It’s over 40 years since it first happened, Stevie Nicks will be the musical guest on SNL.

The first time was December 10, 1983, Stevie Nicks will return to Saturday Night Live October 12th

By Crash

September 25, 2024 at 4:35 pm CDT

Her first appearance on SNL was in 1983 Stevie Nicks sang two songs from her latest solo effort, “Stand Back and Nightbird” from the album The Wild Heart. On Oct. 12, Stevie Nicks will finally return to Saturday Night Live, over 40 years as the musical guest, pop star Ariana Grande plays the role of host.

Below are a couple of videos from that first appearance.

Stevie Nicks will serve as SNL's musical guest on Oct 12. She last appeared on the show more than 40 years ago, alongside host Flip Wilson. Here's her performance of "Stand Back" from that night, Dec 10, 1983. (Stick around for the dance break.) #SNL #StevieNicks pic.twitter.com/PF26Mbe2L2
— LateNighter (@latenightercom) September 18, 2024

Stevie performs "Nightbird" on #SaturdayNightLive in December 1983 from #TheWildHeart album. 💞
Posted by Stevie Nicks Fanpage on Tuesday, February 1, 2022