British alt-rockers Wolf Alice kicked off their tour last night (9/10) at the Buckhead Theater in Atlanta. The headlining run supports their newest release, The Clearing, and last night's sprawling 25-song setlist included 10 of the 11 album tracks.
Hitting the stage at 9:10PM, the band opened the show with the album's first track, "Thorns" which was live debuted in May at a show in Kilkenny, Ireland along with lead single, "Bloom Baby Bloom" (read about that show here).
To the fans utter delight, after a 7-year disappearance, "Your Loves Whore" was back in the set.
After playing their newest ode to female friendships, "Just Two Girls" (which has a brand new music video starring Lucy Boynton), Wolf Alice slid into the live debut of folk-tinged track, "Leaning Against The Wall."
"Bread Butter Tea Sugar" got its first-ever performance mid-set, right before the foursome unleashed the chaotic, bratty vibes of "Yuk Foo" and "Play The Greatest Hits."
After the atmospheric "Silk", singer Ellie Roswell took a seat at the edge of the stage to live debut the piano-driven confessional "Play It Out."
Wolf Alice touched on their entire four-album discography during the show, closing the main set out with "The Sofa" and coming back to a two-song encore of "Moaning Lisa Smile" and "Don't Delete The Kisses."
Guitarist Joff Oddie is sitting out this tour, as he awaits the arrival of his first born child. John Victor is filling in for him.
The Clearing tour resumes with a two-night stay at DC's 9:30 club. More dates and details below. Many shows are sold out, but you can get your tickets here.
North America:
September 12 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
September 13 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
September 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
September 19 – Brooklyn, NY – Paramount
September 20 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
September 22 – Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre
September 23 – Toronto, ON – History
September 25 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
September 26 – Chicago, IL – The Vic
September 27 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
September 30 – Austin, TX – Emo's
October 1 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
October 3 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
October 4 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
October 6 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
October 7 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
October 8 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
October 10 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
October 11 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theatre
October 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Europe & UK
November 5 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
November 6 – Copenhagen, Denmark – KB Hallen
November 7 – Hamburg, Germany – Georg Elser Halle
November 9 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
November 10 – Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna Great Hall
November 11 – Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negra Red Stage
November 13 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz Club
November 14 – Lyon, France – Le Transbordeur
November 15 – Toulouse, France – Bikini
November 17 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium
November 19 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
November 20 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle
November 21 – Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – Den Atelier
November 23 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
November 24 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National
November 25 – Paris, France – Le Zénith
November 28 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
November 29 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
December 1 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
December 3 – London, UK – The O2
December 5 – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena
December 7 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
December 10 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
