T in the Park line-up announced
T in the Park festival organisers have announced some of the world’s biggest bands, DJs, solo artists and hottest breakthrough acts for this summer's event.
The 2016 gathering of Scotland's largest music festival takes place at Strathallan Castle over 8th – 10th July.
Joining the bill - which already features previously announced headliners The Stone Roses, plus Disclosure, Courteeners and The 1975 – today are:
FRIDAY 8TH JULY: The Stone Roses, Disclosure, Courteeners, Jamie xx, James Morrison, Frightened Rabbit, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Bear’s Den, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Krept & Konan, The Coral, The Temperance Movement, Oh Wonder
SATURDAY 9TH JULY: Calvin Harris, Bastille, The 1975, The Last Shadow Puppets, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Jess Glynne, Kaiser Chiefs, Travis, Tinie Tempah, Tom Odell, Stiff Little Fingers, Shed Seven, Disciples, Rat Boy, Maxi Jazz & The E-Type Boys
SUNDAY 10TH JULY: Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem, Faithless, Major Lazer, James Bay, Jake Bugg, Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls, Craig David’s TS5, Maximo Park, John Grant, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Nightsweats, FIDLAR, Blossoms
Tickets for T in the Park 2016 are on sale now from www.tinthepark.com and remain at the same price for a fourth year running.
One of the world’s biggest rock bands, the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers will return to T in the Park for the first time in a decade to bring the festival to an epic close when they headline the Sunday night. The California rockers will treat fans to hits from their iconic back catalogue, as well as new material, with a new album reportedly due out early summer.
The band have only played T in the Park once before when they headlined the Main Stage in 2006.
Bastille have made an big mark since the release of their 2013 debut album Bad Blood. Singer Dan Smith said: "We’ve had great times at T in the Park over the last few years, both while playing our sets to the ever-brilliant crowds and also getting to wander round and watch loads of other bands that we love. We can’t wait to head back this summer with all the new songs we’ve been working on."
Festival director Geoff Ellis said: "We’re incredibly excited to announce some of the world’s greatest artists for T in the Park today. Red Hot Chili Peppers are quite simply one of the biggest rock acts of our time, and their long-awaited return to the festival after 10 years is going to be pretty special.
"We’re also thrilled to welcome back a real T in the Park favourite - Calvin Harris - as our Saturday night headliner. Calvin headlined the Main Stage in 2014 and was introduced on stage by Will Smith, and for many in our audience that moment is up there as one of the most unique and special in T in the Park history.
"We’re also really thrilled to have LCD Soundsystem headline the BBC Radio 1 Stage – their reunion is one of the most hotly anticipated in recent years, and their appearance is a big coup for us.
"Artists from across the globe tell us year in, year out that T in the Park is one of their favourite festivals to play because of the unbeatable welcome they receive from the crowd, so we’d like to say a huge thank you to our audience for the massive part they play in making this festival special.
"We’ve been working hard on getting everything ready for the fans’ arrival in July and have made some changes to the site, with the Main Arena now a quarter bigger in size and the campsite increasing by a larger amount. We hope you are all as excited about the line-up as we are, and we can’t wait to see you all this summer."
George Kyle, Head of Sponsorship, Tennent’s Lager, said: "Tennent’s Lager co-founded T in the Park back in 1994 with our partners DF Concerts, and we’re incredibly proud to have been at the heart of this great festival ever since.
"As the T in T in the Park, our commitment to Scotland’s live music scene has remained strong throughout the past 23 years, and we continue to support grassroots talent through our unsigned initiative T Break. Last year we introduced a brand new bar in the Main Arena – The Tennent’s Arms – and we’re delighted to confirm it will return again in 2016."
Tickets are now on sale from www.tinthepark.com
