Yesterday was the big Super Bowlbetween the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where the former lost by a margin of 31-9. The Super Bowl is a major sporting event watched by millions of viewers.
However, the event is not only impressive with its sporting element and the big teams vying for victory. Attention is also drawn to the impressive shows that famous artists put on during the halftime of the big game. This year, at the Super Bowl, the famous artist The Weeknd gave a unique performance
He even gave $7 million from his own pocket to produce the show.
The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has distinguished himself both for his musical activities and for his eccentric artistic appearances.
At last night's Super Bowl, The Weeknd impressed everyone, but due to the coronavirus restrictions , he didn't have fans around him, as he has in previous games. However, he made sure to do some special "tricks", which some liked and others confused.
One particular moment, in fact, went viral on Twitter with users commenting on the show in various ways.
One of the singer's biggest hits is Blinding Lights. During his act on this song, The Weeknd was surrounded by lots of lights and a set that looked like a special maze of mirrors.
The singer was accompanied by many dancers, whose faces were wrapped in bandages, while they wore black pants and a red jacket, like the singer.
It was this moment that caught the attention of the viewers.
“The Weeknd looks like he's livestreaming a haunted house,” Kristin Chirico tweeted.
Dancers like mummies
The bandage-wearing style received mixed reviews from Twitter users . One user wrote: “ I admit that the Super Bowl halftime show with The Weeknd was colorful and bright. With mummy dancers and less of a stripper party show like last year .”
However, another user had a different opinion. He probably didn't like this approach so much: "Oh no! Mummy men were so stupid."
Several other users were surprised and not thrilled with the mummy show.
Some people compared The Weeknd's dancers to other famous faces, such as characters from Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Users were particularly imaginative and posted some hilarious tweets, comparing the dancers to fictional characters.
Others commented on the lights, angles, and strange sets used for the show, which seemed to confuse even the artist. At one point, inside the maze, The Weeknd seems almost lost, which prompted many comments from the audience.
“Me, when I try to follow the receptionist to my table at the Cheesecake Factory,” wrote one user , likening himself to the disoriented musician.
Sound problem
Sound is one of the most important elements of a musical performance, especially one of this size. However, many viewers said they couldn't hear the singer well.
NBC host Maria Shriver tweeted: "I can't listen to The Weeknd and my volume is already high."
Another user wrote: "The Weeknd decided to give the best performance he's ever given and the Super Bowl sound team is like, let's do it so no one can hear him."
Either way, it was an impressive artistic and sporting event.
The National Football League posted the show on its YouTube immediately after it aired, so viewers can watch it whenever they want and make their own comments.
Source: CNET
