Guess you guys aren't ready for that yet...but your kids are gonna love it.

I love how Sturgill checks in on each of his band members during the performance to ensure they are kicking the appropriate amount of ass during this banger. My all time favorite SNL performance.

Here to check in that this still holds up as the best snl performance ever

2 years later this still makes me wanna get in a high speed police chase

The best performance in SNL history.

This country singer just gave one of the most rock 'n roll performances I've ever seen. He used every inch of that stage and played the hell out of a protest song on live TV with a Star Wars patch on his guitar. Incredible...

After seeing this performance live and watching about 300 times on this channel and all I can say is this, it's almost 2024 and the music world could use a strong dose of Sturgill Simpson.

When you realize, most of the audience doesn’t know who you are, so you’re gonna make damn sure they remember the next 5 minutes.

That bass player is definitely their dungeon master on the tour bus D&D games.

That last scene when he throws the guitar down feels like he's issuing a challenge to modern country

let's hear it for tight motherfuckin' horn sections

This may be the greatest performance I've ever seen on SNL leave it to sturgill Simpson to knock it off itz rockers🇱🇷

He is so incredibly talented it's scary. But since he isn't singing about dirt roads, trucks and beer, he never gets a sniff of being pushed on radio. This guys has more talent than anyone pretending to be a Country artist today.

Wife and I saw him live in Cleveland and they played this hard for 2 straight hours. No opening act, just came out, started crushing, and left. I've never been a huge country fan because it all kind of sounds like the same top 40 nonsense to me, but Sturgill is something different and I can't get enough.

When all the good Ramones jobs are gone but you can play keys.

Sturgill knew the significance of the moment and acted accordingly. Legendary performance.

This... this is perfect. If this is where country is going back to, sign me the fuck up.

3:42 Dude was rocking so hard his cymbal came off. This is the best SNL performance I've seen in a long time, I've watched this video almost as many times as I've seen Star Wars.

This is by far the best live performance I’ve ever seen. I think I’ve watched it well over 100 times and always catch something new. Each of these musicians feed off of each other’s energy and are clearly impressed with each other’s performance. The smiles on their faces, the keyboard surfing, the incredible trumpet solo and the cymbal crashing to the ground are just a few of the highlights that have brought tears to my eyes while watching. Absolutely incredible, Sturgill really let them shine and pulled off something amazing.

Had the privilege of seeing him live and I can confirm Sturgill Simpson is an absolute monster on stage. This is the only video that comes close to capturing how great it is. If you're a fan, and you should be, see them live.

One of the best performances in SNL history. Keep it up ya'll.

Damned near a half a century of watching SNL and this is the best band performance I have ever witnessed.

Legend has it that to this day, SNL is still trying to get their roof back on

The best musical performance in SNL history. And I've been watching since 1975.

Clearly, Sturgill and the boys thought, "We might only be on SNL once, so let's burn it the fuck DOWN!"

That was extreme high energy. But, don't miss the trees for the forest. This song is all about the lyrics.

I go back and watch this once in a while.... because I start remembering what a great performance it was... and then I start doubting my memory and I start thinking, "Nah, it couldn't have been THAT great a performance". But then I watch it again and I'm like "Oh yeah it was!" Man, they KILLED it.

Been watching since 1978 im 47 he rocked it better than anyone in 40 plus yrs

At long last someone playing like it matters, fuck yeah

I can't stop smiling. Making Kentucky proud Sturgill!

This is and always will be my favorite performance. This is the standard all musicians should strive to attain.

7 years later and this still kicks ass

Straight bad ass slams that guitar at the end this dude is legendary

4:17 Love when the organ gets kicked and the guy is wrestling to get it back into position while still playing. This video has so much nuance. I absolutely love the entire performance!!!

That shit just changed my life! I felt like Sturgill was shooting rays of energy from his mind's eye at all of his bandmates! The energy was exhilarating!

I’m here from watching Sound & Fury on Netflix. This performance? Good. Grief.

Anytime you see Sturgil strapping on a Tele you know some hell is about to be raised, You go boy.

wheeler was right, he's an assassin without a doubt he's killin it

Still one of the best performances I've ever watched. You can absolutely tell they left everything on the stage after that performance. You can tell they were feeling it 100%.

This will always be one of my favourite live performances. No GD question.

Sturgill and the band killed it.

By far, one of the best performances I've ever seen on TV. Nobody plays like this anymore.

I'm a heavy metal guy and that shit had me jumping and moving! Best fucking performance EVER! officially a Sturgill Simpson fan now. Currently listening to the Ballad of dood and juanita

Loved the drummer here. Hard steady beat the entire time, and doesn't miss a step when Sturgill knocks his cymbal off and continues on using the edge of another. Just an awesome performance period.

He and his band lit that stage absolutely on fire that night. So incredible.

this is litterally what happens when the Marshall Tucker Band smokes and drinks with the Blues Brothers for a week.

that trumpet player has some pipes holy cow.

Greatest performance on Saturday Night Live ever. And I've seen them all.

Definitely the best, realest performance I've seen on SNL.

This was the first time I'd ever heard Sturgill perform. It opened up a whole new world.

Love when you see a band just having the time of its life. Outstanding!

Just watched this again....for about the 100th time.

Before: I’m going to bed, but one more video first. After: *all sturgull simpson songs*

This was Sturgill's best band.

When real music slaps the world in the face on Saturday night. Unbelievable. The new face of new, real music. Fantastic.

