When it comes to contemporary pop stars, Olivia Rodrigo is as rock-adjacent as they come. Her hits have more electric guitar than synths and she’s clearly an appreciator of rock history, too, which she displayed at the Governors Ball festival this past weekend.

Olivia Rodrigo had a surprise for fans during the Governors Ball Music festival on Saturday night: special guest David Byrne. The Talking Heads band member joined the Grammy winner on stage to perform a rendition of his band's 1983 hit "Burning Down the House.

Olivia Rodrigo threw it back to the '80s this weekend to jam out with the Talking Heads' David Byrne onstage at Governors Ball.

Dave Matthews Band also performed the 1983 song during their own induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Byrne and his trademark dance moves also recently joined another pop star onstage when he and Robyn performed her "Dancing on My Own" and the Talking Heads' "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" during the all-star SNL 50 concert.

Two headliner at New York's Governors Ball festival had a surprise guest in the form of the Talking Heads frontman.

Olivia Rodrigo headlined the Governor’s Ball festival in New York over the weekend and brought on as a guest someone who is a bona fide NY music legend: David Byrne. The Talking

Olivia Rodrigo surprised the Governors Ball 2025 crowd with a David Byrne duet during her headlining set at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York on Saturday, June 7.