T in the Park return claim ‘fake news’
Geoff Ellis has rubbished claims T in the Park music festival is returning to Scotland in 2026.
A social media profile on X - formerly known as Twitter - appeared to be promoting the return of the event after a decade out of business. The account named T in the Park 2026 posted a trailer for what appeared to be a music festival alongside the message:“guess who’s back #Tinthepark2026”.
Thousands of fans followed the account which gained hundreds of shares overnight.
However DF Concerts CEO Geoff Ellis said the claims were“fake news”and confirmed the event would not be returning.
He said:“it’s fake news. The TITP 2026 page, which has appeared on X, is not a real profile.”
DF Concerts previously operated T in the Park for more than two decades, and now runs Glasgow festivaltrnsmt.
The iconic festival attracted almost 250,000 people every year since launching at Strathclyde Park in 1994, where it was staged for three years. It then moved to Balado airfield, Perthshire, in 1997 and throughout the years continually attracted the biggest names in music to its stages, including Jay-z and Chris Martin’s Coldplay.
The music festival was hit by problems after relocating to Strathallan Castle in 2015 but was plagued by access and traffic chaos.
Describing the challenges since the change of venue, organisers reflected on the impact“limitations”had on spectators.
“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.
“The continued restrictions means that the negative impact on our fans and the limitations placed on their experience is too great.”
The final festival took place in 2016 but organisers came under fire after a number of drug-related deaths and after a series of complications at the new venue. Three people died at the event in 2016 in“presumed drugrelated”deaths.