SNL50: The Homecoming Concert is a three-hour television concert special to commemorate the 50th anniversary season of Saturday Night Live. It aired live from Radio City Music Hall on February 14, 2025, on Peacock. Hosted by Jimmy Fallon and executive produced by Lorne Michaels and Mark Ronson, the special featured musicians and music-related sketches that had appeared on the show throughout its fifty years, acting as a "kickoff event" for a weekend celebration of SNL that culminated in the 50th Anniversary Special on February 16.
Performers The Roots acted as backing band for most of the show's performances. Performer(s)Song(s) Jimmy Fallon "Soul Man" Miley Cyrus"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (with Brittany Howard)"Flowers" Bad Bunny (feat. Los Pleneros de la Cresta) "Baile Inolvidable""DTMF" Bill Murray (as Nick Valentine)Paul ShafferAna GasteyerMaya RudolphCecily Strong "You're All I Need to Get By" Eddie Vedder "The Waiting""Less than Zero""Corduroy" Tracy Morgan "Astronaut Jones Theme Song" The B-52sFred ArmisenSarah ShermanBowen Yang "Love Shack" Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way" DevoFred Armisen "Uncontrollable Urge" Andy SambergLady GagaChris ParnellJorma TacconeBad BunnyT-PainEddie VedderThe Lonely Island Medley:"Shallow""Dick in a Box""Motherlover""Lazy Sunday""Hide and Seek""I Just Had Sex""I'm on a Boat""Jack Sparrow""Jizz in My Pants" Lauryn HillWyclef Jean "Lost Ones""Ex-Factor""911""Killing Me Softly" Will Ferrell (as Marty Culp)Ana Gasteyer (as Bobbi Mohan-Culp)The Culps Medley:"Do That to Me One More Time""Work Bitch""Unholy""Body""Denial Is a River""Catfish""Not Like Us""Good Luck, Babe!" Jelly Roll "I Walk the Line""Folsom Prison Blues""Ring of Fire" Brandi Carlile "The Joke" Mumford & Sons "I Will Wait""The Boxer" (with Jerry Douglas) Snoop Dogg "Gin and Juice""Last Dance with Mary Jane" (with Jelly Roll) Arcade FireDavid ByrneSt. VincentPreservation Hall Jazz Band "Heroes""Wake Up" Bonnie Raitt "Thing Called Love""I Can't Make You Love Me" (with Chris Martin) NirvanaPost Malone "Smells Like Teen Spirit" RobynDavid Byrne "Dancing on My Own""This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" Cher "If I Could Turn Back Time" Lady Gaga "Shallow" Jack White "Rockin' in the Free World""Seven Nation Army"
Appearances Marcello Hernández – introduced Bad Bunny Kenan Thompson – introduced Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean Kate McKinnon – introduced Brandi Carlile Ana Gasteyer (as Martha Stewart) - introduced Snoop Dogg Molly Shannon – introduced Bonnie Raitt Adam Sandler – introduced Nirvana and Post Malone (as "Post Nirvana") John Mulaney – introduced Robyn and David Byrne Fred Armisen (as Prince) and Maya Rudolph (as Beyoncé) – introduced Cher Bowen Yang – introduced Lady Gaga
Awards Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. 2025Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Variety Special (Live)Producers of SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert, Jimmy FallonPrimetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing for a Variety SpecialBeth McCarthy MillerOutstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or SpecialSound Mixers of SNL 50: The Homecoming ConcertOutstanding Production Design for a Variety SpecialKeith Ian Raywood, Anthony Bishop, and Aaron BlackOutstanding Music DirectionJames Poyser and Ahmir "Questlove" ThompsonOutstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety SpecialLighting technicians of SNL 50: The Homecoming ConcertDirectors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directing - VarietyBeth McCarthy Miller
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