On February 26th, LCD Soundsystem will perform on a new episode of Saturday Night Live. The show will be hosted by John Mulaney for the fifth time, and Mulaney previously wrote the show from 2008 to 2013. He will also be joining the cast of SNL as a musical guest. The band is headed by James Murphy, and it has been eight years since they played on the show. In 2017, they performed their fourth album, American Desire, on the show. The album received their first No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
The band will be performing on the February 26 episode of Saturday Night Live with host John Mulaney, who is also the head writer of the show. The band will be performing their song “Christmas Will Break Your Heart” live on the show, which will be aired on Amazon Music. The group played the song with a string section. The news of the performance came as a complete surprise to the band.
The band is making their live return with a special holiday streaming special. They will perform tracks from their back catalogue and their biggest hit, “Christmas Will Break Your Heart.” The group’s latest album, “Dreams Will Come True,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album. In the same week, LCD Soundsystem announced that they will perform on the Netflix special, but there is no release date yet.
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The band’s upcoming Saturday Night Live special will open with an ’90s style sitcom spoof. The group will be joined by actors portraying band members and will perform their song “Christmas Will Break Your Heart.” The Christmas special will premiere on Amazon Music on December 23. It will be available on the show’s Amazon Music Twitch channel. The streaming special will be available for free on the same day it premieres.
The New York City band has been busy with new music releases. The trio will perform “Christmas Will Break Your Heart” live on Saturday Night Live on February 26. They will be joined by former head writers John Mulaney and comedians from the show. It will be their first Saturday Night Live appearance in three years, and they are a must-see. So, don’t miss this opportunity to see LCD Soundsystem on the show.
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The band will also be performing at the Sonar Festival in June. The band announced the news on social media. The new TV appearance follows the announcement on Friday on the same day that the band is playing at a festival in Barcelona, Spain. The show will also feature an appearance from a member of the band. In a recent interview, Mulaney said the music artist is “delighted” to appear on SNL.