Fans were hopeful that Maren Morris and Hozier might link up at this year’s All Things Go festival in Columbia, Md., where both artists were featured on the lineup.
And during the “My Church” musician’s set Sunday (Sept. 29), the pair gave concertgoers exactly what they wanted when the Irish singer-songwriter emerged on stage with her without much fanfare, making fans at the Merriweather Post Pavillion grounds shriek with excitement and surprise. As fans sang along, Hozier and Morris traded harmonies on their 2019 duet “The Bones,” which peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2020.
“When the bones are good, the rest don’t matter/ Yeah, the paint could peel, the glass could shatter/ Let it rain, ’cause you and I remain the same,” they sang, exchanging a sweet hug before the “Take Me to Church” artist stepped offstage.
A couple hours later, Hozier took the main stage to close out the entire festival with his headlining set, during which he gave Morris a shout-out. “Maren is such a wonderful person and just a uniquely talented artist as well,” he told the cheering crowd, calling “The Bones” a “stunning” song. “That was a lot of fun, thanks for anybody who was there at that set.”
During his performance, Hozier also thanked the crowd for helping him nab his first U.S. No. 1 this spring by propelling “Too Sweet” to the top of the Hot 100 and called for acceptance and world peace — encouraging fans to reach out to their representatives to support a ceasefire in Gaza — in a passionate minutes-long speech to the crowd. The performance closed out two days packed with live music, featuring Laufey and the Kennedy Center Orchestra, Reneé Rapp, Conan Gray, Janelle Monáe, Bleachers and more.
One person whose absence was felt heavily by the crowds at both the New York City and Maryland installments of the festival was Chappell Roan, who dropped out of All Things Go last minute to focus on her mental health. Muna saved the day by going on in her place Sunday — in addition to covering “Good Luck, Babe!” at both days of the festival — while a cohort of drag performers led a The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess dance party in lieu of Roan’s set in New York Saturday (Sept. 28).
Watch a clip of Morris and Hozier singing “The Bones” at All Things Go below.
