T in the Park 2003

T in the Park 2003 was a music festival that took place on 12–13 July 2003 in Kinross, Scotland. It was the 10th anniversary of the festival. 55,000 people attended the concert, an increase of 5,000 from the previous year.[1] Headlining acts were R.E.M., The Flaming Lips and Coldplay. The White Stripes had been scheduled to perform as well, but they backed out at the last minute.[2]

T in the Park
Dates	12–13 July 2003
Location(s)	Balado, Scotland
Years active	1994 - present
Website	http://tinthepark.com/

Jack McConnell attended for the first time and said, "It's great to see so many young people enjoying themselves and the festival is very valuable to both the locals and the national economy. It also offers a great opportunity to showcase the Scottish music industry and symbolizes the modern Scotland that we want to portray."[3]

Tayside Police said there were 24 arrests for minor offences and praised the crowd for their good behaviour over the three days.

Tickets

Tickets for the 2003 festival were sold out eight days before the event started. An extra 5,000 tickets were also made available as the demand was the highest since 1993.[4]

Line up

The 2003 line-up was as followed:[5][6][7]

Main Stage

Saturday 12 July	Sunday 13 July
R.E.M. The Flaming Lips Idlewild The Cardigans The Proclaimers Biffy Clyro Skin Martin Grech Kings of Leon	Coldplay The Charlatans Feeder Supergrass The Coral Sugababes Echo & the Bunnymen The Darkness

BBC Radio 1/NME Stage

Saturday 12 July	Sunday 13 July
The Music The Polyphonic Spree Super Furry Animals John Squire The Saw Doctors Kings of Leon Snow Patrol Turbonegro The Warlocks	Underworld The Streets Turin Brakes The Roots Inspiral Carpets The Cooper Temple Clause Hell Is for Heroes The Raveonettes Longview

King Tut's Wah Wah Tent

Saturday 12 July	Sunday 13 July
Tricky The Datsuns Flint The Jeevas Mint Royale Speedway The Basement The Futureheads	Teenage Fanclub Lemon Jelly Mull Historical Society Death in Vegas Appleton Damien Rice The Thrills The Grim Northern Social Alfie Mankato

X Tent

Saturday 12 July	Sunday 13 July
The Mars Volta The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster Athlete InMe Cosmic Rough Riders Har Mar Superstar Franz Ferdinand The Stands The Zutons The Rain Band	The Rapture Tom McRae OK Go Ed Harcourt Ron Sexsmith The All-American Rejects Kinesis Funeral for a Friend The Bandits Myslovitz

Slam Tent

Saturday 12 July	Sunday 13 July
Deep Dish Laurent Garnier Dave Clarke Vitalic H-Foundation 20:20 Soundsystem Brett Johnson Mash (Jengahead)	Röyksopp Richie Hawtin Green Velvet Slam DJ Sneak GusGus FC Kahuna Ewan Pearson

T Break Stage

Saturday 12 July	Sunday 13 July
Sound Development Agency The Silver Pill The Gems Trash Can Sinatras Eastern Lane Dogs Die in Hot Cars Stylus Automatic Michael Rattray Katy Bar the Door Small Enclosed Area Deckard Mydas	Raar Stickman Ursula Minor El Presidente Geoff Martyn Torqamada Cherry Falls [Cayto] Alyssa's Wish Amateur Guitar Heroes Mercury Tilt Switch Carson

References

1. "T in the Park: Party's 55,000 sell out record | SHAUN MILNE | progressive journalism". Shaun Milne. 2004-11-01. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
2. "UK | Scotland | Sun shines for T in the Park". BBC News. 2003-07-12. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
3. "UK | Scotland | Coldplay take T in the park". BBC News. 2003-07-13. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
4. "UK | Scotland | T in the Park is 'sell-out'". BBC News. 2003-07-04. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
5. "T in the Park '03". efestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
6. Virtual Festivals: http://www.virtualfestivals.com. "T in the Park 2003". Virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
7. "In Depth | Photo Gallery | In pictures: T in the Park". BBC News. 2003-07-12. Retrieved 2013-11-05.