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‘SNL’ 50th Anniversary Concert to Feature Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Miley Cyrus, Backstreet Boys and More

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. Jack White, David Byrne, Robyn, Eddie Vedder, DEVO, Brittany Howard, Chris Martin, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Jelly Roll, the B-52s, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Roots will also perform, with more artists to be announced.

Lorne Michaels and Mark Ronson will executive produce the “Homecoming Concert,” which will stream live on Peacock on Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. ET. The concert special will also play at fan screening events at select Imax theaters at Regal Cinemas. Free tickets to those screenings — taking place in California (Regal Edwards Ontario Palace), Pennsylvania (Regal UA King of Prussia), Texas (Regal Lone Star), New York (Regal Deer Park) and Florida (Regal South Beach) — will be available at a later date.

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The Radio City concert comes two days before the official “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” a three-hour live broadcast show taking place Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. It’s the latest in a string of “SNL50” celebrations. NBC put out a four-part docuseries from Morgan Neville titled “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,” which preceded a documentary special from Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Oz Rodriguez called “Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music.”

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“SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” is produced by Broadway Video. Erin David and Caroline Maroney are also producers, Ken Aymong and Rob Paine serve as supervising producers and Beth McCarthy-Miller is the director.

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