Mumford & Sons Bring Out Hozier on ‘SNL’

Mumford & Sons returned to Studio 8H on Saturday night — and they didn’t come alone.

The folk-rock band made their fourth appearance on Saturday Night Live on February 28th, performing material from their new album Prizefighter, released February 20th.

The set’s standout moment came when Hozier walked out to join the band for a live performance of “Rubber Band Man,” their collaboration that has spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.

It marked the band’s first SNL appearance in eight years, since their 2018 visit, and the Hozier surprise gave the performance an extra jolt that the Studio 8H crowd was clearly not expecting.

The episode was hosted by Connor Storrie, the 26-year-old Canadian actor best known for his role as Shane Hollander on HBO Max’s Heated Rivalry, making his SNL debut. During his opening monologue, Storrie brought out members of the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team, who recently won gold, alongside the U.S. men’s squad — playing up the contrast between the women’s recent triumph and the men’s 40-plus year gold medal drought for laughs.

The night’s other talking point came during a late-night sketch filmed on location at the Rink at Rockefeller Center, where Storrie’s Heated Rivalry costar Hudson Williams made an unannounced cameo. The two, who play rival hockey players on the show, skated together in what quickly became the episode’s most shared moment online.

Williams later returned to Studio 8H to join Storrie in introducing Mumford & Sons for their musical segment.

Beyond “Rubber Band Man,” the band performed additional material from Prizefighter, which also features tracks including “The Banjo Song” and “Here.”