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Another summer week in London means yet another brilliant festival, and this week it’s a biggie. BST Hyde Park, now in its 12th year, is bringing more world-renowned stars right to the heart of London – starting on Friday (June 27) with all-American pop girl Olivia Rodrigo.
There’s no need to be sad if you weren’t lucky enough to bag tickets to Glasto, its Sunday night headliner is marking her return to the UK with her Hyde Park debut. After a sold out stadium tour last spring, fans will be glad to end a year-long Rodrigo drought.
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This will be the biggest UK show to date for the ‘Drivers License’ singer, although that title will quickly be usurped by her Sunday headline set at Glastonbury. Expect a night you can be ‘obsessed’ with, full of hits, red lipstick, and righteous anger at your useless ex. That should definitely be ‘enough for you’ to leave feeling great.
Here’s everything you need to know about Olivia Rodrigo’s BST Hyde Park set this Friday.
When is Olivia Rodrigo playing BST Hyde Park?
Olivia Rodrigo is the first BST Hyde Park headliner, so will play out the festival’s first Friday night, June 27. She’ll be the last act of the day, so will finish just before the 10.30pm curfew.
What time do doors open?
Doors for BST Hyde park open at 2pm, although if you’ve got primary entry or VIP tickets you’ll be allowed in an hour early. Once you’re in, you’re in, as there’s no readmission permitted. Make sure that you’re ready to settle in and enjoy your day when you head through those gates.
Last entry is 8.30pm, and the box office, for anyone needing to pick up tickets or wristbands, shuts at 8pm. BST’s website advises you to arrive well in time of these deadlines to account for queues or delays. You wouldn’t want a rogue delayed train to prevent you singing along to ‘Deja Vu’ with 60,000 like-minded fans.
What time will Olivia Rodrigo come on stage?
Olivia Rodrigo is set to come on stage at 8.50pm, and her set will last roughly 90 minutes, meaning she’ll finish up just before half ten.
Festival map
Want to figure out where the best food trucks are before you even set foot on the grass? Or maybe you need to plan your inter-stage routes to maximise concert time? We get it. Here’s the festival map for BST Hyde Park 2025.
Full lineup
Olivia isn’t the only one worth catching at Hyde Park this Friday. Here’s the full lineup with stage splits so that you can plan your itinerary.
Great Oak Stage
- BETWEEN FRIENDS: 3.10pm - 3.40pm
- flowerovlove: 4.10pm - 4.40pm
- girl in red: 5.20pm - 6.05pm
- The Last Dinner Party: 6.50pm - 7.50pm
- Olivia Rodrigo: 8.50pm - 10.20pm
Birdcage stage
- Déyyess: 3.40pm - 4.10pm
- Aziya: 4.45pm - 5.15pm
- Florence Road: 6.05pm - 6.45pm
Rainbow Stage
- Ruti: 3.40 - 4.10
- Katie Gregson-Macleod - 4.45 - 5.15
- Caity Baser: 6.05 - 6.45
Setlist
Although setlists can be subject to change, Olivia has been on the festival circuit since April and seems to have gotten hers down to a science. It’s full of her greatest hits, as well as a few fan favourites, and a sparkly costume change. Here’s what you can expect to hear from Olivia Rodrigo this Friday.
- obsessed
- ballad of a homeschooled girl
- vampire
- drivers license
- traitor
- bad idea right?
- love is embarrassing
- pretty isn't pretty
- happier
- enough for you
- so american
- jealousy, jealousy
- favorite crime
- deja vu
- brutal
- all-american bitch
- good 4 u
- get him back!
Can you still get tickets?
Yes, there are still a few primary entry tickets available for Friday evening, which you can buy through BST directly here. Alternatively, you can have a look for cheaper resale tickets on Ticketmaster here.
What’s BST Hyde Park's bag policy?
As you probably expected, you can’t just bring anything into the festival grounds. Large bags are not allowed, but are welcome to bring a small bag, which the festival counts as anything A4 or smaller, with you on the day. You are only allowed one bag per person.
Banned items
In the interest of safety, certain items cannot come into this edition of BST. Weapons, explosives, or anything else that could hurt someone, are expectedly banned, but there are a couple of things you might not have considered. Here’s a list of banned items for BST Hyde Park.
- Chairs, seats, shooting sticks and tables
- Golf umbrellas, parasols and the like
- Suitcases, luggage and large bags
- Selfie sticks
- Spray cans
- Chinese lanterns
- Fireworks or gas canisters,
- Flags
- Hand held communication devices such as radios, radio jammers/scanners and the like
- Glass (of any kind)
- High-vis
- Klaxons, air horns, and other similar items capable of making loud noise
- Laser pens
- Drones
- Pyrotechnics
- Racist, xenophobic, political and religious propaganda materials, signs or inappropriate branded items
- Weapons, explosives, knives or anything that could be adopted for use as a weapon
- Promotional or commercial objects or materials
- Mechanical or electronic sound-emitting devices, such as megaphones
- Scooters, skateboards and bicycles
- Psychoactive substances (legal highs)
- Unauthorised professional photography or filming equipment
Weather forecast
The weather forecast for Friday is currently looking pretty festival friendly, although there could be some rain, and there will definitely be some cloud cover. Temperatures could peak at 27C though, so make sure to stay hydrated, particularly as you’ll be outside in the sun all day. There are free water refill stations throughout the festival ground, and you’re allowed to bring in an empty plastic water bottle.
For the most accurate weather forecast, check the day of the event.
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