Olivia Rodrigo surprises Primavera Sound with a stellar performance

The American artist starred in a surprise concert at the Barcelona festival accompanied by Robert Smith.

Music festival stage with professional lighting and blurred audience in the background.
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Music festival stage with professional lighting and blurred audience in the background.

Singer Olivia Rodrigo made a surprise appearance at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona this Saturday, delivering an intense concert to thousands of spectators ahead of her new album release.

The performance, which had been teased on social media, drew significant anticipation at the festival grounds. Although the surprise effect was slightly diminished, the audience filled the area well before the scheduled start time of 10:25 PM.
During the forty-five-minute set, the artist performed established hits like Bad Idea Right? and Vampire, blending teenage rock energy with pop anthems. This concert comes just one month after her last appearance in the Catalan capital at an event linked to FC Barcelona and Spotify.
The highlight of the night was the collaboration with Robert Smith, frontman of The Cure. Together, they performed the song What’s Wrong with Me live for the first time, a track that will be featured on the artist's third album, titled You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.
With this appearance, Primavera Sound reinforces its commitment to becoming a global pop benchmark, following the path of other international artists who have recently performed at the festival. The organization continues to solidify a lineup that connects different generations of popular music.