ACION PACKED
Wednesday 9th July, 2008
T in
the Park announces the addition of a very special Main Stage guest in the form of
the gorgeous Sharlene
Spiteri who is set to play an exclusive two song acoustic set on Sunday 13th July. With only one day to go
until festival organisers DF
Concerts and founding partners, Tennent's Lager open the festival gates,
T in
the Park today reminds festival-fans of all bonanza of onsite
activity to keep them entertained over the weekend as there is a whole host of
fantastic live entertainment, stages and expanded zones to explore.
Car
Parking
Car parking tickets for T
in the Park will be available on site
but will be extremely limited. Fans are advised to travel with our official
transport provider Citylink. Not only is bus the greenest way to travel, but will
also bring you closer to the drop off point.
Thursday
Camping
The campsite will be a hive of activity as it opens for the
first time ever on Thursday
night.
Thursday camping is available to buy onsite from midday on Thursday 10th July. Campers will be able to not just beat the Friday rush, but they'll also
check out the Silent
Disco, powered by Duracell, Cabaret
Voltaire Boom Bus DJ's, campsite cinema, the fun fair a wide range of stalls,
bars and kiosks as part of this fantastic additional evening.
Fancy
Dress Friday
T in the Park is putting out a call to all campers to dig out their favourite costumes
and take part in Fancy Dress Friday. A new attraction for 2008 - T in the Park wants to turn Friday 11th July into the most colourful campsite in the UK, and are asking campers to
come in all kinds of fantastic costumes, whether they be historic, superhero
themed or indeed in homage to the festival itself, as after all, T in the Park was the first event at which festival-goers celebrated their attendance
in this way.
We're not just looking for T in the Parkers to glam up - it's their tents as well! Festival fans should be
conspiring with their mates now to come up with fantastic themes as an event
photographer will be roaming the campsite and the best costumes and most
innovatively dressed up tents will be rewarded with the very first tickets to T in the Park
2009, and the winners put on the
website post event. Those pulling out all the stops are in with a chance to
win!
Healthy T
Healthy T, with support from the Scottish Government has been expanded and is situated in a new bespoke gladed area, close
to the Pet Sounds Arena.
It's the place to unwind and enjoy the best nutritious food from around
the globe. T in the Parkers can sample the very best in healthy Scottish produce from Foods from
Argyll, with delights on offer
including organic lamb burgers and Cullen Skink. Tasty crepes, freshly prepared
smoothies and for even freshly prepared sushi are all on offer.
Building on the success of last year, Healthy T has now expanded to cover mind, body and soul ... indulge from a
selection of our holistic treatments including Indian Head Massage, Neck and
shoulder massage and reiki.
Also keeping festival-goers on their toes will be Mischief La Bas who'll be showcasing their onsite activity, watch out for spiv traders
and emotional security. The Village Disco will also be there - a small but perfectly formed mobile disco
complete with glitter ball. There'll also be daily Capoeria displays to look out for. Free fruit will also be given away by models
in ‘fruity' carnival headdresses
T Break Stage
At
a series of 8 gigs in May, Tennent's
Lager were delighted to give 48 of the best unsigned acts in Scotland the
chance to showcase at sell out gigs in Edinburgh and Glasgow in what were some
of the most electrifying gigs in the history of T Break. Make sure you don't forget to check out the very best
up-and-coming talent that Scotland
has to offer this summer.
Friday
11th July
Saturday
12th July
Sunday
13th July
State
of Affairs
No
Kilter
Figure
5
The
Down and Outs
Joe
Acheson Quartet
The
New
York Fund
The
Fire and I
Isosceles
The
King Hats
The
Twilight Sad
Twin
Atlantic
The
Hazey Janes
Running
With Horses
Haight
Ashbury
Be
A Familiar
Parka
The
Tide
Zoey
Van Goey
Jocasta
Sleeps
Ex
Wives
Frightened
Rabbit
Edgar
Prais
The
Vivians
Fangs
Velcro
Quartet
Come
On Gang
We
See Lights
Departures
Concerto
For Constantine
Bacardi
B-Live Arena
Bacardi B-Live Arena is
also back. Now in its 11th year of festival association, Bacardi B-Live Arena continues to host
a spectacular array of DJ's, and this year's line up is no exception, bringing
some spectacular DJ and live talent to Balado from Friday 11th - Sunday
13th July.
Line up in full:
Friday
11th July
Saturday
12th July
Sunday
13th July
Milton
Jackson (Live) + Cotton Cake
Terry
Francis
Sensu
(Live)
Mash
Gareth
Somerville
Harri
DJ
T
Chris
Duckenfield
Numbers
DJs
Kinky
Afro
Dominic
A
Skillz
Optimo
Prins
Thomas
Relentless
Energy Drink Stage
A new addition for 2008, the Relentless energy drink will bring
a unique offering to this year's festival in the form of an awe-inspiring Core
Sports Arena. Relentless
will also programme T in the Park's twelfth stage, the Relentless Energy Drink Stage showcasing the cream of
up-and-coming British and International music, a perfect compliment to T in the Park's already massively
diverse and eclectic line-up which will see 180 amazing world-class artists
play across the weekend.
