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Lola Young surprises Reading Festival with final day set
Fans at the final day of Reading Festival were treated to a surprise set from singer Lola Young.
"I am backstage, the cat is out of the bag and I am going to be performing so see you... at the Grid stage," she teased on Instagram, before treating fans to hits including number one single Messy and One Thing.
Her performance marks the latest step in a return to the spotlight after she had to cancel a string of shows last year following an on-stage collapse in September.
Young also pulled out of the 2025 Reading festival due to a scheduling clash.
The weekend festival concludes on Sunday with a line-up including performances by drum and bass duo Chase & Status, and Florence + The Machine.
After Charli XCX ushered in her own new era with an electrifying set following her latest release Music, Fashion, Film, Young's return was welcomed by festival-goers in Reading on Sunday.
Young had cancelled her scheduled appearance at Reading Festival last year due to an "unavoidable scheduling conflict".
A month later, Young dropped her microphone, collapsed backwards and had to be helped off stage in front of a festival crowd in New York.
A few days later, she cancelled all shows "for the foreseeable future".
"I really hope you'll give me a second chance once I've had some time to work on myself and come back stronger," she posted in a message to fans at the time.