Shortly before embarking on their nationwide tour, the Klaxons announced this would be their last.

Mercury winners back in 2007 with their debut album Myths Of The Near Future, the three-piece have never quite been able to recreate their early magic.

This is evident throughout their set at Concorde 2.

Early hits such as Gravity’s Rainbow and Atlantis To Interzone go off with a bang while their other more recent work rather fizzles out to nothing.

There are high points away from the debut with Show Me A Miracle and There Is No Other Time both stand out songs.

But the largely forgettable efforts of their last two albums dilute what is an otherwise enjoyable set.

And while many of their more recent efforts could pass without comment, the same cannot be said of their instruments.

The band’s guitars – or at least some of them – were built by experts at the University of Sheffield using a 3D printer.

The trio had hoped for all their instruments to be made in such a way but in the end they had to compromise.

Although the band has not spoken openly about their expected split, they walked off the stage at Concorde 2 knowing it would probably be their last performance in Brighton.

And while it is sad to see any band call it a day, in this case it is probably about time.

The Klaxons were a band that almost single-handedly launched a new genre of music in new rave.

Now they are that group with the keyboard player married to Keira Knightley.