T in the Park 2012
Friday 6th to Sunday 8th July 2012Balado, nr Kinross. Scotland, KY13 0NJ, Scotland MAP
£199 full weekend with Thursday camping
Daily capacity: 85,000
This year's arena had the addition of some cocktail bars to give a break from the traditional Tennents or cider choice, and it was here where many people chose to tuck themselves away until the bigger acts kicked off. One of the gems of festivals will always be the friendly 'randoms' you come across this year proved no different with a guy deciding to entertain our group with some excellent beat-boxing and rapping to the background of the cocktail bar's thumping bass that is the kind of entertainment money simply can't buy.
With the rain showing little sign of slowing down, it was time to brave the elements and head out to see another up and coming star as Emeli Sande hit the main stage. Thanking the rain soaked crowd for putting up with the wet conditions, she proved why she's becoming such a big hit sounding as good live as she does recorded, keeping up with the Bob Marley theme by playing a 'One Love/No Woman No Cry' medley before pleasing the crowd with 'Next To Me'.
Wading through the building mud to the NME stage to see Rizzle Kicks, every step proved doubly difficult as areas of the ground turned into mud lakes, while others areas were trudged up sticky mud; both as difficult as each other to walk through. And unfortunately once at the NME stage, the highly anticipated Rizzle Kicks were unworthy of the strenuous trek to see them. They had a decent sized crowd, yet standing further back meant the acoustics just weren't enough to hold interest, and most songs that far back were indistinguishable, meaning a trip back to some shelter was in order.
Having never been a fan of Oasis, or the Gallagher brothers, I was dubious about seeing Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds on the main stage. Yet the growing mud swamp made a trek to the NME stage to see Two Door Cinema Club a muddy step too far. Gallagher appeared on stage under his new solo moniker having only formed last year following his acrimonious split from Oasis. Gallagher obviously knows how to please a festival crowd, playing some new material yet concentrating on the old 90s anthems the crowd are sure to know from the Oasis heydays. The crowd went positively crazy as 'Half The World Away' stirred memories, and the hits just kept rolling from there. Whatever brought a chorus of singing from the audience while 'Little By Little' and 'Don't Look Back In Anger' were as well received as to be expected. This was a set full of nostalgia, with Noel looking more relaxed in the spotlight now than when backing his brother.
And so it was that day 2 of T in the Park had come to a close once everyone had struggled through the mud back to the tents/cars that is. Everyone could only hope that the rain would hold off for the final day.
review by: Clare Sinclair
photos by: Greg Forbes
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