The Courteeners join growing T in the Park line-up

The Courteeners, Regina Spektor, Edwyn Collins, Twin Atlantic, Frank Turner, Crystal Castles, Little Boots, The Virgins, Fight Like Apes, The Hours and Daniel Merriweather get set to wow at T in the Park this summer!

Kicking off a King Tut's Wah Wah Tent catalogue of top acts, The Courteeners will return to Balado a year after a triumphant set on the Radio 1/NME Stage, which the band themselves said was one of their favourite shows of 2008. We are also ecstatic to announce that the unique & wonderful talent that is New York's Regina Spektor will perform at T in the Park this year, to follow the release of her fifth album, FAR'.

Almost 30 years since we first heard the post punk sound of Edwyn Collins' then band Orange Juice, he's gone on to be recognised as a key foundation of indie music, revered by many other Scottish bands as a true trailblazer. He'll play the King Tut's Wah Wah Tent on Friday 10th. Obviously we're chuffed to bits at his long overdue debut, and so's he apparently: "It's exciting to be playing at T in the Park. I've never been there before, but my son and nephews and niece are there every year. They reckon it's about time I got there". We agree!

Fresh from making an almighty impact on the SXSW Texas crowds, Glasgow goodies Twin Atlantic will keep riding high as they step onto the Futures Stage on Saturday and continuing his meteoric rise to superstardom is Frank Turner, who has just released details of his biggest headline tour later in the year, making T in the Park his first pit stop as he scores a set on the Radio 1/NME Stage.

The Futures Stage is shaping up to be a real highlight for 2009, much like the careers of many names that have been added. Canada's finest electronic duo Crystal Castles lead the way on Friday. In addition to that, lady of the moment and BBC Sound of 2009 winner Little Boots is set to shine in front of crowds on Sunday. New York natives The Virgins will follow their UK tour in April with a T in the Park slot on Saturday along with Dublin dynamites Fight Like Apes who will follow their cracking 2008 show. Members of The Hours have been part of some of the most influential bands of the past 20 years including Pulp, Elastica and UNKLE and they're sure to be catching up with a few friendly faces when they hit the Futures Stage on Saturday.

The stunning and emotive sounds of Daniel Merriweather will be best known and heard for most on his producer Mark Ronson's chart smashing Smith's cover 'Stop Me', but the heavenly voice of this Australian melody maker can be heard in King Tut's Wah Wah Tent on Sunday this year to follow the release of his long awaited debut album 'Love and War' due out in May.