Quite possibly one of the most EPIC live performances that I've ever seen! Former vet myself and I get Sturgill's lyrics as much as a common man can anyway.

This might be the best live performance I’ve ever seen

I've watched SNL from it's inception. This performance was the best I've seen as a musical act. They tore the roof off.

Seven years later, I still watch this every now and then when I need a pump of adrenaline. It is a top three performance with Elvis Costello's "Radio, Radio" and Nirvana's debut in '91.

This was his Johnny Cash "Stomp Out The Footlights" Performance! Once in a lifetime deal right there!!! Nothing can top this one

How the hell did I miss this one, they went full on country fire and blues brothers! What a great live show, too bad it was on SNL and nobody was watching live.

This man’s music is so tied into my family and our history and my relationship with my father. He’s from Breathitt county originally and my family is all from/many still in Magoffin County which is next to Breathitt. I saw this performance live while I was in a penitentiary in Ohio, where I was born and raised, and called my dad immediately the next morning to tell him “you gotta look this guy up” not even knowing he was that close to where my family come from. I’ll never get to tell him but his link to my life, my relationship with my dad, and my family history will forever be a big part of me. He named his debut album “High Top Mountain” which I knew was a cemetery on top of a hill/mountain in Kentucky where his family is buried, while a lot of my family is buried on Cow Creek just a couple miles away. Maybe one day I’ll get to tell him, but God Bless this man for his work and for him always being himself.

Love the energy, especially when Sturgill knocks the drummer's crash cymbal off the stand at 3:44 lmao. This is what rock n' roll is supposed to sound like!

How much did that ceiling cost to replace, son?!?

I gotta admit, I never heard of Stirgill and his band before watching them on SNL. I will never forget them now. They're all excellent musicians, but I especially love the drummer's steady driving beat. Somebody, tell me about these guys!

Country Singer goes on SNL, exposes Afghan heroin trade, and no one even noticed. But Joe Rogan did. And now I did.

Saw it live on TV and it never disappoints probably one of the the best live performances that SnL has ever had pure rock and roll 🍻

SNL had better be careful, more stuff like this and they might become culturally relevant again

This is seriously one of the best things I have ever seen in my entire life! If you're ever anywhere near Oregon I'll be there.

The way he kicks the organ and throws his guitar on the floor at the end was badass

If this song does not get you up out of your seat and your ass moving, check your pulse. You might be dead! Amazing song and energy!

Damn, I thought that trumpet player was just gonna explode in a big puff of smoke.

It's Like Waylon Jennings and Creedence Clearwater had a love child and wrote him a song. Van Morrison, Molly Hatchet, and Keith Whitley are his uncles.

Yo hat’s off to the camera crew, so much going on and all the details captured. I love this performance so much!

Pretty sure about 3,400 of these views are from me. Best performance ever.

To all you listening to this on a phone, do yourself a favorite and throw on some good headphones or play through a decent stereo and pay attention to the instrumentation. Amazing.

That bass player is just crushing it.

And so little Timmy, this is where babies come from.

The look on the drummer's face at :57 when he realizes magic is happening.

I can't seem to get this loud enough

Hell yeah. They've killed it for years. Keep on truckin,' Sturgill!!

That boy GOING OFF!!! Lawd The whole band is on fire 🔥

I still come back to this periodically. Might be the best gig I've ever seen on SNL. Pure musical adrenaline.

Love it. Them all standing together at the end, challenging anyone to a scrap.

Shout out to Sturgil for that Rogue One call sign on his guitar😎...

When you know they ain’t bringing you back, might as well burn the fucking place down. The best SNL musical performance they will ever have.

I got my coffee in front of me and put on this video..... I forgot to drink my coffee.

This is amazing foot stomping get up and dance music. Every time I watch it my heart starts racing. Even though the drummer loses a crash cymbal they keep right up and going. You can tell how much fun they were having.

He and the band are PERFECT examples of live music done the right way...full soul, no hesitation, and all awesome.

Damn he tore it down

Best SNL musical guest performance and best version of this song 👍🏽👍🏽 And with a bonus star-studded line-up: Trombone: Jon Richardson Alto/Tenor Sax: Eddie Munster Trumpet: Lovechild of Wilfred Brimley ("diabeetus") and 'The Beast' from Beauty & The Beast Bass: Lovechild of Stanley Kubrick + Nick Frost Drums: Lovechild of Frankie Muniz + Giovanni Ribisi Keys: Sasha Baron Cohen Lead Guitar: Lovechild of David Brent + Anton Chigurh

I’ll never get tired of watching this performance I swear

One of the greatest musical performances on SNL... PERIOD

The most music I’ve ever heard packed into a mere 4 and a half minutes. That was an amazing performance

no pharmaceutical product could ever equal the rush you get when the band hits that groove; the people are dancin', and shoutin', and swayin'; and the house is rockin'!

best SNL performance ever.

Fuck yeah!! If you ever wondered what it means to "rock out" then consider yourself lucky because you have just discovered it.

You can never get tired of watching this amazing , pivotal performance!!!

Holy smokes.......I love him. I really hope he comes out on tour again...I need to see him live, whew 😮❤

From Bobby organ surfing, Miles loosing his main ride cymbal after Sturgill decided to help with the drums, the ridiculous over the top build up that gives me chills everytime, the "WHOOOAWWW" and the guitar smash. Boy oh boy