The Chappell Roan Olivia Rodrigo friendship has been building since long before either of them was selling out arenas, and Daisy Chain Fields brought it full circle in the most fitting way possible. Here is every key moment, in order, from the early days to the festival stage.
How the Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo Friendship Started
It begins with producer Dan Nigro. Chappell moved to Los Angeles around 2018 and started working with Nigro, who went on to begin working with Olivia in 2020. That shared creative relationship put the pair in each other’s orbits early, and Olivia has since revealed just how far back things really go. ‘I used to go visit her when she worked at a donut shop, before she got signed, before she put out any of her music,’ Olivia told The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in October 2024. ‘I used to just go eat donuts with her and hang out.’
By January 2022, Chappell was announcing she would open for Olivia on a SOUR Tour date in San Francisco. ‘OMG I’M OPENING FOR @oliviarodrigo MAY 27 SAN FRANCISCO. I love u SO MUCH Olivia,’ she posted. Olivia replied in the comments: ‘YASSSSS LOVE U.’ The following month, Olivia turned up at Chappell’s birthday party, alongside Nigro and Conan Gray.
After the San Francisco date in May 2022, Chappell wrote a lengthy tribute: ‘This was f*cking crazy. Thank you @oliviarodrigo for asking me to open. It was truly an honor. Your fans were the sweetest angels to me.’ Olivia returned the energy in August that year, showing up to Chappell’s headlining show at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom and, by all accounts, having the time of her life.
Behind the scenes, the connection ran even deeper. In January 2024, Chappell revealed she had contributed background vocals to ‘Lacy’, ‘Obsessed’, and ‘Bad Idea, Right?’ on Olivia’s debut album, as well as to the Hunger Games track ‘Can’t Catch Me Now’. That is two full albums and a major soundtrack cut where Chappell’s voice is in the mix.
GUTS Tour, Daisy Chain Fields, and the Collaboration That Keeps Growing
The Chappell Roan Olivia Rodrigo friendship went properly public during the GUTS World Tour. Chappell opened across the run and, in August 2024, joined Olivia on stage in Los Angeles for a surprise performance of ‘HOT TO GO!’ Olivia told Variety in October 2024 that the crowd reaction was unlike anything she had experienced: ‘I’ve heard some pretty loud screams in my life. I truly don’t think I’ve ever heard a scream as loud as the scream I heard when I said that Chappell was coming on stage. People just screamed bloody murder for like six minutes. It was awesome.’
Off stage, Chappell has been open about turning to Olivia for guidance on handling sudden, overwhelming fame. She told The Independent in December 2023 that she reached out when she was ‘really struggling with the bullying online’, asking how Olivia had managed it. Olivia’s answer: ‘No one has it figured out. No one has the answer. It’s different for every person.’ Chappell described that as ‘kind of sad’ but ultimately helpful to hear.
By February 2025, Chappell’s trajectory had shifted completely. At the 2025 Grammys, Olivia introduced her as her ‘extraordinary friend’ before Chappell performed ‘Pink Pony Club’ and collected the award for Best New Artist. That same month, for the second consecutive year, Chappell topped Olivia’s Spotify Wrapped. Olivia posted the screenshot with the caption ‘I know that’s right’, tagging both Chappell and Nigro.
Then came Daisy Chain Fields. Olivia announced an all-female festival, with Chappell on the bill alongside Stevie Nicks, Garbage, Mitski, Bikini Kill, Santigold, and Doechii, according to Soundbite Magazine. The festival took place on 29 August 2026 at Great Park in Irvine, California, with net proceeds going to non-profit organisations advocating for women and girls.
Chappell’s set marked her first live performance since she had joined Noah Kahan for a surprise duet of ‘California’ earlier that month. Afterwards, she posted a moving recap on Instagram, writing: ‘@oliviarodrigo u r so inspiring in so many ways. We need artists like u who use their platform for good and are such a light in the world. Thank you for being you and supporting artists like me, u have changed my life in so many ways.’ Olivia replied: ‘😭😭😭 u inspire me so much and I am so lucky to know u!’
The pair subsequently appeared together on the cover of Rolling Stone alongside Sarah McLachlan and Doechii. From donut shop visits to a festival stage built around women’s voices and women’s rights: the Chappell Roan Olivia Rodrigo friendship has been years in the making, and it is still gathering speed.