Festival-goers ready for headliners

9:22pm Saturday 12th July 2008

Spirits were high at Scotland's biggest festival as nearly 85,000 music fans geared up for the headline acts.

The majority of music fans managed to stay dry at T in the Park at Balado, Kinross-shire, and even the overcast weather could not dull the atmosphere.

Top acts include Glasgow favourites The Fratellis and Rage Against the Machine on the Main Stage, and Kaiser Chiefs, The Raconteurs and indie band The Pigeon Detectives on the Radio 1/NME stage.

The sun finally broke out as the Leeds band opened their energetic act with This is an Emergency and I Found Out.

The Pigeon Detective's drummer Jimmi Naylor said: "One of our own gigs is a lot closer, people can even get on the stage at our gigs. But this is a much bigger scale and it's a very different atmosphere. It's really good and we really like festivals.

"Last year we did T in the Park and it was the best festival we did for atmosphere with people going mad. The Scottish crowd are very good and very mental."

Elsewhere The Kooks got a roaring welcome as they took to the Main Stage, belting out hits such as Shine On.

Revellers continued to enjoy the festival, with the late arrival of the sunshine boosting the mood.

Sarah Lawson 24, from Fife said: "We went and saw Biffy Clyro and they were amazing, I love the lead singer. I'm actually having to leave tomorrow morning because I'm going on holiday. Amy Winehouse is meant to be appearing but I wasn't sure if she was going to turn up."

Jimmy Hodge, 28, from Clydebank: "We saw Kate Nash today and Stereophonics last night. It's been great so far. Tomorrow it's Amy Winehouse for me although usually we just go the Slam Tent."

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