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Thania Garcia Audiences watching the “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” were perhaps expecting Lady Gaga to sing one of her new singles for the long-anticipated occasion, or the musical kick-off for the weekend that culminate with the 50th anniversary special airing on NBC on Sunday. The reality was Bradley Cooper — wait, no — that was Andy Samberg in a wig and a cowboy hat singing with Gaga.

Tracy Morgan took the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert stage and jokingly called out Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels for not letting him sing.

How do you possibly follow Miley Cyrus and Bad Bunny during the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert? With a classic sketch character.

Jimmy Fallon had the honor to kick things off at the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert in celebration of NBC’s late-night sketch show.

“Saturday Night Live” has kept us rocking as well as roaring.And the musical legacy of the sketch-comedy juggernaut will be celebrated Friday night with “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert,” which will be streaming live from New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Peacock.An all-star lineup of performers includes Lady Gaga, Cher, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Dave Grohl, Miley Cyrus, Jack White, Eddie Vedder, Chris Martin, Bad Bunny, Post Malone, Jelly Roll, David Byrne and Arcade Fire.Before the historic concert begins at 8 p.m.

Thania Garcia Bill Murray’s “Nick the Lounge Singer” made a big return for Friday’s SNL50 “Homecoming Concert,” with additional musical support from Maya Rudolph, Cecily Strong and Ana Gasteyer. Murray introduced himself as Nick Valentine before launching into a monologue with Paul Shaffer, ex-SNL pianist and David Letterman’s former musical director on piano, as they had it in the original sketch from the 1970s.

big way. After a season of build-up, SNL50 weekend kicks off with a celebration of one of the signature elements of “SNL”: music. “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” will bring together some of the biggest names in music past and present, most of whom are notable “SNL” musical guests.

Paul McCartney, Sabrina Carpenter, Paul Simon and more have been added to the ‘SNL’ 50 concert line-up.Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special is set to take place this Sunday (February 16) and will include the likes of McCartney, Carpenter, Simon as well as Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne, Brittany Howard, and The Roots.The musical performances will be combined with a three-hour primetime special which will feature various live sketches which will see both past and present SNL cast members, special guests, and retrospectives celebrating the show’s 50th anniversary.music performances for the SNL50 anniversary special!!! pic.twitter.com/9V69bYnWqa— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 14, 2025Simon’s appearance at the show will be a special moment as a rare live appearance as he has largely retired from performing live due to his severe hearing loss in 2023. The ‘You Can Call Me Al’ hitmaker has hosted the show four times and has appeared as the musical guest 13 times.SNL alumnus Jimmy Fallon will be on hosting duties, while Lorne Michaels and Mark Ronson are the show’s executive producers.

UPDATED: SNL50: The Homecoming Concert is expanding its lineup with both musical and celebrity guests ahead of the Feb. 14 show.

Ethan Shanfeld “Saturday Night Live” is bringing Studio 8H to Radio City Music Hall with a three-hour, livestreamed concert on Feb. 14, in celebration of the sketch comedy series’ 50th anniversary. Jimmy Fallon will host the event, which boasts a lineup including Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Miley Cyrus, Backstreet Boys and Post Malone.

Oasis and New Order among those listed.The details on the artists being considered for the prestigious Rock Hall in 2025 were shared today (February 12), with 14 new names being announced for the longlist.Among the new names are two massive bands from Manchester, Oasis – who are up for the second time, after receiving their first nod last year – and New Order.Elsewhere on the list are pop icons Cyndi Lauper and Mariah Carey, as well as US alt-rock duo The White Stripes. As highlighted by BBC News, half of those nominated this year are looking at their first nod from the Rock Hall.

Jack White was joined by his daughter Scarlett for a performance of ‘Archbishop Harold Holmes’ at his recent New York concert – check out footage of the show below.On Monday (February 10), Jack White took over Irving Plaza in New York City, where he performed a mix of his biggest solo hits and The White Stripes classics.During the encore segment of the show, he quickly introduced his 18-year-old daughter Scarlett – who he shares with ex-wife Karen Elson – on bass before they launched into ‘Archbishop Harold Holmes’.For the performance, Jack White’s regular backing bassist Dominic Davis played the tambourine. Check out fan-shot footage of the performance below.Elsewhere during the show, he performed hits like ‘Old Scratch Blues’, ‘Little Bird’, ‘Hotel Yorba’ and ‘Seven Nation Army’.Scarlett White’s on-stage appearance isn’t the first time she’s performed with her rockstar dad.

Jack White is offering affordable $20 tickets to students on his ongoing US ‘No Name’ tour.The former White Stripes frontman released his sixth solo album ‘No Name’ last August and is currently in the middle of a North American tour to support the record, with the guitarist set to play the first of two Brooklyn shows tonight (February 11).White said that a limited run of $20 tickets for students will be available for purchase in person only at each venue’s box office and would require a valid student ID.Writing about the tickets, White said in an Instagram post: “For every stop on the No Name Tour, a limited number of student tickets will be available to purchase in-person only at each venue’s box office on show day. These tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis with a valid student ID (1 ticket per student ID).”A post shared by Jack White (@officialjackwhite)The tour is set to make stops across North America, including in cities such as Kansas City, Detroit, Chicago, Oakland, Dallas and Seattle.

Jack White has taken aim at “entitled” fans who expect “extra long” shows, arguing that his performances are rock gigs, not “a Marvel movie or a Vegas residency”.The former White Stripes frontman released his sixth solo album ‘No Name’ last August and is currently in the middle of a North American tour to support the record, with the guitarist set to play the first of two Brooklyn shows on Tuesday (February 11).On Saturday (February 8), he took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the current state of fan expectations when it comes to setlist length and production values. “Been hearing a lot of chatter throughout the year of this glorious electric touring about how long our sets are “supposed to be” on stage,” he wrote.

