Wolf Alice played a bold and theatrical version of ‘The Sofa’ at the BRIT Awards 2026 – check it out below.
The North London band were victorious on Saturday night (February 28) at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, picking up the Best British Group award for the second time in their career.
Shortly after picking up the trophy, the band took to the stage to play ‘The Sofa’, one of the early singles from their fourth studio album ‘The Clearing’, which was released last summer.
The song, which Ellie Rowsell has said is about “not trying so hard to figure everything out”, saw the band performing on a set made out like a living room, with figures literally emerging from within the sofa, while later Rowsell was held aloft by a drifting troupe of dancers.
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In her acceptance speech for the Best British Group prize, Rowsell called for further support for the crisis-stricken grassroots music scene in the UK.
“It’s worth mentioning that despite the billions of pounds the live sector contributes to our economy, last year 30 independent venues closed down, 6,000 jobs were lost and over half the small venues reported making no profit at all,” she said.
“It shouldn’t be a battle to survive for bands and artists, we shouldn’t be reliant on favours or anyone funding schemes in order to do things at a level we feel proud of. It shouldn’t feel like a golden ticket, but a viable career decision for anyone from any background.”
Wolf Alice are set to play a huge outdoor show at London’s Finsbury Park this summer, where they will be joined by The Last Dinner Party, Lykke Li, Rachel Chinouriri, Keo, and Florence Road.
They will also play the ‘Trans Mission’ charity show at London’s OVO Arena Wembley in March, and headline this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust series at the Royal Albert Hall that same month. Other upcoming live dates include headline slots at Tramlines Festival, Kendal Calling and Eden Sessions, as well as appearances at TRNSMT, Mad Cool, NOS Alive and more.
‘The Clearing’ was given a glowing five-star review when it was released last year, and it went on to secure the Number 11 spot on NME‘s 50 best albums of 2025 list.
It was Olivia Dean who ended up dominating the BRITs this year, winning four awards, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. See the full list of winners here.
