Wolf Alice cover Nirvana at emotional homecoming show

The setlist is largely the same as their recent run of festival shows, but there are a few Easter eggs for the faithful.

Lisbon, a punky explosion of noise from their debut album, gets a rare outing. So does White Leather, a delicate, folky ballad that was the b-side of their debut single, Fluffy, back in 2012.

Rowsell sings the latter high above the audience, swinging her legs from a podium at the back of the stage, external, framed by a giant glittery star.

It's one of the occasional concessions to stadium-level stagecraft the band have made since signing a major label deal with Sony in 2024.

They spray confetti into the audience to punctuate their biggest songs, and add an honorary fifth member, Ryan Malcolm, to flesh out their sound with swells of keyboard and additional rhythm guitar.

Rowsell even has a mid-set costume change, going from pristine white hotpants to an all-black outfit, drenched in cold water to battle the searing summer heat.

They switch ushers in the loudest portion of the band's set, as they thrash out the combative Yuk Foo, Play the Greatest Hits ("it isn't loud enough") and Smile, a furious takedown of misogyny with a pile-driving bass riff.

They match the music's energy on stage: Oddie throws his guitar into the air and slings it around his neck like a man possessed. Ellis punches the air with both fists. Rowsell climbs onto the drum riser and steals Amey's bumblebee sunglasses while screaming into a megaphone.

After that concentrated blast of fury, we're on a home run that includes the band's most beloved hits - from Lipstick on the Glass to The Last Man on Earth, before wrapping up with the elegiac Don't Delete The Kisses.

"This is a song about love," Rowsell announces. "If you've got a crush, you should probably tell them."

"My crush is on you, Ellie," screams one fan, as dreamy synths usher in the anthemic chorus: "Me and you were meant to be in loooove!"