Jack White returned to Saturday Night Live with a pair of brand new songs.
After making a cameo in a star-studded monologue alongside host Jack Black, the 50-year-old Detroit rocker took the stage to deliver two just-released, electrifying tracks: “Derecho Demonico” and “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs.”
For his first performance, White appeared on a blue-lit stage stacked with wooden crates and a white statue featuring a glass skeleton head, performing “Derecho Demonico” with a backing band. Later in the show, he returned wearing a jacket emblazoned with a NASA logo — likely a nod to the recently launched, moon-bound Artemis II mission — to deliver the feral “G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs.
“Well, it’s the beginning of the world now/ And there’s nobody left… Let’s start again… Let’s do it all over again,” the artist sings on the track.
White’s most recent solo album, No Name, was released in 2024.
During the opening monologue, White joined in for a surprise performance of the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.” The segment also featured host Black alongside several returning members of the show’s Five-Timers Club, including Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Candice Bergen and Melissa McCarthy.
Saturday’s episode marked Black’s fifth time hosting, while White served as the musical guest for the sixth time, including his SNL debut with the White Stripes in 2002.
Black is currently promoting his return as the voice of Bowser in the animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which arrived in theaters on April 1. He made his solo Billboard Hot 100 debut in 2023 with “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which peaked at No. 56 on the chart.
Watch White’s SNL performances below, and find all the ways to stream the full episode here.
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