WET LEG SLAY MONUMENTAL ROYAL ALBERT HALL PERFORMANCE

LIVE REVIEW | WET LEG w/ Faux Real, Sir Ramble| ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON | 13th November 2025 by Morris Shamah

Wet Leg has been a favourite band of your coolest mainstream indie head for a few years now. The quirky Isle of Wight duo-cum-quintet followed up their smash hit debut with an excellent sophomore record, moisturizer, on which they doubled down on the muscle, the indie, the art-rock, the tongue in cheek – all the things that make Wet Leg, Wet Leg. In supporting moisturizer, the rock band has been playing larger stages and longer sets than on the first album’s promotional tours. Wet Leg brought their new stage show to London’s Royal Albert Hall to kick off a winter run through the UK and Europe.

Opening for Wet Leg were two diametrically opposed acts – the solo acoustic Sir Ramble, and the art-pop duo Faux Real. Sir Ramble, who claimed this was his first show, played a short set of hilariously ridiculous song-stories, a sort of London based take on the observational humour of Scott Lavene. With one foot propped on a chair to support his guitar, Sir Ramble never broke character, committed himself fully to the bit of ridiculous raconteur.

French art-pop duo Faux Real were instead all choreography and energy. The duo – who are brothers – ran all over the completely bare stage, sometimes playing guitars (shaped like a padlock) sometimes playing a flute, sometimes playing with LED lights, which were sometimes on strings, but always giving it a 100% over-caffeinated leave-it-all-on-the-stage energy. The two acts could not be more different, but they both do capture a side of Wet Leg.

Wet Leg took the stage shortly after 9pm, and proceeded to put on a tour-de-force for 19 songs, covering almost all of their new record and good solid chunk of the first one. The songs off Wet Leg are presented now with even more rock to them – they drive forward with a power and muscle not present on the album. It’s an incredible thing to see a band grow and evolve in real time, and it’s a shame that the first album, which is excellent in its own right, will now pale in comparison to those very same songs played live.

The band swirls around itself like a whirlpool. Lead singer and frontperson Rhian Teasdale commands stage center with her whole self, singing and occasionally playing guitar but always totally embodying the moment. She’s flanked by multi-instrumentalist Josh Mobaraki, who’s textures and rhythms fill their sound, and bassist Ellis Durand, who, alongside drummer Henry Holmes, provides one of the tightest and foundational rhythm sections on tour today. Behind Rhian, slightly askew to the room and never in a spotlight, stands cofounder and guitarist Hester Chambers. Hester took a step back from centre stage on this tour, which not only leaves Rhian the space to be, well, Rhian, but also means Hester’s immaculately playful lead moments seemingly come from the void, a mystery.

It’s no secret that Wet Leg are on the rise – they’ve been on the rise ever since their first song was released, and there’s no reason to think that will change. With this tour, however, Wet Leg is clearly owning their stages with a confidence and a sound that they did not have before. It’s an indication that as good as they are now, and they are great, they will continue to get better – and command even larger and larger stages in the future.

Wet Leg is currently touring the UK and Europe, and will be returning to the UK in Summer 2026 for the largest headlining shows to date, including a massive show at London’s Alexandra Palace Park. Tickets are available here.

Setlist – Wet Leg 13 Nov 2025

1. catch these fists
2. Wet Dream
3. Oh No
4. Supermarket
5. liquidize
6. jennifer’s body
7. Being In Love
8. pond song
9. Ur Mum
10. Don’t speak
11. davina mccall
12. 11:21
13. pillow talk
14. u and me at home
15. Too Late Now
16. Angelica
17. Chaise Longue
18. CPR
19. mangetout