T In The Park

It only happens once a year but it never gets any easier. The madness that is transporting thousands of music fans to Scotland's biggest festival got underway at work today. The weather was merciless but it didn't seem to dampen the spirits of those waiting up to 2 hours for a bus to the festival site. The queue stratched at one point from the gate at North Hanover Street all the way back to Spar on Port Dundas Road!

Inside, we were extremely busy with more enquiries rather than sales which makes me suspect that we'll take a hammering tomorrow morning.

In the meantime, this is how the Evening Times reported the start of the mass migration to Balado:


RAIN has failed to dampen the spirits of hundreds of music fans leaving Glasgow today for Scotland's biggest rock festival.
Despite having to pack their wellies for what is predicted to be a wet weekend, those with the gold-dust T in the Park tickets just didn't care.
All they hoped was there was less rain than at the washout Glastonbury two weeks ago.
Revellers were at Buchanan Bus Station from around 7am to begin the long bus journey to the festival site at Balado, near Kinross, Perthshire.


Scattered showers are expected today and tomorrow but Sunday should be drier and brighter. It will be mild with temperatures an average of 16C (60F).
Much excitement surrounds tonight's big opening - the first three-day affair in the festival's history - and the Arctic Monkeys are headlining on the main stage.
Security is being stepped up at the site throughout the weekend in the wake of last week's terror attacks.
A total of 80,000 revellers are expected to attend. From today about 60,000 campers can also enjoy other acts such as Lily Allen, The Coral and Bloc Party.
Another 20,000 ticketholders will join the festival fun tomorrow.
Tomorrow, American rockers The Killers take to the main stage to rock fans, jointly headlining with Razorlight.
Sunday will see Glasgow band The Fratellis entertain the crowd along with another Scots favourite, Paolo Nutini.
US pop outfit the Scissor Sisters will also play to revellers on the main stage before Glasgow-based Snow Patrol bring the event to a close.
A total of 35,000 tickets were snapped up the day after last year's festival, and another 40,000, which went on sale in February, sold out in 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, festivalgoers are being warned to drink plentry of water during the music marathon.
Scottish Water will make sure that revellers stay hydrated with plentiful supplies of water.