The organisers of T in the Park have moved to scotch rumours that they are looking to shift the festival from Kinross-shire.
Stories were circulating that DF Concerts have been sounding out possible alternatives to the longstanding Balado site.
Concerns have been consistently raised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that revellers could be at risk from the Forties gas pipeline, which runs under the area.
From 2014, when the planning permission expires, the site will have to be realigned to take it further from the pipeline.
The firm stressed talks on this are ongoing and there are no plans to abandon Balado, where the festival has been held for the last 15 years.
A spokesman for T in the Park said: ”We have no desire to leave Kinross. We’re currently focused on delivering the event’s 20th anniversary celebrations in 2013 but, as always, we’re in discussion with all of the key local stakeholders and partners with regards to the planning for future years.”
The HSE has a standing objection to the present site because it fears a rupture of the main pipeline from the North Sea to Grangemouth could place tens of thousands of revellers in danger.
The worries have been dismissed by planners, who point out even the HSE admits the risk is small.
Perth and Kinross Council made it clear in March it will do everything it can to retain the moneymaking musical extravaganza in its area. Almost a third of the £10 million the event generates for the Scottish economy is retained in Perth and Kinross.
A council source admitted its loss would be a huge blow.
He said: ”Planning permission has been granted for the 2013 festival already and officials will be working hard to keep it beyond then. It is one of the biggest weekends of the year for us, not just in terms of the money spent by visitors but raising the profile of Perth and Kinross nationally and internationally.
”For the weeks surrounding it, Perth, Kinross, Perthshire are all mentioned constantly and that’s good for us.
”We want to turn Perth and Kinross into the premier events destination for the UK and T in the Park is a vital part of that.
”We’ve known for some time the site needs shifted slightly and there is work to do on that but all parties are working fully towards it.”
When permission was given for the 2012 and 2013 festivals, the council’s planning chief, Nick Brian, said: ”I wouldn’t want to crystal ball gaze but what is key to this is the close collaboration between the applicants, Perth and Kinross Council and the Health and Safety Executive to look at ways of resolving this situation and we would expect that collaboration to go in the future.”
At the time, the organisers said site realignment had taken place several times and festival-goers would be unlikely to notice future redesign.