TRNSMT, often known as Glasgow's festival, is the city's biggest music event and has taken place since 2017.
While the event is huge across the country and attracts big names in music like Radiohead, Pulp and Stormzy, few know the meaning behind its name.
Unlike past festivals like its predecessor T in the Park (which was named after its sponsor Tennents) the name TRNSMT is rather vague.
Why did TRNSMT start?
TRNSMT first started all the way back in 2017 a year after the last T in the Park festival took place.
The festival was revealed in 2017 when its predecessor announced that it would not be staged that year.
That first-ever TRNSMT festival saw crowds reach 120,000 over the three-day weekend.
The festival has continued since then with the only gap being in 2020 when it was cancelled due to restrictions relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event is seen by many as the successor to T in the Park which lasted from 1994 to 2016.
What is the meaning behind 'TRNSMT'?
While the meaning behind TRNSMT has never been announced, it is theorised by most to effectively mean 'transmit' (as in how music on the radio is disseminated).
This same question was asked a few years back on the social media platform Reddit when one user inquired: "Anybody know what TRNSMT stands for or its meaning?"
Others were quick to respond with one saying: "Transmit with the vowels removed ... being all cool n that."
One user added: "Transmit - Definition of transmit: to send (information, sound, etc.) in the form of electrical signals to a radio, television, computer, etc. : to give or pass (information, values, etc.) from one person to another."
Another, rather negatively, said: "Transmit but with dumb spelling I think."
TRNSMT takes place annually in Glasgow Green.
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