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| Police release T in the Park star | Police release T in the Park star |
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| Keyboard player Tom Simpson will play with his band Snow Patrol at T in the Park, despite being detained in Middlesex by police on Saturday. | Keyboard player Tom Simpson will play with his band Snow Patrol at T in the Park, despite being detained in Middlesex by police on Saturday. |
| He was arrested in connection with a failed court appearance in Glasgow. | He was arrested in connection with a failed court appearance in Glasgow. |
| Strathclyde Police said a 35-year-old man had been due to be transferred to their custody from Uxbridge Police Station, but was later released. | |
| The band, who met while at university in Dundee, are the headline act for the festival in Balado, Kinross-shire. | The band, who met while at university in Dundee, are the headline act for the festival in Balado, Kinross-shire. |
| Earlier, Amy Winehouse pulled out of her slot from the event suffering from "exhaustion". | Earlier, Amy Winehouse pulled out of her slot from the event suffering from "exhaustion". |
| Organiser Geoff Ellis said: "We just hope she can take a bit of rest and get back to her best." | Organiser Geoff Ellis said: "We just hope she can take a bit of rest and get back to her best." |
| Meanwhile, the car parks at the site were fully reopened after heavy rain left the area thick in mud. | Meanwhile, the car parks at the site were fully reopened after heavy rain left the area thick in mud. |
| Parking at the event had been limited on the second day of the festival and fans had been urged to travel to the site on public transport. | Parking at the event had been limited on the second day of the festival and fans had been urged to travel to the site on public transport. |
| Good weather had since helped to dry the fields out, and police said there were no traffic problems in the area. | Good weather had since helped to dry the fields out, and police said there were no traffic problems in the area. |
| Mr Ellis said the site had been bearing up well and the mud had not dampened spirits. | Mr Ellis said the site had been bearing up well and the mud had not dampened spirits. |
| Police said there were few arrests despite the amount of fans on site | Police said there were few arrests despite the amount of fans on site |
| "We've got glorious sunshine today and we had fantastic sunshine yesterday," he said. | "We've got glorious sunshine today and we had fantastic sunshine yesterday," he said. |
| "Obviously there were problems with the car parks on Friday due to the weather, but most people had got in by then." | "Obviously there were problems with the car parks on Friday due to the weather, but most people had got in by then." |
| Tayside Police said they had arrested 46 people in the first two days of the festival. | Tayside Police said they had arrested 46 people in the first two days of the festival. |
| Ch Supt Matt Hamilton, the officer in charge of policing the event, said: "Encouragingly arrest figures on site at T in the Park are much lower than a town centre on a Saturday night. | Ch Supt Matt Hamilton, the officer in charge of policing the event, said: "Encouragingly arrest figures on site at T in the Park are much lower than a town centre on a Saturday night. |
| "The numbers are incredibly low considering the amount of people on site and we're happy with the way things are going." | "The numbers are incredibly low considering the amount of people on site and we're happy with the way things are going." |