Luckily, once she started singing, a wave of calm swept over her.

Olivia Rodrigo performs in the headline slot on the Pyramid Stage at the end of day five of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 29, 2025 in Glastonbury, England.

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You wouldn’t have known it by watching her, but before Olivia Rodrigo took the stage for her triumphant 2025 debut Glastonbury headlining set she was seriously freaking out. In an interview with BBC promoting her upcoming third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love — due out on Friday (June 12) — the singer said she had a full-on “anxiety attack” before ruling the Pyramid Stage.

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