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EOTR X LOBF 2026 SATURDAY 5

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Watch Jeffrey Lewis cover Boyz II Men for Best Fit's secret sessions at End of the Road

08 October 2026, 14:00 | Written by Best Fit

We didn't have Jeffrey Lewis covering Boyz II Men on our End of the Road Festival bingo card but that's exactly what happened when the legendary singer-songwriter and comic artist delivered a very special 20th anniversary gift to the festival last month.

Initially planning to take on the late folk songwriter Michael Hurley's song of the same name, Lewis had to change lanes once he discovered Yo La Tengo got there first for their own Best Fit secret session, two years back. And so the R&B classic - originally written for the soundtrack to Boomerang and released in 1992 was given a very Jeffrey Lewis spin to close out his pop-up show – with an improvised coda paying tribute to his many appearances at the festival over the years.

Jens Lekman also gave his take on the song during a late night Tipi Tent set in 2017 but don't tell Jeffrey Lewis.

The cover was part of a secret session for Best Fit at this year's End of the Road, which also saw pop-up sets from Prewn, Brother Wallace, Madra Salach, Jasper Llewellyn, Will Doyle, Jordan Patterson, Morgan Nagler, Rostam Batmanglij, TTSSFU, Way Dynamic, Modern Woman, Cleo Reed, Hayden Thorpe and thredd.

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Best Fit's secret sessions have become a key part of End of the Road each year, bringing together artists from across the line-up in a series of short sets, exclusive covers, collaborations, and live interviews and Q&As. Past guests have included Lucy Dacus, St Vincent, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Moses Sumney, Laura Marling, Patti Smith, and Frightened Rabbit - who played a now iconic version of "The Modern Leper".

End of the Road Festival runs from 2-5 September 2027 with tickets on sale now via citizenticket.queue-fair.net/eotr2027

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