Maisie Peters covered Dolly Parton’s ‘Here You Come Again’ during her set at Reading Festival – watch footage below.
The British singer-songwriter performed on the festival’s main stage – now known as The Grid – at Little John’s Farm today (August 29).
Her set included a touching tribute to Parton with a performance of her 1977 country-pop classic, in honour of the music legend, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 80 following a brief battle with cancer.
Peters also played ‘Questions’, ‘Girl’s Just Flying’ and ‘My Regards’ from her latest album ‘Florescence’, alongside earlier fan favourites including ‘Lost The Breakup’, ‘Body Better’, ‘Villain’ and ‘History Of Man’.
Check out footage of the cover below.
Maisie Peters pays tribute to Dolly Parton by performing her song ‘Here You Come Again’ at Reading Festival. @OfficialRandL pic.twitter.com/gdurZVNVq8
— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 29, 2026
Maisie Peters’ Reading 2026 setlist was:
‘Questions’
‘Lost The Breakup’
‘Body Better’
‘Girl’s Just Flying’
‘Villain’
‘Blonde’
‘Here You Come Again’ (Dolly Parton cover)
‘History Of Man’
‘There It Goes’
‘My Regards’
‘Here You Come Again’ was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and served as the title track of Parton’s 1977 album. It became her first major pop crossover hit, reaching Number Three on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning her the first Grammy of her career.
Peters is far from the first artist to have paid tribute to the country icon since the news emerged. Jack White performed ‘Jolene’ at a London show, while Orville Peck covered ‘I Will Always Love You’. The King’s Guard also played ‘9 To 5’ outside Buckingham Palace.
Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Elton John and others shared messages honouring Parton, remembering her musical influence and extensive philanthropic work.
Peters, meanwhile, released her third album ‘Florescence’ in May. NME awarded it four stars, writing: “This album feels far calmer, too. Where ‘The Good Witch’ bounced through sparkling, chugging pop, here Peters dips her toes in country-leaning, acoustic-led softness.”
Earlier this year, Peters teamed up with Amelia Dimoldenberg for the video for ‘My Regards’. Dimoldenberg also made her music-video directorial debut with the clip, which reimagined the premise of the 1992 film The Bodyguard.
Peters will perform at Leeds Festival tomorrow (August 30), before playing festivals in Mexico and Australia later this year. She will then return to London for her debut headline show at The O2 on May 8, 2027.
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