T in the Park, Day Three

T in the Park is basking in sunshine again today, as it boasts a cracking third-day line-up to finish off an excellent weekend of live music. Today saw Rita Ora, Labyrinth, and Bastille, to name just a couple, perform alongside main stage headliners The Killers. As T in the Park thinks about taking its 20th birthday party hat off and closing its doors for another year, let’s take a look at the highlights from day three at Scotland’s biggest festival.

Opening the Transmissions stage at midday are the gorgeous Anderson, McGinty, Webster, Ward and Fisher. The name is lengthy, but so is their talent as musicians. With a plethora of different instruments swapped between songs, an array of beautiful voices, all tied together by a string of quirky personalities, AMWWF are almost the best band on Sunday’s lineup. Not wishing to disappoint is the increasingly popular Tom Odell, who only manages to perform 2 songs due to a chest infection. He plays his biggest hit ‘Another Love’ with sheer determination to be on T’s stage, and it’s a wonderful, if somewhat husky, version that gets him by.

T in the Park may have some of the biggest names in the world on the bill, but they also give under the radar bands the opportunity to shine via the T Break and BBC Introducing stages. Headlining the BBC Introducing Stage today is one of Scotland’s most promising new acts The LaFontaines. As you watch this year’s highlights from BBC3, you will hear the LaFontaines regularly as they have provided the official TITP theme tune. The LaFontaines combine Scottish hip hop and loud rock, with the words of fast talking front man Kerr Okan to provide the ultimate festival set.
Two of the big names on the Sunday are Stereophonics and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Both bands are definitively festival acts, performing big sets with drama all the way through. Stereophonics play songs from new album ‘Graffiti on the Train’, mixed in amongst some massive classics, before ending their show with my personal favourite ‘Dakota’ alongside huge bursts of fire from the stage. Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman Karen O sings her heart out, complete with squeals and shrieks that make her the perfect headliner for Sunday at T in the Park.

Saving the best to last, the act that stole the whole festival (not just Sunday) is the excellent Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls. Frank Turner has had a tremendous couple of years, and topped it all off when he released new album ‘Tape Deck Heart’ earlier this year. Today he plays enthusiastically and triumphantly, and teaches us all that the beauty of a festival is in the music, dancing and good company, and nothing else should get in the way.

So that was it, T in the Park 2013 has now drawn to a close, leaving its teenage years in the past. The music that we have witnessed over the weekend has been top-notch; there really is nothing quite like T in the Park, we are all very proud to have it right here on our door steps. Roll on T21 next year…