The 8G Band

The 8G Band was the house band for Late Night with Seth Meyers from 2014 to 2024.^[1]^[2]^[3] The band was led by led by Fred Armisen, and was named for the studio where the show was filmed.

Inception

Armisen assembled the 8G Band about two weeks before the test show. He texted friends Seth Jabour, Syd Butler, and Eli Janney ("What are you guys doing this week?"), then found first drummer Kimberly Thompson through an audition.^{[citation needed]} Jabour and Butler are members of the Brooklyn rock and roll band Les Savy Fav, and Butler also owns Frenchkiss Records. Guitarist Marnie Stern was a member of the band from 2014-2022.

2024 layoffs

Due to budget cuts, the band was laid off at the end of the 2023–2024 season. The show will continue to use and occasionally update pre-recorded music by the band for use on the show as musical intros and outros but Late Night will no longer have live music as a regular component.^[4] The band's final live performance on the show was Hüsker Dü's song "Makes No Sense at All", featuring original Dü member Bob Mould on August 22.^[5]

Members in 2024

Fred Armisen (bandleader, rhythm guitar, drums)
Seth Jabour (lead guitar)
Syd Butler (bass)
Eli Janney (keyboards)

Previous members

Kimberly Thompson (drums)
Kristina Schiano (drums)
Marnie Stern (lead/rhythm guitar)

References

^ "Meet the "Late Night with Seth Meyers" 8G Band!". NBC. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ O'Connell, Michael. "Seth Meyers Taps Fred Armisen To Lead 'Late Night' Band With Members of Les Savy Fav, Girls Against Boys". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ Mora, Celest. "Who Is In the 8G Band on Seth Meyer's 'Late Night'? Get to Know This Awesome Fivesome". Bustle. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 11, 2024). "'Late Night With Seth Meyers' To Drop House Band In Budget Cut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ Blistein, Jon (23 August 2024). "Bob Mould and Fred Armisen Help the 8G Band Sign Off 'Seth Meyers' With Hüsker Dü Cover". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

[1] "Meet the "Late Night with Seth Meyers" 8G Band!". NBC. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[2] O'Connell, Michael. "Seth Meyers Taps Fred Armisen To Lead 'Late Night' Band With Members of Les Savy Fav, Girls Against Boys". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[3] Mora, Celest. "Who Is In the 8G Band on Seth Meyer's 'Late Night'? Get to Know This Awesome Fivesome". Bustle. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[4] Andreeva, Nellie (June 11, 2024). "'Late Night With Seth Meyers' To Drop House Band In Budget Cut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[5] Blistein, Jon (23 August 2024). "Bob Mould and Fred Armisen Help the 8G Band Sign Off 'Seth Meyers' With Hüsker Dü Cover". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

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