Beyonce heads to T in the Park


SUPERSTAR diva Beyonce Knowles is heading to T in the Park to catch her husband's main stage performance.

The wife of hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is planning to watch his set from the side of the stage, as part of a romantic break in Scotland.

The pair are expected to arrive on a privately hired jet kitted out with a double bed and flat-screen TV, and stocked with champagne and caviar.

Last night, T in the Park CEO Geoff Ellis said he was expecting Beyonce to attend the festival despite being involved in a car accident in London earlier this week.

He said: "I won't be surprised to see her on site enjoying her first T in the Park.

"Hopefully she'll savour the world-class atmosphere of the Scottish crowds."

Beyonce was said to have been shaken after narrowly avoiding serious injury when a black cab ploughed into the side of her chauffeur-driven Mercedes limo while the A-list couple were out shopping in London.

The crash, which ripped one of the Mercedes's doors from its hinges, happened just outside department store Harrods. Both Beyonce and Jay-Z were unhurt.

Ellis said fans should "not be surprised" if they found themselves standing shoulder to shoulder with the former Destiny's Child singer while checking out the top acts performing at Balado this weekend.

The R&B diva and Jay-Z turned up at the Chiswick House festival on Thursday night - despite neither of them being on the bill - to watch performances by Hot Chip and Paloma Faith.

An insider said: "Beyonce is looking forward to Scotland.

"She has heard great things about T in the Park and enjoyed playing live in Scotland before.

"They are having a great time in the UK and are treating their stay as a chance to enjoy some romantic R and R, while Jay-Z shows audiences what he is capable of in terms of his live show.

"He wants the T in the Park crowd to remember his performance for years to come."

The glamorous twosome will be the latest in a long line of celebrity couples who have enjoyed the hospitality area of T in the Park's artists' village, which includes an aromatherapy spa and a massage parlour.

In previous years, Gwyneth Paltrow watched her hubby Chris Martin perform with Coldplay, Drew Barrymore joined Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, Scots rocker Gavin Rossdale of the band Bush turned up to catch wife Gwen Stefani of No Doubt and Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher and future wife Nicole Appleton hung out together.

Meanwhile, music fans have been warned there will be no big screen to show the World Cup final.

Ellis said: "I know a few people have asked about it but I don't think the majority of revellers are desperate to see Spain play Holland.

"We would not be doing the bands any favours if we were to have them on at the same time as the final.

"People knew when they bought tickets the final was on that day.

"There was never any chance of England being in the final so we have never been under pressure to show it."

Ellis also confirmed vuvuzelas have been banned from the site.

He said: "People don't want to have these things going off when they are trying to listen to the bands."