Olivia Rodrigo on Overcoming Anxiety Before Her Glastonbury Headline Performance

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Olivia Rodrigo Reveals She Nearly Had ‘Anxiety Attack’ Before Glastonbury Headlining Set

"It’s moments like that where I feel music is just so magical that you just can’t really describe it," singer says of playing iconic U.K. fest

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June 11, 2026

Olivia Rodrigo revealed in a new interview that she nearly suffered an “anxiety attack” before her headlining performance at Glastonbury in 2025.

Speaking to the BBC ahead of her new album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love — and fresh off a surprise set at this week’s Primavera Sound in Barcelona — Rodrigo talked about her stress of headlining the U.K.’s most iconic festival prior to taking the stage.

“I remember having a near-anxiety attack in the bathroom, like, ‘How am I going to do this? I don’t know if I’m ready,’” Rodrigo said. “But something overcame me the second I stepped on stage and started singing. I felt totally calm and so in my element. I’m not very spiritual or religious, but it’s moments like that where I feel music is just so magical that you just can’t really describe it.”

Rodrigo, who previously performed at on a smaller Glastonbury stage in 2022, added that the headlining performance became “probably the best weekend” of her life, thanks in part to sharing the stage with the Cure’s Robert Smith; that singer ended up becoming a huge influence on You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love .

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_Originally reported by [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-anxiety-attack-glastonbury-headlining-set-1235576060/)._