The performance was elevated by the arrival of two high-profile surprise guests. Irish singer-songwriter Hozier joined the band onstage to perform their collaborative 2026 single “Rubber Band Man,” staying on to duet on a spine-tingling rendition of “Awake My Soul.” Later, during a five-song encore, country-pop icon Shania Twain shocked the audience by appearing onstage fresh from her guest spot at Wembley Stadium. Twain joined the band to sing their recent track “Here” before igniting a massive pop singalong with her definitive anthem, “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!,” leading into a triumphant closing performance of “The Cave.”
The star-studded headline set capped off an expansive, multi-stage day of live music in the central London royal park. Alt-rock veterans The War On Drugs delivered a powerful nine-song main stage set packed with fan favorites like “Red Eyes” and “Under The Pressure,” concluding their appearance with the soft-rock anthem “I Don’t Live Here Anymore.”
Earlier in the afternoon, singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone debuted fresh material from her latest record, while Ohio folk-rockers CAAMP got the crowd moving with an upbeat, country-tinged set, and Nottingham alt-country duo Divorce opened the main stage. The festival grounds also featured vibrant showcases from rising talent across the smaller platforms, including well-received sets from Irish band Cliffords, bedroom-pop star Stella Lefty, and folk artist Cassandra Coleman on the Rainbow Stage.
