T in the Park 2013

[Comfy Bean]

For me, I agree that the main stage has always featured what was the thing at the time...and the times change. Interesting point about all the other stuff that used to go on away from the main stage. The youth of today have their phones to play with and perhaps spend more time at the campsite with a can in one hand and facebook in the other and only bother heading in to the main arena to see the big thing of the time eg Rihanna.

As the more " obscure " tents saw less and less traffic they probably decided it wasn`t worth the hassle and eventually your left with only the bigger stages / tents.

So, depending what way you look at it, T either got lazy and stopped catering for the other stuff or they accepted that was no longer what people wanted so don`t bother trying to provide it.

Eventually all festivals could go that way before going full circle for another generation eg I tried and failed to get a Glastonbury ticket and suspect that more and more youngsters with their fancy apps and facebook gangs are snapping up the tickets. If glastonbury just becomes a tick in their young gap year box and they have all the tickets then who will spend time at all the weird and wonderful areas that people say make glastonbury " special " and if no one goes to these areas how will they survive.....Perhaps T is just further down this particular road or perhaps I`m talking shite !!!

Edited January 17, 2013 by comfortablynumb1910

[blue6field]

Pretty spot on devilman!

[Chiefski]

It's chatter like this that that makes me wish there was still Connect fest or a festival that booked a little closer to Bestival/Electric Picnic up here (hey Rockness..), something that would attract the more pet sound/transmission visitor types of the world.

I've had my fill of negative for now, lineups out in a month and a half, anyone want to do a guessing game?

[craig94]

It's chatter like this that that makes me wish there was still Connect fest or a festival that booked a little closer to Bestival/Electric Picnic up here (hey Rockness..), something that would

attract the more pet sound/transmission visitor types of the world.

I've had my fill of negative for now, lineups out in a month and a half, anyone want to do a guessing game?

[Gingo]

Yeah hmmm ... I would say nme headliners

Friday- BIffy Clyro

Saturday- Black Keys

Sunday- Deadmau5

Other acts- Jack white, Fun, gaslight anthem, 30 seconds to mars, 50 cent, will I am, haim, madeon, psy ( almost certain), and I don't know why I keep thinking they will be there but Linkin park. Those are the acts I think will be there

[thetime]

It's chatter like this that that makes me wish there was still Connect fest

[foolee]

I would say Biffy Clyro have got to be certain NME headliners or before The Killers, and could see Yeah yeah yeahs (new album), The Joy Formidable (new album) both taking King Tuts spots

[foolee]

I'd be nice to see The Strokes at T again this year too! But I think I could be dreaming....

[GazzaScotland]

Next time Biffy play UK Fests they'll be headlining.

[Gparsfan]

Students etc who really love their festivals will always find the money, we always did !

[foolee]

Next time Biffy play UK Fests they'll be headlining.

[eFestivals]

Mainstream is a nice adaptable word. I don't see Wolfmother, NIN, Mars Volta, Jane's addiction or many others I've seen, some being my introduction to them, as being mainstream.

they're not underground acts. They're not specialist-show acts. They're mainstream.

[Gingo]

Not necessarily, when My Chemical Romance and The Strokes headlined R&L they played 3rd Main and Sub NME at T. They're scottish, new album and it's the 20th year of T, think it's a given that they'll be there.

[harryomatic]

I'd like to see Crystal Castles, The Gaslight Anthem and Feeder headline the Transmissions tent, those would all be great shows.

EDIT: stab at a few stage headliners/subs

Main Stage

Mumford & Sons - The Black Keys

Rihanna - Plan B

The Killers - Jack White

NME Stage

Nero

Stereophonics

Skrillex

King Tuts

The Vaccines

Editors

Bloc Party

Transmissions Tent

Feeder

The Gaslight Anthem

Crystal Castles

Probably quite optimistic, but I would be spoiled for choice there

Edited January 18, 2013 by harryomatic

[Gparsfan]

Don't think Nero would headline, good few respectable shouts there, Calvin Harris to be promoted to NME? Think it's a given that the Vaccines would headline it.

All in all not a bad shout at all.

[foolee]

Love the optimism here! If they are playing then Geoff has done extremely well

[thewayiam]

Love the optimism here! If they are playing then Geoff has done extremely well

[Gingo]

I'd like to see Crystal Castles, The Gaslight Anthem and Feeder headline the Transmissions tent, those would all be great shows.

EDIT: stab at a few stage headliners/subs

Main Stage

Mumford & Sons - The Black Keys

Rihanna - Plan B

The Killers - Jack White

NME Stage

Nero

Stereophonics

Skrillex

King Tuts

The Vaccines

Editors

Bloc Party

Transmissions Tent

Feeder

The Gaslight Anthem

Crystal Castles

Probably quite optimistic, but I would be spoiled for choice there

[Gingo]

Disagree with you. They are headlining R & L, a festival this coming August off the back of an arena tour yet to take place yet which wasn't hard to get tickets for. Like or not, it is a weak headliner choice. had they have done their arena tour, it sold, been and gone and then announced for R & L, it'd be much different.

T can have them easily, they have history of having R & L bands slots lower on their lineup, they also have a history of booking Biffy. It's been said that NME/Subs can headline other festivals, I'd be shocked not to see them there.

[craig94]

Well next week we can rule out acts who will not be at T because they are at rockness.

[thewayiam]

That still doesnt argue the fact that Geoff will have done well if he has booked them, getting a band to play lower despite headlining other fests no matter the circumstances is no mean feat

[Luke Routledge]

the black keys are taking the summer off so you can rule them out. Cant see Biffy playing and not headlining.

[PatsInThePark]

Surely the "big" announcement can't be far away now. Maybe 3 weeks or something?

[thewayiam]

the black keys are taking the summer off so you can rule them out. Cant see Biffy playing and not headlining.

[thetime]

I can, what they going to do as well as T in the Park if they wait and headline 14? They are not going to headline V or Glasto, and I don't see a big outdoor show of their own.[/quote fir r&l

Might be a uk exclusive.