In town as part of Laneway Festival, Wet Leg returned to Sydney and delivered an electric and super tight headline slot at UNSW Roundhouse. On the back of their second album, 2025’s brilliant Moisturizer, the English act showed everyone in attendance just how far they’ve come along in the few short years they’ve been tearing up stages around the globe.
Main support for the night came in the form of Sydney locals The Lazy Eyes. After re-emerging from the musical wilderness to play the support slot, the four piece were their usual earnest and funny selves, delivering a tidy yet fuzzy 30 minute set. Venturing into a couple tracks off their upcoming second album, they delved into a surprise cover of The Bee Gees’ “More Than A Woman”, before ending the night on their most well known song, the brilliant and wandering “Fuzz Jam”. Promising to release their new album sooner rather than later, 2026 looks to be a pretty big year for the local legends.
After bursting on to the scene seemingly out of nowhere in 2021 with their infectious “Chaise Lounge”, Wet Leg have been near impossible to avoid since. With two albums in the can, more festival slots than you can poke a stick at, and at least three visits to our shores, these headline shows provided the band with the perfect platform to show everyone not only just how far they’ve come as musicians, but also how bloody good they are.
Opening the night under a cloak of smoke, the angular “Catch These Fists” lit up the room, with frontwoman and lead vocalist Rhian Teasdale flexing on the crowd (literally and metaphorically). Having seen them the day before at Laneway Festival, I knew the flex was coming, but seeing the aura flow from Teasdale while doing it at the Roundhouse was honestly one of the most impressive bits of stage work I’ve seen in a while.
Throwing it back to their Self-Titled debut album with “Wet Dream”, “Oh No” and “Supermarket”, the night was off to a blistering start, which only maintained at this rate for the remainder of their 65-minute set (managing to fit 18 songs in little more than an hour is no mean feat).
The next batch of tracks leant heavily into their Moisturizer sound, with “Liquidize”, “Jennifer’s Body” and “Pond Song” all getting a run, while the sweetness of “Being in Love” was a nice throwback to their debut. The obligatory ‘longest and loudest scream’ took place on “Ur Mum” as Teasdale noted how this is the first time they’ve been able to play in Sydney without being jet-lagged. It was honestly ridiculous how good “Ur Mum” sounded, but to be frank, it was no surprise based on what the band delivered throughout the rest of the set.
The remainder of the night flirted between their two albums, intertwining each album’s distinctive vibe and sound effortlessly and seamlessly. With their wit and charm on full display, it was refreshing to see Teasdale and Hester Chambers genuinely look to be having fun on stage. The best song of the night was from the underrated “Too Late Now”, while the biggest applause of the show came in the form of “Chaise Longue” and closer “Mangetout”.
It wasn’t a surprise the band forwent an encore. And to be honest, I have zero issues with this. With the quality of the performance they put forward, Wet Leg has absolutely everything right in the world to do whatever the hell they like. Their set oozed of class and felt like a real coming of age for the band. I look forward to the next time they tour Australia, playing 25 songs in 80 minutes and leaving everyone in attendance lost for words on how great they are.
FIVE STARS (OUT OF FIVE)
Wet Leg continue around the country with Laneway Festival this week. For more information, head HERE.
