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Olivia Rodrigo Earns Partner’s Praise and Critical Acclaim After Closing Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury

Her surprise duet with Robert Smith highlighted her engagement with musical influences on a festival stage.

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Overview

  • Rodrigo closed out Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage with a headline set drawn from her albums Sour and Guts.
  • She brought The Cure’s Robert Smith onstage for a surprise duet of “Friday I’m in Love” and “Just Like Heaven.”
  • Louis Partridge praised her performance on Instagram as “a truly special performance on such a huge scale,” and Rodrigo replied “glastonBERRY ilysm.”
  • Onstage anecdotes included her joking about pronouncing “Glastonbury” with an American accent and reflections on her cross-cultural relationship.
  • NME awarded her closing set four stars, calling it one that “will stand the test of time.”