Whether it’s Julian Casablancas performing “I Wish it Was Christmas” with the Roots, Bright Eyes smashing the hell out of a trumpet onstage, or Ben Harper, Beck, and Billy Gibbons joining Will Ferrell and Conan for a rendition of “Free Bird,” late-night television affords us a wealth of entertaining performances (and just sheer entertainment) as far as musical guests go.
Ergo, each week, we round up every show’s scheduled performances and place them in a handy little list. For good measure, we’ve thrown in the other guests too. Happy watching.
“The Late Show With David Letterman”
05/17 – Matthew Fox, Zac Brown Band, “American Idol” castoff Michael Lynche, Jason Randal
05/18 – Jonah Hill, Janelle Monae, John Carney, a Top Ten List presented by Miss USA Rima Fakih
05/19 – Russell Brand, Johnny “Ace” Palmer, Stone Temple Pilots, a Top Ten List presented by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof
05/20 – Katherine Heigl, Steve Cohen, Band of Horses
05/21 – Ashton Kutcher, Larry Miller, Michael Ammar, Brooks & Dunn with Reba McEntire
“The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
05/17 – Bill Cosby, Ricky Gervais, Taio Cruz
05/18 – Michael Douglas, Charles Barkley, Joe Nichols
05/19 – Eddie Murphy, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Damian Marley with Nas
05/20 – Chelsea Handler, Chris Matthews, Sarah McLachlan
05/21 – Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Adam Lambert
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
05/17 – Mickey Rourke, Jorge Garcia, Pamela Anderson (Repeat from 05/04/10)
05/18 – Ryan Phillippe, Beth Ostrosky Stern, Dirty Heads (Repeat 05/13/10)
05/19 – Michael Douglas, Atticus Shaffer, Reflection Eternal featuring Estelle
05/20 – Josh Holloway, Adam Perry Lang, Slayer
05/21 – Teri Hatcher, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, Massive Attack
“The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
05/17 – Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Repeat from 03/04/09)
05/18 – Jon Favreau, Jakob Dylan
05/19 – Dennis Quaid, Alice Eve
05/20 – Holly Hunter, Vampire Weekend
05/21 – Ben Kingsley, Court Yard Hounds
“Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
05/17 – Randy Jackson, David Boreanaz, the final three “Survivor” contestants, Public Image Ltd.
05/18 – Matthew Fox, Jane Lynch, Ray Wylie Hubbard
05/19 – Jerry Seinfeld, Jesse Eisenberg, Mike Bender and Doug Chernack, Mumford & Sons
05/20 – Will Forte, Jim Parsons, John DeLucie
05/21 – Donald Trump, Jorge Garcia, Robbie Dupree
“Last Call With Carson Daly”
05/17 – Aaron Paul, Shooter Jennings, 311 (Repeat from 03/19/10)
05/18 – B.o.B., Mike Massimino
05/19 – Chuck Palahniuk, Mike Scotti, Never Shout Never
05/20 – V.V. Brown, She & Him
05/21 – Jesse Eisenberg, Puppet Up
Image: Band of Horses
