Two members of rock band The Kooks made a surprise appearance before hundreds of students.

Singer Luke Pritchard and guitarist Hugh Harris, from the Brighton chart-toppers, played a secret gig at the East Slope Bar at the University of Sussex in Falmer, Brighton.

Fans filled the 200-capacity bar and crowded outside, desperate to get a glimpse of the stars performing after rumours spread round campus that they were there on Tuesday night.

Student Neil Hawkins said: "It was amazing, the atmosphere in the place was really good."

The duo, who studied at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, provided the finale to a series of performances by Brighton bands, including Peggy Sue And The Pirates, staged to raise awareness of university student union elections.