Glastonbury headliner branded ‘dreamiest boss’ after paying for entire crew to have therapy
Mental health in music has been a major issue.
Mental health in the music industry has been a hugely important topic in recent years, and one Glastonbury headliner has gone above and beyond.
Olivia Rodrigo has been declared the ‘dreamiest boss’ by her guitarist, Daisy Spencer, after paying for the whole crew to have therapy.
She closed the 2025 lineup on Sunday night, with a cameo from The Cure icon Robert Smith, after memorable sets from Lewis Capaldi, Lorde, and Bob Vylan.
The Jealousy Jealousy hitmaker was widely applauded for her performance, and it seems that she also praised for her kindness off-stage.
During their time on tour, anyone who needed it could speak to a mental health professional whenever they wanted, all for free.
‘I have never had anything like that,’ the 31-year-old musician told The Stage Left podcast.
Olivia Rodrigo paid for her entire team to have therapy access (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Olivia Rodrigo) Daisy Spencer praised Olivia for being a ‘dreamy’ boss (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Olivia Rodrigo)She continued: ‘That reignited the importance of therapy to me because I had just kind of fallen off for so long.’
It’s thought the therapy was available throughout the Guts World Tour last year, even if they were on a break at that moment in time.
Daisy said: ‘Suddenly I had this free resource of incredible therapists, and I utilised the crap out of that. I was going, you know, once a week, once every other week, whenever I could.’
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Branding Olivia as ‘the dreamiest boss of all time’, she added: ‘Honestly, that was one of the coolest things that has ever happened on tour.
‘It’s not very heard of. It was the coolest thing ever.’
Multiple artists have spoken out about their mental health, including Lewis Capaldi, who recently returned to music with an emotional Glastonbury set.
She made use of the free therapy sessions throughout the Guts Tour (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Olivia’s Glastonbury headlining slot was widely praised by viewers (Picture: Devlin/Hogan Media/Shutterstock)He made a surprise appearance at this year’s festival and announced a UK tour for later this year, but there was a very real chance he wasn’t going to make a comeback.
Lewis described the 2023 show as ‘literally the worst moment’ of his life but that therapy has been a ‘massive part of the reason’ he’s ‘able to be a musician again’ two years later.
In 2022, Liam Gallagher raised awareness of male mental health with his new music video for Too Good For Giving Up.
The 50-year-old Britpop legend said at the time: ‘We all know someone affected by suicide which sadly seems to be at an all-time high.
‘I’ve lost many people far too early and it’s important to talk. I’m really pleased to be able to help in anyway with this song and will be partnering with Talk Club on my track ‘Too Good For Giving Up’ LG x’
Other artists like Lewis Capaldi have spoken out about mental health (Picture: EPA) The impact on young stars and manufactured bands has been a particular concern (Picture: JM Enternational/Redferns)After Liam Payne’s death and various documentaries on the impact of boy bands on singers, questions about the protections around young stars in the industry.
Mental health charity Mind previously shared research suggesting that those in the music industry are ‘more prone to mental health problems than the general population’.
Musicians are said to be ‘up to three times more likely to suffer from depression’.
The Music Industry Therapy Collective (MITC) has now set up the Online Tour Health And Welfare Coaching service to provide aid to any professional musician who is struggling.
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