UK’s Wet Leg Make Triumphant Return The To The US On ‘Moisturizer Tour’ Selling Out The Salt Shed Fairgrounds In Chicago

Sep 11, 2025 admin_bitlc Features, Music News, Reviews 0

Review: Christopher David

Photos: James Currie

Few indie rock bands have seen explosive success in the last few years like Wet Leg, whose

new album Moisturizer redefines their sound while maintaining all of the tongue-in-cheek

humor of their first record. And if their stunning performance at the Salt Shed on Wednesday is

any indication, the sky is likely the limit.

Opening with “catch these fists” from Moisturizer, the band sailed through nearly both albums’

worth of material in just seventy minutes, showing off their penchant for short, punchy guitardriven

tunes that often mix up huge, singalong choruses with singer/guitarist Rhian Teasdale’s

cheeky monotone. “Wet Dream” from their eponymous 2022 debut followed, and from there,

the Isle of Wight quintet was a breath of fresh air—too often, the indie rock aesthetic tends to

be a little precious and a little too serious.

None of that was on display as Teasdale strutted around the stage, having traded her cottage-core dresses for a two piece outfit that wouldn’t have been out of place at a pop show, which is ultimately what Wet Leg have succeeded in doing—the mainstream quality of their music can’t be ignored, and they know it.

Much like U2’s transition from earnestness to irony in 1992, Wet Leg has pivoted sharply away from their previous image and stage setup to one that can own a big stage, and own it they did, from the debut of new tune “11:21,” to that cathartic scream in the breakdown of “Ur Mum,” to the calland- responses of “Chaise Longue”—the ‘song that got [them] here,” according to guitarist Josh Mobaraki in his introduction.

“Excuse me, Chicago?” Teasdale quipped during the second verse, grinning madly at the roar

that came back from the sold-out crowd before ripping into the chorus. Equally affecting were

the slower tunes like new single “Davina McCall,” the lush melodies of which at times called to

mind Scottish indie-popsters Camera Obscura.

Wet Leg’s performance was wholly, unabashedly fun, and the band oozes an effortless kind of

confidence in what they’re doing—something that the current crop of pop artists have figured

out, and something that the current indie-rock scene could use a whole lot more of.

For more on Wet Leg, click here

For photos from the show, click here

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Setlist: Wet Leg – Salt Shed, Chicago, IL, 9/10/25

Catch These Fists

Wet Dream

Too Late Now

Being in Love

Liquidize

Jennifer’s Body

Supermarket

Ur Mum

Oh No

Davina McCall

Don’t Speak

Pillow Talk

Pond Song

Angelica

11:21

U and Me at Home

Chaise Longue

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