Vampire Weekend was the musical guest on last night's episode Saturday night live, hosted by Maya Rudolph. It was the indie rock band's first time playing the NBC show in 11 years and fourth time overall. Joined by producer Ariel Rechtshaid on guitar, Vampire Weekend broke out on a piano solo during “Gen-X Cops” and played “Capricorn” with some help from a string section, both of which appear on their latest album. Only God was above us. Rudolph also revived her sketch parodying Beyoncé Hot. Watch the band's performances, this skit and the SNL promo video with Kenan Thompson, below.
The first time Vampire Weekend appeared Saturday night live were back in 2008, playing the hit “A-Punk” and “M79” from their self-titled debut. They also appeared as musical guests in 2010, performing “Cousins” and “Giving Up the Gun”, from On the contraryand again in 2013, doing live versions of “Diane Young” and “Unbelievers” by The modern vampires of the city.
The band has been very busy promoting this new album. Last month, Vampire Weekend played a special show in Austin, Texas, to coincide with the solar eclipse. joined the jam band Goose in Port Chester, New York for a 31-minute performance of “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa.” and took over SiriusXMU for a weekend where they covered the Grateful Dead's “Peggy-O” with the help of Amber Coffman and violinist Ray Suen.
Read about it Only God was above us on Pitchfork's “Best Music of 2024 So Far” list.
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