By admin :max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(741x326:743x328)/Olivia-Rodrigo-David-Byrne-060825-a90cc715a8ed414bb71dd430e1722e30.jpg?ssl=1 "Olivia Rodrigo Brings Out David Byrne at Governors Ball in N.Y.C.")
NEED TO KNOW
- Olivia Rodrigo introduced out David Byrne as a shock visitor throughout her headlining efficiency on the Governors Ball in New York
- On Saturday, June 7, Rodrigo and the Speaking Heads frontman sang the 1983 hit “Burning Down the Home”
- “Would you give it up for the legendary, David Byrne,” Rodrigo mentioned to the group
Olivia Rodrigo is aware of Byrne down the home!
On Saturday, June 7, the “Vampire” singer, 22, shocked the group at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York with an look from David Byrne throughout her headlining set on the Governors Ball 2025. The pair teamed up for a efficiency of his Speaking Heads’ hit, “Burning Down the Home.”
“I am so honored to share the stage tonight with a particular visitor,” Rodrigo advised the group towards the tip of her set. “Would you give it up for the legendary, David Byrne!”
Bryne, 73, then approached the darkish stage with an acoustic guitar and in a white t-shirt and purple overalls — complimenting Rodrigo’s purple two-piece sparkly set — as he started to play the 1983 basic.
All through the music, the pair exchanged verses and a variety of quirky dances as they flailed their arms and jogged in place. On the finish, they shared a hug as Rodrigo escorted the Rock & Roll Corridor of Famer off stage.
Rodrigo later wrapped her set with “Deja Vu,” earlier than an encore consisting of “Brutal,” “Good 4 You,” “All-American B—-” and “Get Him Again.”
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Rodrigo’s closing efficiency on Saturday capped off a day of delays, downpour and prolonged strains after the competition’s opening was pushed to 4:30 p.m. native time due to weather. Regardless of the adjusted scheduling and her new set time round 9:30 p.m., Rodrigo nonetheless made positive to supply an end-of-day shock.
Saturday’s headlining efficiency got here a day after Tyler, the Creator hit the competition’s GovBallNYC stage — and a day earlier than Hozier does the identical on Sunday to wrap the annual music competition in Queens.
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Rodrigo is not any stranger to bringing out particular friends throughout competition gigs and at her area excursions. The Grammy winner has beforehand shocked followers with performances from Tyler Childers, Noah Kahan and Lily Allen throughout her Guts World Tour.
Different on-stage surprises involving Rodrigo embody her look throughout No Doubt’s gig at Coachella in 2024, when Rodrigo joined Gwen Stefani and her bandmates for a efficiency of “Bathwater,” throughout which Rodrigo rocked an “I [heart] ND” tank prime.
Years earlier than, Rodrigo made a shock look at a Billy Joel Madison Sq. Backyard gig in August 2022, as she carried out “Deja Vu” (which, after all, references Joel’s “Uptown Lady”). The duo then carried out “Uptown Lady” collectively earlier than embracing in a hug.
Following Rodrigo’s most up-to-date competition set, Governors Ball closes out on Sunday with performances from Hozier, Clairo, Key Glock, Glass Animals, Amaarae, Raye and others.