Fifteen top years of T in the Park: facts and figures

Jul 11 2008

T TOWN: Balado will host 80,000 music fans over the next three days. The makeshift community even has its own traffic lights.

GLOBAL VILLAGE: 45 per cent of T in the Parkers snapped up tickets outwith Scotland.

SOUNDS GREAT: Last year 11 stages featured more than 180 artists.

LONG HAUL: It takes 40 days to construct and dismantle the site and there’s 38,500 square metres of fencing.

PEE IN THE PARK: 2004 set a world record for the longest urinal, stretching the length of two football pitches. Last year nearly 1200 portaloos were on site, with 120 attendants on hand.

GREEN: T in the Park is the world’s first and biggest CarbonNeutral festival.

FRESH BREW: Tennent’s Lager is consumed just 36 hours after production 44 miles from Balado.

GLOBAL: It’s covered by media from Ireland, France, Italy, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Dubai, Israel, Tokyo, Australia, New York, Canada and Argentina.

FUN: 75 per cent of festival fans stay, setting-up Scotland’s biggest campsite. There’s even a fun fair and global food village with celebrity chefs.

FIVE STAR: Tipis, podpads and yurts are home from homes for hospitality patrons for a five-figure sum.

FAST MOVERS: Early bird tickets go on sale on Tuesday for 2009!

SOLD OUT: Tickets, including the £171 full camping and arena package, were snapped up in double quick time.

CLEAN UP YOUR ACT: Loch Leven is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and T in the Parkers are encouraged to bring phosphate free soap – and recycle.

TIME MARCHES ON: The first Balado concert featured Texas, Travis, Fun Lovin Criminals and Spearhead, with Daft Punk, Green Velvet, Death In Vegas, Stereophonics and Mogwai on the bill.