T on the Fringe: 17 nostalgic images of the Meadowbank gigs
By Finlay Greig
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
With Meadowbank Stadium in the midst of being demolished we've dug into the archives for photos of the T on the Fringe festival which was hosted at the sports stadium from 2005 to 2007.
Over a three year period the annual music festival played hosts to a host of acts from Radiohead and Muse to Nine Inch Nails and the Foo Fighters.
T on the Fringe saw world famous acts play at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Stadium from 2005 to 2007.
Though the festival was launched in 2004, it wasn't until 2005 that Meadowbank Stadium was utilised as a venue. 2004 performers included Morrissey, Embrace and Goldie Lookin' Chain.
Pixies headlined the festival in 2005. The Meadowbank performance formed part of the Grunge legends reunion tour following a 12-year hiatus.
Guardian reporter Lynsey Hanley wrote: The crowd of 20,000, spread around the oval-shaped vastness, had only one speaker per 10,000 people - one on each side of the stage, forlornly attached with what appeared to be gardening twine to poles.
Edinburgh band Idlewild supported Pixies off the back of the release of their 2005 album Warnings/Promises
The Meadowbank Stadium held 20,000 fans for each of its Summer sessions, with Scottish group Franz Ferdinand and Idlewild filling the festival's remaining headline slot.
Teenage Fanclub also provided support for Pixies at the 2005 gig
Noughties fashion was out in full force at the 2005 festival...
