Chart-topping band The Hoosiers have shrugged off the pressure of performing alongside Madonna at the Big Weekend.

Madonna's appearance at the festival, in Mote Park, Maidstone, has been headline news across the world, as it will be one of the few chances to see the superstar perform live this year.

She will share the main stage on Saturday, May 10, with Usher, The Fratellis, Scouting For Girls, Duffy, The Feeling, Robyn and The Hoosiers.

Irwin Sparkes, The Hoosiers' singer and guitarist, said: "To play next to such prodigious talent is as exciting as it is frightening - but I'm sure Madonna will handle it, after all we are just human"

See more coverage of the Big Weekend in our special report.