About T Break
T Break was launched by T in the Park founding partner Tennent’s Lager in 1996 and has been providing the freshest and most exciting unsigned talent in Scotland with a platform to showcase their music on the T Break Stage for 18 years.
Each year, 16 artists are hand-picked from over a thousand entries by a panel made up of music industry experts and given the chance to perform on the biggest and most prestigious platform for emerging talent at T in the Park.
Throughout its 18-year history the T Break Stage has hosted some legendary performances – it’s where Biffy Clyro made their T in the Park debut back in 2000, where Paolo Nutini showcased his alter ego collective Snake Derrick & The Vypers in 2008, and not forgetting Snow Patrol’s T in the Park debut:
“We first played at T in 1997 in the T Break Stage….ten years later and we’re headlining.” - Gary Lightbody, Snow Patrol
Key dates
- 1st March
- LAUNCH THE CALL FOR DEMOS
- 29th March
- DEADLINE FOR DEMO UPLOAD
- Early May
- THE 16 SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS SELECTED TO PLAY THE T BREAK STAGE ARE ANNOUNCED
- 12th – 14th July
- T IN THE PARK 2013
T Break Partnerships
DF Concerts and Events
Organisers of T in the Park, DF Concerts and Events are longstanding partners of T Break and are Scotland’s largest promoter and events company. They provide essential industry support and are involved in the judging process for T Break.
PRS for Music
PRS for Music offer invaluable advice to T Break acts on artists’ rights and the world of music publishing.
Radio Magnetic
One of the UK’s longest running internet radio stations, Radio Magnetic films and records all 16 live sets on the T Break Stage and backstage interviews. They also provide news, reviews and preview podcasts.
Stow College
The partnership with STOW provides 1 lucky student from the Music Business Course an exclusive internship within the T Break team working directly on the delivery of T Break from March – August.