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Kings Of Leon, Snow Patrol, Katy Perry for T In The Park

Festival's organisers confirm first names

January 31, 2009 | 13 Comments
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Kings Of Leon, Snow Patrol and Katy Perry are the first headline acts to be confirmed for this year's T In The Park festival.

The festival's boss Geoff Ellis revealed the names to the Daily Record, in response to internet rumours about the line-up.

"We're delighted. Kings Of Leon are the hottest property at the moment. We're ecstatic at having locked them in. Snow Patrol are Scotland's biggest band at the moment," Ellis told the newspaper.

"She [Katy Perry] has great songs and is full of attitude. I saw her hosting the MTV Awards in Liverpool and I just knew she could carry it off,” he added.

Kings Of Leon will be headlining the Main Stage on Friday (July 10), the slot Snow Patrol will play the Sunday night (July 12). The Saturday headliner for the Main Stage has yet to be revealed.

Katy Perry will headline the NME/Radio 1 stage on the Saturday (July 11).

T In The Park is set to take place in Balado, near Kinross, between July 10-12.

Keep checking NME.COM for T In The Park 2009 line-up announcements and ticket information.

To check the availability of T In The Park tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

broony

Feb 1, 2009

fuck bore patrol they can fuck off....ellis must need he's head looked at if there to headline again after that shite 2 years ago....& katy perry should never get the headline slot on nme stage...hope this is just shite!!!!!!!!!!!

Museician

Feb 1, 2009

CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............Just because KOL and bore patrol (thanks broony) are commercially successful doesn't mean that we want too see them I wonder which shit stains are gonna be next Keane?

ava86

Feb 1, 2009

Great news. the reason these bands are headlining are because people love them, not some small NME minority of cool kids. if they had theyr way, itd be klaxons pigeon detectives and the enemy headlining. hilarious seeing a manufactured pop star headlining the nme stage, thats usually reserved for small time bands like the cribs

gil balls

Feb 1, 2009

ava86 wat are u on?? take that/westlife top the charts on a regular basis... so therefore should they be headlining festivals? KOL bore patrol and Katy Perry... snorefest if ever there was one

stew84

Feb 1, 2009

ava86, i dont think any small minority of cook kids would call the pigeion detectives or the enemy cool or worthy of headlining .KOL are old news, been there seen that. Snow Patrol are boring and pretty much past it and Katy perry is not commenting onWhat we could do with is Muse, Metallica or even Blur.What we dont want is the killers, kaiser cheifs, razorlightpleaaase ellis!!!

sealofmadness

Feb 1, 2009

"Snow Patrol are Scotland's biggest band at the moment," Ellis told the newspaper." I thought Snow Patrol were Irish...Anyway, it's good that KoL are getting headline slots, they deserve it. Katy Perry on the other hand can leave quietly.

stej100

Feb 1, 2009

i dont understand why katy perry would headline the nme/radio 1 stage but hey, its a pop festival isnt it?!

ava86

Feb 1, 2009

Yes but these festivals are traditionally for rock/indie bands. I think KOL deserve to headline as they have spent years playin further down the bill and this is the first year where they are truly massive, snow patrol are a great band for big headline crowds. their songs have an anthemic quality that the masses connect with whether they are hip or not. Katy Perry on the other hand doesnt deserve top billing after 2 hits

Franky Hoon

Feb 1, 2009

KOL are becoming the world's greatest, as they tour the world slowly and carefully, and headline some of the finest fests.

Willy Plonka

Feb 2, 2009

3 Reasons to save your money for the Manic Street Preachers in August.......KOL, hahahaha, working for the Yankee Dollar.......probably one of the biggest sell outs in recent times. Come on Bradfield, get some dates out!!!!!

SPALICE

Feb 2, 2009

Why don't some of you just stop bitchin with your piss poor comments, you 're a minority and nobody cares what you think. Your taste in music is just like the British weather, it changes on a regular basis! I'm no fan of Snow Patrol or Katy Perry but I'm sure that you only follow student pleasing bands that the NME recommend! Fact, T will sell out.and your comments are irrelevant. Go and write some of your crap comments on your Face Book, Myspace or Bebo pages you sad souls.

billytheshroom

Feb 2, 2009

Several points - how can Willy Plonka call KOL sell outs then wank on about the Manics? They've historically been one of the biggest sellouts of them all. Secondly the NME hate the Pigeon Detectives so that's a misinformed comment from ava86. Thirdly festival headliners are becoming boring and predictable because that's been the music scene for several years now. Thanks

Grimbo

Feb 2, 2009

its all looking very samey here. why dont they do something different and get mozz and franz in, instead of bands who have played it time and time again. think ill sell my ticket on this announcement. hopefully leeds will get some good acts in like they normally do.