Lengthy queues as T in the Park fans snap up tickets to this year's festival

Published on Friday 27 February 2009 21:11

MUSIC fans camped out overnight to snap up the last 40,000 tickets for the T in the Park festival yesterday.

Hundreds braved wind and rain to get their hands on the sought-after tickets, which went on sale at 9am.

In Edinburgh, police had to close off a lane of traffic to accommodate the huge queue, while music lovers in Glasgow sprinted to ensure their place outside the SECC box office.

There were also queues at ticket outlets in Glasgow city centre and Dundee.

Kings of Leon, The Killers, Blur and Snow Patrol will headline the three-day event. Keane, Franz Ferdinand and Lily Allen will also perform.

The first batch of 45,000 tickets sold out when they went on sale directly after last year's festival ended.

Lothian and Borders Police said a bus lane was closed off on Edinburgh's South Bridge during rush hour as fans camped out to get their tickets from Ripping Records.

Tickets were also available to be purchased over the phone and online.

A crowd of 85,000 is expected to attend the festival in Balado, Kinross-shire, which is Scotland's biggest outdoor music event. It takes place from Friday 10 July to Sunday 12 July.

Geoff Ellis, the festival's director, said: "We've taken four of the biggest names in the world as headliners and added recent Grammy and Brit Award winners, along with of the hottest international talent from across the globe."