Wet Leg win two BRIT Awards for Best New Artist and Group of the Year
Perform “Chaise Longue” at The BRIT Awards with Boss Morris
“An exceptional debut album” Mojo #2 in Albums of the Year
“The year’s breakout guitar album” The Guardian #8 in Albums of the Year
“Delivering an album that not only lived up to the hype, but slapped a much-needed smile back on the face of British guitar music” NME #2 in Albums of the Year
“The album kept the antic wit and pop fizz across 12 tracks that wryly chronicled twentysomething life in the 2020s” Uncut #7 in Albums of the Year
“The breakout band of the year” Grazia
“Proceeded to slaughter all expectations with their fantastic full-length debut” Rolling Stone #10 Albums of the Year
“With enough character, wit and straightforward but catchy tunes to make guitar music exciting again, the band led by Rhian Teasdale & Hester Chambers have brought attitude back to indie rock in a way not seen since the Strokes” The Times Albums of the Year
“Music in 2022 belonged to Wet Leg” Big Issue Band of the Year
“’Wet Leg’ is a charming, addictive début—wry, melodic, gleeful, smart, and cool” New Yorker
“‘Wet Leg’ is very much only the beginning” DIY #7 in Albums of the Year
“Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers’ full-length debut lives up to that track’s enormous promise, with songs that tap into several generations’ worth of rock and post-punk influences while still capturing a cocktail of moods that’s unmistakably of-the-moment: somehow both over- and under-stimulated, introspective but distant, lusty but numb.” NPR #31 Albums of the Year
“An absolute blast” Daily Telegraph #2 in Albums of the Year
“The debut from this Isle of Wight duo is well worth it” Vogue Albums of the Year
“As the unofficial torchbearers of the 2000s blog-rock revival, Wet Leg relish in succumbing to the digital realm, with its deadpan sarcasm, meme accounts, and inside-joke-filled DMs” Pitchfork Rock Albums of the Year
“Riotously smart debut” Record Collector #2 in Albums of the Year
“The Isle of Wight’s greatest export” Sunday Times Culture
“[Their] combination of vulnerability and their willingness to not take themselves too seriously that’s given them staying power” Stereogum #13 Albums of the Year
“One of the best albums of the year” GQ
“Wet Leg arrive fully formed and ready to have fun” Esquire
“The Wet Leg album is a thrashing good time” The New York Times
On Saturday night at The Brits Awards 2023, Wet Leg picked up their first ever BRITs for Best New Artist and Group of the Year. The band also performed their massive debut single “Chaise Longue” at the ceremony backed by the all-female Morris dancing collective Boss Morris and surrounded by dancing beasts and bushes. With creative direction by Lava La Rue, The O2 was transformed into a wild and pagan land. Watch the performance here.
Wet Leg said of the win: “It was truly inconceivable to walk away with 2 BRITs, thanks to everyone who made our night so special.”
Last weekend, Wet Leg also scooped two GRAMMYs at the 65th Annual GRAMMY ® Awards in Los Angeles for Best Alternative Album for their self-titled debut and Best Alternative Music Performance for “Chaise Longue”.
Wet Leg was released by Domino in April 2022 and came chock full of bangers including “Wet Dream”, “Angelica”, “Too Late Now”, “Ur Mum” and “Chaise Longue” (of course). After receiving rave reviews, it went straight to #1 in the UK album charts and has since been certified Gold, for selling more than 100,000 copies. The band’s promotion of the album saw them become a late night favourite, with performances on Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Later With… Jools Holland, Jimmy Kimmel Live and a very early booking on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. They were profiled by the likes of The New Yorker, The Guardian, New York Times, NME, Mojo, The Face, Rolling Stone UK and more before winning at the AIM and Libera Awards (American Association Of Independent Music) and being shortlisted for the coveted Mercury Prize. Wet Leg also debuted at #1 in Australia and at #14 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart.
Later this year, Wet Leg will play Coachella, Reading & Leeds Festival and are the special guests of Pulp at their comeback gig in London’s Finsbury Park. Having kicked off their extensive tour support for fellow GRAMMY and BRIT winner Harry Styles in North America last month, they will now head to Australia and New Zealand with Styles plus play their first ever shows in Japan and Mexico.
Wet Leg is available to buy on vinyl, cassette, CD and digitally. Buy: Wet Leg Store | Digital
Stream Wet Leg here.
Upcoming live dates
14th February – Umeda Club Quattro, Osaka
15th February – O-East, Tokyo
17th February – O-East, Tokyo
20th February – HBF Park, Perth *
24th February – Marvel Stadium, Melbourne *
25th February – Marvel Stadium, Melbourne *
28th February – Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast *
3rd March – Accor Stadium, Sydney *
4th March – Accor Stadium, Sydney *
7th March – MT Smart Stadium, Auckland *
22nd March – Royal Albert Hall, London ~
11th April – Lunario, Mexico City
14th April – Coachella, Indio, CA
21st Aril – Coachella, Indio, CA
13th May – Casa Arena, Horsens *
14th May – Casa Arena, Horsens *
17th May – Olympiastadion, Munich *
18th May – Olympiastadion, Munich *
22nd May – Building Society Arena, Coventry *
23rd May – Building Society Arena, Coventry *
26th May – Murrayfield, Edinburgh *
27th May – Murrayfield, Edinburgh *
1st June – Stade De France, Paris *
2nd June – Stade De France, Paris *
5th June – Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam *
6th June – Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam *
10th June – Slane Castle, Slane *
13th June – Wembley Stadium, London *
14th June – Wembley Stadium, London *
16th June – Wembley Stadium, London *
17th June – Wembley Stadium, London *
20th June – Principality Stadium, Cardiff *
21st June – Principality Stadium, Cardiff *
24th June – Werchter Park, Werchter *
27th June – Merkur-Speil Arena, Dusseldorf *
28th June – Merkur-Speil Arena, Dusseldorf *
1st July – Finsbury Park, London ^
2nd July – PGE Narodony, Warsaw *
5th July – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt *
8th July – Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna *
12th July – Estadi Olimpic Lluis Company, Barcelona *
14th July – Espacio Mad Cool, Madrid *
18th July – Passeio Maritimo Alges, Lisbon *
22nd July – Emilia RCF Arena, Reggio *
29th July – Eurockéennes, Belfort
25th August – Reading Festival, Reading
26th August – Leeds Festival, Leeds
27th August – Rock En Seine, Paris
* w/ Harry Styles
^ w/ Pulp
~ for Teenage Cancer Trust
Boss Morris is an all-female Morris dancing collective based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. It was founded with the aim of bringing a fresh & energetic perspective to traditional English Morris dancing. The group performs a vibrant & playful style of dancing, characterised by intricate footwork, bright costumes & jingling bells. Boss Morris is dedicated to promoting the cultural heritage of Morris dancing & making it accessible to all.
About Lava La Rue:
The West London multi-hyphenate Lava La Rue is a musician, designer, and visual artist as well as the founder of the independent NiNE8 Collective based in London.