Published: Tuesday, 9th March, 2010 6:14pm

Join the Madness as new acts coming to T!

SEVERAL more top names have been unveiled this week for this summer's sold out T in the Park Festival.

Festival organisers DF Concerts and founding partners Tennent's Lager have also confirmed which acts will be headlining the Radio 1/NME Stage in Balado this July.

The British institution that is Madness will bring the Radio 1/NME Stage to a close with a headline set on Sunday 11th July.

The band's incredible run of hit singles began in the late 70s and are part of the nation's consciousness with last year's critically acclaimed Top 5 album, 'The Liberty Of Norton Folgate' seeing the band reclaim their rightful place at the very top of British pop royalty.

Few bands can lay claim to the kind of immediacy that Madness' classic singles possess and, 30 years since their debut single, 'The Prince', the seven remain a vital part of the lifeblood of cultural Britain.

Having walked away recently from the NME Awards with the highly deserved Best Solo Artist honour, Jamie T will take to the Radio 1/NME Stage this year.

The most vital male singer-songwriter to emerge from these shores for decades, this poet laureate of British youth tears up the stage with a bundle of unspent energy and returns to Balado for the third time, his two previous appearances playing host to some of the liveliest crowds T in the Park have seen.

Paloma Faith promises to bring something beautiful to Balado for her debut T in the Park performance.

The ex-magician's assistant with an eye for dramatic fashion and a flair for flamboyant show-womanship, whose debut album released in 2009 has now gone gold, will turn up the festival wow factor with her stylish set heavily influenced by film and theatre.

The singer compares her early performances to when "David Lynch meets William Blake at the circus" - she is sure to make a dramatic impression on T in the Parkers this summer.

Underground hero Frank Turner looks likely to make the leap to mainstream success story in 2010.

Spending much of this year on the road from sold out shows in Canada and the US to his biggest headline UK tour, this minstrel will bring his folk-punk set to Balado for a performance on the Radio 1/NME Stage.

Mancunian alternative dance trio Delphic return to T in the Park for the second year after going down a storm with their electronic dynamism in 2009.

Fast-rising Glasgow-based Kassidy make more noise with four acoustic guitars than most bands can muster with a wall of electrics, bass and drums.

Returning to T in the Park after their debut on the T Break Stage last year, the band draw their roots from classic Americana.

And they are set to convert the Balado masses into fans on the release of their forthcoming debut which they have worked on with producer of the day Jim Abbiss, who has worked with Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and Stereophonics.

The hippest act in dance circles, Italian duo Crookers, will bring their twisted tracks to Balado for their debut T in the Park set in the Slam Tent.

The two mad men from Milan have had their remixing skills called upon by A-list stars from U2 to Lady Gaga, their remix of Kid Cudi's 'Day 'n' Night' dominating UK and US radio waves last summer.

The hot fuss surrounding them is reaching fever pitch with the release of their debut album 'Tons of Friends' on Monday, the roll-call of collaborators on the record includes Tim Burgess, Soulwax and Roisin Murphy.

The Sunshine Underground took to the Scottish countryside to write their second album, 'Nobody's Coming To Save You', and they'll return to it with gusto for their Radio 1/NME Stage appearance at T in the Park 2010.

Among the big names already confirmed for this summer's festival are Muse, Eminem, Kasabian, The Proclaimers, Stereophonics, The Prodigy, Jay-Z, Faithless, Paolo Nutini, Biffy Clyro, Florence & The Machine, Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris.

The Radio 1/NME Stage will be headlined on Friday 9th July by The Black Eyed Peas with their buoyant anthemic funk.

Incendiary live titans The Prodigy will headline the same stage on Saturday 10th July.

T in the Park takes place in Balado, Kinross-shire from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th July.