Glastonbury Festival 2025 wrapped up on Sunday, June 29, with a high-energy headline set from Olivia Rodrigo. The pop singer ended the weekend on the Pyramid Stage with a powerful performance, featuring emotional bangers such as "Drivers License" and "Vampire."
Rodrigo's show also included a surprise appearance by Robert Smith of The Cure, who elicited an incredibly loud response from the audience.
Previous to Rodrigo's performance, Rod Stewart made a major appearance earlier in the day as a traditional Legends act. He shared the stage briefly with Mick Hucknall and Ronnie Wood and crammed classic rock favorites into his hour-long set.
Other highlights from the weekend included The Prodigy's set, in which the band honored their late band member Keith Flint, and The Maccabees' surprise reunion to perform alongside Florence Welch.
Neil Young, Turnstile, Jorja Smith, and Nadine Shah were also among the festival's lineup. One exciting, surprise performance from the weekend was an unidentified band listed in the lineup as "Patchwork," as fans learned they were actually seeing Pulp perform for the first time in years! Over 200,000 festival-goers made for another fantastic Glastonbury with spotlights shining on many incredible moments and unforgettable music.
🚨 Olivia Rodrigo has wrapped up her biggest show of her career at Glastonbury, singing to over 200 THOUSAND people. pic.twitter.com/1GFsWKHJMF
— Olivia Rodrigo stats. (@statsoir) June 29, 2025
Political Messages at the Festival Draw Government Response
While Glastonbury is best known for music, this year’s event also brought political messages that sparked controversy. Punk duo Bob Vylan made headlines during their set on the West Holts Stage by leading the crowd in chants including “Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF.”
The BBC broadcast the performance live but later removed the footage and added content warnings.
The comments triggered a strong response from government officials. Health Secretary Wes Streeting called the chants “appalling,” and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy asked the BBC to explain why the footage aired.
Police are now reviewing whether any laws were broken during the performance.
Irish-language rap group Kneecap also drew attention with political remarks during their set, which included criticism of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. While Glastonbury organizers said they don’t support any political views expressed on stage, they defended the performers’ right to free speech.
However, they reminded all acts to consider how their messages may affect audiences and stay within legal limits.
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