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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5. Nostalgia sells
Oasis, Blur, Manic Street Preachers, Suede, Pulp, Supergrass, Ash...countless 90s bands all are more popular than ever in the mid-to-late 2020s, releasing new albums and selling out huge venues. Even the likes of Sleeper, Shed Seven, Republica and Echobelly are back on the road at the moment. All these bands played T in the Park in the early days of Britpop in the mid-90s, so imagine the demand for a similar event today. Manage, somehow, to get Oasis to headline and it'll be bigger than Glastonbury | Getty Images
6. Brand recognition
TRNSMT has never had the brand recognition that T in the Park enjoyed. When an X account with the handle 'TITPofficial' posted a message stating "Guess who's back #TinthePark2026" a couple of years ago it was quickly viewed and shared by millions of people. Festival supremo Geoff Ellis quickly refuted the rumours and the post was swiftly taken down, but the sheer power of the T in the Park name on social media had been proven. | Getty Images
7. 6 Music Dads
Anybody who has been to TRNSMT will know that the average age is fairly low, with it sometimes feeling like a party for school-leavers. There's a huge untapped market for older concert-goers (the so-called '6 Music Dads' who flock to concerts by by acts played on the radio station) who tend to have more disposable income and happy memories of T in the Park. It was a demographic tageted by T in the Park and TRNSMT promoters DF Concerts with the Connect Festival at Inveraray Castle in 2007 and 2008 - before it was abandoned and later resurrected as a non-camping festival at the Royal Highland Centre Showgrounds near Edinburgh. Why not have TRNSMT for the youngsters AND T in the Park for slightly more mature musos. Surely there's room for both in the Scottish music calendar? | AFP via Getty Images
8. Demand
There's never been more demand for huge concerts. Oasis apparently could sell out Celtic Park every night for as long as they fancied playing, Glastonbury sold out instantly this week. and bands like My Chemical Romance who played the Hydro a few years ago are now selling out Bellahouston Park in half an hour. Meanwhile ticket prices continue to sell even as they rocket in price. The message is clear - there is a near-limitless appetite for big outdoor gigs if you get the right acts - and T in the Park is the Scottish G.O.A.T. | Getty Images