Wish we were there... Ed Sheeran to perform Pink Floyd song at Olympic Closing Ceremony

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason will perform with Ed Sheeran at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games on August 12, it was revealed today.

'The A Team' hitmaker will take to the stage to perform Pink Floyd track 'Wish You Were Here'.

Ed told Australian radio station Nova: "I'm playing the closing ceremony - which I think is kinda cool right? A lot of people think that I'm doing a song with The Who but I'm not - I'm doing a song with Pink Floyd. I'm doing 'Wish You Were Here'."

He also confirmed he will appear with Pink Floyd drummer Mason, but not all the surviving members of the band would take part.

Pink Floyd have been officially defunct since 1996, although they have reformed for a few one-off charity shows, notably Live 8 in 2005.

Nick, David Gilmour and Roger Walters have had many disputes in the past, but relations between them have thawed in recent times, with all three reunited onstage in May 2011 at a performance of their album 'The Wall' in London.

Nick has previously talked of his hope they would play again, saying: "I have a different view to David. If you ask David, he'll go, 'Not a chance,' where I sort of live in hope and think that Roger and David are capable of rising to an occasion.

"So if there were another Live 8, or something close to their heart, I think that could swing something."

Pink Floyd have since released a statement clarifying that the band will not be performing at the Closing Ceremony.