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\nThe Kooks<\/p>\n
Australian actress Rebel Wilson has revealed that her surprise Reading Festival performance with rock band The Kooks was planned just 12 hours before they took to the stage.<\/p>\n
Wilson, 45, best known for Pitch Perfect, joined the rock band on the Main Stage during their Friday set where she sang a rendition of Coolio’s Gangsta\u2019s Paradise.<\/p>\n
The performance went viral with the actress explaining she did not want to “butcher” one of their songs so did a cover instead.<\/p>\n
\nThe Kooks<\/p>\n
Wilson said: “The Kooks are super popular in Australia, where I\u2019m from, and they said they were open to a collab. Because we only worked this out 12 hours in advance, I didn\u2019t want to butcher one of their songs\u2026 so I suggested we do Gangsta\u2019s Paradise.<\/p>\n
“The boys were really into it so we whipped up a rendition over the night.<\/p>\n
“The fellas are so great. It was so fun.”<\/p>\n
The Kooks are best known for hit songs Naive, She Moves In Her Own Way and Junk Of The Heart (Happy).<\/p>\n
After Friday\u2019s performance the band shared a video on Instagram and said: “Joined by the incomparable @rebelwilson to perform one of our favorites. Truly unforgettable, thank you @officialrandl.”<\/p>\n
The Brighton-formed band are fronted by Luke Pritchard with Hugh Harris on guitar and Alexis Nunez on drums.<\/p>\n
The Kooks released their debut album, Inside In\/Inside Out, in 2006 which reached number two in the UK chart.<\/p>\n
It was followed by 2008\u2019s Konk which became the group\u2019s first number one album in the UK.<\/p>\n
The indie band will perform again at Leeds Festival on Saturday, along with Chappell Roan, Hozier and Rudim3ntal.<\/p>\n
Saturday will also see the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Becky Hill and Conan Gray play at Reading.<\/p>\n
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