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Olivia Rodrigo’s Guitarist Cried Upon Learning Robert Smith Would Join Glastonbury Set

SOMERSET, ENGLAND, JUL 16 – Arianna Powell describes Robert Smith’s warmth backstage and how his presence inspired the band during a surprise duet at Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage.

Summary by Billboard
The surprise appearance of The Cure’s Robert Smith during Olivia Rodrigo’s Glastonbury 2025 set has been widely celebrated by fans and critics alike, but few were as overcome with emotion as Rodrigo’s own guitarist, Arianna Powell. In a new interview with Guitar World, Powell recalled the moment she first found out Smith would be joining them onstage for duets of The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love” and “Just Like Heaven” at Worthy Farm last month.…

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NME broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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