T in the Park 2016

[Stubbsy55]

Any chance of wolf Alice playing again? They were great last year 

[thelemon]

Asking as someone who doesn't really know much about T, but considering going this year, how are the stages set out, where do the slots on the stages rank as well? Like, at Leeds there's the main stage and the NME tent is basically the second stage where the headliners are pretty much equivalent to fourth or so down on main.

[DanielM17]

41 minutes ago, thelemon said:

Asking as someone who doesn't really know much about T, but considering going this year, how are the stages set out, where do the slots on the stages rank as well? Like, at Leeds there's the main stage and the NME tent is basically the second stage where the headliners are pretty much equivalent to fourth or so down on main.

Main Stage tends to be mainly current charty pop acts during the day, with the big headliners at the end of course. The last two years, there has been a kinda co-headliner thing going on on Saturday - devised cause of the extended license they got at Balado but not Strathallan - which appears to be gone. R1 headliners tend to be about 3rd Main/Sub size, but it varies. R1 Stage is outdoor and, at Balado anyway, was a lot bigger than the R1 tent at Leeds (not been to Reading). Tut's traditionally has more alternative headliners, and is a smaller tent that holds about 7,000 I think.

[thelemon]

2 hours ago, DanielM17 said:

Main Stage tends to be mainly current charty pop acts during the day, with the big headliners at the end of course. The last two years, there has been a kinda co-headliner thing going on on Saturday - devised cause of the extended license they got at Balado but not Strathallan - which appears to be gone. R1 headliners tend to be about 3rd Main/Sub size, but it varies. R1 Stage is outdoor and, at Balado anyway, was a lot bigger than the R1 tent at Leeds (not been to Reading). Tut's traditionally has more alternative headliners, and is a smaller tent that holds about 7,000 I think.

Ah cheers for explaining. Is there like a dance stage or something as well?

[DanielM17]

1 hour ago, thelemon said:

Ah cheers for explaining. Is there like a dance stage or something as well?

Not really explicity, but the Slam Tent is a techno tent

[thewayiam]

Has to be said atm well done T, smashed the battle of the major fests so far.....just one to beat which usually wins on variety anyway.

[Alan_C]

Not good enough for me at the minute. Totally spoilt  by wasting high spots on the likes of Tiesto. Probably gonna be cancelling and losing my deposit. Travis being the most attractive Saturday headliner was bad enough, without then giving Tiesto a high Sunday slot.

[richardk23]

Biffy clyro announced for reading and leeds. 

[Stubbsy55]

Leeds is looking the strongest atm in my opinion 

[eFestivals]

24 minutes ago, richardk23 said:

Biffy clyro announced for reading and leeds. 

claimed as "UK Festival Exclusive" in the press release.

[mrtourette]

Weren't RHCP at the time of their announcement?

Edited March 1, 2016 by mrtourette

[eFestivals]

2 minutes ago, mrtourette said:

Weren't RHCP at the time of their announcement?

nope.

[DomDom1984]

No spot for Biffy anyway. So it's not an issue.

[thewayiam]

3 hours ago, Stubbsy55 said:

Leeds is looking the strongest atm in my opinion 

T easily for me, juat going based on day wise it is Download Sunday but weekend wise I'm not sure what's worse out of Download and Leeds...

The fact I would see RHCP, ID and Skindred probably gives Leeds the edge but I'm not that fussed by any of them now.

[hamishrankin]

On 1 March 2016 at 10:21 AM, eFestivals said:

nope.

Erm yeah they did 

[eFestivals]

5 minutes ago, hamishrankin said:

Erm yeah they did 

not in any publicity materials the festival sent us, and not in anything on the festival's own website - nothing saying "UK festival exclusive".

I've no idea what publicity materials other places might have got, tho I think it's unlikely they would have said anything different.

[devilman]

It was a cop out from the start with the wording of Festival exclusive. No qualifier like English, UK or Europe. It's been the case before where UK exclusive only meant English Exclusive. I don't know why they bother.

[hamishrankin]

1 hour ago, eFestivals said:

not in any publicity materials the festival sent us, and not in anything on the festival's own website - nothing saying "UK festival exclusive".

I've no idea what publicity materials other places might have got, tho I think it's unlikely they would have said anything different.

That was on their YouTube video on the r&l account, it's still there 

[Alan_C]

They had RHCP listed as a 'festival exclusive' then followed with 'now onto the UK festival exclusives'. Biffy ruled out. 

[Alan_C]

Just done a google search and it seems the final names for 2015 came on 26th March. They usually follow the same pattern don't they? So I'll hold out until then before making a final decision.

[thewayiam]

3 hours ago, Alan_C said:

Just done a google search and it seems the final names for 2015 came on 26th March. They usually follow the same pattern don't they? So I'll hold out until then before making a final decision.

If they announce a decent 2nd lot it could turn out to be an alright looking fest.

[harryomatic]

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[Red Day]

Slam line up announced and not surprisingly I haven't a clue who any of them are.  Dunno how folks can spend entire weekend in that tent but each to their own 

[Red Day]

29 minutes ago, harryomatic said:

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[Lor1]

4 minutes ago, Red Day said:

Slam line up announced and not surprisingly I haven't a clue who any of them are.  Dunno how folks can spend entire weekend in that tent but each to their own 

It's a belter of a line up.

Richie hawtin is pure class,hoping hes up against CH on the Saturday