T in the Park 2009 T in the Park 2009 T in the Park 2009 was the sixteenth T in the Park festival to take place since 1994. It took place on the weekend of Friday 10 July, Saturday 11 July and Sunday 12 July at Balado, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol, Blur and The Killers headlined, meaning that the 2009 was the first time the festival had seen four headliners. As with the 2008 festival, the campsite officially opened on the Thursday evening to prevent traffic queues forming on the Friday. The first batch of "early bird" tickets sold
Cheltenham Music Festival Cheltenham Music Festival The Cheltenham Music Festival is a British music festival, held annually in Cheltenham in the summer months (June, July) since 1945. The festival is renowned for premieres of contemporary music, hosting over 250 music premieres as of July 2004. John Manduell was the first Programme Director ("de facto" artistic director) of the festival, for 25 seasons from 1969 to 1994. Subsequent artistic directors of the festival have included Michael Berkeley and Martyn Brabbins. During Brabbins' tenure, the Festival Academy ensemble was established. The most recent artistic director of the festival has been Meurig Bowen, since 2007. In