Revisit five Lost Weekend songs from singer’s cellphone-free gig at World’s Most Famous Arena
Cellphones might have been barred from Phoebe Bridgers’ Madison Square Garden show in June, but fans can revisit the singer’s concert at the arena thanks to a new live EP.
Live at Madison Square Garden, available to download exclusively via Tidal, features five Lost Weekend songs that Bridgers performed at the “World’s Most Famous Arena” before the release of her new album. The EP includes tracks like the single “Lost Boys”and “Long Lost Weekend,” an extended version of the title track.
Non-Tidal users can also download the EP, which is the latest move in a partnership between the streaming service and the singer; Tidal also sponsored the MSG gig, which had a $1 ticket price but banned cellphones from capturing the show.
Phoebe Bridgers among musical guests for new episodes of ‘SNL’
The show will return from its current break on October 31 for a Halloween episode hosted by Obsession star Inde Navarrette, with Gracie Abrams as musical guest.
The Strokes’ appearance will be their fifth on SNL, following previous performances in 2002, 2006, 2011 and 2020.
Their most recent visit came on Halloween 2020, when they performed ‘The Adults Are Talking’ and ‘Bad Decisions’ from their sixth album ‘The New Abnormal’. That episode was also hosted by Mulaney.
Meanwhile, Bridgers is set for her second appearance as a solo musical guest, having made her debut in February 2021, when she performed ‘Kyoto’ and ‘I Know The End’ from her 2020 album ‘Punisher’. The latter performance became a viral moment after she smashed her Danelectro guitar against a stage monitor during the song’s climax, prompting a heated online debate.
Bridgers later revealed that the manufacturer had given her permission to destroy the instrument, while the monitor was a fake prop specifically made for the performance. The guitar was subsequently sold at auction for $101,500, raising money for the GLAAD Media Awards.
