Wet Leg performed two intimate shows in Brighton and London earlier this week (Mar. 23 and 24), ahead of their return to festival stages this summer. Over the weekend, the Isle Of Wight band – comprising Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – teased the surprise gigs at Green Door Store and at the Moth Club in the capital via social media.
See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Tickets sold out upon release, though the shows were initially announced without revealing the band’s identity and shared under the pseudonym Uma Thurman – with the caveat the real actor “will not be in attendance.” Wet Leg then confirmed their involvement by sharing a link to the Moth Club date. According to images shared across X/Twitter , the shows saw the band play an 11-song set, including a slew of unreleased tracks, with titles including “Dragonfart,” “Beans” and “Lovestruck.
” The live debut of new music comes after the band took to Instagram last week (Mar. 17) to announce their return, and share a 30-second teaser of upcoming material to their Stories. On stage, they donned black wigs and suit attire in the style of Thurman’s character in Pulp Fiction , Mia Wallace.
Watch a clip from their performance below. A post shared by Stereogum (@stereogum) The duo will follow the Brighton and London dates with two U.S.
shows. They will play the Market Hotel in Brooklyn on Mar. 31 and The River in LA on Apr.
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