{"id":2028778,"date":"2026-07-06T07:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028778"},"modified":"2026-07-06T07:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:07:47","slug":"watch-wolf-alice-cover-nirvanas-smells-like-teen-spirit-at-massive-london-homecoming-finsbury-park-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028778","title":{"rendered":"Watch Wolf Alice cover Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019 at massive London homecoming Finsbury Park show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/live-wolf-alice.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Wolf Alice cover Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019 at massive London homecoming Finsbury Park show<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Support for the huge slot came from The Last Dinner Party,\u00a0Lykke Li,\u00a0Rachel Chinouriri, Keo, and Florence Road<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-06T08:07:47+01:00\">6th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/live-wolf-alice-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Wolf Alice\" title=\"Wolf Alice\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice performs at Finsbury Park on July 5, 2026 in London, England. CREDIT: Matthew Baker\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Wolf Alice covered Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019 at their Finsbury Park show \u2013 check out footage of the moment below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1095\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Wolf Alice are a band in constant evolution: \u201cNot resting on your laurels is really exciting\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last night (July 5), the band returned to the capital for their biggest headline concert to date, with The Last Dinner Party,\u00a0Lykke Li,\u00a0Rachel Chinouriri, Keo, and Florence Road opening on the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The huge gig came in support of their Mercury-shortlisted and\u00a0BRIT-nominated album \u2018The Clearing\u2019, with \u2018Bloom Baby Bloom\u2019, \u2018Just Two Girls\u2019, \u2018Leaning Against the Wall\u2019, \u2018Bread Butter Tea Sugar\u2019 and \u2018The Sofa\u2019 from the record all played in last night\u2019s set.<\/p>\n<p>Ellie Rowsell and co. also gave \u2018White Leather\u2019 its tour debut, and nodded to the North London area just up the road from Finsbury Park with \u2018Gospel Oak\u2019 \u2013 the first of three songs from a new 7\u201d B-side package the band are set to release digitally over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>As the set drew to a close with \u2018The Last Man on Earth\u2019, \u2018Don\u2019t Delete the Kisses\u2019 and \u2018Moaning Lisa Smile\u2019, the band launched into a cover of Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Nevermind\u2019 hit \u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019, and wrapped the huge gig with \u2018Giant Peach\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DabXmM9IWrF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wolf Alice covering Smells Like Teen Spirit wasn\u2019t on the bingo card\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/cyi26fmqlY<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JG (@JackGregg__17) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Visions of a life at finsbury park. Life has peaked #wolfalice pic.twitter.com\/l76dnnI8kk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Man Without Mental health (@ArctikSloth) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">Wolf Alice\u3001Finsbury Park\u3002\u7d42\u59cb\u3053\u306e\u30c6\u30f3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u611f\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u6700\u9ad8\u3067\u3057\u304b\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002 pic.twitter.com\/JJJE5JI6p2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u524d\u5d0e\u308a\u3064\u304d (@ritsukimaesaki) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wolf Alice covering Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana at Finsbury Park this evening \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d pic.twitter.com\/50cvDrbcwe<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 gherkin rowsell (@gherkinrowsell) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Wolf Alice played:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Bloom Baby Bloom\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018White Horses\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Formidable Cool\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Lisbon\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Just Two Girls\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Leaning Against the Wall\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Bros\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Gospel Oak\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018White Leather\u2019 (Tour debut)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018How Can I Make It OK?\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Sofa\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Bread Butter Tea Sugar\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Yuk Foo\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Play the Greatest Hits\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Smile\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Lipstick on the Glass\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Visions of a Life\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Last Man on Earth\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Don\u2019t Delete the Kisses\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Encore:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Moaning Lisa Smile\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019 (Nirvana cover) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Giant Peach\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sunday evening\u2019s show was the final night in a run of huge Finsbury Park gigs this weekend. Biffy Clyro headlined the park on Friday (July 3), joined by Nothing But Thieves, Don Broco, Marmozets and Wavves, while\u00a0Kasabian topped the bill on Saturday (July 4), with support from Louis Dunford, Razorlight, The K\u2019s, Miles Kane and SOFY.<\/p>\n<p>As for Wolf Alice, they are gearing up to mark the first anniversary of \u2018The Clearing\u2019 in August.\u00a0The album went on to become their second UK Number One, and, in a five-star review,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i> noted that it saw the band \u201csettling into new levels of self-acceptance and self-assurance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The album was also shortlisted for the\u00a0Mercury Prize, making\u00a0Wolf Alice the\u00a0first\u00a0band in the\u00a0prize\u2019s\u00a0history to be nominated for\u00a0all of\u00a0their first four\u00a0albums. They later won Group Of The Year at the 2026 BRIT Awards, where\u00a0Rowsell used the band\u2019s acceptance speech to call for more support for grassroots music venues.