Sadly, recent Coachella performers MGMT did not surprise with a group of backing ukulele players or an electric eel being yanked out of Ben Goldwasser’s neck during their two-song stint on Saturday Night Live last night. Instead they rocked out pretty straightforward, uneventful renditions of their Congratulations tunes “Flash Delerium” and “Brian Eno.” (The least they could have done was gotten resourceful and armed host Gabourey Sidibe with a tambourine and employed her for a little backup shimmying during their gig.) Watch below.
“Flash Delirium”
“Brian Eno”
Who’d have thought Ke$ha would would prove to be a tough act to follow? Oh, well—there’s always the next OTT MGMT video to look forward to. And at least their album is #2 this week on the Billboard Top 200—although they might want to amp up the on-screen energy a bit if they expect it to stay there.
This guy has obviously never seen a MGMT show before. I thought it was a great performance. True artists they are.
Robbie, you obviously forgot to mention the greatest part of their performances – that one dude's bug-eyed, overdramatic facial expressions. Amazing. The camera should have been on him the entire time.
kiss my balls, mgmt ruled.
OMG! The reviewers just don’t get it. Look at the comments, we love this stuff! Pure theater! MGMT kicks ass.
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i watched this at a party with 65 others huddled around the screen
we loved it……i cant wait for lolla!!!!!!!
Loving the new record and thought these were really solid performances. Can’t wait to see these guys on tour this summer.
This reviewer doesn’t have any sense of art or performance. The show was obviously a joke — notice how the people backing them up look like 1990s garage band rockers and were playing absolutely awfully.
This is an example of genius, not a bad performance. They completely rocked everyone’s expectations. That’s what a good show is all about.
Interesting spin. You had me with “The show was obviously a joke” and they “were playing absolutely awfully”, though.
I guess their goal is to go on national TV and sabotage their chances of selling their new album, then?
I have actually seen them live, and was nonplussed with them then, too.
hough I was impressed with their hit single I wasn’t a huge fan until I saw them on SNL. Now they are currently may favorite band.