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The Current's guide to music on TV: week of Nov. 27, 2017

U2 perform at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis
U2 perform at U.S. Bank Stadium in MinneapolisNate Ryan | MPR

by Luke Taylor

November 27, 2017

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. This week's highlights include Spoon and Liam Gallagher each paying a visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Wolf Alice performing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and a little band called U2 performing on Saturday Night Live.

Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*

Monday, Nov. 27

Spoon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | #MicroShow: Britt and Alex of Spoon at the Turf Club, Dec. 11; enter for a chance to win tickets to the show
Vance Joy, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Oct. 25 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, Oct. 24, 2017

Tuesday, Nov. 28

Liam Gallagher, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | interview with Oake & Riley, Nov. 22, 2017
Langhorne Slim, Conan (TBS)
Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from Oct. 12 (CBS) | Lindsey Buckingham interview with Oake & Riley, Oct. 30, 2017
Bono, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) | Andrea Swensson's review of U2's Sept. 8 concert at U.S. Bank Stadium, part of The Joshua Tree 30th anniversary tour

Wednesday, Nov. 29

Amy Shark, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Oct. 30 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, Aug. 14, 2017
Talib Kweli, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) | interview with NPR's Michel Martin, Nov. 20, 2017

Thursday, Nov. 30

Wolf Alice, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | album review: Visions of a Life, by Jade, Nov. 17, 2017
Talib Kweli, Conan (TBS) | interview with NPR's Michel Martin, Nov. 20, 2017
Sam Smith, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies)
Diana Ross, The View (ABC) | The Diana Ross Project, an essay by author and musician Edward Kelsey Moore

Friday, Dec. 1

Sam Smith, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Royal Blood, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Nov. 1 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, October 2014

Saturday, Dec. 2

U2, Saturday Night Live (NBC) | Adam Clayton interview with Oake & Riley, Sept. 8, 2017

*Schedule subject to change.

Resources

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
Conan - TBS
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Comedy Central
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
The Ellen DeGeneres Show - varies; check your local listings
The View - ABC
Saturday Night Live - NBC