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Top Scots Talent for T In The Park

• 4th May 2011

T in the Park 2011 is shaping up to be a very special festival. Organisers DF Concerts and founding partner Tennent’s have ammounced a number of Scottish acts to join the bill for the shows in Balado on the weekend of 8th – 10th July 2011.

Making their T in the Park debut on the 30th anniversary of the band are Scottish rock giants Big Country. The band has enjoyed phenomenal success with number one albums, Grammy nominations, sold out European tours and millions of record sales worldwide.

Jon Fratelli will appear solo on stage in Balado for the first time with brand new songs from his excellent debut album “Psycho Jukebox”.

Jon said: “T in the Park was the first major festival I ever played and the first time I'd played in front of a circus tent full of people, that first time is still etched in my memory. I'm really happy to be going back to T, it's always a highlight”.

Roddy Woomble, frontman of legendary Scottish alt-rock act Idlewild will woo the T in the Park crowd with dreamy lyrics and fully charged folk foot stompers from his latest solo album “The Impossible Song & Other Songs”, which was reviewed here on Glasswerk.

Glaswegian rockers Twin Atlantic are gaining in popularity all the time and their intense shows make them the live favourites of many.

Emma Gillespie AKA Emma’s Imagination also makes her T debut. After winning Sky’s “Must Be the Music” talent show Emma now has top ten singles and a hit album to her name.

Elusive Glasgow outfit The Phantom Band released their debut album “Checkmate Savage” in 2009 and recently released current album “The Wants”. Fans can expect to hear a myriad of different genres and hits from both during their much anticipated slot at Balado.

Also appearing is Edinburgh based band Found. Recently signed to the Scottish musical institution that is Chemikal Underground, the group began life as an experimental arts collective putting on many weird and wonderful events in art galleries, warehouses and even storage containers. Their unusual mix of garage rock, melodic pop and glitchy electronica has propelled them to the forefront of Scotland’s alternative music scene.

Teenage rock gods in the making Jack Townes were snapped up by record label giants Columbia on the merit of just one song and already have a tour with The View under their belt – good going for a band who have been together less than a year. The teenagers will join a roll call of legends and idols when they appear in Balado this summer.

This startling array of Scottish acts joins the many bands already announced for the festival, which include Primal Scream, The View, KT Tunstall, Calvin Harris, Slam and Silicone Soul as well as headliners Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Foo Fighters.