Don Broco prove Wembley Arena is theirs for the taking

Written by Aggie Anthimidou on December 30, 2025

5 December 2025, OVO Wembley

Review & Photography: Aggie Anthimidou

Don Broco’s rise has never felt accidental, but watching them command a sold-out Wembley Arena confirms that the band belongs on stages of this scale.

I first saw Don Broco live in 2023 at Alexandra Palace, and from the very first moment I was swept away by the band’s dynamics, relentless energy and genuine connection with the audience. A setlist stacked with party bangers turned the vast, chaotic space of Ally Pally into something that felt like an intimate club show. Seeing them now rightfully sell out Wembley Arena feels like a natural and well-earned progression in their trajectory.

What immediately set the night apart was the anticipation. Sold-out Wembley shows see fans drifting in and out between support acts, but Wembley’s corridors were eerily empty. Nobody was willing to give up their spot, fully locked in for sets from State Champs, Yonaka and Magnolia Park.

In a green-and-purple neon laser glow, frontman Rob Damiani stormed the stage – mullet, shades and all -launching straight into one of their latest releases, ‘Cellophane’. The already charged arena erupted further as ‘Come Out to LA’ and ‘Gumshield’ tore through the crowd. Don Broco powered effortlessly through material from Technology, delivering it with a noticeably heavier edge than before.

‘Pretty’ transformed Wembley into a full-blown club night with its explosive energy, while ‘True Believers’, still unreleased, offered a glimpse into the sound of the band’s upcoming album.

Damiani – quieter than usual – let the music do most of the talking but when he did pause, his words carried weight.

“Live music is so important,” he said, expressing gratitude for playing Wembley for the second time and speaking poignantly about racism and xenophobia in the UK.

In a surprise move, ‘You Wanna Know’ saw Damiani and guitarist Si Delaney sat amongst the crowd for an acoustic rendition. The show became a delicious marriage of extremes: relentless crowd-surfing, mosh pits and circle pits balanced against moments of genuine emotional connection between band and fans. From futuristic neon visuals to a grounded, human energy, the eclectic nature of Don Broco’s sound was perfectly mirrored in the atmosphere.

Continuing with the calmer moments, Yonaka’s Theresa Jarvis joined the band on stage for ‘Further’. Then came the chaos again. ‘Everybody’ delivered the ultimate rowdy, laddish explosion, followed by ‘T-Shirt Song’, which saw the crowd erupt into coordinated chaos, shirts swirling overhead in a moment that perfectly captured Don Broco’s uniquely communal energy. The night was brought to a euphoric close with ‘Hype Man’.

Don Broco are clearly heading in a heavier direction. Where synth-pop once blended more evenly with alt-rock, it now feels like bigger, bolder anthems are firmly on the horizon- and judging by Wembley’s reaction, they’re exactly where this band is meant to be.