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Music on TV this week: Florence + the Machine (twice!) and lots of encores

LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS -- Episode 705 -- Pictured: Florence Welch of musical guest Florence + The Machine performs on June 28, 2018.
LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS -- Episode 705 -- Pictured: Florence Welch of musical guest Florence + The Machine performs on June 28, 2018.Lloyd Bishop/NBC

by Luke Taylor

June 25, 2018

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. We'll also post videos of performances as the week progresses.

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This week's schedule

As we start to ease our way toward the July 4 break, many shows are going into encore episodes. That said, this week does bring a few new performances, most notably back-to-back nights of Florence + the Machine across a couple networks in the run-up to Friday's release of Florence's new album, High as Hope.

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

Monday, June 25


- none to report -

Tuesday, June 26

KYLE feat. Kehlani, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Vance Joy, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from March 5 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, October 2017

Wednesday, June 27

Florence + the Machine, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Upcoming show at Target Center in Minneapolis, Oct. 20, 2018

Future, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from June 11 (ABC)

Thursday, June 28

Backstreet Boys, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Weezer, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from June 12 (ABC) | Review and photos: The Current's Music on a Stick 2016, featuring Weezer

Florence + the Machine, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) | Majestic beings Florence and the Machine, Grimes visit the Xcel Energy Center, June 2016

Billy Corgan, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from May 3 (CBS) | Smashing Pumpkins - Upcoming show at the Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 19, 2018

Friday, June 29

Sting & Shaggy, Live with Kelly and Ryan (network varies; check your local listings)
The Record Company, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from June 15 (ABC) | Upcoming show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Sept. 28, 2018.

Iggy Azalea, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from March 20 (CBS)

Saturday, June 30

Taylor Swift, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from Nov. 17, 2017 (NBC)
Sleater-Kinney; Heartless Bastards, Austin City Limits; note: encore from Jan. 30, 2016 (PBS)
• Andrea Swensson interviews Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney, February 2015
Heartless Bastards perform "Simple Feeling" in The Current studio, February 2012

*Schedule subject to change.

Watch again: See last week's highlights.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Live with Kelly and Ryan - network varies; check your local listings
Saturday Night Live - NBC
Austin City Limits - PBS

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