{"id":527475,"date":"2026-07-15T15:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/527475\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:08:09","slug":"phoebe-bridgers-brings-joe-bonamassa-backed-teenage-guitar-prodigy-and-kiko-loureiros-protege-along-for-tonight-show-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/527475\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoebe Bridgers brings Joe Bonamassa-backed teenage guitar prodigy and Kiko Loureiro\u2019s protege along for Tonight Show Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-f76c05dc-804b-11f1-9647-7d0d3226be9e\">Phoebe Bridgers just gave a surprise performance of her new song Lost Boys on The Tonight Show \u2013 and her band was made up of viral kid musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Armed with a custom Gibson <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/best-acoustic-guitars\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/best-acoustic-guitars\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/best-acoustic-guitars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">acoustic guitar<\/a>, Bridgers performed the lead single from her forthcoming album, Lost Weekend, with help from her unexpected backing band.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-f76c05dc-804b-11f1-9647-7d0d3226be9e-2\">That ensemble included a number of rising child music stars, including 11-year-old Bay Melnick Virgolino on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-12-string-guitars\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-12-string-guitars\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-12-string-guitars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">12-string guitar<\/a>. The pocket-sized shredder has been <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/bay-melnick-virgolino-americas-got-talent-quarter-finals\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/bay-melnick-virgolino-americas-got-talent-quarter-finals\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/bay-melnick-virgolino-americas-got-talent-quarter-finals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mentored by ex-Megadeth virtuoso Kiko Loureiro<\/a>, starred on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/bay-melnick-virgolino-americas-got-talent-quarter-finals\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/bay-melnick-virgolino-americas-got-talent-quarter-finals\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/bay-melnick-virgolino-americas-got-talent-quarter-finals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">America\u2019s Got Talent<\/a>, and stole the show when he <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/joe-bonamassa-slash-soho-sessions\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/joe-bonamassa-slash-soho-sessions\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/joe-bonamassa-slash-soho-sessions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">performed with Slash and Joe Bonamassa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Latest Videos From<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/media\/img\/GW_logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"block h-[18px] w-auto shrink-0 brightness-0 invert\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/media\/img\/GW_logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"max-h-12 w-auto\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Also spotted on the studio stage was YouTuber EllenPlaysBass, who has over 700,000 subscribers, and 10-year-old drummer Ryder B, who has more than 270,000 followers on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>14-year-old Saxon Weiss, who has been <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/joe-bonamassa-saxon-weiss-jam-norms-rare-guitars\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/joe-bonamassa-saxon-weiss-jam-norms-rare-guitars\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/joe-bonamassa-saxon-weiss-jam-norms-rare-guitars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">championed by Norman Harris and Joe Bonamassa<\/a>, completed the three-strong guitar lineup.<\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the YouTube video, EllenPlaysBass wrote, \u201cIt was an honor to be a part of this amazing show, thank you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/phoebe-bridgers-lost-boys-jimmy-fallon-1235593251\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/phoebe-bridgers-lost-boys-jimmy-fallon-1235593251\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a> reports that Bridgers\u2019 bandmates are aged between eight and 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no official word on what prompted the move, but considering the song is about lost boys \u201cwho never grow up, never go home, and never spend their lunch money\u201d, it seems to be a pertinent reminder of the fleetingness of youth.<\/p>\n<p>Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Boys | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784128089_154_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Boys | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-zfaVCiyyqTQ\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zfaVCiyyqTQ\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zfaVCiyyqTQ\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-f9be80de-804c-11f1-b95d-ef1eb17dd91f\">The song is Bridgers\u2019 first new slice of music since The Record, her sophomore release with supergroup boygenius, for which Bridgers teamed up with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus.<\/p>\n<p>The band released a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/gretsch-boygenius-broadkaster-jr-signature-guitar\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/gretsch-boygenius-broadkaster-jr-signature-guitar\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/gretsch-boygenius-broadkaster-jr-signature-guitar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signature Gretsch<\/a> for under $700 in 2024, but it\u2019s Bridgers\u2019 use of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-best-metal-guitars\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-best-metal-guitars\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-best-metal-guitars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">metal guitars<\/a> like the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/are-metal-guitars-going-mainstream\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/are-metal-guitars-going-mainstream\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/are-metal-guitars-going-mainstream\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">B.C. Rich Warbeast<\/a> that has arguably turned the most heads.<\/p>\n<p>Lost Weekend releases on August 14 and will be supported with a tour of the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Phoebe Bridgers just gave a surprise performance of her new song Lost Boys on The Tonight Show \u2013&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-527475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}