SWAGGER T IN THE PARK
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INDIE ROCK T in the Park is built on a foundation of indie rock. The die rock. T Thhe e g choruses ofof fields of Balado still echo to the singalong choruses of Monkeys a and d previous headliners such as Oasis, Arctic Monkeys and diverse ye et,t, The Strokes. 2013’s line-up is perhaps the most diverse yet, ihanna) b uut t featuring folk (Mumford & Sons) and R&B (Rihanna) but , to take thh hhe eee there’s still room for indie rock royalty, The Killers, to take the Killers aree e e aa final headline slot on the Sunday. Fortunately, The Killers are a h a dash o fof great band, playing sharp intelligent rock’n’roll with a dash of – pleasers Vegas glamour. They are solid, no-nonsense crowd pleasers – d heir third which is probably why this is their fifth trip to T, their third hear the time topping the bill – and why you can already hear the anthem m audience chanting along to their appropriately titled anthem ‘Indie Rock’n’Roll’.
nterestin ng This year’s bill also boasts some of indie’s most interesting hs all tak ke acts as My Bloody Valentine, Foals and Yeah Yeah Yeahs all take re hen ther guitar music in punkier, more leftfield directions. Then there ur Scen e, are the old faithfuls like Stereophonics, Ocean Colour Scene, rather t than The View and Liam Gallagher (now with Beady Eye rather than that has s become Oasis) plugging the kind of meat-and-potatoes rock that has become satisfyingly g and s synonymous with T’s uncomplicated, but comforting and satisfyingly filling.
Rabbi it, Two Door Add newer names like Twin Atlantic, Frightened Rabbit, Two Door od we ekend for indie Cinema Club and Palma Violets to the mix and it is a good weekend for indie ard ro ard roock act (it would ock act (it would fans. While it’s a shame there’s no obvious balls-out hard rock act (it would one A Age or Nine Inch have been great to see someone like Queens of the Stone Age or Nine Inch e deeper into the a little Nails, both of which are currently touring), if you dig a little deeper into the line-up you’ll find a few tasty rock nuggets. -out ha Sto the S u dig g a
rash signing for California’s Trash Talk are a rare hardcore thrash punk signing for y fin mselves in T that should tear the place apart wherever they find themselves in ep t ep t the running order; female rockers Deap Vally kee aw while aw while the running order; female rockers Deap Vally keep things raw while rand Macclesfield’s The Virginmarys play a raucous br age rock. Macclesfield’s The Virginmarys play a raucous brand of garage rock. s are Pop punks Mallory Knox and Lower Than Atlantis n hand to Pop punks Mallory Knox and Lower Than Atlantis are also on hand to k. represent the recent upsurge in young British rock represent the recent upsurge in young British rock. So, returning to The Killers’ aforementioned a mantra So, returning to The Killers’ aforementioned hit, it’s a mantra l I need/ everyone at T can live by: ‘It’s indie rock’n’roll fo everyone at T can live by: ‘It’s indie rock’n’roll for me/It’s all I need/ It’s indie rock’n’roll for me.’ It’s indie rock’n’roll for me.’ unk s them ngs ra ngs ra gara so on
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FESTIVAL MEMORIES NEIL PRIMROSE, DRUMMER, TRAVIS ‘I remember all the T moments fondly! From playing our first with a plaster cast on my hi-hat leg, to being in the best seat in the house in a tent that’s about to burst.... Glad we are coming back this summer, all of us cannae wait!’
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