Wolf Alice perform unreleased songs and old favourites at London gig

Wolf Alice delighted fans with a set featuring two new unreleased songs and old favourites as they closed this year’s run of gigs in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

The band, made up of singer Ellie Rowsell, guitarist Joff Oddie, drummer Joel Amey, and bass player Theo Ellis, arrived on stage flanked by spotlights and smoke as they opened with Heavenward from their 2015 debut My Love Is Cool.

At the songs conclusion Rowsell said she was “so happy” to be performing at the historic venue and added: “I’m going to have the best Sunday night ever, and I hope you do too.”

For The Sofa, from last year’s The Clearing, Rowsell entered the seating area at the Royal Albert Hall and sang next to fans.

In the middle of their set she welcomed a group of additional musicians including her childhood music teacher for a number of folk-inspired tracks including the unreleased originals Hit The Sky and Gospel Oak.

The singer became emotional at the latter song’s end, hugging bandmates.

Hit The Sky was a folk stomp along, while Gospel Oak was punctuated by piano.

The band returned for an encore to play Last Man On The Earth, from Blue Weekend (2021) accompanied by the house organ, before thanking the Teenage Cancer Trust and curator Robert Smith of The Cure for inviting them, and finishing with Don’t Delete The Kisses, which prompted a mass singalong.

Rowsell added: “It means so much that we got to play this show, to play this venue, and to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust.”

It came after the band were named group of the year at the 2026 Brit Awards in Manchester last month, beating competition from the likes of Pulp, The Last Dinner Party and Wet Leg.

Wolf Alice have seen two of their albums top the charts in the UK, in Blue Weekend and The Clearing, while they are best known for songs such as Don’t Delete The Kisses, Giant Peach and Just Two Girls.

They performed at the 2026 Brit Awards, where they used their winner’s speech to call for support for Britain’s small venues and for the UK to be proud of its grassroots scene.

The gig came after performances from Manic Street Preachers on Thursday, My Bloody Valentine on Friday and Garbage on Saturday as part of the yearly charity gig series which was originally curated by The Who frontman Roger Daltrey.

This year’s run has seen Smith take over curation duties, with Mogwai and Elbow also performing during the week.