Next came a brief transition, during which Joshua Henry—who currently stars in Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of Ragtime—read an excerpt from “I Sing the Body Electric” by Walt Whitman, before the closing act: a performance by Stevie Nicks.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 04: Stevie Nicks performs onstage during the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/MG26/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)Kevin Mazur/MG26/Getty Images
After walking the carpet in custom John Galliano for Zara and Tiffany & Co. jewelry, Nicks closed out the night with four songs. Wearing a vintage Morgane LeFay dress and Margi Kent jacket, she duetted with Carpenter on Fleetwood Mac’s 1975 hit “Landslide” before taking “Gypsy” and “Edge of Seventeen” solo, and then singing “Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow” with an assist from Carpenter—and a 12-person choir. Be still our wild hearts!
At the beginning of the night, Henry had opened the red carpet in high-octane style. Dressed in a scarlet Bode suit, he opened proceedings at the 2026 Met Gala with “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” backed by a 12-person choir, eight dancers, and a four-piece band.
He began the song in the Greek and Roman sculpture galleries before making his way into the lunar paradise that is presently the Met Gala’s Great Hall—and then onto the carpet, framed by great curtains of colorful wisteria.
