Wolf Alice have been confirmed as performing at the 2026 BRIT Awards, taking place next month.
The ceremony this year will be held at the Co-op Live on Saturday February 28, marking the first time that the event has taken place in Manchester in its nearly 50 year history.
Olivia Dean – who is up for multiple awards on the night – was confirmed earlier this month as the first performer, and yesterday (Wednesday January 28) Harry Styles was also announced. For the soloist and former One Direction star, the slot comes three years after he last performed on the BRITs stage, and on the heels of him announcing new album ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’ with the lead single ‘Aperture’.
Now, organisers have confirmed that Wolf Alice will also be performing on the night. The London band are nominated for three awards this year: Group of the Year, Alternative/Rock Act and Mastercard Album of the Year for their chart-topping fourth album ‘The Clearing’.
The slot also comes following them performing an unforgettable set at Glastonbury last summer, and announcing a huge outdoor show at London’s Finsbury Park, where they will be joined by The Last Dinner Party, Lykke Li, Rachel Chinouriri, Keo, and Florence Road.
“We’re truly honoured to get the opportunity to play this year’s BRIT Awards,” said bassist Theo Ellis. “Can’t wait to see what everyone’s wearing, can’t wait to see who else is playing, can’t wait to have 10 mini wines (after we play). Most of all can’t wait for a big night out in Manny. Make sure to tune in and watch it all live on the telly.”
we’ve been waiting for this one 🐺@wolfalicemusic are set to make their BRITs performance debut at The BRIT Awards 2026!
Watch their performance live Saturday 28th February on ITV1 & ITVX in the UK and on YouTube globally pic.twitter.com/UqdGtxKzy9
— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) January 29, 2026
Also at the 2026 BRITs, Jack Whitehall is returning to host for the sixth time, and this year’s trophy, designed by Matthew Williamson, was unveiled.
Scottish art-folk artist Jacob Alon has been confirmed as the winner of the 2026 BRITs Critics’ Choice Award, and those with the most nominations this year include Olivia Dean, former NME Cover star Lola Young, Sam Fender, Lily Allen and Lewisham rapper Jim Legxacy.
You can check out a full list of nominees here, and the public vote for Song of the Year with Mastercard and International Song of the Year opens tomorrow (Friday January 30) at 12pm GMT. Ther, fans can vote for their favourite song of the year exclusively on WhatsApp, and entry will be open until Friday February 13. Visit here for more information.
ITV remains the official BRIT Awards broadcaster for the 34th year. The ceremony will air exclusively on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player. Live performances on the night will also be available to watch on YouTube.
As well as their upcoming Finsbury Park gig, Wolf Alice are also set to 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.
The single ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’, meanwhile, made its way to Number 12 on our 50 best songs of the year rundown.
Since the record dropped, frontwoman Ellie Rowsell has contributed to the star-studded new ‘Help(2)’ charity album for War Child, and is also credited as providing backing vocals for the aforementioned Harry Styles’ comeback single, ‘Aperture’.
The nominations at the 2026 BRIT Awards follow on from Wolf alice winning in the Group Of The Year category in 2022, and being nominated for Best Rock/Alternative Act that same year, and shortlisted for British Breakthrough Act in 2016.
The band spoke to NME in December, and opened up about what it was like to now have graduated to arena status.
“We’ve grown at the right pace. We’ve done things when we’ve felt comfortable doing them,” Ellis said. “We’ve backed ourselves creatively and only when we feel like we could achieve and give the show that we want to give.”
Rowsell agreed: “No matter how big or small the stage is, it feels like you’re part of a real show – almost like a play. I wanted the songs to have that element of performance in the songwriting itself and the recording, rather than figuring it out afterwards or seeing how it takes shape.
“People are like, ‘This is your most chilled out album’, and maybe it is, but when we perform, I’m like, ‘No, this feels so different’.”
