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Lola Young told Reading 2026 to “try not to give a fuck” as she made a “surprise” appearance on The Grid today (Sunday August 30). The south London singer-songwriter took to the stage at 3.15pm, after announcing the performance just a few hours earlier today. “I’m so happy to be here, thank you for coming,” she told the main stage crowd. “I dropped the surprise yesterday at Electric Picnic, so I’m terrible at keeping secrets.” Young’s set drew from her 2024 second album ‘This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway’ and last year’s follow-up, ‘I’m Only F**king Myself’. Early in the…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O has revealed that a “family emergency” prevented her from performing at Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival. The one-day event took place at Great Park in Irvine, California yesterday (August 29), with O billed as one of three special guests alongside Stevie Nicks and Sarah McLachlan. In a statement shared on Instagram today (August 30), O explained her absence and confirmed that she had remained with her family on the East Coast. “I was unable to perform at Daisy Chain due to a family emergency,” she wrote. “Very sad to miss such a herstoric music event, but I’m where I’m most needed, with family back east. “So…
Florence + The Machine headlined Reading Festival for the first time tonight (August 30) – see the full setlist and footage below. The band appeared on the festival’s main stage – now known as The Grid – at Little John’s Farm just before 8pm, ahead of fellow Sunday headliners Chase & Status. It marked Florence Welch and co.’s first performance at Reading since 2012, and followed their headline set on Welch’s birthday at Leeds Festival on Friday (August 28). The show also brought their ‘Everybody Scream’ tour to an end, having begun with a run of UK and European arena dates in February before travelling across North America and returning…
Electric Picnic boss Melvin Benn has defended the festival’s safety measures after a crowd collapse, flooding and capacity issues at this weekend’s event. The sold-out festival returned to Stradbally Hall in County Laois this weekend (August 28–30), welcoming approximately 80,000 attendees. Lewis Capaldi, Gorillaz and Fontaines D.C. were booked to headline the three nights. The first crowd incident occurred on Friday evening ahead of Armand Van Helden’s scheduled 90-minute performance on the Smirnoff stage. Large numbers of people flocked to the arena as he was due to start, with festivalgoers hitting a logjam as people also tried to leave the area at the same time. One attendee told The…
Country legend interred next to late husband Carl Dean at Nashville’s Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum following private ceremony attended by immediate family Dolly Parton was laid to rest after a private funeral in Nashville, the country legend’s family said, days after her death at the age of 80. The singer’s great-niece Lainey Parton — who referred to Dolly as “Aunt Granny” — posted on social media Saturday, “I wanted to wait until after my granny was laid to rest yesterday before I tried to put any of this into words From the time I was little, my granny always…
See the best photos from Daisy Chain Fields 2026, including Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Doechii, the Breeders, Bikini Kill, and more.
“Very sad to miss such a herstoric music event, but I’m where I’m most needed, with family back east,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer says after missing special guest spot during Olivia Rodrigo’s set Karen O was forced to cancel her appearance at Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival on Saturday due to a “family emergency.” The Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer was billed as a “special guest” for the inaugural Irvine, California fest; Stevie Nicks and Sarah McLachlan, the other special guests on the lineup, ultimately joined Rodrigo onstage during her headlining set. However, an unannounced Alanis Morissette instead performed “Ironic”…
By the time Olivia Rodrigo hit the stage to headline the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival, the sun had set on a sweltering day, and anyone who was fading was sure to feel reenergized both from a welcome breeze and from Rodrigo’s set. The superstar had promised special guests, and she delivered, bringing out Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan, whose groundbreaking Nineties fest served as inspiration for Daisy Chain; Alanis Morisette, who stepped in for Karen O after she had a family emergency; and Stevie Nicks. “I feel like I’m dreaming,” Rodrigo told the crowd at Great Park in Irvine, California.…
Viagra Boys have reflected on the success of their 2025 breakthrough album ‘Viagr Aboys’ and opened up about new material. The Swedish punk six-piece were speaking to NME backstage at Reading Festival, where they performed on the Gallery Stage. Asked if they knew how special ‘Viagr Aboys’ was during its production, frontman Sebastian Murphy joked that he has “too much self-loathing” for that. Keyboard player Elias Jungqvist chimed in: “I think that day, when we feel that feeling, it’s time to quit.” “I was surprised that people liked it so much, actually,” added guitarist Linus Hillborg. The band co-produced the…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Dolly Parton tributes continue to roll in. The latest is “Remembering Dolly: A Rhinestone Life,” an hour-long Entertainment Tonight-produced special. Hosted by ET’s Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, “Remembering Dolly” will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Sunday at 8 p.m. At a Glance: How to Watch “Remembering Dolly: A Rhinestone Life” The program will feature archival interviews and new tributes to the legendary country singer, according to the network. Interviews will include Parton’s first…
