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Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock, dance, electronic |
Dates | 11 - 13 June 2010 |
Location(s) | Dores, Scotland, UK |
Years active | 2006 - present |
Website | http://tinthepark.com/ |
The 2010 RockNess festival is scheduled to take place in Dores, Scotland from 11-13 June 2010. It is the fifth event to take place. [1] The festival is to be headlined by Kasabian, Muse and Eminem. Tickets for the event sold out on 26 February 2010. [2]
Similar to previous years, early-bird tickets were released within two days of the conclusion of the 2009 event, on 14 July 2009. [3] Tickets remained on sale until the following Sunday. [4] The line-up was billed to include 180 artists across eleven stages. [5] [6] A further ' Christmas sale' took place from 4 December 2009, with tickets made available at 2009 festival ticket prices. [7] Full-price tickets went on sale on 26 February 2010. [8] The festival's campsite area is set to expand by 5,000, despite no increase in overall capacity. The campsite area is also scheduled to open from the Thursday prior to the event, to reduce traffic congestion travelling towards the festival. [6]
In an interview with the Perthshire Advertiser on 8 September 2009, Matt Bellamy of Muse spoke of playing the festival in 2010, saying "I’m sure we’ll be trying to get something, maybe T in the Park or maybe something else". [9] During the same month in an interview with the Daily Record, Kasabian would also say they wanted to headline the festival. [10] [11] The band expressed further interest in playing during a performance at Glasgow's SECC on 12 November 2009. [12] [13] Kasabian were confirmed as the first headliner of the festival on 3 December 2009. [14]
At a launch party on 23 February 2010, further line-up details of the festival emerged. Muse and Eminem were confirmed as the first and second night headliners, respectively, with Kasabian to headline the final night. The festival marks Eminem's first festival performance since 2001, [15] and debut appearance at the T in the Park. [16] Other acts announced included 30 Seconds to Mars, Black Eyed Peas, Biffy Clyro, Black Mountain, Broken Social Scene, Calvin Harris, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Dirty Projectors, Dizzee Rascal, Ellie Goulding, Empire of the Sun, Erol Alkan, Faithless, Fake Blood, Florence and the Machine, Four Tet, Goldfrapp, Gossip, Jay-Z, John Mayer, La Roux, Mayer Hawthorne and the County, Newton Faulkner, Paolo Nutini, Plastikman, Rise Against, Skunk Anansie, Slam, Stereophonics, The Cribs, The Coral, The Courteeners, The Proclaimers, The Prodigy, The Stranglers, The Temper Trap, The View, Two Door Cinema Club, Vampire Weekend and Wolfmother. [17] The View and The Stranglers are confirmed to play the main stage. [18] [19]
A further announcement of nine bands took place on 9 March 2010. Black Eyed Peas, The Prodigy and Madness were confirmed as the Friday, Saturday and Sunday headliners of the BBC Radio 1/ NME stage respectively, [20] with other acts on the stage including Jamie T, Frank Turner and The Sunshine Underground. Crookers are set to play the Slam tent. Other acts included Delphic, Kassidy, Paloma Faith and The Middle East. [21]
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