Watch Mumford & Sons Make Long-Awaited NPR ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ Debut
The trio focused on songs from their recently released album, Prizefighter.
By Andy Kahn Mar 25, 2026 • 7:18 am PDT
Mumford & Sons made their highly-anticipated debut for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series with a performance centered around songs from their new album, Prizefighter. The trio’s appearance was apparently more than a decade in the making.
According to NPR, Mumford & Sons were booked for a Tiny Desk Concert 13 years ago, when the group was touring behind their sophomore album, Babel. The band was forced to cancel that performance and finally rescheduled while touring in support of their sixth album.
Core band members – lead singer/guitarist Marcus Mumford, keyboardist Ben Lovett and bassist Ted Dwane – were accompanied by touring banjo player Matt Menefee and a string section made up of Christine Lamprea on cello, Miranda Sielaff on viola and Rob Moose and Christina Courtin on violin.
Songs from Prizefighter selected for Tiny Desk included “I’ll Tell You Everything,” “Badlands” and “Rubber Band Man.” The setlist also featured “White Blank Page” from their 2009 debut album, Sigh No More.
Watch Mumford & Sons’ Tiny Desk Concert below:
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