TRNSMT fans shake off Scotland loss in sun-soaked Fratellis sing-a-long
The festival's first day saw torrential rain throughout the afternoon, but there was warm weather to start off Saturday.
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"It's one of those festivals that we have aged along with, from our first slot when we were 18."
— Callum Wilson , Celebrity
"It's really essential now, as it's the only big festival in Scotland where you have that experience of progressing up the stages."
— Jack Cochrane , Celebrity
"We were a bit uncertain how many fans would stay on, particularly with the rain, but the Hampden roar was here in the way that we hoped."
— Katt Lingard , Executive
"They have these industrial roots and there's a part where they deal with a snobbishness from other places to them."
— Joe Hicklin , Celebrity
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The festival's first day saw torrential rain throughout the afternoon, but there was warm weather to start off Saturday.
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