T In The Park announces measures to battle touts

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Festival offering 'luxury camping packages' to combat touting

May 9, 2008
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T in the Park have announced new measures to combat ticket touting.

In a statement, organisers said they were recommending ticketholders to sign up to Ticketmasters' TicketExchange system, which allows ticket holders to resell their briefs at genuine face value.

Secondly, from May 10 Luxury Camping Packages will go on sale.

This includes bespoke camping tickets (which include hotel rooms at the Yurt hotel, tipis and pod pad) hospitality passes and shower/spa facilities.

Tom Baxter and The Hold Steady have also been added to the Pet Sounds Arena's line-up on July 12, and Yeasayer who will play the Future Stage on July 13.

Sugababes have pulled out their Main Stage apperance on July 12.

The full line-up is:

The Verve
Rage Against the Machine
REM
Kings of Leon
The Fratellis
Stereophonics
Kaiser Chiefs
Amy Winehouse
Chemical Brothers
Prodigy
Kooks
Primal Scream
Interpol
Ian Brown
The Raconteurs
Biffy Clyro
Counting Crows
KT Tunstall
The Zutons
Feeder
The Enemy
Pigeon Detectives
The Feeling
Amy MacDonald
Kate Nash
Panic At The Disco
Hot Chip
Rob Da Bank
Aphex Twin
Newton Faulkner
Scouting For Girls
The Wombats
The Hoosiers
The Charlatans
The Pogues
Goo Goo Dolls
Ben Folds
Reverend and The Makers
Pendulum
Jack Penate
Justice
We Are Scientists
Jeff Mills
Echo and the Bunnymen
Richie Hawtin
Shed Seven
Bowling For Soup
The National
Band of Horses
DJ Hell
Seasick Steve
British Sea Power
MGMT
Battles
Gun
Eddy Grant
Alabama 3
Powderfinger
One Night Only
Sons and Daughters
The Courteeners
The Stranglers
Vampire Weekend
Slam
Glasvegas
Erol Alkan
Paul Heaton
The Subways
The Futureheads
Little Man Tate
Mindless Self Indulgence
The Hold Steady
Kids in Glass Houses
Alphabeat
Deus
The Blackout
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
Tom Baxter
Delays
Lightspeed Champion
Will Young
Miss Kittin and The Hacker
David Jordan
Ting Tings
1990s
Black Kids
Los Campesinos
White Lies
In Case of Fire
Ida Maria
Sergeant
Yeasayer
The Law
Jack McManus
The Sonic Hearts
Gabriella Cilmi
Sons of Albion
The Script
Bryn Christopher
Michael Mayer
Damian Lazarus

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dahepburn

May 9, 2008

Aye, cracking idea Geoff Ellis. Charge people desperate to go to T in the Park over a grand to sleep in a posh tent and access a private area filled with the sort of brainless idiots who would actually pay such stupid money in the first place. Bam! That'll sort out those pesky touts who 'rip people off' and charge the market rate for festival tickets because supply outstrips demand.If you can't beat 'em...

Joolzipoo

May 9, 2008

It really annoys me, this whole luxury festival thing. Half of the festival experience is roughing it for a weekend, not having a proper wash and looking/smelling like a skank. All these luxury packages cater for are wannabee celebrities with money. Its so annoying that festivals now sell out before anyone s announced too - proof that its not about the music anymore, which is a pretty sad thing. That said, Id never defend touts - they are out of order and its such a lazy, dishonest way to 'earn' money. The ticket exchange thing is a pretty good idea though I think though. Hopefully it'll work and see real music fans get the tickets.