Held annually from 1994 to 2016, T in the Park was Scotland’s biggest music festival for over 20 years.
It was first held at Strathclyde Country Park near Glasgow, then the disused Balado Airfield near Kinross, and lastly (less than successfully) at Strathallan Castle.
The 2017 event was ultimately cancelled due to problems the year before – and the new TRNSMT festival took its place, without the camping, at Glasgow Green the same year.
The line-ups - and the crowds - were legendary, with the likes of Blur, Pulp, Oasis, and Radiohead just some of the highlights in the early Britpop years.
Later editions saw a roll call of legends, with R.E.M., Foo Fighters, The Who, Kraftwerk, Green Day, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Kylie Minogue, and James Brown all appearing. Even David Bowie had been scheduled to play in 2004, but had to pull out at the last minute due to illness and was replaced by a memorable set from The Darkness.
Ever since it was scrapped there have been demands for its return and rumours that its revival was immiment.
None have ever proved to be true, but there are a few indications that there’s a chance that the festival may yet come back from the dead - perhaps at the expense of TRNSMT.
Here are 10 reasons why.
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1. No 2027 TRNSMT dates
All of the major festivals have released their dates for 2026, while some including Primavera have revealed their lineups too. There's been nothing from TRNSMT, even though it tends to take place on the same weekend each year. TRNSMT directly took the place of T in the Park, so if it isn't happening in 2027... | AFP via Getty Images
2. Money, Money, Money
It's all very well having a festival like TRNSMT in the middle of Scotland's biggest city, but it means people can rock up late and head home - or to a bar - after the last band's encore. At a camping festival like T in the Park you have the attendees', and their wallets', undivided attention for the full three days. Other than the food and drink they can haul into the campsite, they're buying everything from the festival bars and stalls. Instant increased profitability. It may sound cynical, but music festivals are a business. | Getty Images
3. No TRNSMT early birds
Usually TRNSMT-goers wake up the next day to a sore head and a cheery email urging them to take advantage of an 'early bird' ticket offer to the following year's festival. No such email has yet been sent. If TRSNMT isn't happening we all know what could take its place. | Getty Images
4. Public pressure
A poll last year by The Sun newspaper found that a quarter of people actively wanted T in the Park resurrected. Ever since the last event in 2016 there has been speculation about whether it could return. Older people want to revisit their youth while younger music fans want to discover for themselves what all the fuss was about. | Getty Images