T in the Park 2008
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Genre | Various |
Dates | 10 – 13 July 2008 |
Location(s) | Balado, Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
Website | http://www.tinthepark.com |
T in the Park 2008 was the fifteenth
It was announced that the campsite would open on 10 July 2008 to avoid a repeat of the previous year's traffic problems.[1]
The first batch of "early bird" tickets (approximately 40,000) were released at 9 am on the 10 July 2007, selling out in less than 65 minutes with the line up yet to be announced.[2] The next batch of tickets went on sale on 16 February 2008 at 9 am. Although tickets sold out in just over an hour.[3]
Incidents
The 2008 festival was marred by two incidents which occurred over the weekend, including the first death at T in the Park. One man was found dead in his tent,[4] another man was stabbed 11 times by two tea boys after he intervened to stop them harassing a female friend of his.[5] Fortunately, this incident did not result in a fatality. The organisers have been heavily criticized for the security not stopping the man who smuggled the knife into the festival. There were only 68 arrests at T in 2008, one up from the previous year.
Awards
T in the park won a number of awards for the festival hold in 2008
- Vodafone's Live C4 Festival of the Year
- Best Line Up at the UK Festival Awards by fans * Awarded Scotland's only Green ‘n’ Clean Award by Yourope, Europe's Festival Association in association with Julie's Bicycle
- Awarded three Scottish Event Awards for Best Large Festival, Green Award and overall Event Grand Prix winner[6]
The Festival's green credentials were recognised in 2008 with the award of the Greener Festival Award 2008 from http://agreenerfestival.com who noted that the festival has long been carbon neutral, promoted public transport and had excellent policies to protect the local environment and waterways.[7]
Line ups
The 2008 line-up was as follows:
Main Stage
Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July | Sunday 13 July |
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- The Sugababes were on the line up for the main stage on the Saturday however pulled out for unknown reasons.
Radio 1 / NME Stage
Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July | Sunday 13 July |
King Tut's Tent
Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July | Sunday 13 July |
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Slam Tent
Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July | Sunday 13 July |
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Pet Sounds Arena
Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July | Sunday 13 July |
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Futures Stage
Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July | Sunday 13 July |
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Relentless Stage
Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July | Sunday 13 July |
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T-break Stage
Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July | Sunday 13 July |
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The Relentless Stage, new to the 2008 version of the festival, was named after and sponsored by Relentless energy drink.
References
- ^ "T in the Park will open day early to ease traffic chaos". The Herald.
- ^ "Record sell out for T in the Park". News.bbc.co.uk. 10 July 2007.
- ^ "T in the Park tickets have sold out". Efestivals.co.uk.
- ^ "32-year-old man dies at T in the Park". The Herald.
- ^ "Death and stabbing at T festival". News.bbc.co.uk. 13 July 2008.
- ^ "STV programmes news and information". Entertainment.stv.tv.
- ^ "Festival Tickets, Festival Lineups, Festival Rumours and much more Festival related news". Virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive: Ex-Formula 1 boss Eddie Jordan set for T in the Park slot". The Daily Record.