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{{Short description|House band for Late Night with Seth Meyers}}
The '''8G Band''' wasis the house band for ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'' until the end of the 2023-2024 season at which point they will provide occasional pre-recorded music.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the "Late Night with Seth Meyers" 8G Band!|url=http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/blog/meet-the-late-night-with-seth-meyers-8g-band|publisher=NBC|accessdate=13 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|title=Seth Meyers Taps Fred Armisen To Lead 'Late Night' Band With Members of Les Savy Fav, Girls Against Boys|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/tv-film/5901190/seth-meyers-taps-fred-armisen-to-lead-late-night-band-with-members|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=13 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mora|first=Celest|title=Who Is In the 8G Band on Seth Meyer's 'Late Night'? Get to Know This Awesome Fivesome|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/17346-who-is-in-the-8g-band-on-seth-meyers-late-night-get-to-know-this-awesome|publisher=Bustle|accessdate=13 March 2014}}</ref> The band is led by ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' alumnus [[Fred Armisen]]. He assembled the 8G Band, named for the studio where the show is taped, just two weeks before the test show. He texted friends Seth Jabour, [[Syd Butler]], and [[Eli Janney (musician)|Eli Janney]] ("What are you guys doing this week?"), then found first drummer [[Kimberly Thompson]] through an audition.{{reference needed|date=September 2018}} Jabour and Butler are members of the Brooklyn rock and roll band [[Les Savy Fav]], and Butler also owns [[Frenchkiss Records]]. Guitarist [[Marnie Stern]] later joined as well. Occasionally starting in 2022, Karina Rykman sits in as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Andrew |title=Karina Rykman To Fill In With ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ Band Ahead Of NOLA Jazz Fest Late-Night |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/karina-rykman-late-night-seth-meyers-new-orleans/ |publisher=Live For Live Music |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref>
Due to budget cuts, the band was laid off at the end of the 2023-2024 season. The show will continue to use and occasionally update pre-recorded music by the band for use on the show as musical intros and extros but ''Late Night'' will no longer have live music as a regular component.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ To Drop House Band In Budget Cut |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/late-night-with-seth-meyers-house-band-1235971165/ |access-date=June 12, 2024 |work=Deadline |date=June 11, 2024}}</ref>
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