SNL Books Greta Van Fleet

Travis Shinn

SNL Books Greta Van Fleet

Travis Shinn

Greta Van Fleet are Saturday Night Live’s first musical guest of 2019. Yes, Michigan’s most popular classic rock reenactment troupe — riding high off a year when nostalgia seemed even more pervasive in mainstream rock than usual — will take the stage at 30 Rock for the 1/19 episode, hosted by the absolutely delightful Rachel Brosnahan of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

This raises some questions: Whose appearance will be more retro-minded, host or musical guest? Would the self-consciously hip ’70s version of SNL have ever booked the bands Greta Van Fleet so shamelessly mimic? And will GVF bust out a sick cover of “Misty Mountain Hop”? Hey mama, grab a glass of ox milk and tune your TV to NBC on MLK weekend to find out.

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