Olivia Rodrigo as soon as once more crossed the generational divide by welcoming Speaking Heads frontman David Byrne onstage final night time (June 7) throughout her Governors Ball headlining set in New York for a efficiency of his classic band’s “Burning Down the Home.” Speaking Heads celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their first present two days earlier.
For the second-to-last music earlier than the encore, Rodrigo, 22, introduced out a crimson overall-clad Byrne, 73, who strummed an acoustic guitar earlier than eradicating it to higher dance across the stage in tandem along with her.
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Rodrigo has usually carried out with a few of her older musical heroes, together with Billy Joel at New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard in 2022 and No Doubt at their 2024 Coachella reunion. She additionally chosen ’90s various band the Breeders as one of many openers on her GUTS tour. “I’m very impressed by them and all the pieces they stand for,” she informed The New York Instances of the latter. “They’re completely iconic, and enjoying these reveals with them has been a surreal honor.”
Rodrigo will spend the majority of the summer season headlining European festivals corresponding to Glastonbury within the U.Okay. and Roskilde in Denmark. She’ll additionally anchor Lollapalooza in Chicago in early August.
As for Byrne, he’s teasing what seems to be the discharge of his first album since 2018’s acclaimed American Utopia. In the meantime, Speaking Heads final week launched the primary official video for his or her early hit “Psycho Killer” starring Irish actress Saoirse Ronan.
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