T in the Park 2010 started with a bang as 70,000 campers partied to the sounds of Muse, Black Eyed Peas, Calvin Harris, Faithless and many more.
Fans in fancy dress added to the atmosphere and the music began in the sunshine at 5pm.
That was all a bit unlikely after heavy rain through most of the day promised to spoil the party. But right on cue, the clouds parted, the sun shone through and Scotland’s biggest live music festival was up and running.
All of a sudden, plastic capes, rain jackets and hats were discarded, although wellies were still much in evidence throughout as the Balado site was transformed.
Across the field, it was fancy dress Friday — a nun, a smurf, a cowboy and an inflatable horse were just some of the characters on view, while a vicar in a tutu and a near-naked man in gold pants were slightly more disturbing sights.
Festival director Geoff Ellis was understandably delighted with the way the first day had gone.
He said, “It’s gone fantastically well. The sun’s been shining as soon as we opened the gates and the bands have been brilliant.
“Paloma Faith were amazing, Editors are such a great band and everyone enjoyed them.
“The weather’s not had an effect at all. It’s meant to be raining all day on Saturday but then it was supposed to be raining all day today and it’s not happened.”
Site owner Douglas Alexander was equally happy with the way the day had gone.
“The site has coped very well,” he said. “It’s been so dry and when the rain arrived today it was before everyone was in the site, so there was no damage and it all drained away.’Mist with attitude'”The rain at T in the Park is just mist with attitude.”
Music began with La Roux, who packed in a massive crowd in the King Tuts tent, and Editors provoked a rush to the main stage, with over 20,000 fans enjoying their mainly hits-based set.
Jamie T and The Temper Trap meanwhile provided some memorable moments on the Radio 1/NME stage.
Dance fans had their moment when Faithless arrived on the main stage, bringing a huge cheer.
Ahead of their performance, lead singer Maxi Jazz told The Courier, “We’re in our element at festivals.
“We love doing them generally because there are so many bands on the bill. If you manage to rock a festival bill from front to back, you’ve definitely made new friends.
“The Scots have a kind of ‘This is the last day of my life’ attitude to partying, which you don’t find anywhere else in the world.”
Headliners Muse exploded on stage, playing their recent hit Uprising and unleashing a typically spectacular light show as darkness fell.
Other hits like Supermassive Black Hole and Hysteria delighted the hordes.
The line-up continues today with The Proclaimers, Vampire Weekend, Paolo Nutini and Eminem on the main stage, alongside The Prodigy, Mumford and Sons, The Coral and We Are Scientists, while Courier country bands The Ray Summers and The Draymin appear on the T Break stage.To view a full gallery of photos click here.