Wolf Alice performed a daring and theatrical model of ‘The Couch’ at the BRIT Awards 2026 – test it out under.
The North London band have been victorious on Saturday night time (February 28) at Manchester’s Co-op Dwell Area, selecting up the Greatest British Group award for the second time of their profession.
Shortly after selecting up the trophy, the band took to the stage to play ‘The Couch’, one of many early singles from their fourth studio album ‘The Clearing’, which was launched final summer time.
The music, which Ellie Rowsell has stated is about “not making an attempt so laborious to determine the whole lot out”, noticed the band acting on a set made out like a lounge, with figures actually rising from inside the couch, whereas later Rowsell was held aloft by a drifting troupe of dancers.
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In her acceptance speech for the Greatest British Group prize, Rowsell referred to as for additional help for the crisis-stricken grassroots music scene within the UK.
“It’s value mentioning that regardless of the billions of kilos the dwell sector contributes to our economic system, final yr 30 impartial venues closed down, 6,000 jobs have been misplaced and over half the small venues reported making no revenue in any respect,” she stated.
“It shouldn’t be a battle to outlive for bands and artists, we shouldn’t be reliant on favours or anybody funding schemes to be able to do issues at a degree we really feel happy with. It shouldn’t really feel like a golden ticket, however a viable profession resolution for anybody from any background.”
Wolf Alice are set to play an enormous out of doors present at London’s Finsbury Park this summer time, the place they are going to be joined by The Final Dinner Get together, Lykke Li, Rachel Chinouriri, Keo, and Florence Highway.
They can even play the ‘Trans Mission’ charity present at London’s OVO Area Wembley in March, and headline this yr’s Teenage Most cancers Belief sequence on the Royal Albert Corridor that very same month. Different upcoming dwell dates embody headline slots at Tramlines Competition, Kendal Calling and Eden Classes, in addition to appearances at TRNSMT, Mad Cool, NOS Alive and extra.
‘The Clearing’ was given a glowing five-star evaluation when it was launched final yr, and it went on to safe the Quantity 11 spot on NME‘s 50 finest albums of 2025 listing.
It was Olivia Dean who ended up dominating the BRITs this yr, profitable 4 awards, together with Artist of the Yr, Music of the Yr and Album of the Yr. See the complete listing of winners right here.
