The Simpsons predicts wild crossover more than two decades in the making

Yet another Simpsons prediction has come true after hip-hop group Cypress Hill and London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) announced they will perform a concert together.

The Simpsons writers have gained a reputation for predicting events in the real world. Most notably, in an episode from 2000, they hint that Donald Trump would one day be president.
 

In a 1996 episode of the show, Homer Simpson takes Bart and Lisa to a music festival after learning that classic rock is no longer deemed “cool”.

At one point in the episode, the stage manager for the festival comes into the artists’ area with a group of suited-up classical musicians and enquires: “Who is playing with the London Symphony Orchestra?”

“Come on people, somebody ordered the London Symphony Orchestra … possibly while high … Cypress Hill, I’m looking in your direction.”

The scene cuts to Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs, B-Real and Sen-Dog who reply: “Er, yeah, we think we did”, before asking the orchestra members if they’re familiar with the group’s 1993 single Insane In The Brain.

The leader of the orchestra admits that he and his fellow musicians “mostly know classical” but gamely suggests “but we could give it a shot.”
 

Acknowledging the bizarre prediction, the band thanked the show’s creators for putting the unlikely pairing out into the universe all those years ago.

“We are thrilled to be performing with the London Symphony Orchestra in such a prestigious venue as the Royal Albert Hall,” Cypress Hill said in a statement.

“It’s a dream come true, a collaboration only The Simpsons could have predicted.”

“After years of social media teasing it, many fans may have started to believe it would only be a pipe dream,” added the orchestra’s managing director Kathryn.

“The LSO is delighted to finally be joining Cypress Hill onstage and in person, and look forward to creating an unforgettable musical moment! Many thanks to the creators of The Simpsons for the idea and to AEG Artisitc and PolyArts for making it all happen.”

Meanwhile, last year fans claimed the show may have predicted the disappearance of the OceanGate submersible that was exploring the ruins of the Titanic.