Olivia Rodrigo

[beau1]

2 minutes ago, amfy said:

I was the opposite. I usually find her voice really Whitney but I thought it had a nice folky quality on the Cure songs.

To be fair, she absolutely let Robert have the limelight with his own songs. It just felt noticible to me how much of a good live singer, Robert Smith actually is. 

 

I wouldn't say she was bad - just thought it was odd how Robert was belting the lyrics with no real effort and she was doing softer and very much out of tune accompanyments. 

[MEGABOWL]

31 minutes ago, matrainertje said:

What a way to end the festival. Olivia smashing it!

From where I was in the field she absolutely bossed that. Crowd was superb.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Just now, MEGABOWL said:

From where I was in the field she absolutely bossed that. Crowd was superb.

 

Looked very good on the telly, but the crowd didn't seem as into it as I'd expect apart from the odd tune.

 

Glad to read that isnt the case.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Nah - it got a big response.  People going radio rental.

[Oll678]

4 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

 

Looked very good on the telly, but the crowd didn't seem as into it as I'd expect apart from the odd tune.

 

Glad to read that isnt the case.

Stood on the hill so had a decent view of the crowd, I was actually very surprised how lively it was, specifically in the front pit, shoulders, flares the lot! 

[fightoffyour]

Magnificent

[Serenefishy]

It's hard not to root for Olivia. She just seems so damn lovely

[FuzzyDunlop]

Just now, Oll678 said:

Stood on the hill so had a decent view of the crowd, I was actually very surprised how lively it was, specifically in the front pit, shoulders, flares the lot! 

 

1 tune early on it looked bonkers, but after that it didnt really. (Deja vu did tbf)

 

The telly seemingly didnt do the crowd justice.

[ticketboy69]

Absoloutely brilliant and surely the headliner of the weekend. Bringing Robert Smith out was absolute class and I thought their voices sounded great together. 
 

For me, watching the festival on the TV, Olivia, Pulp and Anohni won it. 

[MEGABOWL]

13 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

 

Looked very good on the telly, but the crowd didn't seem as into it as I'd expect apart from the odd tune.

 

Glad to read that isnt the case.

We were fairly near the front but it was pretty manic as far as we could see

[dotdash79]

She was great, a little bit of energy lost in the middle but the encore was next level. 

[FuzzyDunlop]

1 minute ago, MEGABOWL said:

We were fairly near the front but it was pretty manic as far as we could see

 

Good stuff. I wish I was there. Hopefully in '27.

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, MEGABOWL said:

We were fairly near the front but it was pretty manic as far as we could see

 

It's not the wildest pit crowd I've seen at the G, but it was in the top foaur or five.

[GlastoBatch2025]

What a stellar performance and show. Olivia and her fans changed my life! 
 

5/5 for me and 

 

The Guardian and The Telegraph 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/30/olivia-rodrigo-at-glastonbury-review

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/olivia-rodrigo-glastonbury-festival-review/

 

Looks like universal glowing positive reviews

 

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/glastonbury/glastonbury-2025-live-olivia-rodrigo-rod-stewart-bbc-b2779004.html

Edited June 30, 2025 by GlastoBatch2025

[WforWill]

She was utterly brilliant.

[GlastoBatch2025]

Dam* they are united with 5/5

 

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/glastonbury/olivia-rodrigo-glastonbury-2025-review-bbc-b2776688.html

 

https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/olivia-rodrigo-glastonbury-2025-review-bfghtv85d

 

 

[GordonMcG]

Really enjoyable way to end the festival for me. The scream from the crowd in All-American B*tch and the Robert Smith appearance were the highlights.

[efcfanwirral]

Incredible 

[northernangel]

4 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

It's not the wildest pit crowd I've seen at the G, but it was in the top foaur or five.

You're not going to get a crazy pit from a swarm of kids among wirh their parents.

[K2SO]

I had a bit of a heavy weekend, so I was a chair w*nker on the hill for Olivia's set. I never expected to be blown away or anything, as I'm definitely not the demographic for her music.

 

I came away thinking it was okay, but I don't regret going to see her. I definitely think it was one where she was never going to win over a great deal of new fans, but she put on a good show for people who were already fans (from where I was sat, it looked like there were LOADS)

 

I was a little underwhelmed that it seemed to be a fairly routine performance for her, rather than anything special for Glasto. Am I the only one that felt, Pulp aside, as though the festival lacked any real Glasto Moments™?

 

Are the days when artists craft their set specifically because it is Glastonbury gone?

[FuzzyDunlop]

43 minutes ago, K2SO said:

I had a bit of a heavy weekend, so I was a chair w*nker on the hill for Olivia's set. I never expected to be blown away or anything, as I'm definitely not the demographic for her music.

 

I came away thinking it was okay, but I don't regret going to see her. I definitely think it was one where she was never going to win over a great deal of new fans, but she put on a good show for people who were already fans (from where I was sat, it looked like there were LOADS)

 

I was a little underwhelmed that it seemed to be a fairly routine performance for her, rather than anything special for Glasto. Am I the only one that felt, Pulp aside, as though the festival lacked any real Glasto Moments™?

 

Are the days when artists craft their set specifically because it is Glastonbury gone?

 

I dont think Robert Smith turns up for anything other than Glastonbury. I think she / they did that for the festival specifically

[Steve R99]

7 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

It's not the wildest pit crowd I've seen at the G, but it was in the top foaur or five.

It was fantastic, stood right at front barrier and the pit was incredible

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 hours ago, northernangel said:

You're not going to get a crazy pit from a swarm of kids among wirh their parents.

 

That was not the pit demographic.

[fightoffyour]

3 hours ago, K2SO said:

I came away thinking it was okay, but I don't regret going to see her. I definitely think it was one where she was never going to win over a great deal of new fans, but she put on a good show for people who were already fans (from where I was sat, it looked like there were LOADS)

Not sure about that, anecdotal evidence on a football forum of people watching is that she's more rocky/punk than they expected and were impressed by the performance.

 

I think a lot of casual observers would've been impressed by the band, the show and the production, the not-quite-as-poppy-as-assumed style, her seemingly "getting it" and wanting to be there rather than just phoning in another show on the tour, the choice of guest, the sight of people all ages loving it in the crowd, the lot.

[NorthernSoul52]

Will bang this on at some point today, but looking forward to it. Caught the loose snippet of the one-two with Smith.