The Isle of Wight indie rock band Wet Leg will play Trinity College on July 1st 2026.
The five-piece band steered by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers play as part of the The Summer Series.
Tickets priced €59.90 inclusive of booking fee go on sale at 9am this Friday, November 28th at 9am from Ticketmaster.ie.
The band’s second album moisturizer was released this year.
Joined by Ellis Durand (bass), Henry Holmes (drums), and Joshua Mobaraki (guitar, synth), moisturizer is fun and freaky and fabulous, an unbridled display of the live muscle Wet Leg have built up over a few years of non-stop touring. Punchier and prettier, moisturizer is an album of manic love songs and well-timed kiss-offs, delivered by a clan of the UK’s most beloved oddballs.
Touring all over the world, Wet Leg developed into a taut, caustic live operation that made good on their debut album’s success: #1 chart placements at home and abroad, three Grammys, two Brits and over half a billion streams. If success presents a fork in the road for any new band – to “go pop” or keep following your muse – Wet Leg emphatically chose the latter path – including working with Dan Carey again as their producer. In March 2024, the band decamped to Southwold to write; living together, working all day, watching horror movies all night, they soon locked into a new sense of symbiosis. Subsequently, all five members of Wet Leg have writing credits on moisturizer – “We were just kind of having fun and exploring,” says Chambers. “We focussed on: Is this going to be fun to play live? It was very natural that we would write the second record together” adds Teasdale.
Although Teasdale previously felt allergic to writing love songs, moisturizer is defined by its sheer exuberance and Teasdale ended up finding the process empowering. That new sense of ownership extends to moisturizer’s album art, an instant-classic in which Chambers and Teasdale bare long, ghoulish claws; Teasdale, sporting long, kitschy socks and sans eyebrows, grins fiendishly into the camera. It reflects the album, moisturizeris the band turning the dial up and delivering a record that is unapologetically bolder, stronger and raunchier.
About Trinity College Dublin:
Founded in 1592 Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s oldest university, and home to its greatest cultural treasure, the Book of Kells. A precious 9th century manuscript, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament, the Book is on display as part of the Book of Kells Experience. Recently launched Trinity Trails are the new guided walking tours of the 47 acre city centre campus, led by expert student and alumni guides. Departing from the Bell Tower in Front Square, visitors enjoy a 45-minute trail, exploring and discovering Trinity’s hidden gems. During Summer months, visitors can also experience a unique opportunity to stay within the walls of the historic 16th century campus. Guestrooms are available to book from May-August. For more information and bookings, visit: www.visittrinity.ie
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
