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Turnstile Performs 'Birds,' Medley on SNL
Confirmed
In Short: Following their opening song, Turnstile performed a medley of 'I Care' and 'Dull,' showcasing their dynamic and intense musical style.
Turnstile made their Saturday Night Live debut on October 7, 2025, with a performance of their Grammy-winning song 'Birds,' which took home the Best Metal Performance award at the 68th annual Grammy Awards in February.
The band, known for their energetic live shows, opened the SNL performance with 'Birds,' a track from their latest album 'Never Enough,' which was released in June 2025.
Turnstile's appearance on SNL came just one night after they performed at Austin City Limits in Texas, marking a significant moment in their career.
The band's latest album 'Never Enough' also won Best Rock Album at the Grammys, solidifying their status in the music industry.
Lead singer Brendan Yates told Rolling Stone that the title track of 'Never Enough' had existed in his head for a long time, and a 'reimagined' version of the album was released in August.
Turnstile's SNL performance was part of the season 52 premiere, following KATSEYE's debut appearance on the previous week's episode.
Host Dakota Johnson had teased Turnstile's booking earlier in the week, joking about starting a 'wall of death' for the band.
In an interview with NME at the BRIT Awards, Yates emphasized the importance of artists using their platforms to reflect the world's issues, stating, 'We’re existing in a time of heightened state violence. We are watching people be pushed out of their homes here in America, in Palestine, in Sudan, in Iran, everywhere, as if they don’t belong to them. As if we don’t belong to each other.'
What this adds
Turnstile's SNL performance was part of a busy period for the band following the release of 'Never Enough' in June 2025.
Background
Birds are vertebrate animals constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. They are warm-blooded, live worldwide, and range in size from the 5.5 cm (2.2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.8 m common ostrich.
What's confirmed
- Turnstile made their Saturday Night Live debut on Saturday (Oct.
What's still developing
- Later on SNL, the group played a medley of “I Care” and “Dull,” which was anything but.
- Turnstile followed season 52 premiere guest KATSEYE, with Rosalía set to perform alongside host Shane Gillis on Oct.
- Brendan Yates and Daniel Fang of Turnstile at Palacio Vistalegre Arena on November 27, 2025 in Madrid, Spain.
- Later in the episode, Turnstile returned to perform two songs back-to-back, opening with the dreamier ‘I Care’ before crashing into ‘Dull’.