Saturday Night Live will re-broadcast its very first episode as part of its upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations.The NBC show debuted on October 11, 1975 under the name Saturday Night and was hosted by legendary comedian George Carlin. Musical guests were former Beatles collaborator Billy Preston and folk singer-songwriter Janis Ian, and original cast members such as Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Dan Aykroyd were joined by guests Andy Kaufman and Muppets creator Jim Henson.See Carlin’s opening monologue from the show below.The episode will be reshown at 11pm EST on Saturday February 15 on NBC, the latest part of the show’s ongoing celebrations for their 50th birthday.One night earlier, SNL 50: The Homecoming will air on the station, an all-star concert featuring performances from Dave Grohl, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Chris Martin, David Byrne, Jack White and Robyn.The show will be hosted by SNL alum Jimmy Fallon, and will also feature Arcade Fire, Devo, Jelly Roll, Mumford & Sons, Eddie Vedder, The B-52’s and The Roots.As well as the special programming, SNL has also marked its 50th with a new feature film, Saturday Night, directed by Jason Reitman.

Bourbon and Beyond just announced their massive 2025 lineup and left no shot glass unturned.Set to take place Sept. 11-14 at the Highland Festival Grounds, this year’s bill is made up of over 120 exciting acts that span a number of genres including rock, folk, country and blues among others.Just a few of the biggest names on the bill include jam band pioneers Phish, rising folk hero Noah Kahan, country icon Sturgill Simpson, indie vets The Lumineers and rock legend Jack White.Megan Moroney, Benson Boone, Alabama Shakes, Rilo Kiley and Khruangbin will join them over the long four-day weekend.In addition to the contemporary artists listed above, Bourbon and Beyond also booked a number of throwback groups this year that typically don’t make the festival rounds like Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band, Foreigner, Pat Benatar with Neil Giraldo from the ’70s and ’80s and Gin Blossoms, Third Eye Blind, Blind Melon, Marc Cohn and Marcy Playground representing the ’90s.If you’d like to attend, single and multi-day passes for the Bourbon and Beyond Festival can be picked up as soon as today.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on four-day passes was $336 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $225 before fees.For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about the 2025 Bourbon and Beyond Festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day Bourbon and Beyond Festival passes can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid

DEVO just announced they’re returning to the road for their ’50 Years of De-Evolution…Continued’ tour from May through August.These 16 shows — including three festival dates and a special guest slot opening for My Chemical Romance in Chicago — are the latest leg of the group’s farewell tour, which began in earnest in 2023 yet shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.“I’m looking forward to 2073,” Mark Mothersbaugh joked in an interview with The Guardian two years ago. “We’ll play 100th anniversary Devo shows and then maybe retire.”On this go-round, Mark Mothersbaugh and the witty avant-garde hitmakers behind “Whip It,” “Uncontrollable Urge,” Gut Feeling” and so many more iconic, ironic anthems are scheduled to drop into Brooklyn’s Paramount Theater on Tuesday, May 6.Prior to that, they’re set to perform at Radio City Music Hall’s star-studded “SNL: The Homecoming Concert” on Feb.

Dave Grohl will be performing at the upcoming 50th anniversary concert in honour of Saturday Night Live (SNL) – find out more below.Last week, SNL and Peacock announced the first round of performers who were confirmed to perform at the SNL 50: The Homecoming concert on Friday, February 14. Initially announced were the likes of Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Post Malone among others.The concert will be hosted by former SNL alum Jimmy Fallon and will include Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Chris Martin, David Byrne, Jack White, Robyn and more, with additional names set to be announced in the lead-up to the gig.Now, SNL has shared a new promo video for the concert, which confirms Dave Grohl’s participation.

The Rolling Stones beating IDLES, Fontaines D.C., Green Day and more to Best Rock Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards.The Stones picked up the award for their 2024 album ‘Hackney Diamonds‘ last night (February 2) which was up against Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Romance‘, IDLES’ ‘Tangk‘, Green Day’s ‘Saviours‘, Jack White‘s ‘No Name‘, Pearl Jam‘s ‘Dark Matter‘ and The Black Crowes‘ album ‘Happiness Bastards’.Accepting the trophy on The Rolling Stones’ behalf, Andrew Watt, producer of ‘Hackney Diamonds’ said: “Talked to Mick [Jagger] yesterday and he just wanted to say a big thank you to the Academy from the entire band.“For a little boy that grew up playing guitar, it was one of the most amazing experiences to be around those musicians.”While some praised the Stones’ victory, many felt a lot of the other artists were “robbed”.Writing in the comments section of Watt’s acceptance speech one wrote: “Jack White got snubbed,” while another added: “Fontaines dc robbed.”Another also expressed their disappointment at Fontaines losing out, adding: “The Grammy’s are a joke! With all respect to The Rolling Stones, but this wasn’t the deserved winner out of the nominations. Fontaines D.C.

Saturday Night Live‘s ‘SNL 50’ concert has been revealed – see the bill below.Last night (January 30), SNL and the Peacock network took to social media to announce the current line-up for the SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert show, which is due to take place on Friday, February 14. The concert will stream live on Peacock, and will kick off the 50th anniversary celebrations for SNL.SNL alumnus Jimmy Fallon will be on hosting duties, while Lorne Michaels and Mark Ronson are the show’s executive producers.