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u00a0have\u00a0had a busy year so far, recently\u00a0performing \u2018White Horses\u2019 and \u2018Leaning Against\u00a0The\u00a0Wall\u2019 on\u00a0<i>SNL UK<\/i>, before closing out the 2026 Teenage Cancer Trust series at the Royal Albert Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Wolf Alice\u00a0are\u00a0also set\u00a0to support Olivia Rodrigo on the opening North American leg of her huge \u2018Unraveled Tour\u2019 later this year, alongside other special guests including\u00a0The Last Dinner Party, Devon Again,\u00a0Die Spitz\u00a0and\u00a0Grace Ives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Florence 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data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TheGuestListreleasenewsingleIfEverYourDevilIsKind-news-story-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TheGuestListreleasenewsingleIfEverYourDevilIsKind-news-story-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">The Guest List tackle modern masculinity on sweeping single \u2018If Ever Your Devil Is Kind\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NickCaveAndTheBadSeedsBrightonshow-support-act-line-up-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NickCaveAndTheBadSeedsBrightonshow-support-act-line-up-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds reveal set times for Brighton Preston Park gig<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/liam_gallagher_brazil-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/liam_gallagher_brazil-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Liam Gallagher tells England fans to \u201ckeep the biblical vibrations going\u201d with \u2018Wonderwall\u2019 as he predicts Mexico score<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Wolf Alice covered Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019 at their Finsbury Park show \u2013 check out footage of the moment below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1095\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Wolf Alice are a band in constant evolution: \u201cNot resting on your laurels is really exciting\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last night (July 5), the band returned to the capital for their biggest headline concert to date, with The Last Dinner Party,\u00a0Lykke Li,\u00a0Rachel Chinouriri, Keo, and Florence Road opening on the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The huge gig came in support of their Mercury-shortlisted and\u00a0BRIT-nominated album \u2018The Clearing\u2019, with \u2018Bloom Baby Bloom\u2019, \u2018Just Two Girls\u2019, \u2018Leaning Against the Wall\u2019, \u2018Bread Butter Tea Sugar\u2019 and \u2018The Sofa\u2019 from the record all played in last night\u2019s set.<\/p>\n<p>Ellie Rowsell and co. also gave \u2018White Leather\u2019 its tour debut, and nodded to the North London area just up the road from Finsbury Park with \u2018Gospel Oak\u2019 \u2013 the first of three songs from a new 7\u201d B-side package the band are set to release digitally over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>As the set drew to a close with \u2018The Last Man on Earth\u2019, \u2018Don\u2019t Delete the Kisses\u2019 and \u2018Moaning Lisa Smile\u2019, the band launched into a cover of Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Nevermind\u2019 hit \u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019, and wrapped the huge gig with \u2018Giant Peach\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DabXmM9IWrF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wolf Alice covering Smells Like Teen Spirit wasn\u2019t on the bingo card\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/cyi26fmqlY<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JG (@JackGregg__17) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Visions of a life at finsbury park. Life has peaked #wolfalice pic.twitter.com\/l76dnnI8kk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Man Without Mental health (@ArctikSloth) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">Wolf Alice\u3001Finsbury Park\u3002\u7d42\u59cb\u3053\u306e\u30c6\u30f3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u611f\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u6700\u9ad8\u3067\u3057\u304b\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002 pic.twitter.com\/JJJE5JI6p2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u524d\u5d0e\u308a\u3064\u304d (@ritsukimaesaki) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wolf Alice covering Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana at Finsbury Park this evening \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d pic.twitter.com\/50cvDrbcwe<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 gherkin rowsell (@gherkinrowsell) July 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Wolf Alice played:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Bloom Baby Bloom\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018White Horses\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Formidable Cool\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Lisbon\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Just Two Girls\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Leaning Against the Wall\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Bros\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Gospel Oak\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018White Leather\u2019 (Tour debut)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018How Can I Make It OK?\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Sofa\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Bread Butter Tea Sugar\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Yuk Foo\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Play the Greatest Hits\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Smile\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Lipstick on the Glass\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Visions of a Life\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Last Man on Earth\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Don\u2019t Delete the Kisses\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Encore:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Moaning Lisa Smile\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019 (Nirvana cover) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Giant Peach\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sunday evening\u2019s show was the final night in a run of huge Finsbury Park gigs this weekend. Biffy Clyro headlined the park on Friday (July 3), joined by Nothing But Thieves, Don Broco, Marmozets and Wavves, while\u00a0Kasabian topped the bill on Saturday (July 4), with support from Louis Dunford, Razorlight, The K\u2019s, Miles Kane and SOFY.<\/p>\n<p>As for Wolf Alice, they are gearing up to mark the first anniversary of \u2018The Clearing\u2019 in August.\u00a0The album went on to become their second UK Number One, and, in a five-star review,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i> noted that it saw the band \u201csettling into new levels of self-acceptance and self-assurance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The album was also shortlisted for the\u00a0Mercury Prize, making\u00a0Wolf Alice the\u00a0first\u00a0band in the\u00a0prize\u2019s\u00a0history to be nominated for\u00a0all of\u00a0their first four\u00a0albums. They later won Group Of The Year at the 2026 BRIT Awards, where\u00a0Rowsell used the band\u2019s acceptance speech to call for more support for grassroots music venues.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u00a0have\u00a0had a busy year so far, recently\u00a0performing \u2018White Horses\u2019 and \u2018Leaning Against\u00a0The\u00a0Wall\u2019 on\u00a0<i>SNL UK<\/i>, before closing out the 2026 Teenage Cancer Trust series at the Royal Albert Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Wolf Alice\u00a0are\u00a0also set\u00a0to support Olivia Rodrigo on the opening North American leg of her huge \u2018Unraveled Tour\u2019 later this year, alongside other special guests including\u00a0The Last Dinner Party, Devon Again,\u00a0Die Spitz\u00a0and\u00a0Grace Ives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-wolf-alice-cover-nirvanas-smells-like-teen-spirit-at-massive-london-homecoming-finsbury-park-show-3955216&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/live-wolf-alice.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Wolf Alice cover Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019 at massive London homecoming Finsbury Park show Support for the huge slot came from The Last Dinner Party,\u00a0Lykke Li,\u00a0Rachel Chinouriri, Keo, and Florence Road By Poppy Burton 6th July 2026 Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice performs at Finsbury Park on July [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2028778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2028778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028778\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2028778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2028778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2028778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}