I appreciate that the task of booking the right mix of good bands and bands who sell a good amount of tickets must be a very difficult one. I thought the 2007 and 2008 Connect lineup was fantastic and much more to my taste that the TITP line-up of the past few years but the very fact that Connect is no longer on is probably evidence enough that good bands do not necessarily sell tickets in the same volume of the likes of Eminem or Kasabian.

I finally gave up on TITP last year (as did most of my friends), to me the festival was never the same when they dramatically increased the capacity (circa 2004). I had attended and loved every TITP since 1995 up until that point then it began to become more of an ordeal rather than a pleasure.

I’m sure TITP 2010 will go down a storm with those who attend and will be a huge success with or without me being there. It’s time for me to seek out my next outdoor live musical fix in some other muddy field in some other country.

Thanks for memories TITP.

My piece moved from annoyance at the bill to a realisation of my own changing tastes as it moved towards the end. You’ve got to sell tickets and the likes of Eminem, Kasabian and Stereophonics are all huge draws.

I’ll always try and get to a festival every year – I love live music too much to let advancing years and parental responsibility keep me away.

But I just get the feeling that T is no longer the right event for me. Ten years ago those were the kind of bands I listened to but no longer… the Latitude tickets have been bought and I’ll be looking to sell on my T tickets shortly. Sadly I can’t do both unless you fancy babysitting while I’m at Latitude.

I may well come back. The remainder of the bands you announce may yet make me regret my decision and I could be looking at the ’11 line-up with heightened levels of expectation. I dare say I could even return with my daughter in future years.

Re the photo, one was of course added for a wee bit of comedy effect but I have seen similar characters grace the Balado fields!

Cheers,

Stu

That’s a well argued position you have demonstrated and of course, you are free to choose whatever festival you want to go to as a preference. Latitude is very differnt to T in the Park, it is much closer to what Connect was in many respects than it is to T in the Park.

With regard to the T in the Park line up, I would disagree strongly that it is “terribly predictable” but would be first to agree that it will never meet everyone’s taste – eparticularly in it’s entirety.

The fact that we have more artists than most other festivals means that, as a downside to this, there will likely be more bands that someone doesn’t like as well as more that they do like – presuming the event is the right festival for that person in the first place. If that wasn’t the case then it would be pointless having several stages as everyone would want to see the same acts at the same time.

Like you, I would have liked to have seen the XX and Grizzly Bear play this year but neither were available for the event. Before you take that “massive risk” however, I would say that we still have about 50 bands to announce (plus the T break Stage) – of course these may not be to your liking either and I respect your point of view on that as with every other discerning music fan.

I dont think the choice of photos was fair though. I dont think the second one is from T in the Park either but one photo rarely captures the full story of any event.

I hope that you still come to T or that you revisit in another year. If you do go to Latitude, then I hope you enjoy it, it is a very good festival.

All the best
Geoff Ellis
TITP Festival Director