available to buy from secondary ticket sites. Ticket prices are fairly expensive for the festival and, as well as that, you will have the ‘hidden’ costs which you will have to factor in as well. If you aren’t a festival regular then you will need to kit yourself out with the tent, sleeping bag and basics which are essential to your experience, and you will also have to pay for your travel to the Scottish countryside as well. However, you may well think, having seen the line-up, that it’s worth it and, because it’s a weekend-long festival you can treat it as a holiday. Tickets are popular though so don’t leave it until the last minute, get yourself sorted now and then you can relax; all you’ll have to worry about is which outfit you should wear to which stage and who should be sharing a tent with who.