Few bands touring today are as reliably excellent as Wolf Alice . On the go since 2010, they’ve managed to strike the perfect balance between mainstream superstardom and remaining everybody’s favourite indie rock secret .

It’s a secret that increasingly more of us are in on. The band are playing one of the biggest venues in London , the 20,000-person O2, next week – but I’ve been lucky enough to catch them ahead of time during their European tour , for an advance look at what to expect when they reach their home town.

The Columbiahalle, in Berlin, is a much more intimate venue by comparison. There are about 2,500 people packed into the space, but that’s all to the better: it means that the view is excellent, and it’s relatively easy to get a space close to the front.

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