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\n\tGorillaz<\/a> have officially entered Studio 8H.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Damon Albarn<\/a>\u2013fronted animated band made its Saturday Night Live<\/em> debut as the musical guest on the March 7 episode hosted by Ryan Gosling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe virtual rock group appeared on the NBC sketch comedy show in support of its ninth studio album, The Mountain<\/em>, released Feb. 27. The set debuted atop<\/a> the U.K.\u2019s Official Albums Chart, marking the band\u2019s third No. 1 in the country.<\/p>\n

\n\tGorillaz opened their first performance with \u201cClint Eastwood,\u201d the breakthrough single from their 2001 self-titled debut. The group played in front of a massive screen displaying the band members\u2019 animated characters, while rapper Del the Funky Homosapien<\/a> joined onstage to deliver his verses.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor their second performance, Albarn and company delivered the new track \u201cThe Moon Cave,\u201d featuring onstage appearances by singer-songwriter Asha Puthli, The Roots\u2019 Black Thought and sitar player Anoushka Shankar. The guest-heavy performance also featured a lively string section in the background. <\/p>\n

\n\tGorillaz recently announced a tour<\/a> in support of the new album \u2014 their first North American run in four years \u2014 kicking off Sept. 17 in Orlando, Florida, and wrapping on Halloween in Seattle. The Mountain<\/em> serves as the follow-up to 2023\u2019s Cracker Island<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tEarlier in the episode, Harry Styles<\/a> made a surprise appearance<\/a> during Gosling\u2019s opening monologue, sending the studio audience into a frenzy when cameras revealed him seated in the crowd. The Project Hail Mary<\/em> star quickly wove the moment into the bit, jokingly panicking that the pop star\u2019s presence was stealing attention from his planned monologue.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch Gorillaz\u2019s SNL<\/em> performances below, and find all the ways to stream the full episode here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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