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Fans party hard at T in the Park Weather holds as T fans rock out
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Kaiser Chiefs, the Fratellis and Rage Against the Machine are set to rock the crowds at the 15th T in the Park. More than 80,000 fans have descended on Perth and Kinross for T in the Park, Scotland's biggest music festival.
More than 80,000 fans have gathered at Balado, in Perth and Kinross, for the first full day of the festival. Saturday will see crowds rocking to bands including Kaiser Chiefs and US legends Rage Against the Machine as the festival celebrates its 15th year.
Scotland's biggest music festival kicked off on Friday evening with sets from the Chemical Brothers, the Stereophonics and the Verve. And despite fears of torrential rain, the festival, at Balado, stayed dry on its first full day.
The event draws to a close on Sunday night with a headline performance on the main stage by American band REM. T in the Park will end on Sunday with headlining performances from REM and dance veterans The Prodigy.
In all, about 180 artists will have performed on 11 stages by the time the festival ends. In all, about 180 artists will perform on 11 stages across the weekend. They include Scottish bands such as The Fratellis, Biffy Clyro and singer Amy Macdonald.
'Great coup' The festival's boss, Geoff Ellis, said getting the recently-reformed Rage Against The Machine, who played the first T in the Park, was a great coup, adding: "They are just as relevant now as they were in 1994."
Festival director Geoff Ellis said: "For me, getting Rage Against The Machine back to T was a great coup. They are just as relevant now as they were in 1994 at the first T festival, which was when they last played here. 'Good time'
"REM will be great - Amy Winehouse, everyone is excited about her as well, so I think it's going to be a fantastic weekend. Despite a chilly wind and an overcast sky on Saturday, festival-goers were grateful the heavy rain stayed away.
"When we first started the event we never thought it would grow to this size with this number of stages and have people travelling from all over the world." About 80,000 fans are expected on Saturday and Sunday One music fan told BBC Scotland: "Everything - the music, the camping, even the rain makes it enjoyable and the alcohol helps as well."
Those not wanting to spend the nights in a muddy campsite once the entertainment ends are enjoying a more luxurious way of living. Another added: "I'm just here for the atmosphere to be honest, not really a big music fan. I'm just here to get drunk and have a good time."
Podpads are small chalets with a blow-up double bed and cost £500. Or there are hotel yurts, which cost £2,000 and come with a king-sized bed, chandelier and chocolates on the pillow. T in the Park kicked off on Friday evening, with performances from the Chemical Brothers, the Stereophonics and the Verve.
One festival-goer told BBC Scotland she was set for a great weekend. Festival-goers not wanting to brave the potentially muddy campsite have this year been given the chance to spend the weekend in luxury in a podpad - small chalets with a blow-up double bed costing £500.
She said: "Everything - the music, the camping, even the rain makes it enjoyable and the alcohol helps as well."
Another added: "I'm just here for the atmosphere to be honest, not really a big music fan.
"I'm just here to get drunk and have a good time."
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