Anyone For T?

T In The Park 2010 Balado, Scotland

Returning to Balado for it's 17th consecutive year, T In The Park, brainchild of Geoff Ellis, was, as usual, a monster success. 80,000 revellers were treated to 3 days of live music courtesy of 180 bands. If you were there, here's the memories. If you weren't, get a load of what you missed!!!!.......

Friday saw The Big Pink kick things off with their Main Stage debut. However, being up and comers, their set fell mostly on deaf ears with fans only wanting to hear their signature song, 'Dominoes'. Same was true of The Temper Trap, who got the crowd going with their 2009 summer smash, 'Sweet Disposition' on the NME/Radio 1 Stage.

Florence + The Machine were one of the weekend's most anticipated bands and they certainly did not disappoint. The flame-haired goddess enchanted her audience with the best bits from her debut, 'Lungs' and proved why she has capulated to dizzying heights of fame in a short space of time. 'You Got The Love' was THE singalong of this year's T.

The Editors brought their Joy Division-esque sound to The Main Stage. They took what made both Ian Curtis' band and The Smith's great and played one great set indeed.

Headliners Muse fought off competition from Black Eyed Peas and newcomers, Mumford & Sons and drew in a massive crowd with their spectacular, other-wordly set on The Main Stage. Playing some of their biggest hits, accompanied by a stunning light show, Matt Bellamy and Co played one seductive set, indeed. 'Supermassive Black Hole' was quite a moment.

Saturday dawned and brought plenty of rain, but spirits certainly weren't dampened. Scouting For Girls sickly sweet, bouncy pop, was the perfect anecdote to a dreary day.

Broken Social Scene brought Americana Indie to The King Tut's tent and were my hidden gem of the weekend.

The Proclaimers were a patriotic must-see for all ages and went down a storm when they hit The Main Stage on Saturday afternoon. Playing some of their biggest hits, 'I'm On My Way', 'Sunshine On Leith', and, of course, 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), they were the guilty pleasure of most and absolutely brilliant.

Vampire Weekend brought infectious Indie Pop to Balado, all they way from The States. Taking the best of their albums, 'Vampire Weekend' and 'Contra' and making the best of the weather for a great set.

Paisley-born, Paolo Nutini, played T for hundredth time this year, making him quite the T veteran, and proved why he has rocketed from The T Break Stage to The Main Stage. Playing the hits we know and love him for, the crowd went mental for him. Paolo's cover of MGMT's 'Time To Pretend' was fantastic!

US Rockers, 30 Seconds To Mars, brought mosh-pits to The NME/Radio 1 Stage with their high-energy set. Singer, Jared Leto, donned a kilt for the occassion, and spent most of the set telling the crowd to 'go fucking crazy'. I don't think anyone told him just how mad us Scots are.

The most anticipated headliner was somewhat of a latecomer. Camp had been buzzing about Eminem's headline slot since Thursday but the rapper kept fans waiting almost 45 minutes before he appeared onstage and referred to the crowd as 'Edinburgh' for most of the evening. Smooth move, Marshall. That aside, the hits that made Slim Shady famous sent the fans wild. A mish-mash of his greatest hits made up Eminem's Saturday night slot and gave fans what they came to see.

The rain dried up and the sun came out to play on Sunday. Dundee-Rockers, The View gave the crowd plenty to dance about with their zesty set on The Main Stage. 'Same Jeans', ''Shock Horror', 'Wasted Little DJs' and '5Rebeccas' made The View's Main Stage debut and unforgettable one.

Babyshambles took to The NME/Radio 1 Stage (on time!) and brought with them a sober, suited, Pete Doherty. Mixing the best of their two albums and a sneaky Libertine's track thrown in for fun, Babyshambles proved to be a highlight of the T experience. A very welcome change, indeed!

Biffy Clyro played The Main Stage in the early-evening. A confident set it was, but it lacked the energy of other bands who had played before them. The hits went down well but it left a little to be desired. Disappointing.

The Drums played to a packed Furtures Tent and showcased the best of their debut album. Humbled by their rowdy reception, the US band played a fantastic set.

Alison Goldfrapp took to The King Tut's Tent with the band with which she made her name and brought a little electro-pop heaven to Balado. Goldfrapp had the wellies tapping to their hits and stormed with 'Ooh La La', 'Ride A White Horse' and 'Rocket'.

Kasabian closed the whole affair on Sunday night with a 90-minute set on The Main Stage. The Leeds band were astounded at the crowd they drew in. 'Shoot The Runner', 'LSF', 'Underdog', 'Fire', just some of the tracks that cemented Kasabian in T headlining history and secured the status for future festivals.

Fireworks followed Kasabian's slot and closed T for another year. There was rain, there was muck, but there was also one Hell of a party. God Bless, Geoff Ellis! Until next year, Kids.....

Siobhanne Beattie