Britpop icons Suede will split after finishing their current tour.

The band, fronted by Lindfield-born Brett Anderson, announced they would work on individual projects in future.

Suede, whose hits included Stay Together, Animal Nitrate and Trash, formed in the late Eighties after Brett teamed up with bassist Mat Osman at Haywards Heath College.

Brett helped them win the Mercury Music Prize in 1993 with their eponymous debut album. It shifted 100,000 copies in its first week.

The Argus, however, revealed a more homely side to the star when we reported how he owned a large collection of fossils and antique glass bottles.

Brett has played down his Sussex upbringing and the band were even known as London Suede in America.

Lead guitarist Bernard Butler quit after they recorded Dog Man Star and was replaced by Richard Oakes.

Suede recently performed each of their albums in their entirety in a series of gigs at the ICA in London. Each sold out within minutes.

A spokesman for the band said: "As far as I know it's all perfectly amicable. No specific reason for why they are going their separate ways has been given at this stage."