There’s a moment, half way through Wolf Alice’s homecoming set in Finsbury Park as they play The Sofa, when lead singer Ellie Rowsell sings “Feels a little like I'm stuck in Seven Sisters, North London, oh England” and the crowd surprises her by singing along to every one of those lines. You can hear her surprised laugh before she regains her composure. “And maybe that's OK,” she reflects.
It’s been quite the journey to get here, though the band have not travelled far. From starting out playing basements and sticky floored shows across North London, 15 years on from their debut they’re now here, in front of 45,000 fans as the sun beats down on a barmy Sunday evening, a stone's throw from the Seven Sisters they sing about. It’s a journey that’s taken in a Mercury Prize win and a chart topping album.
