T in the Park drawing to a close

Thousands of music fans will enjoy the last day of the T in the Park festival today.

The 80,000-strong crowd will watch acts from a host of stars on the third day of the event in Balado, Perthshire.

Glasgow ensemble The Fratellis, Scottish singer Paolo Nutini and American rockers Kings of Leon are among those set to entertain the crowd today.

Eccentric New York group Scissor Sisters will also play on the main stage before headlining act Snow Patrol close the festival.

Dry conditions are forecast today after the event got off to a soggy start on Friday evening.

Thousands of festival-goers were turned away on the opening evening of the event after heavy rain turned car parks into quagmires.

Organisers hailed the festival a success yesterday after the weather conditions improved and the traffic problems were resolved.

The sun shone as ticket-holders enjoyed acts including The Killers, Razorlight, James Morrison and Sinead O’Connor.

Festival director Geoff Ellis said: “The atmosphere on site is even better than ever before with everyone in extremely high spirits.”

But fans faced disappointment when singer Amy Winehouse pulled out of the event just hours before she was due on stage last night, blaming exhaustion.

The event was extended to three days for the first time this year, following its popularity in previous years.

Police said the festival was going smoothly, with only 19 people arrested in the first 24 hours of the event, mainly for minor offences.

Despite the bad weather only 184 people visited the hospital tent, with 11 of them being transferred to hospital for further assessment.