A lot has changed since Phoebe Bridgers’ stint as a guitar-smashing musical guest on Saturday Night Live in 2021, notably her arena-headlining status as a solo act and another SNL appearance with the Grammy-dominating supergroup Boygenius. Last night (November 14), Bridgers visited Saturday Night Live yet again, this time to perform two songs from Lost Weekend: “Bobby” and “Still Standing.” Watch a replay below.
Joining Bridgers for the live rendition of “Bobby” was a full backing band, including Melina Duterte of Jay Som on guitar, and an eerie pooling of smoke by their feet. During “Still Standing,” she performed onstage alone in a white lace dress and simple makeup — normally unremarkable, except that during the final stretch of the song, black lights revealed she was actually wearing skeleton face paint. If only she played the Halloween show!
Bridgers heads to Europe next month to continue her shows in support of Lost Weekend. She recently announced that tour is getting extended through 2027, including a bunch of new dates in North America with Paper Wings and her longtime collaborator Christian Lee Hutson.
Last month, she dropped a Tidal-exclusive live EP of songs from her new album, as recorded at Madison Square Garden. She’s also kept quite busy as an actor, starring in a nuanced part in Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime (which includes an original song she chipped in) and voice acting roles in short films by My Chemical Romance and Conor Oberst.
Read Hattie Lindert’s concert review Going Analog at Phoebe Bridgers’ Phones-Free MSG Show.