Lola Young thanks crowd at Capital's Summertime Ball one year on from stage malfunction
The star returned to the stage at the 2026 Capital's Summertime Ball with Barclaycard
Popstar Lola Young took a moment to thank the crowd at Capital's Summertime Ball after she returned to the same stage where it "all went a bit wrong" last year.
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Joining fellow singers including RAYE, Niall Horan and Calvin Harris, Lola returned to #CapitalSTB with Barclaycard 2026 to perform her hit tracks'Messy', 'd£aler', 'One Thing' as well as her new single 'From Down Here'.
But just before kicking off her performance in front of thousands at Wembley Stadium, the 25-year-old stopped to reference her 2025 Summertime Ball performance in which she suffered a technical malfunction with her in-ears.
While halfway through her performance last year, Lola's in-ears completely cut out which left her unable to hear her backing track, band, and her own voice.
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Returing to the stage on Saturday, she spoke to the 80,000-strong crowd and referenced the moment.
She said: "So, I don’t know how many of you know this but this time last year, I tried to walk up that stage and it all went a bit wrong for me, unfortunately.
"I just dropped a new song, this song is called ‘From Down Here’. I wrote it about overcoming your hardest challenges, we all have them and we can all overcome them and so today, I’ve decided during this song.
"I’m going to walk and hope for the best."
She added: "If you could all get behind me with this one, I’d love you very very much for that. Thank you Capital for giving me another chance and everyone here."
Hundreds of fans as well as fellow artists offered their support on social media after her performance, including RAYE who responded under a viral TikTok clip.
She commented: "FYI: Sound travel slowly, especially across a venue this big. Like a 3 second difference from it coming out of speakers to reaching the other side of the stadium, without in ears or a floor monitor it is almost impossible to sing in time or pitch yourself !!
"Lola you're doing amazing! So proud of you"