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The Weeknd was this year’s Super Bowl halftime show headliner. Some members of SEC Twitter said The Weeknd’s music makes them look forward to going to work on Monday.
The R&B/hip-hop star from Canada performed a medley of hits including “Blinding Lights,” the chart-topping single off his most recent album, “After Hours,” on the field.
Many familiar faces of SEC Twitter were not impressed by the performance. Some found it amusing that the show, made “PG” for the CBS audience, included multiple songs with risque subject matter.
Here’s a small sample of what was said on Twitter:
Is this the halftime show or an undertaker entrance?
— Justin Sutton (@justinrsutton) February 8, 2021
I didn’t realize his full name was Bad Acid Trip Weeknd
— Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) February 8, 2021
They piped in crowd noise for the halftime show. LOL
— Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) February 8, 2021
Everyone is throwing up right now. This is awful.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) February 8, 2021
It's a very high bar to get a Super Bowl halftime show, but The Weeknd has to rank among the least talented artists to get that gig.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) February 8, 2021
i can barely hear him
— charles (“you look good” – andy reid) mcdonald (@FourVerts) February 8, 2021
Weekend’s choir looks like the sith clones from that last awful Star Wars movie.
— Captain Bruisin, cruise director (@Ian_A_Boyd) February 8, 2021
I can barely hear him
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) February 8, 2021
Starboy always hits.
— John Nabors (@JohnNaborsShow) February 8, 2021
what is up with the sound on this
— charles (“you look good” – andy reid) mcdonald (@FourVerts) February 8, 2021
If this is the weekend I'd rather go to work.
— Olin Buchanan (@olinbuchanan) February 8, 2021
What else can I watch at halftime?
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 8, 2021
https://twitter.com/alex_kirshner/status/1358589326507048962
tampa having the most cocaine songs ever in one SB halftime show really is an in-state upset
— ?BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL? (@edsbs) February 8, 2021
I would complain about the Super Bowl halftime, but I'm old and whoever this is, isn't important enough for me to get worked up about ?♂️?♂️
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) February 8, 2021
When a toddler takes the phone while you're on FaceTime pic.twitter.com/Ucd2CEuaSf
— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) February 8, 2021
It appears I have unfortunately reached the age where you recognize one in every three songs by the Super Bowl halftime act.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) February 8, 2021
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