{
  "id": 4485606,
  "title": "Lola Young surprises Reading Festival with final day set",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lola-young-surprises-reading-festival-with-final-day-set",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T19:22:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6247yv8564o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the final day of Reading Festival, singer Lola Young treated fans to a surprise performance. The pop star, who had canceled a series of shows last year due to an on-stage collapse, teased her return on Instagram before taking to the Grid stage. Young performed hits like her number one single Messy and One Thing, marking yet another step in her comeback after struggling with drug dependency. The pop star had also pulled out of the 2025 Reading Festival due to a scheduling clash. The festival concluded on Sunday with a line-up featuring Chase & Status and Florence + The Machine.",
  "summary": "The singer has been slowly returning to performing after taking a break last year to \"work on myself\".",
  "key_points": [
    "Singer Lola Young performs at Reading Festival's final day",
    "Young teases comeback on Instagram before Grid stage set",
    "Festival ends with Chase & Status and Florence + The Machine"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}