London alternative rock quartet Wolf Alice have been unveiled as the main attraction for this year’s Eden Sessions, taking place across June and July. They will open the festivities on Tuesday the 16th of June, before the Cornish site welcomes a variety of stars over several weeks.
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The Eden Project is a rejuvenated clay quarry near St Austell in Cornwall, transformed into a botanical garden with two gigantic plastic biomes, which opened to the public in 2001. Due to its beautiful uniqueness, they began booking musical performances in 2002, and thus the Eden Sessions were born. The Eden Project has managed to draw major domestic acts such as Brit-pop band Pulp for their first Sessions in 2002, live sensations Muse in 2006, and hosting one of Oasis’s final shows before their split in 2009. They have also drawn a range of international acts, including Blink-182, Skrillex, and Queens Of The Stone Age.
2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Eden Project, and in celebration they’ve spared no expense on live talent. This year’s offering features British acts in Snow Patrol, Bastille, Becky Hill, Frank Turner, and The Maccabees. It’s rounded off with American bands Pixies and Bowling For Soup.
Headliners Wolf Alice were formed in London in 2010, by singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie, with the lineup completed by bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey. In the announcement made by Eden Sessions’ organisers, they highlight Oddie having ties to Cornwall. They won the 2018 Mercury Prize for second album ‘Visions Of A Life’, going on to win the Brit Award for Best British Group in 2022, and scoring number one albums with both 2021’s ‘Blue Weekend’, and 2025’s ‘The Clearing’.
The band’s sound has evolved greatly, from early days as an acoustic folk-tinged duo, to creating their own brand of indie rock branching across a wide span of influences. Rowsell’s dynamic vocal range has also made them a well established name in the British live circuit. Their 2025 tour in support of ‘The Clearing’ took them to the big stages of arenas, generating so many sales that they capped it off with two sold out nights at the O2 Arena in London. As well as their opening night show at the Eden Sessions, they are also set to play Trans Mission, a solidarity concert benefiting the transgender community, held at the Wembley Arena in London on the 11th of March, and a Teenage Cancer Trust event at London’s Royal Albert Hall on the 29th of March.
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The view at night at the Eden Sessions
The Eden Project has become one of the UK’s most interesting and exciting open-air venues, boasting a one-of-a-kind view as their iconic domes are illuminated as the sun sets. The ticket price also provides park access to the botanical gardens before the music begins, making it a full family-friendly day out. This year’s Eden Sessions run from the 16th of June to the 11th of July. Tickets for Wolf Alice are available on the Eden Sessions’ “Inside Track” now, with general sale beginning on their website on Thursday the 22nd of January at 10am.
