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| T in the Park tickets snapped up | |
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| Tickets for this year's T in the Park music festival at Balado near Kinross have sold out within an hour. | |
| Music lovers queued since Thursday to get their hands on the remaining 40,000 tickets for the festival, which went on sale at 0900 GMT. | |
| Crowds of 80,000 are expected at the festival which runs from 11 to 13 July. | Crowds of 80,000 are expected at the festival which runs from 11 to 13 July. |
| This year's event will be headlined by REM and The Verve with Kaiser Chiefs, The Fratellis and the Chemical Brothers also on the bill. | This year's event will be headlined by REM and The Verve with Kaiser Chiefs, The Fratellis and the Chemical Brothers also on the bill. |
| The first half of the tickets went on sale straight after the festival last year, and were snapped up in just 69 minutes. | The first half of the tickets went on sale straight after the festival last year, and were snapped up in just 69 minutes. |
| For the first time festival-goers will be able to camp from the Thursday after organisers reviewed arrangements following heavy rain which caused car parks to shut and some ticket-holders to be turned away last year. | For the first time festival-goers will be able to camp from the Thursday after organisers reviewed arrangements following heavy rain which caused car parks to shut and some ticket-holders to be turned away last year. |
| Festival Director Geoff Ellis said: "We are delighted that the buzz surrounding T in the Park continues to grow. | Festival Director Geoff Ellis said: "We are delighted that the buzz surrounding T in the Park continues to grow. |
| "We strive to keep the line-up fresh and exciting and continue to work with all our event partners to ensure that we offer the best festival experience possible for fans." | "We strive to keep the line-up fresh and exciting and continue to work with all our event partners to ensure that we offer the best festival experience possible for fans." |
| Main stage | Main stage |
| Festival-goers are encouraged to bring phosphate-free soap and shower gel and all contractors and staff will follow strict rules about waste water, with daily collection points. | Festival-goers are encouraged to bring phosphate-free soap and shower gel and all contractors and staff will follow strict rules about waste water, with daily collection points. |
| Scottish Water is also providing standpipes to ensure people can re-use plastic bottles whenever possible. | Scottish Water is also providing standpipes to ensure people can re-use plastic bottles whenever possible. |
| The Verve will play the main stage on the Friday night, while REM will appear there on the Sunday evening. | The Verve will play the main stage on the Friday night, while REM will appear there on the Sunday evening. |
| Kings Of Leon and Rage Against The Machine have also been announced as headliners. | Kings Of Leon and Rage Against The Machine have also been announced as headliners. |
| The Kooks, Primal Scream, KT Tunstall, The Enemy and The Feeling will also perform. | The Kooks, Primal Scream, KT Tunstall, The Enemy and The Feeling will also perform. |