Robert Smith: watch the video of his performance with Olivia Rodrigo at Primavera Sound

Olivia Rodrigo delivered one of the most curious moments of Primavera Sound 2026 in Barcelona by bringing out a very special guest: Robert Smith. Midway through the set, the American singer welcomed the leader of the Cure onstage for the first-ever live performance of “What’s Wrong With Me”, a track set to appear on her new album “You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So in Love”, due out June 12.
The performance marked the meeting of two generations and two seemingly distant musical worlds (one of the trends of the last decade to which we’ve dedicated this special feature): on one side, one of the most influential pop artists of her generation; on the other, a key figure in the history of alternative rock. Before the performance, Rodrigo underlined the song’s importance, telling the crowd: “This song is really special to me, especially because it’s the first time I’ve ever had a feature on one of my records”. Watch the video of the full performance below.

For those closely following the American singer’s career, the collaboration isn’t exactly a total surprise. In recent months, Smith had already revealed that he’d spent “a couple of memorable evenings in the studio“ with Rodrigo, explaining how impressed he’d been by her talent: “It was hard not to fall in love with her songs”. The admiration, for that matter, goes both ways. Rodrigo has never hidden her love for the Cure, a constant presence in her musical world. After paying tribute to the band in some of her recent work, she had already shared the stage with Smith at Glastonbury Festival, where the two performed “Just Like Heaven” and “Friday I’m In Love” together.

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