“I Stepped on That Stage Knowing Some People Wanted Me To Fail.” Kate Hudson’s First-Ever Bottlerock Performance Was Supposed To Be a Celebration. Instead, It Detonated Into Controversy the Moment She Sang Her Opening Line. The Crowd Buzzed — Not With Applause, but Disbelief. Social Media Lit up Instantly, Dissecting Every Note, Every Sway, Every Breath, Asking the Cruelest Question: Why Is She Here?

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: Kate Hudson attends the premiere of Netflix’s “Running Point” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Kate Hudson performed at the Bottlerock Music Festival in Napa, California over the weekend.

The How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days star, 46, looked very comfortable on stage as she rocked out to her own songs as well as cover songs.

The daughter of Goldie Hawn, 79, wore an off-the-shoulder white lace dress featuring bat wing sleeves.

She belted the dress at her waist with a black belt and wore black over-the-knee boots.

At certain times in her set, Kate wore a pair of blue lensed glasses.

Fans were mixed in their reviews of her set, with one person derisively writing, ‘Righteous nepo of Goldie And Kurt.’

Kate Hudson performed at the Bottlerock Music Festival in Napa, California over the weekend

Kate Hudson performed at the Bottlerock Music Festival in Napa, California over the weekend

The How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days star, 46, looked very comfortable on stage as she rocked out to her own songs as well as cover songs

The How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days star, 46, looked very comfortable on stage as she rocked out to her own songs as well as cover songs

A large majority of fans comments on People’s Instagram video with hearts, bravo, clamoring for her to come to their country and other positive vibes.

‘It’s a NO for me. That’s screaming, not singing,’ a fan wrote, while others said, ‘ouch’ and ‘yuck.’

Someone else aptly wrote, ‘Waiting the biopic of Stevie Nicks with Kate playing Stevie.’

‘Who asked for this,’ one person wrote and another countered that negativity by commenting, ‘Beautiful voice.’

One fan brought up her ex-husband, Chris Robinson, who is a member of the Black Crowes.

‘And I think she absorbed a lot from her ex-husband Chris Robinson; they were a beautiful couple.’

The Press Democrat, Napa and Sonoma County’s newspaper, reviewed Kate’s performance.

‘Actress-turned-singer Kate Hudson took a victory lap on the Verizon stage following the May release of her debut album, Glorious,’ the newspaper wrote.

The daughter of Goldie Hawn , 79, wore an off-the-shoulder white lace dress featuring bat wing sleeves.

The daughter of Goldie Hawn , 79, wore an off-the-shoulder white lace dress featuring bat wing sleeves.

Fans were mixed in their reviews of her set, with one person derisively writing, 'Righteous nepo of Goldie And Kurt'

Fans were mixed in their reviews of her set, with one person derisively writing, ‘Righteous nepo of Goldie And Kurt’

She belted the dress at her waist with a black belt and wore black over-the-knee boots

She belted the dress at her waist with a black belt and wore black over-the-knee boots

A large majority of fans comments on People's Instagram video with hearts, bravo, clamoring for her to come to their country and other positive vibes

A large majority of fans comments on People’s Instagram video with hearts, bravo, clamoring for her to come to their country and other positive vibes

‘Mixing original songs with covers like Bittersweet Symphony, Hudson thanked the crowd for embracing her musical leap.

‘This is my first festival,’ she said, beaming. ‘I’m so happy.’

San Francisco’s Riff also reviewed Kate’s performance, saying, ‘Who would have thought that Penny Lane would end up fronting Stillwater?,’ referring to her character in Only Famous.

Kate sang her own songs as well as covers including ’Til Tuesday’s Voices Carry, The Verve’s Bitter Sweet Symphony and Filter’s Take a Picture.

The Bride Wars star was supported by a six-member band whose deep grooves showed off her rich, gravelly-toned voice.

‘We’re whippin’ through this set; I’m on a timer and everything! It’s so exciting,’ Hudson said.

Kate performed at LA’s The Roxy and San Diego’s The Belly Up before her Bottlerock appearance.

One of the cover songs that Kate loves to do is Aerosmith’s Cryin’.

Other fans weren't as impressed. 'It's a NO for me. That's screaming, not singing,' a fan wrote, while others said, 'ouch' and 'yuck'

Other fans weren’t as impressed. ‘It’s a NO for me. That’s screaming, not singing,’ a fan wrote, while others said, ‘ouch’ and ‘yuck’

At certain times in her set, Kate wore a pair of blue lensed glasses

At certain times in her set, Kate wore a pair of blue lensed glasses

She played the song in her set at The Roxy and the band noticed.

Aerosmith shared a clip of the actress-turned-singer covering their 1993 hit along with the words, ‘We love this cover of Cryin’, in their Instagram Story and tagged Kate.

At the Roxy, Kate played several songs from her 2024 album Glorious as well as some covers.

She sang the same covers she did at Bottlerock plus Benson Boone’s Mystical Magical, Fleetwood Mac’s Gypsy and the Cure’s Just Like Heaven.

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