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Lola Young just performed at Glastonbury 2025 – see the highlights from her set below.
The former NME cover star made her Glastonbury debut on the Woodsies Stage today (June 27) and was met with a packed tent when she opened with ‘Good Books’ – taken from her debut album ‘This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway‘.
“Thank you, Glastonbury. I’m so honoured to be here, this is a magical moment for me,” she told the crowd, before launching into a string of tracks from the LP, which NME awarded five stars.
Her first time at Worthy Farm, it was an emotional affair for Young, who even shed some tears during a particularly stirring rendition of ‘You Noticed’.
“This is so special, this is so important to me,” she said later in her set. “I take my job very seriously, and this is incredible, so thank you for being here, thank you for supporting me.”
Young went on to introduce her latest single ‘Not Like That Anymore’, taken from her recently announced second album ‘I’m Only F**king Myself’, due for release on September 19 via Island/Day One (pre-save/pre-order here).
“This is the latest song I just released,” she told the audience. “I wanna bring someone special on the stage if you don’t mind.” The pop singer then brought a blow-up doll with her face on stage – the same one that features in the upcoming album’s artwork – and proceeded to sing to her plastic doppelganger.
It came after Young had teased her set with a giant version of the doll yesterday (June 26), which was strapped to the back of a van and driven around the Glasto area.
Later, wrapping up the set, she told the crowd: “This was everything I wanted it to be and more, thank you so much, Glastonbury, I love you,” before closing with her breakout hit ‘Messy’. See the moment above, and her full setlist below.
‘Good Books’
‘Wish You Were Dead’
‘One Thing’
‘Don’t Hate Me’
‘Walk On By’
‘You Noticed’
‘Conceited’
‘Not Like That Anymore’
‘Big Brown Eyes’
‘Messy’
NME caught up with Young when she received the Rising Star Award at this year’s Ivor Novello Awards.
The singer told us about the background of ‘Messy’, which ranked as one of the biggest songs of 2025 so far. “I just wrote it from a really personal place and it can sometimes be re-triggering hearing that song because it was so intense,” she told us at the awards ceremony. “I’m out of that place now, out of that difficult time in my life.”
“I think it’s just a relatable song. A lot of people don’t feel like they’re enough for somebody; they don’t feel like they’ll ever win.”
Still to come this weekend are headliners Olivia Rodrigo, The 1975, and Neil Young, as well as the likes of Charli XCX, Raye, Biffy Clyro, Loyle Carner, Rod Stewart and The Prodigy.
NME caught Lorde‘s surprise set earlier today, giving it a five-star review that read: “Live, some of the songs really come into their own. ‘Man Of The Year’s slow build becomes even more dramatic and thunderous, Lorde ending the track collapsed in a heap on the floor in response.”
Check back at NME here for the latest news, reviews, interviews, photos and more from Glastonbury 2025.
Perry Farrell has released another public apology following an on-stage confrontation involving his bandmate Dave Navarro.
The Jane's Addiction frontman was involved in a physical altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro last year during a live performance, an incident that prompted the band to cancel their reunion tour and eventually led to their split.
“I'd like to address what happened on stage last year,” Perry, 66, said in a statement shared across both his personal Instagram account and Jane's Addiction’s official page. “I've reflected on it and know I didn't handle myself the way I should have. I apologize to our patrons and my bandmates for losing my temper and for disrupting the show.”
He went on to admit that he did not meet fan expectations and described himself as deeply remorseful toward everyone impacted by the incident.
“Jane's Addiction has been at the center of my life for decades. The band, the songs, the patrons, and the impact that we've had on music and culture mean more to me than any words I could ever possibly write down,” he shared.
“My aim has always been to give our audience the best possible show, something real, honest and positive. In Boston, we fell short of that, and I'm truly sorry to everyone who was impacted.”
Jane's Addiction also issued its own statement regarding the altercation, which ultimately led to the group’s remaining members filing a lawsuit against Perry alleging assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
“Today we are here to announce that we have come together one last time to resolve our differences, so that the legacy of Jane's Addiction will remain the work the four of us created together,” the band wrote, signaling that the group would not move forward with Perry. “We now look forward to the future as we embark on our separate musical and creative endeavors.”
