Klaxons To Perform With Rihanna At Brit Awards

Klaxons are set to perform with Rihanna at Wednesday’s Brit Awards ceremony at Earl’s Court, London.

The Mercury Music Prize winning act will be Rihanna’s backing band on a re-worked version of her number one smash ‘Umbrella.’

Naturally, James Righton from Klaxons says they’re extremely excited about the opportunity to perform with the Grammy Award winning star.

He tells Newsbeat: "We've made our own slant on a contemporary version of it. It's an electronic version with guitars on it, with a twist of Golden Skans."

Righton continued that the practise sessions have been a bizarre affair: “It's been a bit of a funny one because she's in America and we're over here.

“They've got this funny idea of what our band sounds like and we've done three or four different versions. Her people kept sending versions back going 'No, this sounds more like you'. It's strange when someone thinks they’re better at being you than you are!”

Klaxons are up for two awards at the Brits – The Best Live Act and Best Breakthrough Act. Rihanna is nominated in the Best International Female category.