Michael Odonoghue
Pull a thread
Turnstile on Saturday Night Live: what changed in the 45 years since Fear got the plug pulled
On 3 October 2026 a hardcore band played Saturday Night Live for the first time since 1981. The music didn’t soften; the people holding the button changed.
On the night of Saturday 3 October 2026, Turnstile opened their Saturday Night Live set with “BIRDS”, a drum solo from Daniel Fang leading it in, and came back later with an “I CARE”/“DULL” medley in front of a wall of raised phones. The host was Dakota Johnson. Taylor Swift turned up twice, in the monologue and again at the goodnights with a birthday cake.