Olivia Rodrigowill play a surprise set atPrimavera Soundin Barcelona this evening – see all the details below.
The festival is taking place at the Parc del Fòrum this weekend, with headline sets from Doja Cat,Massive Attack,BadGyal,The Cure,Thexx,Gorillaz,My Bloody Valentine, AddisonRae andSkrillex.
As revealed on the festival’s social media earlier today, another major star will also be making an appearance tonight on the festival’s penultimate day.
Rodrigo will be playing at 10:25pm on the Occident Stage tonight, with the Instagram post writing “spilling our guts”,in reference to her second album ’Guts’ from 2023. Rodrigo then confirmed the news, writing on her Instagram Stories: “Surprise!!! See you tonight @primavera_sound, 22:25 at the Occident Stage, I’m excited.”
😱 Olivia Rodrigo actuará HOY en el Primavera Sound de Barcelona como invitada sorpresa.
A las 22:25h en el escenario Occident. pic.twitter.com/4gukY2St82
— Pop Up Mag (@popup_mag) June 6, 2026
Rodrigo is releasing her third album ‘You Seem Pretty SadForAGirl SoInLove’ next Friday (June 12), a recordshe has described as “experimental” and full of “sad love songs”. It will include the recent singles ‘Drop Dead’ and ‘The Cure’, and will centre around the feelings of “jealousy” and “longing” that arose from her first “big girl relationship”.
See the fulltracklistfor the new albumhere.
Rodrigo has alreadycited The Cure, New Order, Joy Division, The White Stripes and Bikini Kill as sources of inspiration for the record, and also sparked rumours that Geese frontman Cameron Winterappears on the album after being seen at a restaurant with him.
Since confirming album three, the ‘Deja Vu’ singer has announced a massive ‘Unraveled Tour’, which includes support fromWolf Alice,The Last Dinner Party, Devon Again,Die Spitz, and Grace Ives.
Already,more dates have been addedto the list due to high demand, including multiple nights at London’s O2.Visit herefor UK tickets,herefor international tickets, and find a list of showshere.
The tour is the first since the critically acclaimed ‘Guts World Tour’ which took place last year and was her biggest to date – with 95 sold-out shows and over 1.4 million fans in attendance.
Shows included an unforgettablePyramid Stage headline set at Glastonbury 2025, where she brought out The Cure’sRobert Smithas a special guest. Ina four-star review, NME wrote: “There is no doubt about the commitment that Rodrigo has put into this set. For the few naysayers doubting whether or not the 22-year-old was ready to take on the coveted Pyramid slot as the last headliner before a fallow year, this one that will stand the test of time and leave us impatient for theGlastomagic to return.”
Primavera Sound, meanwhile, has been dealing with severe weather conditions this week, which led to the cancellation of multiple sets, includingMassive Attack, Doja Cat, Bad Gyal, Alex GandMac DeMarco.