After 23 years, one of our favourite music festivals has been cancelled

“We need to take a break.”

T in the Park has been cancelled indefinitely after 23 years.

The popular Scottish music festival has been held almost annually since it first launched in 1994.

But organisers revealed this week that they needed to “take a break” from the mammoth outdoor concert after red tape made it incredibly difficult to plan.

A spokesperson for the major festival shared the news via Twitter on Monday.

They wrote:

“For over 23 years, T in the Park has been at the heart of Scotland’s music scene – with you, by our side.

“T in the Park has become one of the best known, biggest and most loved festivals in the world.

“When we launched back in 1994 there were only two music festivals in the UK – now there are many and T in the Park paved the way for all that have come and gone in Scotland since.

“We created more than just a festival; we created a family and decades of wonderful memories.

A lengthy statement posted on the T in the Park website explained that the “last couple of years have had their challenges” when it came to organising the beloved festival.

The statement continued:

“Against our will, and despite a prolonged fight, we were forced to move from Balado, Kinross in 2015.

“This move was a mammoth task for the event and one that was compounded by a series of onerous site restrictions placed upon us as preparations for the event in 2015 took place.”

They explained that as the build up to the festival had gotten underway, they were told by Government Ministers in Scotland that T in the Park organisers would need to apply for full Planning Permission because of “an unregistered, but protected in law, osprey’s nest.”

The spokesperson continued:

“The constraints – logistically and financially – that the resulting planning conditions put upon us are simply not workable.

“We tried our best to work with the pressures placed upon the site by bringing in an additional team and fixing the first year traffic issues, but ultimately we’re not in control of the overall site layout and the continued restrictions means that the negative impact on our fans and the limitations placed on their experience is too great.

“We now need to take stock and take a year out to try to resolve the issues so that we can once again deliver the kind of camping festival you are used to and deserve.”

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