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This year marks the 20th T in the Park, a milestone for Scotland's beloved lagerpalooza. Over the weekend, the festival site in Balado, Perthshire, becomes the fifth biggest town in Scotland, and with all the facepaint and wheelbarrows of booze being carted round the campsite, it can seem like a cross between Braveheart and a Mad Max-style Bartertown. But with a crammed, cosmopolitan bill, potentially decent weather and the customary volcanic enthusiasm of Scottish fans, it promises to be a memorable birthday party. Here's what to look out for.This year marks the 20th T in the Park, a milestone for Scotland's beloved lagerpalooza. Over the weekend, the festival site in Balado, Perthshire, becomes the fifth biggest town in Scotland, and with all the facepaint and wheelbarrows of booze being carted round the campsite, it can seem like a cross between Braveheart and a Mad Max-style Bartertown. But with a crammed, cosmopolitan bill, potentially decent weather and the customary volcanic enthusiasm of Scottish fans, it promises to be a memorable birthday party. Here's what to look out for.
The headlinersThe headliners
Something borrowed, something blue, something not entirely new. Mumford & Sons brought Glastonbury to a wailing, hay-baling close but open T in the Park, taking top billing on Friday night. Tireless raunch-merchant Rihanna might seem an unorthodox choice of Saturday headliner but she is nothing if not gallus, a traditional Scots word she may even have picked up from frequent collaborator Calvin Harris (who plays T on Friday). Bringing the curtain down on Sunday are former T headliners the Killers, who, vitally, have a fistful of singalong choruses in their glitzy outlaw saddlebag.Something borrowed, something blue, something not entirely new. Mumford & Sons brought Glastonbury to a wailing, hay-baling close but open T in the Park, taking top billing on Friday night. Tireless raunch-merchant Rihanna might seem an unorthodox choice of Saturday headliner but she is nothing if not gallus, a traditional Scots word she may even have picked up from frequent collaborator Calvin Harris (who plays T on Friday). Bringing the curtain down on Sunday are former T headliners the Killers, who, vitally, have a fistful of singalong choruses in their glitzy outlaw saddlebag.
Up all night to get LokiUp all night to get Loki
Who would win in a drinking contest between Thor and the Hulk? The answer could be revealed on Friday, when festivalcomers are encouraged to don fancy dress on the theme of "heroes and villains". Performing before a sea of Spandex is unlikely to faze Imagine Dragons or Of Monsters and Men.Who would win in a drinking contest between Thor and the Hulk? The answer could be revealed on Friday, when festivalcomers are encouraged to don fancy dress on the theme of "heroes and villains". Performing before a sea of Spandex is unlikely to faze Imagine Dragons or Of Monsters and Men.
Lots of local heroes …Lots of local heroes …
Scottish veterans the Proclaimers, Travis, Deacon Blue, the Fratellis and former Wu-Tang collaborators Texas are all playing T, but there's plenty of fresher Caledonian blood too. The wonderful Frightened Rabbit are perched high up the NME stage bill on Saturday, while Chvrches play on Sunday. The T Break tent showcases emerging Scots talent all weekend, including oddball hip-hopper Hector Bizerk and the beguiling proto-scuzz of Honeyblood.Scottish veterans the Proclaimers, Travis, Deacon Blue, the Fratellis and former Wu-Tang collaborators Texas are all playing T, but there's plenty of fresher Caledonian blood too. The wonderful Frightened Rabbit are perched high up the NME stage bill on Saturday, while Chvrches play on Sunday. The T Break tent showcases emerging Scots talent all weekend, including oddball hip-hopper Hector Bizerk and the beguiling proto-scuzz of Honeyblood.
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… and a villain?… and a villain?
She may be routinely tweet-mocked for her Zelig-like ubiquity, but Emeli Sandé's main stage set on Friday will most likely be jam-packed.She may be routinely tweet-mocked for her Zelig-like ubiquity, but Emeli Sandé's main stage set on Friday will most likely be jam-packed.
Wheely goodWheely good
If the silent disco craze has subsided in the past few years, here comes an exciting, if potentially dangerous upgrade. The glucose drink-sponsored YES arena will operate as a fully functioning roller disco, perfect if you want to take a breather from Ke$ha, Ocean Colour Scene or Bastille. At night, the tent will revert to a headphone disco, presumably after a short interval to sweep up the teeth.If the silent disco craze has subsided in the past few years, here comes an exciting, if potentially dangerous upgrade. The glucose drink-sponsored YES arena will operate as a fully functioning roller disco, perfect if you want to take a breather from Ke$ha, Ocean Colour Scene or Bastille. At night, the tent will revert to a headphone disco, presumably after a short interval to sweep up the teeth.
Slam poetrySlam poetry
The Slam dance tent is a T in the Park staple, a place where it's entirely possible to lose both friends and/or the whole weekend. The volatile Tyler, the Creator should draw a crowd on Sunday afternoon, but there's also the irresistible prospect of Derrick Carter, Mark Farina and DJ Sneak staging a joint lecture on their specialised subject: Chicago house. DJ Sneak has previously described it as "a straight gang bang", and while it starts at 1.30pm on Saturday, the thick canvas folds of the Slam tent should make it feel like midnight.The Slam dance tent is a T in the Park staple, a place where it's entirely possible to lose both friends and/or the whole weekend. The volatile Tyler, the Creator should draw a crowd on Sunday afternoon, but there's also the irresistible prospect of Derrick Carter, Mark Farina and DJ Sneak staging a joint lecture on their specialised subject: Chicago house. DJ Sneak has previously described it as "a straight gang bang", and while it starts at 1.30pm on Saturday, the thick canvas folds of the Slam tent should make it feel like midnight.
A skull! A gigantic skull!!A skull! A gigantic skull!!
Glastonbury doesn't have a monopoly on reiki fields and healing leylines; among the quieter corners of T in the Park 2013 there's a new "Garden of Delight" retreat, dominated by an enormous skull sculpture (skullpture?) made from recycled bottles sourced from thirsty Glasgow. And after three days of bacchanal, there will undoubtedly be enough discarded Tennent's bottles and cans to construct an enormous Pacific Rim-style robot body to go with it.Glastonbury doesn't have a monopoly on reiki fields and healing leylines; among the quieter corners of T in the Park 2013 there's a new "Garden of Delight" retreat, dominated by an enormous skull sculpture (skullpture?) made from recycled bottles sourced from thirsty Glasgow. And after three days of bacchanal, there will undoubtedly be enough discarded Tennent's bottles and cans to construct an enormous Pacific Rim-style robot body to go with it.
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