The stage will play host to a variety of the most electrifying
emerging talent, including Relentless' very own sponsored
bands*
Relentless
Energy Drink Stage line-up:
Friday 11th July
Saturday 12th July
Sunday 13th July
Blood Red Shoes
Joe Lean and The Jing
Jang Jong
Bombay Bicycle Club
Haunts*
The Displacements
Rurrai Joseph
Cancer Bats
Fucked Up
You and Me At Six
Chrome Hoof
Ghost of a Thousand
Fighting With Wire
Devil Sold His Soul
Hexes
Skirtbox*
Shels*
The Presets
Holy Fuck
Metronomy
Johnny Foreigner
Robots In Disguise
The Rushes
Xcerts
Cock and Bull
Sparkadia
Lights Action
The arena will present the Vans BMX and skate tour in
association with Relentless, the Relentless UK Freestyle Moto-x
tour and the Animal
Relentless mountain bike tour. Each area will see athletes pushing
the boundaries, with death defying stunts, incredible skill and coordination
within close proximity of fans for extreme viewing excitement.
Relentless UKFMX (Freestyle Moto-X)
Vans BMX and Skate Tour in association
with Relentless
Relentless Animal Mountain Bike Tour
Ryan Pasch
Garry Taylor
Dave Viggins
BMX - Mark Webb
BMX - Ash Charles
BMX - Chris Mahoney
Skate - Mark Churchill
Skate - Ben Grove
Skate - Kris Vile
Martyn Ashton
Sam Reynolds
Blake Samson
Duracell
Powerhouse
The Duracell
Powerhouse is set to make its fourth appearance at T in the Park throwing up musical
thrills into the wee hours on the legendary campsite, featuring some of Europe's hottest DJ's. As
regular festival-goers will know, the Duracell Powerhouse keeps the campsite
entertained late into the night, making the music last longer, much longer.
The Powerhouse will also host Duracell's unique battery exchange
which allows festival-goers to swap used batteries for brand new Duracell Ultra M3's: the perfect battery for
music devices.
This year's line-up shapes up as follows:
Thursday 10th July
Friday 11th July
Saturday 12th July
Sunday 13th July
Loose Cannons
Lazer
Hugo
Infadel DJ's
The Glimmers
Zak Frost
Duracell
will also power the campsite's Silent Disco, which will be just one
of the many attractions available to Thursday campers this year. Thursday
camping upgrades are available from the outlets below until the 30th May and are priced at £11.
As the excitement grows in the build up to this
year's event, only a handful of artists remain to be announced. For all the
latest information and updates, music fans should visit www.tinthepark.com to sign up for pre-event news.
Xbox
The Xbox Rock Band Live Tent is looking for
motley T in the Park crews to give outrageous performances beneath the
lights. They want T in the Parkers goers to get dressed up, practice
their moves and blow the panel out of the seats. The most impressive
performances will be filmed an put on the website, with the winning bands
blagging themselves a trip to the Xbox Weekender in Ibiza, VIP transfers
to the Ibiza Rocks hotel including return flights, accommodation, VIP transfers
to the Ibiza Rocks hotel plus spending money.
Volvo
This summer, the Volvo C30 R-Design and team
will be living it up at T in the Park. They are hoping that T in the
Parkers will swing by their airstream and say hello. Make sure to check out
the C30 R-Design, a sporty little number with this style and attitude to
make it worthy of even the most discerning festival crowd. Find out more at http:www.c30festivalmoments.co.uk.
Philips
Look out for Philips SoundShaves at T in
the Park. Their VW camper van HQ will be pumping out tunes and offering
soundtracked stylists will be cruising the campsite to cruise the campsite to
give male festival goers the chance to enjoy razor sharp style and look good
for the whole festival. Pick a look that suits your choice of music and get
your hair trimmed, face shaved or facial hair styled while enjoying the music
your hair trimmed, face shaved or facial hair styled while enjoying the music
you selected.
Lockerboxes
T
in the Park announces today that Lockerboxes will be available to purchase onsite. Perfect for storing small
valuables such as mobiles, wallets and cameras, all lockers come with an
inbuilt 12v charging facility and are the only way to charge your phone onsite
(campers will need to use a 12v car plug - the one that goes in a cigarette
lighter). So make sure you can keep in touch and rent one as soon as you've got
your tent pitched!
BBC Coverage
Music fans who can't be at Balado this summer can take comfort in the fact that T in the Park's media partner, the BBC are back onsite and having
announced that this year's team of top talent include Scotland's favourite, Edith Bowman (Radio 1), up-and-coming
star Jeff Leach (BBC Switch), Radio
1's Vic Galloway and El Presidente's
Laura Marks are preparing for a
truly hectic weekend of coverage which spans BBC One, Two, Three, Radio 1, online and interactive.
Highlight shows will be broadcast on Friday 11th (11.35pm -
12.35am), Saturday 12th (11.35pm -
12.35am) and Sunday 13th (10.15pm -
11.00pm)
bringing you all the very best bits and exclusive guests including the Kaiser Chief's Ricky Wilson, We Are Scientists and The Hoosiers.
For more details on the BBC's expansive coverage schedule visit www.tinthepark.com
For band, log onto the T in the Park at www.tinthepark.com
Friday 11th - Sunday 13th July
Balado, by Kinross
Over 180 artists
1 bumper weekend
12 stages
T Break Stage
8 bars
The legendary campsite...and you!
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