T in the Park 2011 was a three-day music festival which took place from 8–10 July 2011 in Balado, Scotland, The total crowd for this gig was 59,674. The eighteenth event to take place.[1] The full line up was revealed in February 2011: Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Beyoncé and Foo Fighters were revealed as the headliners. Blink-182 were confirmed but cancelled as they were unable to produce their new album in time for their European tour.[2] Christmas 'early bird' tickets were released on 3 December 2010,[3] selling out in under 24 hours.[4] A previous 'early bird' batch was released on 15 July.[5]

T in the Park
GenreRock, alternative rock, indie rock, hard rock, punk rock, grime, trance, rap, techno, house, electronic, céilidh, jazz, acoustic music
Dates8–10 July 2011
Location(s)Balado, Scotland, UK
Years active1994 - present
Websitehttp://tinthepark.com/

Tickets edit

Similar to previous years, early-bird tickets were released within days of the conclusion of the 2010 event, on 15 July 2010.[5] Tickets remained on sale until the following Sunday.[6] A further 'Christmas sale' took place from 3 December 2010, with tickets made available at 2010 festival ticket prices.[3] It was confirmed on 3 December 2010 that early-bird tickets had sold out.[7] The final batch of tickets went on sale on Friday 25 February 2011 and sold out in under an hour.[citation needed]

Line-up edit

The line-up was billed to include 180 artists across eleven stages.[8]

[9]

Friday 8 July Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July
Main Stage
Radio 1/NME Stage
King Tut's Wah Wah Tent
Slam Tent
Red Bull Bedroom Jam Transmissions Stage
BBC Introducing Stage
  • Dot J.R.
  • Chad Valley
  • By The Rivers
  • Bronto Skylift
  • Madhat McGore
  • Crushing Blows
  • Fight the Bear
  • Wrongnote
  • Our Lost Infantry
  • The Narrows
T Break Stage
  • Other People
  • Aerials Up
  • Sucioperro
  • Romance
  • Evaline
  • Crayons
  • Lady North
  • Discopolis
  • Carnivores
  • Fatherson
  • Thrum
  • Alice Gold
  • Rachel Sermanni
  • Transfer
  • Found
  • Molotov Jukebox
  • Marrik Layden Deft with Scatabrainz
  • United Fruit
  • Reverieme

References edit

  1. ^ "12". eFestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Blink-182 : News : EUROPEAN 2011 TOUR DATES RESCHEDULED". Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b "T in the Park 2011 early bird ticket news - on sale from Friday 3rd December at 2010 prices". eFestivals.co.uk. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Early bird T in the Park 2011 tickets sold out - more on sale in February 2011". eFestivals.com. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  5. ^ a b Gregory, Jason (15 July 2010). "T In The Park 2011 Tickets Go On Sale Today (July 15)". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  6. ^ "T In The Park early bird tickets to remain on sale until Sunday (July 19)". NME. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  7. ^ Gregory, Jason (3 December 2010). "T In The Park 2011 Early-Bird Tickets Sold Out". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  8. ^ "T in the Park '11". eFestivals.com. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  9. ^ "2011 Line Up". tinthepark.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.