U2's Memorable Saturday Night Live Performances: A Look Back at Their Iconic SNL Appearances
On December 9, 2000, U2 performed on Saturday Night Live for the first time after the release of their 10th studio album, All That You Can’t Leave Behind. The band played two songs from the album, “Beautiful Day” and “Elevation,” with Val Kilmer as the host of the show. U2 would make three more appearances on SNL, with Luke Wilson in November 2004, Megan Fox in September 2009, and Saoirse Ronan in December 2017, promoting their subsequent albums How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, No Line on the Horizon, and Songs of Experience, all of which reached #1 on the charts.