T in the Park 2008 T in the Park 2008 T in the Park 2008 was the fifteenth T in the Park festival to take place since 1994. It took place on the weekend of Friday 11 July, Saturday 12 July and Sunday 13 July at Balado, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The bands headlining the 2008 event were Rage Against the Machine, The Verve and R.E.M. on the Main Stage and The Chemical Brothers, Kaiser Chiefs and The Prodigy on the Radio 1 / NME Stage. It was announced that the campsite would open on 10 July 2008 to avoid a repeat of the
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